Tour de France 2019 stage 14: Tarbes - Tourmalet 117 km

[Gigs_98]

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Fuglsang saying in pre-stage interview, that Astana will send guys out in the early break, and he will attack on Tourmalet if he has the legs for it.

Nice to know that. CARNAGE!
The only problem is that this side of Tourmalet isnt that hard..Its a shame

If anything this side of the tourmalet is the harder one

 

[lartiste]

What is Prudhomme doing? Too much champagne?

 

[TomLPC]

If van baarle and rowe make it over that first climb on the front it’s not even a race anymore

 

[Pricey_sky]

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What is Prudhomme doing? Too much champagne?

Delayed start due to protests in Ossun just up the road.

 

[sir fly]

A pile of dots atop of Tourmalet and the intermediate after Soulor, if anyone cares...

 

[Valv.Piti]

Oh trust me Dylan Van Baarle is going over Soulor in the peloton. That guy is a monster.

 

[lartiste]

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What is Prudhomme doing? Too much champagne?

Delayed start due to protests in Ossun just up the road.

Thank you, it is a pity then, short stage will get even shorter, but may be good for Alafpolak :Question:

 

[Midnightfright]

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Oh trust me Dylan Van Baarle is going over Soulor in the peloton. That guy is a monster.

Yeah I think he has been underestimated there. I would reckon he might last longer than Castroviejo and Moscon even

 

[Laplaz]

Allez Nibali!

 

[TomLPC]

Rohan Dennis attacks!!

 

[movingtarget]

Indurain would have won 10 tours in a row with these short mountain stages, gives absolutely zero chance for riders like Quintana to do anything.

Bjarne Riis took his first yellow jersey by wining a 46km weather-shortened stage to Sestriere, and ended Indurain's reign as Tour champ.

The following year, Jan Ullrich won a 252km stage to Arcalis to take yellow, over a minute ahead of Pantani and Virenque.

Oh, and Quintana won the 65km stage to the Col de Portet last year.

Bjarne was comical of course. I'm not a fan of the extra short stages but each to their own. At least the grid positions start hasn't reappeared..........

 

[RedheadDane]

SHARK TIME!

 

[Red Rick]

Sagan and Nibali

The Soulor descent will be madness and stupidity

 

[Valv.Piti]

Lol, Sergio Henao is in the race.

 

[Red Rick]

I need this two man breakaway in my life.

 

[Laplaz]

2 of the greatest riders of this century in front now!

 

[TomLPC]

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Oh trust me Dylan Van Baarle is going over Soulor in the peloton. That guy is a monster.

Yeah he’s class, the other teams need to put doms on the front that they would never use anyway to try and get rid. The sooner he drops the sooner they have to tire out their big mountain domestiques. I’m thankful kyrienka isn’t here with one of his trademark 100k pulls, the guy would just go on and on and on.

 

[Salvarani]

Nibali and Sagan

I like this

 

[Red Rick]

 

[Salvarani]

Please let them get 10 minutes

 

[sir fly]

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2 of the greatest riders of this century in front now!

A sort of homage, eh?

 

[Gigs_98]

Liquigas is up to something

 

[Rollthedice]

Nibali is freshly shaved, ready for some screen time.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Re: Re:

Fuglsang saying in pre-stage interview, that Astana will send guys out in the early break, and he will attack on Tourmalet if he has the legs for it.

Nice to know that. CARNAGE!
The only problem is that this side of Tourmalet isnt that hard..Its a shame

If anything this side of the tourmalet is the harder one

On paper, it is. But the east-side has that stretch from La Mongie of continually high gradients, that is not quite matched anywhere on the Luz (west) side. On the other hand, the last km today is terrible from 500m before the last bend all the way to the top.

 

[Ciddaman]

Is Haig the Mitchelton?