Le Tour 2019 stage 15: Limoux - Foix Prat d'Albis 185 km

[TomLPC]

This is great stuff, really chaotic first 50km

 

[klintE]

Ho ho

 

[Rollthedice]

Mollema, Caruso, Bardet, Cico, Lutz.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Has the makings of a fantastic stage. Very lucky the peloton wasn't scared of the many climbs and the long stage.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Fair play to Martin and Quintana for the warrior’s response to yesterday

 

[klintE]

Interesting how sky will deal with it. If they go asleep for a while, they may wake in another reality.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Dawg should skip the tour every year

 

[HelloDolly]

Ineos and Jumbo Visma cant allow Quintana & others to get away

 

[Sestriere]

Hope Nibali isn't wasting too much energy going for KOM points.

 

[Fergoose]

This could be the best KotM for many a year. Have they increased the prize money for it? Its unusual to see several previously protected riders going for points.

 

[sir fly]

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This could be the best KotM for many a year. Have they increased the prize money for it? Its unusual to see several previously protected riders going for points.

Nah... They just like the new tartan-like design of the jersey.

There's a new sponsor of the competition.

 

[Flamin]

But but.. it's a long-ish stage, how can there be action? It's supposed to happen only on junior length stages.

Anyways, nice to see Quintana on the attack.

 

[Gigs_98]

Re:

This could be the best KotM for many a year. Have they increased the prize money for it? Its unusual to see several previously protected riders going for points.

It's interesting becasue nobody really went for the mountain points other than Wellens until yesterday. Nibali for example was always likely to start stage hunting at some point but no way he would have been allowed into a break in the Vosges. Same for Bardet, although this is now surely his plan B. But I agree, becuase Wellens, the guy who is leading the competition isn't a top level climber this could be close until the penultimate stage.

 

[klintE]

It is a pity DQS still believe in Alaf [;

 

[Keram]

This year ask Sagan is really better than last year :lol: I like it.

 

[starlord]

3 Grand Tour winners in the breakaway

 

[Panda Claws]

Re: Re:

I like this stage and I like the last climb, its a great climb for a MTF since its steepest in the bottom.

Why do you think that makes it great for a MTF?
Genuine question as I am curious.

Because it should inspire riders to attack early on the climb rather than wait for the unsteep final km.

Makes sense thank you.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

3 Astanas in the break either means Fuglsang wants to attack - or that he has given up on his GC.

It will be interesting to see which it is

 

[Pantani Attacks]

Quintana doing something positive, am I seeing things?!?!

Sick breakaway group FWIW, come on.

 

[tobydawq]

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Quintana doing something positive, am I seeing things?!?!

Sick breakaway group FWIW, come on.

He also did that on the last stage of Paris-Nice this year. And both his Grand Tour wins were founded on a surprise offensive, even if the Giro one was cheating.

 

[Rollthedice]

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Quintana doing something positive, am I seeing things?!?!

Sick breakaway group FWIW, come on.

Let's see if he will wait for Landa after he presumably attacks or rides away to try and win the stage.

 

[klintE]

AG2R, MVSTR, CCCP, Woods should push it on the climb, The others may not want to.

 

[Red Rick]

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But but.. it's a long-ish stage, how can there be action? It's supposed to happen only on junior length stages.

Anyways, nice to see Quintana on the attack.

This mountain stage is bang average apart from the placing of the climbs being well done.

 

[Tonton]

Richenbach and Molard in the BOD...it's opening possibilities for Groupama-FDJ.

 

[Keram]

This must be the first time ever that Sagan loosing ground in green contest in mountain stage. Bling will regret those points he threw away.