Tour de France Tour de France 2021, Stage 18: Pau – Luz Ardiden, 129.7 km

[Escarabajo]

Cav dropped from Gruppetto, with teammates, they say.

I don't like it because any cameras disappear magically!

 

[ontheroad]

KOTM
Poels 88
Woods 72
Van Aert 68
Pogacar 67

Poels will retain it providing Pogacar finishes outside the top 3 on the stage.

 

[SafeBet]

The only profile that suits Latour is an endless climb from start to finish.

 

[roundabout]

Revising my opinion of Gaudu's descending this tour.

Yes, Gaudu is better than one of the worst descenders in the field

 

[Eclipse]

Small chance Gaudu could have enough with 1'30?

Small, but he looks in fine form now and if they don't race it hard from the get go it might be doable i think

 

[yaco]

There won't be much suspense in the TT then. Just O'Connor and Kelderman fighting over 4th place.

You only have suspense in an end of race ITT once in 30 years.

 

[KZD]

Small chance Gaudu could have enough with 1'30?

I don't think so, unlike they start looking at each other in the bunch

 

[burning]

Small chance Gaudu could have enough with 1'30?

I really doubt that considering he is spending extra energy all the time.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

I'd love to see Gaudu take it but it would be incredibly hard.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yes, Gaudu is better than one of the worst descenders in the field

He didn't learn descending from a certain Swiss teammate of his.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Just checked in. Nice to see the favorites wants to win the stage, but also glad to see Gaudu up front, cant help but like this rider.

 

[ice&fire]

Small chance Gaudu could have enough with 1'30?

Pogacar will beat the climb record by that margin

 

[Finn84]

The only profile that suits Latour is an endless climb from start to finish.

A mountain time trial?

 

[BlueRoads]

Will Mohoric catch Gaudu on the descent?

 

[Eclipse]

Yes, Gaudu is better than one of the worst descenders in the field

It's more the distancing Colbrelli and comfortably holding off chasers here thing, rather than the dropping Latour thing...

 

[RedheadDane]

The only profile that suits Latour is an endless climb from start to finish.

An endless climb from start to finish?

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

KOTM
Poels 88
Woods 72
Van Aert 68
Pogacar 67

Poels will retain it providing Pogacar finishes outside the top 3 on the stage.

Yes that seems very likely, with plenty of guys around that can outclimb Pogacar.

 

[spalco]

Small chance Gaudu could have enough with 1'30?

I'll say 'no', but who knows what the peloton will do...

 

[saunaking]

Tourmalet and fog, name a better duo.

Tourmalet & sunshine

 

[bob.a.feet]

I like Gaudu and this is what he's best at. He should consider devoting his efforts to KOM and stages in future. He's a great climber but no point aiming for top 10s.

 

[Red Rick]

Tourmalet and fog, name a better duo.

Ineos and working for the yellow jersey.

 

[BlueRoads]

An endless climb from start to finish?

You remind me of my math teacher.

 

[jarvo]

Cav over the top at 15 mins

 

[Samu Cuenca]

You remind me of my math teacher.

They weren't any good at math either?

 

[Eclipse]

Ineos clearly pushing this.

Latour might be a descending meme but Fraile isn't

I like Gaudu and this is what he's best at. He should consider devoting his efforts to KOM and stages in future. He's a great climber but no point aiming for top 10s.

He's got a top 5 and perhaps even a podium in his future. Not worth it for a career pursuit but I think he might as well achieve that and then focus on alternatives.