TDF 2024:- Stage 14: Pau – Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet, 151.9km ***Spoilers***

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907

    Actually since pog has had the Rona pre race I suspect he is safe as any rider can be in this tour

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    "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
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461

    I thought he’d had it just before the Tour?

    Hypothetical question but would Covid be a bigger risk for Jonas considering the damage he suffered (including damage to his lungs)?

  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907

    Who knows ... They should all be pretty immune compared to most the population but asking someone with COVID to ride the tourmalet seems a tad harsh

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907

    Absolutely no one is getting away

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  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,103

    Is the difficulty in breaks going down to the yellow jersey team not controlling ?

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461

    Prize for the most optimistic break in history

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461

    The sight of two Arkea riders in the now increased break will spread fear among anyone thinking of going for the bonus sprint!

    Not sure why UAE are wasting so much energy closing down riders who are no threat at all.

  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,646

    UAE don't want to let anything too big go, but I think the sprint teams are trying to keep it together a bit so they don't have a break getting 15 minutes and making the time cut difficult.

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    edited July 13

    We have two breaks of the day.

    It took 62kms not 70 as I guessed.

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461

    Three groups now off the front and peloton seem happy. Mix of sprinters going for the intermediate and genuine stage options.

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461

    Doesn’t look like group 3 are going to make it.

  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,646

    Well UAE decided to let the break(s) go as Pog needed a piss.

    It's about half and half actual mountain break riders and sprinters trying for the intermediate/ a headstart on the timecut

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461

    Group 2 not making any headway for now which is surprising but they’re in a better position once the proper climbing starts.

  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,646

    Abrahamsen bullied out of attacking while Pog was pissing. That's rough. His whole race today was about trying to get in the break, shouldn't be prevented just cos POg couldn't hold his bladder

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461

    Dodgy gaps again, group 2 has now merged with the 8 at the front.

  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725

    Evenepoel and half of Visma had stopped as well.

    It didn’t go down well in the peloton or with the studio pros.

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461

    I’m confused now, I’m sure it showed the green jersey group making contact with the front 8 but they are still 10” behind.

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,461

    Philipsen nearly bluffs Girmay out of a point in what looked like a couple of amateurs sprinting for the cage stop.

  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,646

    The question is: did the peloton/Pog stop for a piss because the race stopped, or did the race stop because the peloton/Pog stopped for a piss?

    If it's the latter then it's rough on Abrahamsen - though yes, he probably had missed his chance as Pross says

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,646

    Van Aert dropped

    Hmmmmmm.....

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907

    Victor looks like he was drawn by Hergé

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725

    Laporte pulls the plug too.

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907

    Visma a bit thin early

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907

    Very subdued

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  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,128

    Everyone is rocking around like the Foo Fighters, except Landa, rock fookin solid.

  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,646

    Lazkano sprinting V Gaudu for the Tourmalet points

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,646

    Vervaercke steps off

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