Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 16: Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, 171.5 km

[awavey]

As you have probably figured, I had completely lost count of how many were out front.
Imagine my surprise when first Buitrago popped up out of nowhere in the front. Then Alaphilippe popped up out of nowhere being caught by The Duo. Then Van Wilder popped up out of nowhere in the front.

Was doing the exact same riders kept spawning out of nowhere like it was zwift and every time it happened i'm like where the blinking hell did you come from.

I blame the coverage as they made it look like only there was only Mas & Healy & co up front of the Ving Pogi lot when actually there were a lot of riders strung out in between as the groups collapsed.

 

[Miha81]

Everywhere

Which team helmet does she use in bed?

And is it regular or aero TT model? 🤣😂

 

[scribers]

Which team helmet does she use in bed?

This kink was hard enough without thinking through team options

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[Samamba]

UAE now hiring photographers to take out Vingegaard

Must be a sign Pogacar is scared!!!!!

 

[Heston]

Really???

Yes he has said so himself. Still sounds hopeful though

 

[JosefK]

Jonas' mountain domestiques are not good enough to put pressure on Pog

Sepp Kuss has been less than his usual self in the third week.

 

[Miha81]

This kink was hard enough without thinking through team options

As long as it is hard everything should be fine

 

[E_F_]

UAE now hiring photographers to take out Vingegaard

Must be a sign Pogacar is scared!!!!!

UAE ASO UCI MAFIA

Joke btw plz don't ban me

 

[postmanhat]

Given that he was dropped with about 11K to go, that was a masterclass in tempo riding by Gall. Ended up finishing ahead of THJ , Vauquelin and Rodriguez

 

[Didinho]

Interviewing Vingo while he was down? Looks like he’s sitting or he’s that small.

 

[ontheroad]

Any times for Ventoux.

Vingo helped by teammates tried hard to drop Pogi. A few attacks but no success. Credit to him for the efforts. Pogi also tried and couldnt drop Vingo. They were evenly matched today but its Vingo who has to attack and Pogi who is closer to final victory.

One step closer to levelling things up with the great Christopher Froome.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Just goes to show that Urška wearing her helmet everywhere is a big brain move.

 

[D. Pecher]

BTW UAE **** up todays stage. They did zero work uphill and let the breakaway a bit too much time on flat

Nope. Their rider in the yellow yearsey even extended his lead by two seconds. That doesn't sound like **** up. Maybe they didn't get the win for Pog, but does it really matter? They already have four of those.

 

[T-Nielsen]

Which team helmet does she use in bed?

I suppose that depends on what lies before her.

Is it long and flat or will there be excitement on the peaks and in the valleys.

 

[Lequack]

Tour de France 1965 - Stage 14 - Raymond Poulidor wins at the summit of Mont Ventoux

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3deImY5sBm8

 

[dobrien]

And half of it is just weird, like that flat TT and hauticam. I'm a Pog fan but that was just not at Jonas level.

Yup, Jonas just looks to be finding his best legs a little too late. Nice to see his team there for him today for sure. Still, though Jonas looks much better he has not been able to drop Tadej yet, and time is about running out.

 

[T-Nielsen]

Was doing the exact same riders kept spawning out of nowhere like it was zwift and every time it happened i'm like where the blinking hell did you come from.

I blame the coverage as they made it look like only there was only Mas & Healy & co up front of the Ving Pogi lot when actually there were a lot of riders strung out in between as the groups collapsed.

It seems to me, that the last couple of years they have been experts at cutting away from things that were obviously about to happen and not showing the full picture of events.

Almost like they are trying to construct tension instead of showing what is already there.

 

[Red Rick]

Interviewing Vingo while he was down? Looks like he’s sitting or he’s that small.

I thought Vingegaard seemed like a chill dude, but I didn't imagine he was so chill he'd do interviews while lying down

 

[Didinho]

I have something around 54’ from the turn where Wout was visible in front.

Edit: 54’41” on strava. Around 1:10 faster than Mayo.

 

[JosefK]

Today, Jonas looked the best he's been so far in the Tour. Same for Roglic. ... Chapeau to VPP. Amazing stage win. And Ben Healy is a little monster, in the best way possible. Great stage!

 

[D. Pecher]

Almost like they are trying to construct tension instead of showing what is already there.

They only have so much motobikes to show everything, and when a group of 30+ riders disintegrates, you simply have too few bikes to show all the little groups chasing each other

 

[Rou]

Any footage from Vinge's crash?

 

[T-Nielsen]

Sepp Kuss has been less than his usual self in the third week.

He has been this level for a while.

 

[scribers]

They only have so much motobikes to show everything, and when a group of 30+ riders disintegrates, you simply have too few bikes to show all the little groups chasing each other

You’re doing yeomans work here today. You have a lot of patience