Tour de France Tour de France 2024, Stage 15 14/7 Loudenvielle-Plateau de Beille 197.7k

[Didinho]

Cav could break this record on the same day already if there’s no camera around.

 

[Stelvio]

Did the Pirate go full gas all the way up the hill? One of the reasons Tadej and Jonas went so fast up the hill is that Jorgenson drilled the pull from the start of the climb.

Haven't watched it yet, but hopefully this is the full climb from 1998:

View: https://youtu.be/YqhnmjCdr54?si=cOiamn00258CbDXR&t=526

Edit: Pantani attacked about ten minutes in (a bit after 17:00 in the video). Before that it looked quite calm in a big group.

 

[Brullnux]

Respect to cavendish tbh

 

[Tricycle Rider]

One minute left, come on guys!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So how many riders in the 2015 stage does Cav's Beille time beat?

 

[Samamba]

Demare almost killed himself panicking, attacking out of that last group and then doing the whole valley on his own. He was almost OTL.

Welten is OTL I think

 

[Netserk]

what can she say though, there's no reasonable explanation that avoids a) legal action; b) her getting fired; c) viewership going down

I'd prefer if they didn't speak over what they are saying now.

 

[Didinho]

I’m gonna eat my fries now. It’s all in the nutrition!

 

[AmRacer]

How did Cav made the time cut?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Cavendish just accused someone in the groupetto , couldn't hear who though

'They'd better not sprint on tuesday, the cheating b*stards'

 

[RobertCrawley]

I’m gonna eat my fries now. It’s all in the nutrition!

I'm eating my chips.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Respect to cavendish tbh

Yeah, he did not have an easy day. Chapeau old man Cav!

 

[tobydawq]

Demare almost killed himself panicking, attacking out of that last group and then doing the whole valley on his own. He was almost OTL.

Welten is OTL I think

Yeah, Welten is the only one missing as Thijssen abandoned during the stage.

 

[gunara]

Question is: is this the best climbing performance in Landa's career?
He's so close to Pantani, therefore Landani!

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Kung Fu Landa

 

[Escarabajo]

Even if Remco loses another 1.5kg, he's not competing with this, and then he's in danger of losing what makes him so exciting in the first place. Jeez

He can still go back to Soccer!!!!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Even with the extended time limit, I'm amazed only Welten OTLd.

 

[proffate]

Even if Remco loses another 1.5kg, he's not competing with this, and then he's in danger of losing what makes him so exciting in the first place. Jeez

I wouldn't mind if he targets classics and snipes some weaker vueltas for the rest of his career. Maybe the tour can lure him back with some TT heavy courses. But I don't see the point in going all in on being the third best climber.

 

[Samamba]

Even with the extended time limit, I'm amazed only Welten OTLd.

Good managing (apart from Demare who almost *** himself). Cav group took back 3 and a half minute on the last descent + valley

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Question is: is this the best climbing performance in Landa's career?
He's so close to Pantani, therefore Landani!

Possibly. I'm more curious to know if anybody can recall him actually having been of any use to Evenepoel so far. Usually, he rides behind him, he gets dropped before him and never makes an effort to come back in order to pull for a bit, not even downhill -a weakness of Evenepoel- is he able to close a 15s gap in order to pilot Evenepoel. Maybe he's a good conversationalist.

 

[Escarabajo]

Put that Alp Huez in next year . The most mythical time in cycling needs to be tested

Sub 35' and in the big ring!!!!

 

[JohnWayne]

It seems like mountain stages are getting too easy nowadays with these record breaking ascents.

Race design is my passion, so I propose this stage from Sierra Nevada to Sestriere.
It's only about 95 km, so some sort of starting grid could be a nice addition to really shake things up.

Easy side of Mortirolo, not hard enough.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

It seems like mountain stages are getting too easy nowadays with these record breaking ascents.

Race design is my passion, so I propose this stage from Sierra Nevada to Sestriere.
It's only about 95 km, so some sort of starting grid could be a nice addition to really shake things up.

Why even keep the descents? I'd just string all the uphill sections one after the other just to make sure

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Tour de France 2052 will start with a Mt. Everest time trial.

 

[Escarabajo]

Two things:

1- Almeida's went to the Froome's school of cycling and it is perfecting the art of Yo-yoing. My respects.
2- Landa is probably at a better level than in 2015. LOL. Now he has to watch for Remco.