Tour de France Tour de France 2022: Stage 16 (Carcassonne – Foix, 178.5k)

[Savant12]

Movistar setting up Mas to get dropped.

 

[Pirazziattacks]

Since when can Houle climb this well?

 

[roundabout]

Houle has done well so far

 

[Scarponi]

Meintjes the most attacking rider of the guys between position 3-10. And that just days after Matthews won a stage after being the most attacking rider.

I guess cycling really changed these last couple of years…

If only Simon Gerrans was still riding

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Soler over an hour behind.

Another guy, who won't be invited to my next party.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

On a side note, it seems really likely that France will end without a stage win. Not going to win in a sprint or TT obviously, and they haven't been close on most mountain stages, especially with Barguil going home. The only hope looks to be Pinot.

 

[Salvarani]

Woods doing a good job of slowing down the group also

 

[Salvarani]

Majka!

 

[Scarponi]

Go Quintana

 

[Rollthedice]

Majka Demolition Man

 

[ontheroad]

Movistar riding this climb to try and preserve their 10th place in GC, one of their crazier tactical moves even by their standards.

 

[Salvarani]

Thomas in trouble. But looks pretty calculated. He doesnt seem empty.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Bardead and Thomas struggling a bit.
But Steep Kuss is still alive.

 

[JohnWayne]

Movistar setting up Mas to get dropped.

Oh well…

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Quintana the best of the rest today for the second time, it seems.

 

[Rollthedice]

Steep enough for Steep Kuss.

 

[SarahtheDane]

So, do we think Van Aert is just insurance, or is the plan for Vingegaard to attack?

 

[spalco]

Where did Kuss drop off, did he take a wrong turn or something?

eta: ah, still there, I missed him.

 

[Tinnekeisabella]

Thomas and yates nott far behind

 

[Scarponi]

Steep enough for Steep Kuss.

Talking at 14% hehe

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

So, do we think Van Aert is just insurance, or is the plan for Vingegaard to attack?

Pretty sure he's insurance. Perfect to neutralize that descent.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Israel have the stage win in the bag surely?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Climb is far enough from the finish that Thomas shouldn't lose time

 

[Scarponi]

Skineos doing a Froome yo yo

 

[carton]

Quintana doing the full Schleck.