Tour de France Tour de France 2025 Stage 13: Loudenvielle – Peyragudes (10.9k, ITT)

[Brullnux]

I think I'm getting bamboozled by different profiles.

Plapp doing 1850 seems very high though, would imply Pog's sure gonna go over 2000 on a >25kph climb.

Carbs

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Lenny in the polka dot pajamas, and he even has the socks!

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Ofcourse, the most urgent prediction to get is the time of the one and only Felix Gall, now a renowned time trialist after his 2nd in TdS. Chatgpt has the following to say:

"This is an intense mountain time trial culminating in a brutal 16% final kilometre—something he’s less experienced at compared to top-tier GC climbers and specialists. If he has a standout ride, he could challenge the low‑25 range (~25′ 15″); a solid yet unsurprising performance would be in the 25′ 45″–26′ 15″ bracket."

 

[Salvarani]

I think I'm getting bamboozled by different profiles.

Plapp doing 1850 seems very high though, would imply Pog's sure gonna go over 2000 on a >25kph climb.

Plapp is a good time trialist and finished 9th in the first one.

He also been finishing in the hundreds for most stages.

Think he just went all-in on an all-out effort for the stage.

A 25 minute effort could be right up his alley on these gradients.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Gorgeous heli shots of the area, and a bit of wind up top it would appear

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Top 10 according to Chatgpt

Pos​	Rider	Predicted Time​	Notes​
1️⃣​	Tadej Pogačar	24′ 30″​	Coming off a crushing Hautacam win—and sub‑25 is expected​
2️⃣​	Jonas Vingegaard	24′ 55″​	Strong climber, though a bit behind Pogačar lately​
3️⃣​	Luke Plapp	24′ 58″ (actual)​	Already set this powerful benchmark for outsiders​
4️⃣​	Remco Evenepoel	25′ 10″​	TT specialist—expects top-five​
5️⃣​	Florian Lipowitz	25′ 20″​	Strong climber, could challenge top five​
6️⃣​	Primož Roglič	25′ 30″​	Experience counts; solid uphill TT potential​
7️⃣​	Felix Gall	25′ 45″​	As projected, solid showing among top rivals​
8️⃣​	Kévin Vauquelin	26′ 00″​	Strong TT and French interest​
9️⃣​	Oscar Onley	26′ 10″​	Young climber with recent TT promise​
🔟​	Bruno Armirail	26′ 20″​	Breakaway veteran with steady performance​

 

[tobydawq]

Lenny seems to be targeting the stage too.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Poor Coquard riding with a broken and bandaged finger, braking will be a challenge.

Apparently he can only use the front break and he will abandon the Tour after this stage as he would be a danger for others (insert jokes about Philipsen here) if he continues.

 

[Red Rick]

Carbs

Actually thinking the opposite, you can start less full and thus just weight significantly less and push your W/kg up that way. Not quite Campenaerts enema level but close

 

[memyselfandI]

Coal miner style or fish factory style, now that's the question..

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Apparently he can only use the front break and he will abandon the Tour after this stage as he would be a danger for others (insert jokes about Philipsen here) if he continues.

Sucks because it's only a stupid finger, but in cycling fingers are obviously very important.

Chapeau Coquard, hopefully we'll see ya at the Tour next year!

 

[Lequack]

Someone brought chicken

 

[Squire]

Louvel frooming his way to the top!

 

[Berflamand]

Merlier fears he's gonna be OTL today. He had a bad day and couldn't follow his pacing plan.

22:28 for the winner is the cut-off time for him.

 

[RedheadDane]

I'd like to praise the organisers for following my suggestion of poles and rope.
Meanwhile, Louvel just didn't think the TT was long enough.

 

[dobrien]

Whew, that's a hell of a time from Plapp, he got it right for sure.

 

[Samamba]

Milan and Bittner about to be only sprinter left...

 

[yaco]

I suspect this is a top 5 time from Plapp. The bigger picture is looking at the World's ITT which is on a hilly course. Australia could do well with Plapp and Vine.

 

[Red Rick]

I suspect this is a top 5 time from Plapp. The bigger picture is looking at the World's ITT which is on a hilly course. Australia could do well with Plapp and Vine.

He was 9th in the flat ITT, no reason to assume he'll top 5 the MTT.

 

[Salvarani]

He was 9th in the flat ITT, no reason to assume he'll top 5 the MTT.

I think hills and this type of MTT, these gradients, suits him even better.

 

[Squire]

He was 9th in the flat ITT, no reason to assume he'll top 5 the MTT.

Well, of the guys who were ahead of him in the first TT, he's definintely gonna finish ahead of Almeida, Romeo and Affini and probably Armirail. Of the riders who were behind him, the only one I'm confident will definitely beat him is Vingegaard.

 

[Salvarani]

Gonna be close!

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Well, of the guys who were ahead of him in the first TT, he's definintely gonna finish ahead of Almeida, Romeo and Affini and probably Armirail. Of the riders who were behind him, the only one I'm confident will definitely beat him is Vingegaard.

Which is already five guys definitely ahead

 

[Salvarani]

Didnt make it

Brutal last ramp

 

[Red Rick]

Roglic may spontaneously get PdbF PTSD from that final 300m of this TT