Tour de France 2014 July 20, Stage 15: Tallard - Nîmes 222km

[Jerkovin]

7 minutes...

 

[sultanofhyd]

There's a pro rider called Jack Bauer? Wow..

 

[gregrowlerson]

There's a pro rider called Jack Bauer? Wow..

Not a grand tour fan. He strongly believes that all cycling events should be condensed into one day.

Classic

 

[Jspear]

Not a grand tour fan. He strongly believes that all cycling events should be condensed into one day.

Classic

Maybe he can shoot himself in the leg for extra adrenaline....you know, doing whatever is necessary to get the job done.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Maybe he can shoot himself in the leg for extra adrenaline....you know, doing whatever is necessary to get the job done.

A better adrenaline boost than coffee

But I fear that he will get into clinic trouble when the word spreads that he's shooting up

 

[Eyeballs Out]

At what point do Cannondale give Sagan a rest and go with Viviani ? Green jersey done and dusted as long as he makes it to Paris in one piece

 

[Hugo Koblet]

At what point do Cannondale give Sagan a rest and go with Viviani ? Green jersey done and dusted as long as he makes it to Paris in one piece

I guess when Viviani starts being faster than Sagan.

 

[Jerkovin]

At what point do Cannondale give Sagan a rest and go with Viviani ? Green jersey done and dusted as long as he makes it to Paris in one piece

You seriously think he'd ever accept that with the first win still elusive?

 

[Eyeballs Out]

You seriously think he'd ever accept that with the first win still elusive?

If he's smart he'll realize that the more he tries every single stage the less likely he is to win simply because of fatigue. He's always racing against fresher riders whether it be in a bunch sprint or in a harder finish. He was in the break again yesterday - he *should* be exhausted. He be better off in my view doing nothing till next Friday and going all in for that one. Viviani could be pretty competitive. Look at the way Majka is going now against more tired riders having soft-pedalled the first 10 days

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Kittel would be too tired cruising over the Alps therefore the Norwegian beast will take it.

Sagan 2nd, thats for sure

Agree that Kittel is too tired but Kristoff has lost his main lead out man.

Voted for Griepel but did he injur himself in that fall on Thursday?

 

[Jerkovin]

If he's smart he'll realize that the more he tries every single stage the less likely he is to win simply because of fatigue. He's always racing against fresher riders whether it be in a bunch sprint or in a harder finish. He was in the break again yesterday - he *should* be exhausted. He be better off in my view doing nothing till next Friday and going all in for that one. Viviani could be pretty competitive. Look at the way Majka is going now against more tired riders having soft-pedalled the first 10 days

I definitely agree he would be smart to pace himself. I just don't think there's any chance in hell he will do unless he gets the win.

Also, I can't imagine yesterday took more out of him than any of the sprinters. He was in the break, but the tempo was very slow at the beginning and as soon as he rolled over the intermediate sprint line, he let the breakaway go and just strolled through the rest of it.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

There's a pro rider called Jack Bauer? Wow..

He's had cult popularity cos of that name for a while. See also former Footon-Servetto man Johnnie Walker.

 

[Jerkovin]

Kittel looked pretty confident before the race and said he had a good day yesterday. We'll see then.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Belgian commentators saying there's a strong wind. Apparently they just saw a tent blown away by the wind.

The Sporza ticker said "Het is nu zo hard aan het waaien dat ons tentje in de technische zone weggeblazen is"

 

[jens_attacks]

bobbie traksel weather imminent!

 

[Richeypen]

bobbie traksel weather imminent!

Bring in substitutions. I want to see Standard, fit or not

 

[Netserk]

Maybe they think the break is pointless considering the wind and therefore their best chances lie in causing splits in the peloton?

The break is pointless because everyone think it is. If 10-20 riders joined the break because they thought it would stick, it most likely would.

 

[roundabout]

how long til Porte abandons?

 

[Hayabusa]

Porte being dropped, if he goes then he should just quit the race. No point continuing if you're just going to end up going backwards!

 

[Carols]

Porte back on....

This is going to get serious real soon

 

[roundabout]

It doesn't really look windy though

 

[Frosty]

Quite a few dropped already - 30/40? Really piling the pressure on. Nibali staying up there.

 

[Carols]

Pulsing wind...Kristoff off the back making up a bit of ground.

BMC turning on!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

If the bad weather comes on
we may find ourselves looking for a Porte in the storm

 

[Carols]

Nibali never missing a move in the entire race!