Le Tour '19 stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Tignes 126km

[sir fly]

Just sum up everything this stage brought... In 10, 20.. 50 years you'll be happy to say you've watched it live.

 

[This Charming Man]

Re: Le Tour '19 stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Tignes 1

Allaphillipe is very fortunate with this calll.....he would have lost many minutes on the next climb.

 

[spalco]

Well, better Bernal than Thomas, eh?

It was shaping up to be an amazing finale, everyone on the edge, totally isolated, tactics left and right, and then it's just over like that...

***.

 

[Red Rick]

Anyone have an exact location of the mud slide?

 

[DFA123]

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Is this clown Prudhomme finally gonna get fired for being a disgrace to cycling now? How many more farces need to happen before he finally has to take his hat?

Certainly he could've found out the road is unpassable 15 minutes earlier and communicate it in time!

I’m sure you would’ve managed better, brains.

Zomegnan got fired for a similar situation regarding Monte Crostis! Additionally this isn't the first incident caused by Prudhomme's ineptitude. He arguably has ruined the whole Tour de France during his regency, compared to the days of LeBlanc! This isn't even up for discussion IMHO. Prudhomme finally has to leave for what he has made out of your beloved race, a legendary part of French culture!

100% correct. He should step aside now. It's such a poorly managed situation, even if he didn't already have plenty of form for ineptitude. The biggest cycling race in the world, reaching it's climax, and literally all of the riders - even the ones who may have been 'helped' by the decision seem unhappy with it and the way it was communicated.

 

[jaylew]

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Rumours that no times will be taken for today!?

Honestly, it wouldn't shock me. There would be mass outrage (except from the French) but something tells me we won't have a final decision on this for awhile.

 

[houtdffan]

taking the time at Iseran is really no different than F1 having to end a race short of the scheduled distance. It's the risk you take for not being in the front

 

[Singularitarian]

Imagine they neurtralize/cancel the whole stage.. Alaf remains in yellow, Tibopino gains one day to potentially recover... and Bardet conserves his polka dot KOM jersey! Triple win for the frenchies.

 

[ppanther92]

Re: Le Tour '19 stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Tignes 1

Allaphillipe is very fortunate with this calll.....he would have lost many minutes on the next climb.

Would have been the likely outcome. That said he reeled in already 15s to the group. If he managed to rejoin them maybe he would have clinged on to them on the last easier climb.

 

[spalco]

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Rumours that no times will be taken for today!?

That's nuts. And i don't believe it, can't be.

 

[bob.a.feet]

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GT and SK easily the biggest losers in all this.

Buchmann as well

Nobody has mentioned Buchmann all tour, I see no reason for us to start now.

First rule of Buchmann....

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Complicated outcome, but maybe they should half the time gaps.

In Formula 1 if a race doesn't reach it's conclusion but has completed a significant percentage of it, teams are awarded half of the points on offer.

So half everyone's total time over the l'Iseran?

It'll never happen, but seems a sensible compromise.

Cycling isnt F1, thats seems like a horrible idea tbh.

 

[DFA123]

Re: Le Tour '19 stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Tignes 1

Allaphillipe is very fortunate with this calll.....he would have lost many minutes on the next climb.

Doubt it. He was struggling with the altitude more than anything - something that massively favoured Bernal. Probably would have closed the gap on the last climb if anything.

 

[bigcog]

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Rumours that no times will be taken for today!?

Of course, was always going to be the case ...

 

[Amazinmets87]

No time would make for a great final stage! Although I'm assuming Alla will still lose yellow

 

[jaylew]

Does this keep Bardet in polka dots or had he been passed?

 

[ppanther92]

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taking the time at Iseran is really no different than F1 having to end a race short of the scheduled distance. It's the risk you take for not being in the front

I like the post from above that there should also be half time gaps like in formula 1 hal points are awarded.

 

[HelloDolly]

Fel very sorry for Thomas ,SK,Uran, & Alaphillipe as there was still options for them on the final climb and descent

Dont feel for S Yates as 2 stage wins is enough

Even Bernal ..he could have extended his lead ..but now if he wins its tainted

But had to stop the race

 

[Red Rick]

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Rumours that no times will be taken for today!?

Honestly, it wouldn't shock me. There would be mass outrage (except from the French) but something tells me we won't have a final decision on this for awhile.

Pinot should be allowed to start tomorrow

 

[DFA123]

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taking the time at Iseran is really no different than F1 having to end a race short of the scheduled distance. It's the risk you take for not being in the front

And that's one of many reasons why F1 is absolute ***.

 

[sir fly]

Wiggins is a legend.
Look at that coat...

 

[Nirvana]

On Eurosport they showed an image of a landslide over the road and they said that was the reason not the hail.

 

[ppanther92]

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Rumours that no times will be taken for today!?

Honestly, it wouldn't shock me. There would be mass outrage (except from the French) but something tells me we won't have a final decision on this for awhile.

Pinot should be allowed to start tomorrow

Todays stage never happened

 

[Wvv]

For people who didn't watch live and picking this up later:

 

[wansteadimp]

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GT and SK easily the biggest losers in all this.

Buchmann as well

Nobody has mentioned Buchmann all tour, I see no reason for us to start now.

First rule of Buchmann....

Is Zubeldia a time lord? Has he regenerated into Buchmann?