Tour de France Tour de France 2025 Stage 14: Pau – Luchon Superbagnères (182.6k)

[No Excuses]

Denk has just announced that Evenepoel to Bora transfer is '5-10% done'

He can feed lipo on flat sections before he drops uphill

 

[ontheroad]

Next 5-10km will now be spent looking at Politts fine gnashers

 

[ppanther92]

Wellens done? What?

Bike change

 

[Tim Cahill]

I enjoy a Remco kickoff as much as the next man but there's no need to linger on him this much, they're just ragebaiting

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Wellens done? What?

Well done
in?

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Eh so Wellens is actually really done??? What was that pace at the start all about? UAE is such a weird volatile team outside Pogacar.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Politt will drill this like Bonnet last year.

UAE needs to be 4 minutes behind at the bottom of Superbagneres

 

[Kangaridoo]

Jesus Skjelmose is far behind, he just passed the sprint

DNF - better sooner than later for hi

I guess why you would want to try but he is over 10 min behind already. No way he makes it, even if trying.

I mean it's no rush to abandon, but no point to push himself mentally or physically here...

Most anti climatic timing for him tho

 

[Red Rick]

Like basically every other rider alive. This is a massive blow for him and a deep humiliation frankly; I don't blame him.

Every single sprinter learns to not give a *** for example. So you're most definitely wrong.

 

[Salvarani]

Like basically every other rider alive. This is a massive blow for him and a deep humiliation frankly; I don't blame him.

Of course, but it looks bad and he doesnt make it easier for himself.

 

[ppanther92]

So Johannessen the best placed rider in the break.

 

[Peyroteo94]

THJ is there so Redbull and Picnic will chase later.

 

[Salvarani]

I enjoy a Remco kickoff as much as the next man but there's no need to linger on him this much, they're just ragebaiting

Because he is so easily raged

Be calm and they go away

 

[Rou]

Johanessen ruining his GC?

 

[ontheroad]

That's bs. Every big name rider gets the camera on them when they drop, no exceptions. I'm kinda done with his gesturing whenever things don't go his way.

Each to their own but expecting them all to be robots from the comfort of a sofa is very easy. I enjoy a rider that shows a bit of emotion either good or bad.

 

[Tim Cahill]

This is an extraordinarily risky move from THJ, love it as a viewer but he's in 6th currently, that would be a great result and could just conserve.

 

[ppanther92]

Johanessen ruining his GC?

Or winning big - O’Connor would have never ended up 4th in 2021 without break for example

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Johanessen ruining his GC?

Or climbing higher.
He’s got 6 minutes on Healy in 11th and 10 minutes on Rodriguez in 12th, both also in the break. Its not a massive risk to lose his top 10.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Do Bora want a quitter in their ranks? He should stay in and help Roglic and Lipo the rest of the race to prepare for his dom future with them.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Because he is so easily raged

Be calm and they go away

No, they won't but he is still wrong. He can't just ask for camera time when he is taking tiktok photos in Paris with Eiffel Tower as background.

 

[ppanther92]

This is an extraordinarily risky move from THJ, love it as a viewer but he's in 6th currently, that would be a great result and could just conserve.

Thats ofc true, 6th would be an awesome result to defend

 

[dobrien]

I enjoy a Remco kickoff as much as the next man but there's no need to linger on him this much, they're just ragebaiting

Agreed. I understand they're going to show him dropping, it's a big story, but after awhile they should just leave him to suffer in peace. We know he's dead, no reason to keep kicking him.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Never mind Wellens, Bonette Politt is back, zzzz this is going to be another big stage of nothingness, isn't it?

 

[Salvarani]

Agreed. I understand they're going to show him dropping, it's a big story, but after awhile they should just leave him to suffer in peace. We know he's dead, no reason to keep kicking him.

This was 30 seconds into it.

 

[Filippo_3467]

Politt is controlling a break of really good climbers. Yeah that's cycling in 2025.