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

[burning]

Cav over the top at 15 mins

So, he can only lose ~20 minutes in 13.5km climbing. He should be fine but it is going to be closer than some of the days before.

 

[spalco]

Cav over the top at 15 mins

That could be cutting it close.

 

[woodburn]

Good to see Andy on top of the Tourmalet.

 

[will-10]

Fabulous effort from Gaudu, shame he didn't have any company for the descent.

 

[luckyboy]

Would be nice if this blew apart early on but doesn't look like it

 

[Red Rick]

That could be cutting it close.

Looks like they're gonna hit hte highest calculated average speed, so the time limit could be 18% and it could be like 38 minutes.

 

[will-10]

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.

I think if you give him a Bardet-style parcours he could get on the podium in the next few years. Definitely stepped up in the last 12m or so

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Alright, Luz Ardiden. Will Carapaz wait when inevitably a Nibali fan accidentally crashes the Yellow Jersey with a bag?

 

[Red Rick]

I think if you give him a Bardet-style parcours he could get on the podium in the next few years. Definitely stepped up in the last 12m or so

Not sure he got that much better in the last 12 minutes.

 

[RedheadDane]

Fabulous effort from Gaudu, shame he didn't have any company for the descent.

He left his company behind.

 

[Cassirer]

Not sure he got that much better in the last 12 minutes.

But if, he will possess padunlike powers next year!

 

[70kmph]

Ineos scum dropping Uran

 

[Escarabajo]

At this pace Carapaz is helping the opposition.

 

[HelloDolly]

Who the hell is Ped-ico (?) Delgado

Hatch is such a buffoon

 

[burning]

Ineos scum dropping Uran

Uran got dropped by people like Colbrelli, not just Ineos

 

[Red Rick]

What is the wind direction?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Who the hell is Ped-ico (?) Delgado

Hatch is such a buffoon

I didn't hear it, but he probably used his nickname Perico (parakeet)

 

[MartinGT]

Kwaito XXIV7198 Bot taking over

 

[Valv.Piti]

What is the wind direction?

According to Emil Axelgaard (on feltet.dk), its mainly headwind until 5 km to go

 

[Stelvio]

An endless climb from start to finish?

A Penrose climb!

 

[lenric]

uran > 10 minutes from pogacar?

 

[burning]

The weak UAE still has 3 guys with Pogacar even though he does not need them at all

 

[TourOfSardinia]

A Penrose climb!

 

[Brumdog66]

Shockingly boring

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Train of Tao