Tour de France 2018, July 22, Stage 15: Millau > Carcassonne

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Date: Sunday 22nd July
Type: Hilly
Distance: 181.5 km
Start/Finish: Millau > Carcassonne

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The General Classification after Stage 14:

MPFGLB

Break to win ..

Going with Mollema(if in it) or Jon Izagirre

Inquitus

I have done a fair bit of cycling in this region, my Dad lives on the Canal Du Midi near Puicheric about 27kms from Carcassonne. Have done the Pic de Nore from both sides, this side is a bit more regular and is probably too benign for any GC action, the other side is over 10% for the last 3-4kms and would better suit. Its an exceptionally beautiful part of France, the Pays Cathare, and the medieval Cité du Carcassonne is incredibly impressive, I never get bored of visiting.

Wow that bridge they showed from the helicopter there was something else.

MPFGLB

Deleted User wrote: »

Wow that bridge they showed from the helicopter there was something else.

That is Norman Foster's bridge...so high up

Nuts start today. Demare etc might have a hope of getting back on now. Nearly 50km for the break to get away

neris

Just saw a rider take a swing at swing at some twat who just let off a smoke flare

neris

neris wrote: »

Just saw a rider take a swing at swing at some twat who just let off a smoke flare

Was at 128km to go AG2R rider with national champs stripes , possibly Dillier. He swung and his the guys hand not sure if the flare was dropped or not.

CrowdedHouse

Maybe I'm being simplistic but I don't understand why the GC men don't give Sky an occasional dig out the course, if nothing else just to annoy them. Sunweb etc seem to be happy to sit on in the vague hope something might happen later.

tuxy

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

Maybe I'm being simplistic but I don't understand why the GC men don't give Sky an occasional dig out the course, if nothing else just to annoy them. Sunweb etc seem to be happy to sit on in the vague hope something might happen later.

Sky are the strongest team by far, if you do something like that you will end up more tired than they are and probably lose more time.
It would take a big effort to get past them then they just reel you in at their own pace.
They will be on the front controlling the peloton for every stage.

dastardly00

Dan on the attack!

Boscoirl

Pulled out a 15s gap

Go Dan

retalivity

Suicidal but go dan!!!

Boscoirl

Actually looks bigger than that

Gallant_JJ

Seems to be 30ish secs now

spock.

35 secs

tuxy

An insane amount of work to put in to try and get a few seconds back but it could get him back into 9th place.

DanDublin1982

You just have to love Dan Martin's attitude. Loves to give it a go.

Great to see him attack, madness, hopefully he can pull back a minute or two.

Boscoirl

Seems they are keeping him with in a minute

danbrosnan

Martin Is a legend! Mollima to win!

Boscoirl

That was fun while it lasted

MPFGLB

MPFGLB wrote: »

Break to win ..

Going with Mollema(if in it) or Jon Izagirre

I had 2 of the break but not sure what the hell they were up to esp Mollema

dastardly00

That was rather easy for Nielsen. Good team work from Astana

dastardly00

Ouch that was a nasty crash

Eamonnator

MPFGLB wrote: »

I had 2 of the break but not sure what the hell they were up to esp Mollema

Unless Mollema and Izagirre mugged him, Nielsen was always going to win that 3 up sprint

MPFGLB

Just putting this here
https://twitter.com/ukcyclingexpert/status/1021064215061311488

MPFGLB

Eamonnator wrote: »

Unless Mollema and Izagirre mugged him, Nielsen was always going to win that 3 up sprint

Ok but you try something ...not just sit there and do your pulls

MPFGLB

Sean Kelly agrees with me...they should have attacked further out

Eamonnator

MPFGLB wrote: »

Sean Kelly agrees with me...they should have attacked further out

whatever

MPFGLB

Eamonnator wrote: »

whatever

??

I give a point of view , you disagree and then I counter with a view from Sean Kelly and its whatever ?

dont enter a view if you cant bear to be contradicted

RobFowl

MPFGLB wrote: »

??

I give a point of view , you disagree and then I counter with a view from Sean Kelly and its whatever ?

dont enter a view if you cant bear to be contradicted

Whatever

Eamonnator

MPFGLB wrote: »

??

I give a point of view , you disagree and then I counter with a view from Sean Kelly and its whatever ?

dont enter a view if you cant bear to be contradicted

You're not the boss of me.

Wow those handbags came out of nowhere :pac:

Boscoirl

If only the tour could create this kind of tension :P

Boscoirl

Sagan got his 100th Green jersey today

Boscoirl

https://twitter.com/ukcyclingexpert/status/1021063435428261893?s=21

CrowdedHouse

https://twitter.com/EuroHoody/status/1021092985088487424

Eamonnator

A bit more on Moscon:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gianni-moscon-disqualified-from-tour-de-france/

For what it's worth he's alleged to have punched Élie Gesbert of Fortuneo-Samsic 800m after the flag dropped.

Wonder will that AG2R rider face any sanction for striking the guy holding the flare?

Boscoirl

Sky will announce that Moscon has been reinstated then fortuneo rider has been expelled.

And for the pain and anguished caused he will be given a time bonus to put him on the podium

Should be a nice one month holiday for him given Lars Boom was banned for pretty much the same thing this year. Though when were the uci ever given to applying the rules consistently.

Here's the punch

https://twitter.com/toutlesport/status/1021097869292470272

Serge Pauwels out as well following the crash at the end. Injury to his right elbow.

MPFGLB

Eamonnator wrote: »

You're not the boss of me.

I guess you have used that line before ...

Eamonnator

MPFGLB wrote: »

I guess you have used that line before ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWgt4uIA99E

mloc123

Deleted User wrote: »

Should be a nice one month holiday for him given Lars Boom was banned for pretty much the same thing this year. Though when were the uci ever given to applying the rules consistently.

Here's the punch

Expect a 1000 page report from Sky explaining that it wasn't actually a punch or some such.

Some follow up from Sky

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/moscon-knows-he-let-the-team-down-with-tour-de-france-disqualification-says-brailsford/

It's suggested there they initially denied it

Lusk_Doyle

MPFGLB wrote: »

Sean Kelly agrees with me...they should have attacked further out

"He was a good man. Sean Kelly agreed with him..."

MPFGLB

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

"He was a good man. Sean Kelly agreed with him..."

we are afterall talking about a cycling point

seems logic is in short supply around here

whatever

Lusk_Doyle

MPFGLB wrote: »

we are afterall talking about a cycling point

seems logic is in short supply around here

whatever

I picked up a litre of logic in SuperValu earlier for €9. Bargin.

Eamonnator

Boscoirl wrote: »

Sagan got his 100th Green jersey today

This is a record for any classification jersey in theTdF
Eddie Merckx wore the yellow jersey 96 times.