Tour de France Tour de France 2023, stage 15: Les Gets - Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc, 179.0k

[QueenStagiaire]

There will be a slight headwind on the 20 km flat section early in the stage, which might make it tougher for a breakaway to establish itself.

 

[Ulle97]

I think so, then it we like 20 seconds for the winner in the early 2000s.

In the Armstrong-Ullrich era, it was 20sec for the win, 12sec for 2nd and 8sec for 3rd.

Essentially double the bonus compared to now.

 

[KZD]

Given that tomorrow is a rest day and tuesday its a time trial, I think UAE should try to set-up a Pogačar stage win (Jumbo riders will most likely save themselves for stage 17 and 20). However I think the breakaway might be strong enough to held them off and I will go with Johanessen for the stage win.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Dani Martinez DNS with concussion symptoms after yesterday's crash. Great work by the medical staff on the road yesterday then...

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Uran FTW.

 

[DNP-Old]

Dani Martinez DNS with concussion symptoms after yesterday's crash. Great work by the medical staff on the road yesterday then...

They had already concluded he was likely suffering from a (mild) concussion whilst he was in care, but he asked to continue and they just said sure, go ahead.

 

[komarts]

They had already concluded he was likely suffering from a (mild) concussion whilst he was in care, but he asked to continue and they just said sure, go ahead.

Very very poor decision from both sides.

 

[DNP-Old]

Very very poor decision from both sides.

Cyclists will ask for more safety, but the biggest factor that keeps cycling from being safe(r) is the riders.

 

[BigCoward]

Wtf has Orla got on her feet?

 

[DNP-Old]

That hawk is very loud, cool to hear.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

That hawk is very loud, cool to hear.

The TV producer is always having a lot of fun with their soundboard.

 

[Izzyeviel]

God is in the car with Prudhomme

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Wtf has Orla got on her feet?

No idea, because GCN+ is not offering access to the pre-race show.

(Edit: it is there now, but it was not advertised pre-stage nor for quite a while after the programme had started)

 

[HelloDolly]

break today from usual suspects : Woods, Pinot, Landa, Allaphillipe, Skjelmose, C Hamiliton, Ciccone, Jorgenson, Campernats, LaTour , Kwaito, Tuens, both Izagirre bros,..... Campernats, T Johannassen....and Pidcock

will they make it ...NO

UAE want the bonus secs

 

[Pirazziattacks]

Cyclists will ask for more safety, but the biggest factor that keeps cycling from being safe(r) is the riders.

Nonsense

 

[DNP-Old]

Nonsense

Oh, okay.

 

[Trofonios]

Optimal for TJV would be to let thh break get a huge advantage so that it is clear that the bonus seconds are out of the way and then start to drive hard. Problem is that UAE probably won't let that happen. We will se if UAE doms have the strenght reel in the break and set up Pog for the win.

 

[D. Pecher]

break today from usual suspects : Woods, Pinot, Landa, Allaphillipe, Skjelmose, C Hamiliton, Ciccone, Jorgenson, Campernats, LaTour , Kwaito, Tuens, both Izagirre bros,..... Campernats, T Johannassen....and Pidcock

will they make it ...NO

UAE want the bonus secs

Pidcock in that break will automatically kill it. Nobody in his right mind lets someone in a brak on a mountain stage who until yesterday was a top 10 contender. Especially coming from a team that has won the last two stages. There's the team classification to look at as well.

 

[Salvarani]

I doubt much happens in the end, but hope for an exciting stage.

ITT decide who will have to make up time and who can ride defensively.

Likely, they will be within a minute of each other going into the Col de Loze-stage. Where anything can happen. Bad day there and you lose the Tour.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Here we go.

 

[Pirazziattacks]

Oh, okay.

What exactly is the difference between your line of thinking and that of the anti-cyclist nutjobs who are everywhere in most car dominated societies?

 

[Gigs_98]

And in 2019 Alaphilippe was the only finisher in the top 5 to win a stage.

That's a little misleading though. The best climber in the pyrenees got injured and abandoned so he didn't appear in the final gc. And Bernal basically won the hailstorm stage just not officially.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Very very poor decision from both sides.

I'm glad he'll be ok. This could have gone very wrong on the road.

 

[Volderke]

Guess who’s drilling it on the front.

 

[RedheadDane]

Bahrain DS (paraphrased): Being at the back is not how you get in the break!