Tour de France Stage 15 - Limoux > Foix (185 km)

dastardly00

No hors categorie (HC) climbs today but there are three Cat. 1s and a Cat. 2, resulting in 4,345 metres of elevation gain.

dastardly00

The stage started about an hour ago and the pace has been relentless. The break still hasn't formed. Riders are being dropped left, right and centre... and they haven't reached the first categorised climb yet.

Madness nearly 50km done. Nico had a try at getting away and it was brought back again, don't think they got more than 15 seconds.

dastardly00

Nico trying again

dastardly00

Simon Yates, Bardet and Zakarin are all determined to get into the breakaway today

Crazy some of the names there, Quintana there too. Names you'd normally see in the GC top 10 going in a break. They are looking at each other though.

dastardly00

A break is starting to get away and it includes Quintana, Dan Martin, Nico Roche, and half the Astana team

dastardly00

They have a minute lead now

irishrover99

Quintana in a group breakaway and still he doesn’t seem to want to contribute when he has a real chance of regaining time

dastardly00

The peloton has completely eased up

dastardly00

Now is the time for the breakaway to make hay but not enough riders are putting in the effort

Quintana is the real problem for them there in the break. Surprised they aren't telling him to get lost.

retalivity

bardet, nibali, quintana, dan in a break!
Along with nico, zakarin, g martin, woods, konrad, basically all the gc lads who are out of the picture

Edit, from cn:
Nairo Quintana, Marc Soler, Andrey Amador (Movistar)
Vincenzo Nibali, Jan Tratnik, Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-Merida)
Alexey Lutsenko, Omar Fraile (Astana)
Romain Bardet, Tony Gallopin (AG2R La Mondiale)
Sebastien Reichenbach, Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ)
Bauke Mollema, Giulio Ciccone, Julien Bernard (Trek-Segafredo)
Lennard Kämna, Nicolas Roche (Team Sunweb)
Guillaume Martin (Wanty-Groupe Gobert)
Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates)
Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha-Alpecin)
Patrick Konrad (Bora-Hansgrohe)
Michael Woods (EF Education First)
Simon Geschke (CCC Team)
Jesus Herrada (Cofidis)
Roman Kreuziger (Dimension Data)
Amund Jansen (Jumbo-Visma)
Amael Moinard (Arkea-Samsic)

MPFGLB

If Movistar ride for Quintana in the break then we may see fireworks behind
But they may not have confidence in him

I wish they wouldride as Dan Martin would have a chance of regaining time

at1withmyself

MPFGLB wrote: »

If Movistar ride for Quintana in the break then we may see fireworks behind
But they may not have confidence in him

I wish they wouldride as Dan Martin would have a chance of regaining time

I wonder could quintana be there to work for the other 2 for a stage win? They show more promise after yesterday!

dastardly00

Richard Virenque could do with easing off on the croissants
(based on him in the Festina ad)

at1withmyself

Breakaway attacks now so will probably break up a bit on next climb

dastardly00

The breakaway are finally climbing again

dastardly00

Nibali, Zakarin and Mollema all going out the back of the breakaway. I wasn't expecting that.

MPFGLB

dastardly00 wrote: »

Nibali, Zakarin and Mollema all going out the back of the breakaway. I wasn't expecting that.

I think what people dont realise is this Tour has been mentally hard

And it is only going to get harder

This is why stamina is very important from now on

MPFGLB

Mas gone ....

Mas in trouble.

MPFGLB

Quintana also suffering

retalivity

a lot of people seem to be suffering...its 30degrees today in Foix

MPFGLB

retalivity wrote: »

a lot of people seem to be suffering...its 30degrees today in Foix

Its been hotter in previous Tours

MPFGLB

Dan Martin also suffering

Angliru

Strange Tour continues to get stranger.

MPFGLB

Angliru wrote: »

Strange Tour continues to get stranger.

They have raced it very hard so far....eyes out racing

retalivity

Angliru wrote: »

Strange Tour continues to get stranger.

Viviani dropping Mas!

MPFGLB

Ten Dam : "Everybody is already tired. Mental game has already started at the end of the 2nd week! People dropping from the break and bunch you wouldn’t suspect. Like Mollema Nibali, Martin and Mas. Viviana stepped up."

Angliru

DQS have to ride to close the gap on Quintana says Rob Hatch :rolleyes:

Still a lot of climbing to be done here.

dastardly00

Today is the first day that I've heard/seen Roman Kreuziger

at1withmyself

dastardly00 wrote: »

Today is the first day that I've heard/seen Roman Kreuziger

He's actually doing OK, moving towards the top 10 today which would be impressive from him

at1withmyself

The last 3km on this climb look brutal, should give the break another shake up. If quintana gets over this one with 5 minutes then Ineos will have to take it up I would imagine?

Edit Wiggins just siad it's the steepest climb on this tour!

MPFGLB

The question is can Ineos


Thought FDJ and LV are better suited after yesterday

Inquitus

at1withmyself wrote: »

The last 3km on this climb look brutal, should give the break another shake up. If quintana gets over this one with 5 minutes then Ineos will have to take it up I would imagine?

Edit Wiggins just siad it's the steepest climb on this tour!

You'd think Ineos would leave it as Qukstep's problem no?

gordongekko

dastardly00 wrote: »

Richard Virenque could do with easing off on the croissants
(based on him in the Festina ad)

Bloody hell thats harsh

Ha check that make shift tri-colour there with the two kids in green and an orange continental sign holding a white towel. Chapeau!!!

retalivity

Ineos dropping like flies...

Yeah only Poels left with G there.

at1withmyself

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yeah only Poels left with G there.

Bernal too...

retalivity

Nice to see Stephen Roche back on the bike, according to Carlton

at1withmyself

at1withmyself wrote: »

Bernal too...

Hiding in the white jersey :P

Inquitus

A LOT could happen in what's left of this stage, a LOT of fairly unprotected GC contendor's going to have to look out for themselves! Should be some fun viewing!

BuffaloTengo

Simon Yates cruising to another stage. Weird race from him, hiding in the bunch and picking off stage wins. Are his GC days behind him? He's better than this.

at1withmyself

BuffaloTengo wrote: »

Simon Yates cruising to another stage. Weird race from him, hiding in the bunch and picking off stage wins. Are his GC days behind him? He's better than this.

His plan was always to come good in week 3 to help Adam,this was siad from the start but as Adam is not going so well he can stage hunt now and maybe get the Kom jersey.

dastardly00

That looks to be the stage win for Simon Yates

dastardly00

Landa drops Quintana... Brilliant

retalivity

dastardly00 wrote: »

Landa drops Quintana... Brilliant

Didn't even look at him going past, hilarious

Angliru

Landa is a boss. Quintana is a joke.