Tour de France Tour de France 2022: Stage 15 (Rodez – Carcassonne, 202.5k)

[Bonimenier]

Morkov needs to do roughly 34km in 40mins.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Disagree.
A win would be great if they didn't have any win. When the team already has 3 stage wins (WVA himself 2) a sealed green and pole position for the yellow and 2 important team mates out, risk is not worthy.

I think when you have one of the best pure bike riders in the world -- maybe THE best bike rider in the world -- you let him have as much leeway as possible so he can enjoy the race and build on his palmares, with the understanding that when he is needed by the team, he will answer the call. He has done that the entire race.

 

[SarahtheDane]

Morkov needs to do roughly 34km in 40mins.

That clearly wont happen

 

[Samamba]

Sagan almost mowing someone down again by just randomly swerving from the left to the right

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Chapeau Philipsen, that was close!

 

[tobydawq]

Jakobsen and Ewan were the only sprinters absent.

Lecroq too

 

[Samamba]

53'30 is going to be really close for Morkov

 

[Peyroteo94]

Morkov needs to do roughly 34km in 40mins.

Lol

 

[yaco]

All that work by BEX and Groenewegen disappears as soon as his leadout drops off

I don't think Groenewegen had the legs but when Mezgec peeled off with 400 metres to go, he hesitated and followed the wrong wheel - Anyway you have to be in it to win it

 

[ciranda]

Compared with last year's Tour he's been nowhere. I don't really blame him as a 23 year old who started with only one other rider for help on the flat, but it's still not the best time to be throwing stones.

He abandoned Tour of Slovenia with covid. He was super strong last year, in the mountains too, much less so this year but that doesn't mean he's not allowed to respond to questions in interviews.

 

[RobertCrawley]

If I was king of the world, I would insist that the Tour de France organizers give the guys doing the post-race interviews a towel (yellow) so they can wipe off sweat and tears, like the NBA.

 

[SarahtheDane]

Jonas doesn't look bothered in his left shoulder at all

 

[RedheadDane]

Mørkøv might just make it.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Mørkøv might just make it.

I doubt he'll be uploading a Strava file tonight though.

 

[RedheadDane]

Turns out an earlier update from QS about Mørkøv only having 5 Ks to go was a mistake. He's got five Ks to go now, so unlikely to make it.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

He should just have quit in the feed zone. I hope ASO send him a bill.

 

[RedheadDane]

He should just have quit in the feed zone. I hope ASO send him a bill.

That would be adding insult to injury!
"You fought behind a whole day after having over-heated the other day. Now, pay up!"

Oh, well... guess the Danish party is over: two days since the last stage Danish stage win, two Danes out in a day - with Fuglsang apparently also being hurt - and Vingegaard in trouble.

 

[SarahtheDane]

Wow, really not a day for the danes today.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

That would be adding insult to injury!
"You fought behind a whole day after having over-heated the other day. Now, pay up!"

Kudos to him for trying, of course, but when you get dropped that early with no help, you're just killing yourself. He'll pay for it tomorrow though, so perhaps it's fair if ASO don't charge him.

 

[AlfaLum]

Always a sad moment when a rider misses the time cut like this.

 

[RedheadDane]

Kudos to him for trying, of course, but when you get dropped that early with no help, you're just killing yourself. He'll pay for it tomorrow though, so perhaps it's fair if ASO don't charge him.

I think it's generally fair of ASO to not charge riders who are forced to abandon/ are OTL.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I think it's generally fair of ASO to not charge riders who are forced to abandon/ are OTL.

I just don't like people who shows up far too late to parties, ok!

 

[RedheadDane]

I just don't like people who shows up far too late to parties, ok!

You're a tough host!

 

[RobertCrawley]

Sometimes the Tour cuts a little slack, the way it did for Paul Sherwen. Maybe they'll do it for Morkov?

 

[RedheadDane]

Sometimes the Tour cuts a little slack, the way it did for Paul Sherwen. Maybe they'll do it for Morkov?

They kinda already cut everyone a little slack.