Tour de France Stage 14 – July 19th, Grenoble - Risoul **Unmasked Spoilers**

Darkglasses

GC standings:

1. Nibali
2. Valverde 3'37
3. Bardet 4'24
4. Pinot 4'40
5. Van Garderen 5'19
6. Peraud 6'06
7. Mollema 6'17
8. Van den Broeck 6'27
9. Costa 8'35
10. Konig 8'36

KOM standings:

Nibali - 70 pts
Rodriguez - 53 pts
Pinot - 41 pts
Valverde - 40 pts
Majka - 40 pts

Oddschecker: Nibali 7/2, Rodriguez 5/1, Majka 15/2, Nieve 9/1, Rogers 12/1, Valverde 15/1

Some of you are getting into dangerous territory, so I will remind everybody right now - do not even hint that somebody has doped if it has not been proven in the public domain. Do so, and you will be taking a holiday from the forum for the rest of the race.

lennymc

Konig

Only 3 climbs? Pffft. Easy day

pelevin

Bardet

They should get rid of the downhill bits.

pelevin

Bardet

Random mad guess - Frank Schleck to profit from being in a breakaway. Doesn't look like anyone has the beating of Nibali in a straight fight.

letape

Van Garderen

Old man Horner to go early on the first climb and take the yellow by the finish.

pajor

Roche

It seems like anybody in the top 20 of the GC could win today, especially Nibbles of course.

Choice is Pinot though as one of the Frenchmen who are actually in a good place to capitalise on something.

snollup

My wife was just wondering if Nibali was any relation to Luis Suarez

Dr. Bre

Nieve for me today sky have to let him loose and take revenge for their miserable day yesterday. Also Purrito has to be in breakaway today!

seany15

Majka

Fancy j-rod today, he'll want to get the polka dots back. I know he's probably wearing them anyway, but you know what i mean.

Brian?

Majka

Rodriguez to go early for the KOM points. Frank Schleck to win the stage, he been riding into form the last few days.

Edit: Nibali will happily allow Rodriguez to take the polka dot jersey back. He's no threat on GC and the good will of Katusha could come in handy.

retalivity

Majka yesterday, Rodgers the day before, its nico's turn again to have a go...doubt it will stick though.

Apart from the obvious nibbles prediction, I'll go with vangarderen, been doing ok without being spectacular

Inquitus

Dr. Bre wrote: »

Nieve for me today sky have to let him loose and take revenge for their miserable day yesterday. Also Purrito has to be in breakaway today!

He's in the break with Thomas to help him out, got to be in with a shout.

Pudsy33

Roche out there too. That break is not coming back. Hope he's given a shot and not working for Majka

ThisRegard

Yeah, there's some decent riders in the break alright.

MPFG

Roche will have to work for Majka..Majka wont work for him I think

Also Majka could go for the polka dot jersey today..not far behind J-Rod so will want the win ...so I am sure team will have Roche work for him

ThisRegard

Inquitus wrote: »

He's in the break with Thomas to help him out, got to be in with a shout.

I see on the tracker he dropped from the break, what happened?

pajor

Roche

ThisRegard wrote: »

I see on the tracker he dropped from the break, what happened?

Dunno, but he's back now.

Edit: Duh.. it did say 'crevaison' when eurosport cut away to asking the riders what their first car was. :rolleyes:

Inquitus

ThisRegard wrote: »

I see on the tracker he dropped from the break, what happened?

He got a puncture, should get back in fine.

REBELSAFC

Pinot

MPFG wrote: »

Roche will have to work for Majka..Majka wont work for him I think

Also Majka could go for the polka dot jersey today..not far behind J-Rod so will want the win ...so I am sure team will have Roche work for him

I think it will depend how they are feeling. Nico stated in his Independent piece today that he knew he didn't feel right and he decided to collect the bottles for Rodgers and Majka.

I think they might get to the bottom of the final climb and decide there. The climb up to Risoul should suit Majka better but we saw Nico climb brilliantly in the Ruote du Sud.

MPFG

REBELSAFC wrote: »

I think it will depend how they are feeling. Nico stated in his Independent piece today that he knew he didn't feel right and he decided to collect the bottles for Rodgers and Majka.

I think they might get to the bottom of the final climb and decide there. The climb up to Risoul should suit Majka better but we saw Nico climb brilliantly in the Ruote du Sud.

mjka is bound to be the fresher ....he did nothing in the first 10 stages of the Tour ....Roche worked hard as a domestique

Darkglasses

Schleck

Demare going for a poo...?

Pudsy33

Demare just walked into some spectators caravan

Boscoirl

Those McClarens must be evil, one of the Astana lads has one, and he is covered in bandages

Darkglasses

Schleck

pajor

Roche

Diarrhea according to the website ticker. Blegh.

Darkglasses

Schleck

pajor wrote: »

Diarrhea according to the website ticker. Blegh.

Some very tolerant campervan owners there.

death1234567

pajor wrote: »

Diarrhea according to the website ticker. Blegh.

Just glad he didn't do 'a Greg LeMond' on it.

me89

Breakaway won't last much longer at this rate

Darkglasses

Schleck

Nico and the rest of the breakaway are now climbing the Izoard

ThisRegard

pajor wrote: »

Diarrhea according to the website ticker. Blegh.

Or, as Carlton told Europe, the scutters as it's known in Ireland.

dastardly00

Van Garderen

Nico is cooked.