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

[movingtarget]

I only learned yesterday that Naesan is in this race, so I'm picking him for the win. He's been saving his legs for today, surely.

Careful Meintjes is lurking................

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Kragh and Barguil are both out. Arkéa, FdJ and Lotto all have four riders left each.

 

[Gigs_98]

It's not the greatest stage design but I'm fine with it. The ASO usually doesn't bother using the options for medium mountain stages in the Pyrenees since they just go straight to the high mountains and I like that they are mixing things up. The stage where I complain about the lack of harder climbs is tomorrow not today.

 

[BlueRoads]

149 riders left, 8 stages to go.

I suppose, though, once the peloton has reached the size of 70-80 riders there shouldn't be that many crashes anymore.

 

[search]

I only learned yesterday that Naesan is in this race, so I'm picking him for the win. He's been saving his legs for today, surely.

he indeed said that this is the stage he's mainly aiming for in this Tour, yeah, already last week: "A rider like me - not super fast on the flat, not light enough for the real mountains - only gets one or two opportunities in the Tour. For me that's stage 14 this year, and maybe the one to Le Creusot. The other days you basically just fill up the peloton"

There must be like 50 riders thinking the same, though, and on paper also today the climbs look a bit too steep for him. But if he makes the break, there's a chance, sure

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I will be disappointed if Boivin doesn't attack in Montréal.

Quite a few teams probably think they have a rider who could possibly win, so the questions if if we'll see a big break go away early or if there's going to be an hour long battle before the "right" group gets a gap.

 

[Red Rick]

It's not the greatest stage design but I'm fine with it. The ASO usually doesn't bother using the options for medium mountain stages in the Pyrenees since they just go straight to the high mountains and I like that they are mixing things up. The stage where I complain about the lack of harder climbs is tomorrow not today.

Pretty much. It's still breakaway day but at least it's less lazy than 2 average Cat1s and 20km of flat to the finish line.

 

[WKA311]

Jonas Rutsch will win this stage.

 

[saganftw]

colbrelli has to target this, aint no mountains hard enough, aint no finish flat enough, aint no cav strong enough to keep him from wiiiiin

 

[gregrowlerson]

Postlberger FTW (if I say it often enough then it's bound to happen eventually, right?).

In all honesty, everyone and their grandmother is a chance to win this stage.

 

[RedheadDane]

In all honesty, everyone and their grandmother is a chance to win this stage.

Valverde's grandmother FTW!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Valverde's grandmother FTW!

She wouldn't stand a chance against Babushka Padun.

 

[RedheadDane]

She wouldn't stand a chance against Babushka Padun.

I was just thinking that Valverde's grandmother (either of them) would probably be quite old by now.

 

[Netserk]

Van Aert is joining the fun, so he is free today.

 

[Netserk]

It's strung out, but no gaps just yet.

 

[sir fly]

Nice neighbourhood...

 

[Netserk]

Cavendish is near the front, but no one is getting away right now. A few km to the hill of Montréal.

 

[BlueRoads]

Declercq will be DNF today I suppose.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I was just thinking that Valverde's grandmother (either of them) would probably be quite old by now.

Ghost riders wouldn't be allowed to participate.

 

[Netserk]

I think four Bahrain riders have been active so far. They seem to work for Colbrelli to get in the break.

 

[Netserk]

The four riders with a gap are: Kruijswijk, Wright, Geschke and De Gendt.

A group is trying to bridge across. Now the hill starts.

 

[T-Nielsen]

I don't understand the way JV uses Kruijswijk.

 

[Netserk]

Kruijswijk insists on the hill, only Wright can keep his wheel.

 

[Netserk]

Alaphilippe, Nibali, Fraile, Cort and others try from the bunch. Now Teuns leading the bunch, with everyone together over the hill.

 

[sir fly]

Cute boy this Slappendel .