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

[skippo12]

Sprinter teams are decimated. At least give us a breakaway and test their ability to chase.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Ready for the mistral winds.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

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

Red probably would have taken better too, the blue looks kinda grayish. Either way he seems to have a great sense of humor, and as he said himself he is a man of his word, he did actually end up dying his mustache.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Ready for the mistral winds.

Cold sore on Remco, he's stressing. No cold sore on Pogi, he's not stressing.

 

[skippo12]

Küng is a mean tease. I was almost getting excited for a stage where the sprinter teams actually have to work to bring back a big engine.

 

[Stelvio]

When the fight is to not be in the breakaway..

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Cold sore on Remco, he's stressing. No cold sore on Pogi, he's not stressing.

I doubt the photo tells us everything though. I mean, I'm pretty sure Remco also has legs.

 

[Netserk]

Küng is a mean tease. I was almost getting excited for a stage where the sprinter teams actually have to work to bring back a big engine.

I take it as a protest. They cannot say anything, but they must be frustrated.

 

[rallybanana]

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

Or red, white and navy to match the Norwegian colours.

 

[RedheadDane]

Nobody wants to play with Dujardin.
Not even the peloton, who seems to refuse to catch him.

 

[Berniece]

Wind direction is good, but the speed not really. Don't think there will be echelons

 

[skippo12]

Nobody wants to play with Dujardin.
Not even the peloton, who seems to refuse to catch him.

Combativity award secured...

 

[RobertCrawley]

150 riders left in the Tour. Not bad considering the sickness wandering through the team busses.

 

[Didinho]

No break. Hopefully some echelon attempt somewhere in the stage. Or it will be a lot of fresh riders going even faster for the victory, more chance for crashes. Just another sprint stage I want everyone to stay safe.

 

[Potomac]

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...

You managed just the perfect balance of gentleness and condescension.

 

[RobertCrawley]

You managed just the perfect balance of gentleness and condescension.

Rare on this chat board. And appreciated.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I doubt the photo tells us everything though. I mean, I'm pretty sure Remco also has legs.

It wasn't meant as any kind of a serious, analytical observation.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

At this point, I'm pretty sure that a big part of the reason why nobody wants to join the break is to force ASO into cutting down the number of purely flat stages next year. Because, let's be real, there has been almost nothing to work with for the non-climber attackers these past two years.

 

[Danskebjerge]

At this point, I'm pretty sure that a big part of the reason why nobody wants to join the break is to force ASO into cutting down the number of purely flat stages next year. Because, let's be real, there has been almost nothing to work with for the non-climber attackers these past two years.

Could be, but historically, there were more or less always breakaways on flat stages.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

They should have invited Van Rysel-Roubaix to light up the third week.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Love the story about how the Cat numbers were determined by the Citroën 2CV. Must be apocryphal, however.

 

[Netserk]

At this point, I'm pretty sure that a big part of the reason why nobody wants to join the break is to force ASO into cutting down the number of purely flat stages next year. Because, let's be real, there has been almost nothing to work with for the non-climber attackers these past two years.

Last year was quite fine, no?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Love the story about how the Cat numbers were determined by the Citroën 2CV. Must be apocryphal, however.

The scenery is pretty questionable so far, but I love that they showed some vintage Citroens.

 

[Samamba]

At this point, I'm pretty sure that a big part of the reason why nobody wants to join the break is to force ASO into cutting down the number of purely flat stages next year. Because, let's be real, there has been almost nothing to work with for the non-climber attackers these past two years.

Cuttin down these sprint stages would just make the Tour even harder, there's no way riders want that.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

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.

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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).

Thanks @Netserk - should've mentioned that's the best I could find too (now years ago).
I think it's now up to my memory to try and memorize the noted locations. On the day I remember heading for a roundabout - but since France was frontrunner in roundabouts by the time already and besides landscapes has changed landslide-wise since due to highways, new establisments and everything the picture gets messy and shady.
But thanks for reminding me the list of points. It's a bit of a pity I've lost my original local 1:25.000 Michelin card by then where I made a few sketches and notes as co-driver for my dad.

But thanks alot for the try!