TDF 2021: Stage 14, Carcassonne > Quillan 183.7 km **Spoilers**

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    On days like this the teams should all just nominate one rider for the breakaway each (minimum 1 hour down on GC) and let them go.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Now it will go with a really strong group and the bunch will implode on this next climb
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Geraint looks great today
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Movistar now guaranteed to help UAE with Guillaume Martin in the breakaway
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Good call on Konrad
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • johnboy183
    johnboy183 Posts: 832
    blazing_saddles said:

    Hadn’t realise how bad Boulting and Millar have become at rider recognition.
    Awful

    I’ve said for several years and included uci and aso in tweets, as well as Carlton, that all the riders with the number 1 should wear a blue helmet, 2 a green one, 3 a pink etc. It would make the identification of riders to us, the commentators the ds’s and Uncle Tom cobbley and all much easier imho. Carlton even discussed one year and agreed with me but the sponsors would kick up a fuss. Personally I’d think it would help the sponsors as rider x will be identified with the product(s) rather than the team. Would also work on the track too
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    A lot of desperate Frenchmen
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Bouhanni will be packing his bags this evening.
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  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    Pogaswagger.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    edited July 2021
    Despite what Millar says, Bouhanni isn't alone. Bol and Jansen are also with him. The cut off is pretty generous today. I think ITV are wrong on the time cut (using Velofacts)
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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    blazing_saddles said:

    Bouhanni will be packing his bags this evening.

    Not sounding good for him. 17 minutes down and on his own.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    edited July 2021
    Dorset_Boy said:

    blazing_saddles said:

    Bouhanni will be packing his bags this evening.

    Not sounding good for him. 17 minutes down and on his own.

    See above post. He's not alone and the time limit is likely to be around 45 minutes

    Some good resources
    Live GPS data which tells you where all the riders are: https://racecenter.letour.fr/en/riders/14

    Velofacts time limit calculator: https://www.velofacts.com/cx-laps/tour-de-france-2021-time-limit-calculator.html
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    That guy can't ride downhill
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    Michael almost ended up in the woods.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    edited July 2021
    A word to the wise about the GPS - it sometimes disappears for a rider (bike changes?), hence rumours Mørkøv had dropped off the other day.

    It's a really handy tool though, especially if you're interested in someone who the commentators aren't.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    edited July 2021
    ITV said OTL was around 31 minutes. 45 seems a lot but from that calculation table it’s close.

    Michael Woods needs to go to the same descending school as Pinot.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Get back from the garden centre and Woods is descending worse than me.

    Still the roads are crap around here.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    blazing_saddles said:

    ITV said OTL was around 31 minutes. 45 seems a lot but from that calculation table it’s close.

    Michael Woods needs to go to the same descending school as Pinot.

    You get 31 minutes from Velofacts' calculator if you expect the stage to take 5 hours 15, which is 35kph. Seems unlikely from here.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    above_the_cows said:

    Get back from the garden centre and Woods is descending worse than me.

    Still the roads are censored around here.

    The swear detector on here is very precious. You can't say cr@p.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    edited July 2021
    above_the_cows said:

    above_the_cows said:

    Get back from the garden centre and Woods is descending worse than me.

    Still the roads are censored around here.

    The swear detector on here is very precious. You can't say cr@p.
    Oh crap.

    Does it fall foul of the Scunthorpe problem though? Apparently not...
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  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    Look at those mountains.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    Ineos don't want to go to the front. In case they can the wroth of the Pog.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    edited July 2021
    Mollema's not going to be wondering "what if?" later, is he?
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    focuszing723 said:

    Look at those mountains.

    Is a really beautiful part of the world.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    This climb looks lovely.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    MAGNIFIQUE!


    Correlation is not causation.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    The biggest surprise for me is that nobody has seen fit to chase G Martin.
    He's going to slip into second unchallenged.
    Gets my Oscar Pereiro award.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    Good day for Billy Martin atm
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    Good win that.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Surprise boost for Martin
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm

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