Tour de France Tour de France 2021, Stage 16: Pas de la Case – Saint-Gaudens, 169.0 km

[burning]

The all important team competition. They are chasing Colbreli (Bahrain)

It is really sad for EF that this explanation totally makes sense

 

[Leinster]

BEX is in an awful situation now.

They've got the right guys in place for the stage that's in it, and they're over the toughest climb of the day. Matthews can sit on and Jensen keep the group together. It's not in the bag, but it's bag-adjacent.

 

[broppo]

ef riding for the team gc lol

 

[Leinster]

EF are pulling for the team classification?

I think a few public crucifixions are in order.

Movistar don't know what you mean.

 

[JosefK]

EF are pulling for the team classification?

I think a few public crucifixions are in order.

Pappy Horner is busy taking notes for later.

 

[Escarabajo]

Enric Mas, hey I am a big boy as well!!!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Someone at EF heard that JV was the biggest threat to Pogacar, they just thought it was a different guy.

They've got the right guys in place for the stage that's in it, and they're over the toughest climb of the day. Matthews can sit on and Jensen keep the group together. It's not in the bag, but it's bag-adjacent.

Yeah, it looks much better now, but at the time both Juul and Matthews were close to being dropped.

 

[BlueRoads]

It's not directly linked to the stage (other than it makes me think about god, life and cycling in general), but I hereby declare the age of specialization is over.

 

[Leinster]

Yeah, it looks much better now, but at the time both Juul and Matthews were close to being dropped.

I completely agree, and it looks a bit like CJJ hasn't got back on? And if he does, he might be with Fred Wright, so if he rejoins, Colbrelli gets a teammate back too.


Just as I post, Juul Jensen zips past the moto and links up with the Bling group.

 

[Escarabajo]

such a shitty tour... gc battle non existing due to the crashes in pointless stages, most of the stages are poorly designed, no real battle in sprint stages too, polka dot is still interesting but that's too little to get me hooked. meh. sorry for the rant.

If it is a rant, Red Rick will approve!

Having said that, as stated in the Tour de France route thread, this has to be the worst third week design in forever! It is just so poor. There is nowhere to do anything different but stinky trains.

 

[BlueRoads]

If it is a rant, Red Rick will approve!

Having said that, as stated in the Tour de France route thread, this has to be the worst third week design in forever! It is just so poor. There is nowhere to do anything different but stinky trains.

That's not entirely true, though. Imagine Pogacar not being clearly the strongest, this stage could have been carnage.

 

[Leinster]

Holy... I just found out that Andre Darrigade is still alive at 92 years old. Someone ask him what he thinks of Cav's record.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

That's not entirely true, though. Imagine Pogacar not being clearly the strongest, this stage could have been carnage.

With the two harder stages coming up, I doubt much would have happened regardless.

 

[BlueRoads]

With the two harder stages coming up, I doubt much would have happened regardless.

Not planned before the stage, but that moment when the peloton was split and the second group with most of Pogacar's helpers was almost a minute back... If they had believed in their chance they surely would have tried... and in the process more riders would have dropped... maybe a new situation would have arisen...

 

[ice&fire]

Pappy Horner is busy taking notes for later.

His team contested the team GC in 2010

 

[saganftw]

first team GC is awarded 50k euros so dont complain when team is trying

 

[Big Doopie]

ef riding for the team gc lol

actually don't see anything wrong with that.

they are a low-budget world tour team.

they have a podium contender.

and if they can win the team competition, even better.

(and anything is better than the bahrain sh!t show)

 

[dgodave]

More of these buildings please!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Not planned before the stage, but that moment when the peloton was split and the second group with most of Pogacar's helpers was almost a minute back... If they had believed in their chance they surely would have tried... and in the process more riders would have dropped... maybe a new situation would have arisen...

But Pogacar would still not be in trouble, because no one would have dared to attack him at that point, unless one team had more than one GC option.

 

[BlueRoads]

But Pogacar would still not be in trouble, because no one would have dared to attack him at that point, unless one team had more than one GC option.

Well, I would have tried. But I've probably watched Alaphilippe too closely.

 

[titan31]

Doubey runs out of energy then.

 

[saganftw]

if we learned anything this tour its that early attacker wins the stage

 

[burning]

Well, it looks like the stage is done for

 

[spalco]

If Konrad makes it, it would be a tremendous ride. Last austrian Tour stage winner was Totschnig, which was also a great ride.

 

[Eclipse]

yeah stage completely over unless gaudu is on an awesome day