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

[Biketowork]

What happened to Matteo?

 

[RedheadDane]

THJ collapsed after the finish line.
Though, from what I understand, it's not anything life threatening.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

THJ collapsed after the finish line.
Though, from what I understand, it's not anything life threatening.

I collapsed and I was just watching it on TV.
Hope THJ is ok!

 

[nightowl]

He has been this level for a while.

I’d argue this is the best he’s looked in 18 months. He’s struggled a lot since the 3x GT year.

 

[Mayomaniac]

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

2nd coming of comeback-Basso confirmed!

 

[Valv.Piti]

Vingegaard: "Der var en fotografør.."

 

[Mayomaniac]

Who at Quickstep made Van Welder train his upper body so much? He has arms and shoulders like a sprinter, is he supposed to ride the Cobbled classics instead of Belgian Cunego?

 

[Tim Cahill]

What happened to Matteo?

I’d genuinely forgot he was in the race until you said this

Maybe saving the legs for the longer stages, that or just crocked

 

[QueenStagiaire]

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

But he finished half minute behind Rodriguez? Unless you‘re talking about Cristian Rodriguez who I doubt went all-out to the finish.

 

[veganrob]

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

How did they f up the stage? Pogi took more time and didn’t have to work hardly. He doesn’t have to do anything but follow to win the tour

 

[JosefK]

I’d argue this is the best he’s looked in 18 months. He’s struggled a lot since the 3x GT year.

Yes. At the same time, he usually peaks a bit (as a domestique) in the last week of the TDF. Today, he was OK, but maybe not as strong as in past years for this type of stage.

 

[RedheadDane]

I collapsed and I was just watching it on TV.
Hope THJ is ok!

Just been taken away in an ambulance...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Any footage from Vinge's crash?

https://imgur.com/WvEzuVl

 

[Krzysztof_O]

How did they f up the stage? Pogi took more time and didn’t have to work hardly. He doesn’t have to do anything but follow to win the tour

Pogi did everything right. I mean a bit more work on flats (maybe instead of two guys in breakaways) and he would win the stage.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Gachignard made it easily in the end, he lost way less than I expected.

 

[Oldman]

Roglic and Florian securing the upper spots. It looked like Primoz kept Florian in the picture. Great ride.

 

[awavey]

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

They had a helicopter, could easily have shown a tracking shot of the situation, they have the ability to talk as well and have transponder data we dont. A simple there are this many riders up ahead theyre now approaching this one, so it's not like random rider suddenly appears next to a group of riders chasing.

If it was like one or two riders fine, but it felt like we were in double figures by the end.

At one stage a Cofidis rider appeared and I immediately thought damn spectators getting in the way again

 

[Biketowork]

I’d genuinely forgot he was in the race until you said this

Maybe saving the legs for the longer stages, that or just crocked

Yes, I'm hoping they told him to save his legs today for a big effort on stage 18

 

[D. Pecher]

When I see VPP in the interview, I feel the urge to donate to a food charity.

 

[Cookster15]

Great stage. Congrats to Valentin Paret-Peintre - fantastic win for the French.

Pogi and Vingo threw everything but the kitchen sink at each other. Pogi will breathe a sigh of relief but it shows Jonas isn’t beaten yet. He is a fighter. We knew that already but this year he has better condition. If Pogacar weakens it could get very interesting.

 

[RedheadDane]

When I see VPP in the interview, I feel the urge to donate to a food charity.

According to Søren Reedtz (who I might have called Michael Stærke the other day, I seriously can't tell those bald TV2 guys apart) he's "half the size of a real man."

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Gachignard made it easily in the end, he lost way less than I expected.

He possibly received a sticky or bottle two, but when the next rider on the road is Démare I won't be pointing any fingers. Hopefully he feels better tomorrow.

 

[Sciatic]

My parents were fervent followers of Darwin

Wouldn’t let me wear a helmet on the playground

That a very important safety steps . . . Helmets can get snagged on the playground climbing equipment like the old monkey bars or the spiderweb things

 

[Samu Cuenca]

According to Søren Reedtz (who I might have called Michael Stærke the other day, I seriously can't tell those bald TV2 guys apart) he's "half the size of a real man."

But Stærke is not actually bald.

 

[RedheadDane]

But Stærke is not actually bald.

Oh...