Tour de France Tour de France 2024: Stage 14: Pau - Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet 151.9km

[Heston]

Vinge will probably have targetted Plateau de Beille and Bonette more than today's stage. Penultimate climb being so weak makes any long range attacks impossible.

Likely a breakaway win and Vinge tries an attack half way up Pla d'Adet.

 

[staubsauger]

Pidcock might be a candidate for today's stage win as well if the breakaway goes to the finish.

I knew I had forgotten someone yesterday!

 

[Medvind]

I hope UAE or Visma put someone strong in the break to make the other team work.

I hope Tadej attacks again, even though it would probably be detrimental to his ambitions but my entertainment is more important than his goals.

It will be very hard to get a strong rider in the break for Visma or UAE, the other team will chase it down. More probable they both get a rider in the break. And this year UAE have the team to close down dangerous breakaways.

 

[slim charles]

Pidcock might be a candidate for today's stage win as well if the breakaway goes to the finish.

I knew I had forgotten someone yesterday!

He is DNS

 

[staubsauger]

He is DNS

Illness?

 

[slim charles]

Illness?

Yep

https://twitter.com/x/status/1812057595525386375

View: https://x.com/INEOSGrenadiers/status/1812057595525386375

 

[Miha81]

Yep

https://twitter.com/x/status/1812057595525386375

View: https://x.com/INEOSGrenadiers/status/1812057595525386375

This is spreading all over the peloton. I just hope it won't ruin this TDF.

 

[snipeheem]

Vingegaard has Pogs number. We have seen it before. The long climbs raced hard and his slightly larger body mass is his archiles heel.

According to Pog he is better on long climbs now

 

[Didinho]

Remco: “I hope to be faster at the top than last time.”

 

[staubsauger]

Remco: “I hope to be faster at the top than last time.”

Is he talking about the Tourmalet and last fall?

 

[James M]

Pidcock out aswell with covid.

I guess from now on its just russian roulette and everyone can get it I dont like that. Seems rather random and only so much people can control that themself.

 

[iBanesto]

GC winning team with the fewest stage wins.

Year	Team of GC winner	#Stage wins
2019	Team INEOS	0
1990	Z - Tomasso	0
1956	Nord-est/Centre	0
2024*	UAE Team Emirates	1
2023	Jumbo-Visma	1
2017	Team Sky	1
2015	Team Sky	1
2011	BMC Racing Team	1
2006	Caisse d'Epargne - Illes Balears	1
2000	US Postal Service	1
1994	Banesto	1
1988	Reynolds	1
1966	Ford France - Hutchinson	1
1959	Spain	1
2018	Team Sky	2
2016	Team Sky	2
2007	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	2
1998	Mercatone Uno	2
1995	Banesto	2
1993	Banesto	2

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

For the fifth time during this Tour I'm awfully behind news - but just read that Jonas is ready and plan not loosing too much time went well so far and if he was still in contention by now he would try out being far more progressive.

It makes me think 28 years back where another Dane who was similarly shy of nature to the medias, but pre historic stage proclaimed attacks and that he would gain time - of which filled cycling fans doubt and disbeliefs as to whether he really meant it.

Right after reading Jonas' proclaims, the exac same feelings comes rolling over me.
And in that case a breakaway has 0% chance if Visma manage to drill it hard from the gun at this rather short stage.

However, with the big difference that UAE, despite now being strongly winged, is still stronger than Visma in the high mountains and it is therefore doubtful that Visma will set a killer pace, with a Kuss that is better than Majka - or a WvA's bizarre comeback where he knocks Majka off the stick. That's not the situation now - and UAE has every opportunity to drag the pace out of the stage, so Jonas really has to make a long shot all by himself to have the chance.

Well, now I wrote myself out of consideration.

So I doubt that Jonas will take time at Pogi, whereas it could be a watchable 2-races-in-1.

 

[Wvv]

99% sure Capiot will DNS tomorrow.

Glad I left out that one percent. Kudos, brave Amaury!

 

[Nick2413]

Looking at the Pla d’Adet profile, attacks could come early. I think Pog will wait but if Jonas still has someone left to set it up they could try with around 8k to go.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

G must be next in line. Just watched a short vid, asked about the stage winners so far. Not seen G going that dark, loosing sentences. In the end, he couldn't even pronounce the name of his own teammate.
If not an abandon, think he at least will fall through a bit today. Unless UAE manage to steady-pace the front pack for Pogi's benefit.

 

[KZD]

Covid19 protocol needs to return, its bad news for the fans on the ground but for riders should be the priority.

I think UAE could try to set this up for a Pogacar stage win but I hope that they don't set a too hard pace as that only benefits Vingegaard. For that reason, Visma might do something today if he feels good but I think they are going to save at least some bullets for tomorrow as its a better stage for Vingegaard.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Good morning, chaps!

Mountain top finish! What a day. Jonas, Tadej, and Remco stay with each other until the Pla d'Adet. They give it a go just to test each other. Tadej wins the stage. Jonas loses maybe a second. Remco loses 20.

 

[memyselfandI]

Poels, Hindley, Martinez sorta escape gruppo.. wouldn't that be nice?

 

[Rackham]

Poels, Hindley, Martinez sorta escape gruppo.. wouldn't that be nice?

All 3 of them have been riding like they have concrete in their shoes. So it would be surprising.

 

[tobydawq]

This is spreading all over the peloton. I just hope it won't ruin this TDF.

People always say this at this point of a Grand Tour and then the spread stops. Let's hope this will be the same.

 

[DarkBlue]

If Visma pace up the climbs today do they have the domestiques to put Yates & Almeida out the back?

They could end up in a scenario where Visma pace all day and when their last man drops UAE are left with 3 - if Jonas then attacks Pog could have Yates and Almeida to help him bridge back, especially if there's a descent afterwards.

Jonas has to do this on his own!

 

[RobertCrawley]

Bobke didn't ride to the top of the Pla d'Adet today because it was packed with "schloogies" already. It will be an absolutely bananas finish. (How does one spell "schloogy"?)

 

[wirral]

Bobke didn't ride to the top of the Pla d'Adet today because it was packed with "schloogies" already. It will be an absolutely bananas finish. (How does one spell "schloogy"?)

Who is Bobke?
What is a schloogy?
Why will it be bananas?

 

[RobertCrawley]

The new team leaders will give it a go today, I think. Jai Hindley and Grandpa G are now unleashed. Romain Bardet really wants to win one today or tomorrow in his swan song. I hope these guys have a good day today.