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

[Netserk]

Why did Carapaz and not Healy go for the points?

 

[AnotherArmChair]

campervan heaven right there

 

[Squire]

One of the best things about mountain stages is getting the double drama of the battle for the win in the breakaway and the battle for the GC after that. With the way this Tour is ridden so far, we are getting less of this. At the same time, we see a lot of great riders with no GC chances wasting energy and not getting any results.

And because it's the Tour, the breakaway riders are usually big name riders too. As much as I love the Giro, having Davide Bais, Simone Petilli and Karel Vacek fighting it out for the stage is just not quite the same as Simon Yates, Jai Hindley and Richard Carapaz.

 

[noob]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHbC8Nhd46s

 

[Tim Cahill]

Javier Romo is climbing really well, might've been better going to the Vuelta where there is more chance of a break going

 

[iBanesto]

So why are Visma chasing this break?

It is an unwritten rule now that the breakaway is not allowed to win any stage.

 

[Landeirovic]

Politt and Wellens stay

 

[RobertCrawley]

Nice roadside sign for Nico Portal: forever in our hearts.

 

[fbjim]

nils is going to have one of those days where you just dangle off the back for like half the stage

 

[Netserk]

Van Aert has found better legs.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Van Aert has found better legs.

He took it easy yesterday. I guess Visma had a plan for today.

 

[Netserk]

KoM standings after Menté.

 

[Martinstranger]

Ooof, disappointing for Bernal

Worse than Politt at the mountaion. I feel sorry for Bernal - had really hoped he could find his old climbing legs.

 

[TrekCyclist]

Visma can very well stop working in the flat. If they just want to make the race hard, it is enough to pace on the mountains.

 

[Tim Cahill]

They'll ease up and let Laporte pace the flat I assume if he isn't far off

 

[Scarponi]

Why not? Vignegaard and Pogacar were on the schedule of Pantani´s record on the Joux Plane, until they eased off during the last 2km. I think they also equalled his record on the Croix Neuve in Mende. They smashed Romingers record on the east side of the Tourmalet last year and yesterday the times of Armstrong on Pla d´Adet by 2 minutes (on a climb that´s only 27-28 minutes long).

Why not? Peak Pantani would look back at the rolling shoulders of Pogacar, laugh and attack over the top after Pogacars initial attack

 

[ashhutch1997]

After this climb there's basically no point in watching the next 100kms

 

[Slavique Nuke]

Astana train almost 14 minutes behind

 

[Salvarani]

After this climb there's basically no point in watching the next 100kms

It is nap time

 

[yaco]

Oh Simon Yates showing up, first time this tour?

Suffered with COVID in the first week.

 

[ashhutch1997]

They could of at least used the Col de la Core to get rid of this dull middle part of the stage

 

[tobydawq]

No stopping at the Fabio Castelli mamorial like 1997/98. Back when there was respect in the pro peloton..

Yes, very respectful to call him Castelli

 

[yaco]

So he gets some points? Very odd.

That's how it should be. When Bling was relegated in the final of Flanders he should have been fifth because that was the group.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Yes, very respectful to call him Castelli

These guys wouldn't have stopped at the Elvis Casartelli momirial either.

 

[tobydawq]

That's how it should be. When Bling was relegated in the final of Flanders he should have been fifth because that was the group.

What do you mean, that was not the group??

He was relegated to the last place in the group.