TDF 2023: Stage 15: - Les Gets to Saint Gervais, 180km ***Spoilers***

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,444
    Honestly, that looked like a really stupid place to try and take a bottle
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,162
    I've ridden this road they are on twice, it's horrible. Imagine having to hang onto WVA's wheel on it.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 73,075
    Last km nothing on the Belgian call as there was nothing to say. Now they’re getting some proper commentary from the moto, offering all the info we can’t get on screen.

    Neilandts still doing ok.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,178
    It seems like Neilands is back with the chase group
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,178
    RichN95. said:

    It seems like Neilands is back with the chase group

    Or alternatively his transponder is now on the IPT car
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,450
    My brain can't compute that there's another week to go.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 73,075
    Belgians perplexed what MvdP’s plan was
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,444
    Soler dropped

    Hope Wout* wins this







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    *either is OK
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,910
    Kirby comes out with his most ridiculous race scenario ever.
    Bahrain to call Poels back to help Landa into the top 10.

    Unbelievable
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,910
    Poels dumps WVA out the rear
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 17,276
    Wout
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,444
    Wout drops Wout

    The way round you'd expect
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,910
    Buchmann hits the deck
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,910

    Wout

    Any minute now Bahrain will send him back with a water bottle for Landa. :*
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,964
    Van Aert is about 10% too much Wout to keep up with Poels on this climb
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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 6,995

    Wout drops Wout

    The way round you'd expect

    Normally you'd expect WP to drop WvA, but WvA's performances are so far from normal, I expect WvA to reel him in and then blow him and everyone else away.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,910
    Big split behind and again S Yates is caught out
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 17,276
    The tension
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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 6,995
    Why was CK saying it was 2.7 kms at 17% when it is 10.9% ave, and the 17% is the max gradient?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,910
    Bill Bowels dangling at the rear. :D
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,910
    Another unbelievable WVA performance incoming
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  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 5,877
    WvA back with Soler for the final descent, Poels ~30" down the road.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,993
    Pidcock struggling again on the steeper slopes. You’d think they would suit him more than the power climbs given his build.

    Carlton states WVA has pulled Poels to 27” despite the gap having gone down to less than that before the final climb started.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,993
    UAE now seeing which of the Jumbo support riders are hurting after the crash.
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,636
    WvA needs to virtually stop for a bit and then suddenly turn on the rocket booster.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,910
    Gall dropped like a stone.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,993
    Might just catch the end of this after all. Got about 20 minutes before so need to leave. Won’t see the GC battle though.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 73,075
    mrb123 said:

    WvA needs to virtually stop for a bit and then suddenly turn on the rocket booster.

    He’s just dropped Soler
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,993
    Rodriguez attacks by accident
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,993
    Pidcock got back. Poels now has a minute.