Blazing Saddles
Senior Member
For a huge mountain stage that was a bit flat.
Tour de France 2025 (CONTAINS SPOILERS!)
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mididoctors
Über Member
I enjoyed that .,
No Ta Doctor
Über Member
If he'd ridden with Jonas they'd have caught him and one of them would have won, money would be on Pog. But he'd rather give up the win than risk Vingegaard getting a sniff of a stage and a few seconds
mididoctors
Über Member
Mountain stages usually are boring
Blazing Saddles
Senior Member
At quite a cost, when Campenaerts is looking to be their best climbing domestique.
The others look to have broken their legs.
N0bodyOfTheGoat
Senior Member
- Location
- Hampshire, UK
ITV4 gone full QVC with long shaver advert!
At least it wasn't dying donkeys and dogs.
At least it wasn't dying donkeys and dogs.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Got to sae your energy. He's a smart rider, with a big gap.
MasterDabber
Über Member
- Location
- Surrey and the Lot in France
However you look at this..... those doing great, those slowly disintegrating you've got to respect them. This is a killer hardman sport. It takes no prisoners.
Blazing Saddles
Senior Member
On the face of it, tomorrow should be a stage for the breakaway, as the GC boys take a day off to rest after those arduous mountain stages.........right?
Stage 15
Sunday, July 20th.
Muret - Carcassonne 169.3kms.
Profile.
Map.
Finish.
..............................wrong. Tomorrow could see pandemonium and dramatic movement in that GC. Why? you may ask.........well....
And at the other end.
Meaning much of the route has a cross tailwind. Yum, yum.
Stage 15
Sunday, July 20th.
Muret - Carcassonne 169.3kms.
Profile.
Map.
Finish.
..............................wrong. Tomorrow could see pandemonium and dramatic movement in that GC. Why? you may ask.........well....
And at the other end.
Meaning much of the route has a cross tailwind. Yum, yum.
Pross
Veteran
I said yesterday Arensman looked like he could win a stage. Great ride by him today but his inconsistency must be frustrating for the team.
I was surprised the TNT lot were so adamant Pog would go after the stage. Surely even he realises that stopping breaks getting a win will go against him in the end. The only way it was kicking off was a Jonas attack (as it did briefly) and in the end Pog got to assert his authority in the final 100m without alienating other teams.
It’s interesting how things turn around in a few days too. All the talk in the first week was of UAE’s team looking under pressure whereas today Narvaez outlasted all the VLAB support, Yates was there most of the way and Soler / Sivakov put in big stints. Happy to see Campenaerts doing so well though.
I was surprised the TNT lot were so adamant Pog would go after the stage. Surely even he realises that stopping breaks getting a win will go against him in the end. The only way it was kicking off was a Jonas attack (as it did briefly) and in the end Pog got to assert his authority in the final 100m without alienating other teams.
It’s interesting how things turn around in a few days too. All the talk in the first week was of UAE’s team looking under pressure whereas today Narvaez outlasted all the VLAB support, Yates was there most of the way and Soler / Sivakov put in big stints. Happy to see Campenaerts doing so well though.
wakemalcolm
Legendary Member
- Location
- Ratho
Nice to see Ineos score a win just hours after Boulting had savaged them in his cycling weekly column.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
It's nice to see the little teams getting a breakaway win. Uno-X ... er ... Ineos 
