Tour de France 2015 Stage 16 Bourg-de-Péage - Gap *contains unmasked spoilers*

ZiabR

The first visit of the Tour de France to Bourg-de-Péage was back in 2010 for a stage that was heading to Mende. The former capital of the felt hat had however already welcomed the elite of road cycling on the occasion of the Critérium du Dauphiné in 2006, for a time-trial claimed by David Zabriskie. Before that, in 1994, in the twin city of Romans, the man of the day was Chris Boardman. Several weeks later, the Brit established a record that still stands (55,152 km/h) on the prologue of the Tour de France in Lille.

Total distance - 201km

Stage Profile


Last KM


Climbs are as follows:

Km 130.0 - Col de Cabre (1 180 m)9.1 kilometre-long climb at 4.6% - category 2
Km 189.0 - Col de Manse (1 268 m)8.9 kilometre-long climb at 5.6% - category 2


MOD Maybe you could add a poll?

ZiabR

You would have to fancy a number of attacks today given the profile of the climbs.

Kavrocks

I'd like to see Bardet in a breakaway, an attack on the final climb and then a drive down the descent to victory. A 5 minute lead on the Peloton too to get him into the top 10. I'd also like to Nibali break into the top 6 with a similar form, attack on the last climb and drive down the descent.

I know it wont happen but that's what I'd enjoy.

ZiabR

With the 2 x Cat 2 climbs, I can see the other GC guys maybe having a go at Froome. It really depends on two things though. How their legs are after another tough week in the heat and how much protection they are going to get from their teams. Lets face it though, Bertie and Nairo have got little to no protection so far so it is hard to know how things will go.

Eamonnator

Daniel Martin

I would like to see Gallopin do something today.

check_six

logik wrote: »

Lets face it though, Bertie and Nairo have got little to no protection so far so it is hard to know how things will go.

I think the support for all the other GC guys looks bad because Sky is so strong. On a typical big climb you'd see the 'selection' happen and then it would be mano a mano with the GC lads. So far we've seen the Sky backup guys dominate the GC competition all the way to the finish line which makes the other teams look worse than would otherwise be the case.

eagle eye

Michael Matthews

Where is the poll? And the preview? Where is Darkglasses?

ZiabR

eagle eye wrote: »

Where is the poll? And the preview? Where is Darkglasses?

Sorry about the lack of a poll! I had hoped Darkglasses would come to my rescue

CramCycle

eagle eye wrote: »

Where is the poll? And the preview? Where is Darkglasses?

If someone PMs me a reasonable list, I will add it

GetWithIt

Dan Martin
Nico Roche
Sam Bennett

I believe.

Arrow in the Knee

Wilco Kelderman

eagle eye wrote: »

Where is the poll? And the preview? Where is Darkglasses?

Darkglasses knows the tdf is effectively over 'thanks to Froome' so can't be bother anymore. :winking:

CramCycle

GetWithIt wrote: »

Dan Martin
Nico Roche
Sam Bennett

I believe.

21 minutes to send me a better list. I am in work so can't access alot of sites so if people don't give me the likely candidates, I have to work off this.

CramCycle

The options are live

YeahOK

Tony Gallopin

CramCycle wrote: »

21 minutes to send me a better list. I am in work so can't access alot of sites so if people don't give me the likely candidates, I have to work off this.

Surely, you'd have to add Peter "Second" Sagan

QueensGael

Kimmage on SO'R at the moment
http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=9%3A%2D2%3A15036%3A20%2D07%2D2015%3A

Edit: ignore, it was all of about 2 mins coverage, normal programming has resumed with the midday call to prayer

MPFG

Michael Matthews

List

Gallopin
Martin
Nibali
Valverde
Rogers
Bardet
Navardauskas
Matthews
Bakelants
Kelderman
Froome
Thomas
Cummings
Kristoff

MPFG

Michael Matthews

IF you want to shorten the above list maybe leave Rogers & Cummings out and replace with Contador

CramCycle

Longest list so far I think, won't be changing anymore

MPFG

Michael Matthews

CramCycle wrote: »

Longest list so far I think, won't be changing anymore

But you honestly think Beasty is going to win the white jersey :pac:

dastardly00

Alberto "I forgot about you" Contador

12-man breakway:
Andriy Grivko (Astana), Christophe Riblon (AG2R), Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal), Simon Geschke (Team Giant-Alpecin), Marco Haller (Katusha), Bob Jungels (Trek), Nelson Oliveira (Lampre-Merida), Ruben Plaza Molina (Lampre-Merida), Daniel Navarro (Cofidis), Pierrick Fedrigo (Bretagne-Seche-Environnement), Serge Pauwels (MTN-Qhubeka)

+0'55" another 16 riders:
Michele Scarponi (Astana), Imanol Erviti (Movistar), Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Soudal), Adam Hansen (Lotto-Soudal), Michal Golas (Eitxx-QuickStep), Matteo Trentin (Etixx-QuickStep), Thomas Voeckler (Europcar), Laurent Didier (Trek), Markel irizar (Trek), Pippo Pozzato (Lampre-Merida), Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis), Jan Barta (Bora-Argon), Pierre-Luc Perichon (Bretagne-Seche Environnement), and Edvald Boasson-Hagen (MTN).

+2'20" to the peloton.

Arrow in the Knee

Wilco Kelderman

So is this stage just for a breakaway or will the GC contenders be active today?

dastardly00

Alberto "I forgot about you" Contador

Arrow in the Knee wrote: »

So is this stage just for a breakaway or will the GC contenders be active today?

I'd would guesstimate that the breakaway will fight for stage honours.

But I expect at least one of the GC boys to give it a lash on the descent into Gap.

MPFG

Michael Matthews

Arrow in the Knee wrote: »

So is this stage just for a breakaway or will the GC contenders be active today?

Two races today

One for the stage which will be exciting

But also a race between GC. I expect Nibali & Contador to try and put SKY under pressure if for no other reason than pride alone . They will attack on last climb and try and get a gap on the downhill
SAMU also great descender so could try to do something with TJ who can't match Contador & Quintana on the climbs

happytramp

Kennaugh has abandoned

Eamonnator

Daniel Martin

Sagan takes intermediate sprint, 20 points. It wasn't contested.

ThisRegard

Sagan's DS thrown off todays stage because of yesterday's bottle throwing incident.

CramCycle

ThisRegard wrote: »

Sagan's DS thrown off todays stage because of yesterday's bottle throwing incident.

I only seen the throw, why did he throw it?

godtabh

happytramp wrote: »

Kennaugh has abandoned

Any reason given?

Did I hear that one of the Yeats is gone?

dastardly00

Alberto "I forgot about you" Contador

CramCycle wrote: »

I only seen the throw, why did he throw it?

The motorbike seemingly got in the way when they were trying to change Sagan's wheel. So the mechanic chucked a bottle at the motorbike.

dastardly00

Alberto "I forgot about you" Contador

godtabh wrote: »

Any reason given?

https://twitter.com/DickinsonTimes/status/623105194868506624

dastardly00

Alberto "I forgot about you" Contador

godtabh wrote: »

Did I hear that one of the Yeats is gone?

Sean Yates is suspended for one day! :pac:

MPFG

Michael Matthews

dastardly00 wrote: »

Sean Yates is suspended for one day! :pac:

Well in fairness one of the Yates is gone

ThisRegard

CramCycle wrote: »

I only seen the throw, why did he throw it?

As Dastardly said, Sagan pulled over for a bike change and the motorbike stopped between him and the team car. Worse than coming between a lioness and her cub it seems.

dastardly00

Alberto "I forgot about you" Contador

The two breakaway groups have merged, creating a 23-man group:
Grivko (Astana), Riblon (AG2R), Sagan (Tinkoff Saxo), De Gendt (Lotto Soudal), Geschke (Giant Alplecin), Haller (Katusha), Irizar and Jungels (Trek), Oliveira and Plaza Molina (Lampre), Navarro (Cofidis), Erviti (Movistar), Hansen (Lotto Soudal), Golas and Trentin (Etixx), Voeckler (Europcar), Mate (Cofidis), Pantano (IAM), Fedrigo and Perichon (Bretagne Séché), Boasson Hagen, Pauwels and Teklehaimanot (MTN).

The peloton are over 10 minutes behind.

ZiabR

A day for the break, no chance the Peleton will push. They are all thinking of the rest day.

MPFG

Michael Matthews

I know its been said befroe but surely Sagan today

dastardly00

Alberto "I forgot about you" Contador

The teams who don't have riders in the breakaway are Sky (as expected), FDJ (Pinot is probably knackered), Bora-Argon 18 (Jan Barta was in the initial breakaway), BMC (looking after TeeJay), Orica GreenEdge (just hoping to survive), Cannondale-Garmin (as per usual have missed the break), and Lotto-Jumbo NL.

dastardly00

Alberto "I forgot about you" Contador

MPFG wrote: »

I know its been said befroe but surely Sagan today

Sagan must be pretty fatigued after the last few days. I can't see him being able to stick with any attacks on the Cat. 2 climbs.

MPFG

Michael Matthews

happytramp wrote: »

Kennaugh has abandoned

He was cooked by stage 4
Looks to me he did that thing alot of riders do and peaked for Dauphine/Nats
I remember arguing this when people on here said SKY would be mad to select Roche

The Tour is about recovery and stamina not just speed on a stage race ..Roche afterall was 22nd in his 1st Tour and has not been lower than 25th (and he was injured that year) when not riding for Contador/Froome (and then he knocked it off so difficult to judge)

retalivity

Its hard not to love Peter Sagan...

Eamonnator

Daniel Martin

break is now 13'41" ahead.

neris

Captain Havoc - Polka Dot jersey

over 15 minutes now.

ZiabR

Hansen makes a break off the break at a speed of 41kmph. Sagan increases his speed to just under 45kmph. He REALLY wants todays stage.

StevieGriff

Anybody else notice that the race doctor never seems to be wearing gloves when cleaning wounds/bandaging. Noticed it again after Majka had his spill. Odd.

Beasty

MPFG wrote: »

But you honestly think Beasty is going to win the white jersey :pac:

Personal ageism will not be tolerated:(

neris

Captain Havoc - Polka Dot jersey

how tall is quintana? u see the clips of him on the podium and the podium girls are still taller then him

YeahOK

Tony Gallopin

neris wrote: »

how tall is quintana? u see the clips of him on the podium and the podium girls are still taller then him

3ft 2' I believe.

YeahOK

Tony Gallopin

neris wrote: »

how tall is quintana? u see the clips of him on the podium and the podium girls are still taller then him

Says he wants to be a fireman when he grows up....

Eamonnator

Daniel Martin

If it goes on like this, the peloton will be eliminated on time.

MPFG

Michael Matthews

Who is the highest GC rider in break and at what time ?

Also love if Hansen won this

tommy_tucker

Joaquim Rodriguez

MPFG wrote: »

Who is the highest GC rider in break and at what time ?

Also love if Hansen won this

Serge Pauwels of MTN Qhubeka, 40:36 down on Froome