Tour de France Tour de France 2024: Stage 16 16/7 Gruissan - Nîmes, 188.6k

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Last stage where Pogacar can lose the Tour.

Paging Lutsenko?

 

[scribers]

One upside to GC guys gobbling up the KOM points is second best in GC has to wear the leader’s KOM for him. I mean that’s theater right there

 

[Rob5091]

Wout Poels sick -
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...-the-worlds-biggest-race-when-you-feel-unwell

and Egen Bernal -
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...e-end-of-second-week-as-he-battles-an-illness

Over 100 guys finished at more then 40 minutes down on Sunday, so expect some DNS on Tuesday.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Cav to bookend his final Tour

 

[James M]

Wout Poels sick -
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...-the-worlds-biggest-race-when-you-feel-unwell

and Egen Bernal -
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...e-end-of-second-week-as-he-battles-an-illness

Over 100 guys finished at more then 40 minutes down on Sunday, so expect some DNS on Tuesday.

they should just leave and dont risk sickness upon everyone else its not like they can recover and win a stage its just not logical and ruin the chances lets say if Vuelta was a target for Bernal to ride around here sick for no purpose.

 

[Lievro]

Echelons?

 

[Ulle97]

Echelons?

Could happen today..... wind is expected.

 

[yaco]

Chris Harper of Jayco DNS out with COVID. My information is he has been suffering for about a week and could not shake it off. Apparently three or four riders from Jayco have suffered from COVID.

 

[KZD]

Think Philipsen will win, only question is if Visma tries making this stage hard as possible to try and grind Pogacar down.

I second the Philipsen bet however I don't think Visma will do anything on this stage unless there is the chance of echelons which could actually turn out to be the best way of gaining time on Pogačar in this Tour.

 

[Rob5091]

Why are you always predicting gloom and misery?

Probably because guys are ill?

Chris Harper of Jayco DNS out with COVID. My information is he has been suffering for about a week and could not shake it off. Apparently three or four riders from Jayco have suffered from COVID.

 

[tobydawq]

Probably because guys are ill?

Okay

You always do it, though.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Now, sorry for running a bit off the course (or maybe not), but If you never ask, you never get an answer.

Does anyone here happen to know where I can find exact GPS/gpx data for the 1986 Carcasonne - Nîmes stage?

This was my very first live presence as a spectator (edit: at Le Tour, that is), and it turned out to be a completely memorable one of a kind at a spot you would otherwise see as a bit of a nothingburger. My old dad is counting his last days soon but has it on 8mm color silent film and pictures from his Voigtländer camera, of which there must be developed pictures (the roll is put in display windows).

The family at week stay at Le Grand Motte (the fly carpet was relatively new then) after a pleasant drive through France and my Dad had no issues coaxing me into a spontaneous trip north - on the contrary! So by far still my most memorable on location bike race spectator experiences through eras, GTs, local races and everything.

Now I'm looking with light and flashlight for the exact spot. There are several on earth.google.com that are almost similar, but not quite. It may be about 50k west of Nîmes, but can't tell. Quite silly since I was my dad's codriver that day.

It's something that has bothered me for over 30 years. And now to that extent I am reminded of it again by the mentioning of today's finish line town.

A humble thank you in advance

 

[Danskebjerge]

"- I find it hard to take myself seriously when I look at myself on my phone and want to take a picture for Snapchat. I'm a hard man to take seriously, I must admit." Magnus Cort to TV 2 Norway with a smile.

 

[RedheadDane]

"- I find it hard to take myself seriously when I look at myself on my phone and want to take a picture for Snapchat. I'm a hard man to take seriously, I must admit." Magnus Cort to TV 2 Norway with a smile.

I have no idea what he's talking about...

 

[Danskebjerge]

I have no idea what he's talking about...

Now even with a moustache on his nose.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Are we gonna give everyone hope again lmao. 30km/u gusts is not a lot. Average wind is like 16km/u which simply isn't enough.

It's like Lucy with the football. We get excited about the possibility but are let down in the end.

Good grief.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Good morning, chaps!

Jasper Disaster has found his power and his confidence. It's hard to bet against him today.

 

[Netserk]

Now, sorry for running a bit off the course (or maybe not), but If you never ask, you never get an answer.

Does anyone here happen to know where I can find exact GPS/gpx data for the 1986 Carcasonne - Nîmes stage?

This was my very first live presence as a spectator (edit: at Le Tour, that is), and it turned out to be a completely memorable one of a kind at a spot you would otherwise see as a bit of a nothingburger. My old dad is counting his last days soon but has it on 8mm color silent film and pictures from his Voigtländer camera, of which there must be developed pictures (the roll is put in display windows).

The family at week stay at Le Grand Motte (the fly carpet was relatively new then) after a pleasant drive through France and my Dad had no issues coaxing me into a spontaneous trip north - on the contrary! So by far still my most memorable on location bike race spectator experiences through eras, GTs, local races and everything.

Now I'm looking with light and flashlight for the exact spot. There are several on earth.google.com that are almost similar, but not quite. It may be about 50k west of Nîmes, but can't tell. Quite silly since I was my dad's codriver that day.

It's something that has bothered me for over 30 years. And now to that extent I am reminded of it again by the mentioning of today's finish line town.

A humble thank you in advance

Tour de France 1986 - Livre de route officiel / Official roadbook - Procyclingmaps

Exclusive republication of the 1986 Tour de France roadbook, digitized and restored. Réédition du Livre de route original du Tour de France 1986, numérisé et restauré.

procyclingmaps.com

EDIT: You probably won't find better info there than here: http://memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/eta_tdf_1980_1989/tdf1986_15.php

10h14 (Aude) : Carcassonne (km 0) - D820 Villalier (km 6.5) - Villegly (km 11) - D11 Peyriac-Minervoit (km 22.5-sprint) - Rieux-Minervois (km 24.5) - La Redorte (km 31) - Homps (près de) (km 32.5) - (Hérault) : Carr. D11-D53E3 (km 38.5) - Capestang (km 65-sprint) - Montady (km 72) - Béziers (km 80-sprint) - Béziers (km 80.5-ravitaillement) - Lieuran-lès-Béziers (km 90.5) - D15 Espondeilhan (km 93) - Pouzolles (près de) - Roujan (km 103) - D15 Neffiès (km 106.5) - Côte de Neffiès (km 108.5-GPM4) - Cabrières (km 115.5) - D908 Clermont-l'Hérault (km 124.5) - D4 Brignac (km 128.5) - Saint-André-de-Sangonis (km 133) - N109 Cignac (km 136.5) - D32 Aniane (km 141-sprint) - Puechabon (km 146) - Côte de Fontanilles (km 149-GPM4) - Viols-le-Fort (km 155-ravitaillement) - Saint-Martin-de-Londres (km 161-sprint) - D1 Côte du Pic-St-Loup (km 169-GPM4) - Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel (km 184) - Buzignargues (km 188) - Galargues (km 189.5) - (Gard) : D22 Sommières (km 195.5) - N110 Villevieille (km 197) - D22 Souvignargues (km 200.5) - D522 Montpezat (km 206.5-sprint) - D999 Nîmes / entrée) (km 219) - Nîmes / Av. J. Jaurès (km 225.5).

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Good morning, chaps!

Jasper Disaster has found his power and his confidence. It's hard to bet against him today.

Good morning, RC! Last time we get to see the sprinters do their thing if we're not counting the grand finale in Nice...

I think you're right about Philipsen, though I would prefer Cav, if he has any legs left after stage 15. (Us old people, it takes us a while to recover. Unlike those whippersnappers who recover in just a day.)

 

[RobertCrawley]

Good morning, RC! Last time we get to see the sprinters do their thing if we're not counting the grand finale in Nice...

I think you're right about Philipsen, though I would prefer Cav, if he has any legs left after stage 15. (Us old people, it takes us a while to recover. Unlike those whippersnappers who recover in just a day.)

Cav was in agony getting over the mountains and making the time cut on Sunday. He wants one more chance. I hope he can be there at the end of the stage!

Edit: In an interview, Cav looks toward finishing the Tour, traveling to the US, and spending quality time at The Waffle House.

 

[Stelvio]

So if it comes down to a big group sprint, this roundabout (passed straight through) within the last 400 meters probably means that you need to be very near the front. It's the last of three roundabouts (all taken straight through) in the last 1800 meters or so.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Cav was in agony getting over the mountains and making the time cut on Sunday. He wants one more chance. I hope he can be there at the end of the stage!

Edit: In an interview, Cav looks toward finishing the Tour, traveling to the US, and spending quality time at The Waffle House.

Disney World and the Waffle House, the fact he wants to take his kids to the Waffle House sounds actually kind of endearing.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Too bad the voters didn't ask for a red mustache for Magnus Cort. It would match his kit.

 

[RedheadDane]

Too bad the voters didn't ask for a red mustache for Magnus Cort. It would match his kit.

I don't know how to break this to you, but I think the reason blue won the poll is because it's the colour that clashes most with the kit...

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Now is the moment for quickestep to use the echelons and their racing expertise to destroy that amateur team from the Emirates. Let's take back 4 minutes to Pogacar. Yves lampart and Gianni moscon, now is the moments to earn your contracts. You give everything for your leader remco today!

If Pogacar make the front echelon they could maybe get van welder to have one of his usual mishaps and block him?

You have to try things, this guy is a robot with 7watts per kilo for 1 hours, ruining cycling, but he is not invincible!