Tour de France Tour de France 2021, Stage 14: Carcassonne – Quillan, 183.7 km

[Mayomaniac]

Cooperation behind is terrible.

You'd think that Konrad, Woods and Higuita would all trust their sprint while Cattaneo is out to gain some time on the gc. That said, race dynamics can be weird.

 

[70kmph]

Woodsy is coming home with kom

 

[Red Rick]

Shows how good WVA was on Ventoux because Mollema is much the strongest out of this breakaway

Well I thought his climbing time alone sorta gave that away.

Also breakaway riders kinda live and die by their good and bad days.

 

[yaco]

It's embarrassing to allow Mollema to attack on the descent and get one minute - This should not happen.

 

[JosefK]

It's embarrassing to allow Mollema to attack on the descent and get one minute - This should not happen.

Descenders have the fear of Woods in them.

 

[Eclipse]

I've sussed UAE's plan. They're basically just going to troll the others into working for them in the final week by systematically allowing fringe GC riders to constantly threaten to steal a podium off the also rans.

Pogi meanwhile has such a buffer not even an ambush is a real race ender.

 

[BlueRoads]

Nothing against Mollema, but you cannot show this to children.

 

[Eclipse]

Nothing against Mollema, but you cannot show this to children.

Think there's questions as to whether it's fit for adult consumption too...

 

[Red Rick]

Nothing against Mollema, but you cannot show this to children.

Mollemas at home
"Come on kids, we're going out for the day"

"Does that mean dad is in the breakaway"

 

[Salvarani]

It's embarrassing to allow Mollema to attack on the descent and get one minute - This should not happen.

Yup, definitely the worst rider if you are others to let go solo.

Because this is what he does best. Just ride at a high steady pace.

But hats off to Mollema. He has won some great stages and races like this.

 

[Red Rick]

Seriously when was the last time they were just gifting away 2nd place on GC

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Nothing against Mollema, but you cannot show this to children.

Children love Mollemix

 

[Red Rick]

Yup, definitely the worst rider if you are others to let go solo.

Because this is what he does best. Just ride at a high steady pace.

But hats off to Mollema. He has won some great stages and races like this.

To be honest he's simply the best rider in that break today.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Poor Phil. 4.4 km to go and he says Bauke Mollema only has 10 k to go to win and then gets corrected by Bob 5 seconds later.

 

[Eclipse]

Still time for a Mollemechanical but barring that this is going to be a good win for a good rider

Very well deserved.

 

[Salvarani]

To be honest he's simply the best rider in that break today.

Yup, good form and showed it the other day too. But then Van Aert was just better that time.

 

[glassmoon]

Only the 2nd WT win for Trek this year...

 

[Carols]

Chapeau TGBM!!! Great Ride! And Trek break their duck and win a stage

 

[70kmph]

Typical Dutch rider

 

[titan31]

Only the 2nd WT victory for Trek this year...

The other was a monument at least. It's never a bad year when you win one of those.

 

[Eclipse]

Great win for Bauke.

Meanwhile behind Cattaneo just keeps chugging along

 

[HelloDolly]

Rob Hatch just said "Mollema the great entertainer "

 

[SHAD0W93]

Time limit is a little more than 46 minutes so everyone should make it.

 

[Rollthedice]

Rob Hatch just said "Mollema the great entertainer "

Well, he seems to be dancing in a weird way on the bike.

 

[Salvarani]

That first half of the stage might still feel a bit in the legs tomorrow.