Tour de France Stage 12 - Toulouse > Bagneres-De-Bigorre (209.5 km)

dastardly00 · 18-07-2019 11:06am #1

And the race is finally in the mountains proper... yay!

Although with the ITT tomorrow, I don't expect the top of the general classification to change much today.

Stage 9 of the 2013 TdF finished in Bagneres-De-Bigorre, and the winner... Dan Martin

Live: Eurosport1 10.30am-4.45pm, TG4 1.10-4.33pm, ITV4 10.30am-4.45pm, S4C 2pm-conclusion
Highlights: Eurosport1 11.00pm-12.00am, TG4 9.05-9.35pm, ITV 7-8pm, S4C 9.30-10pm

Jasper Philipsen (UAE) is not starting today.

18-07-2019 11:28am

Ah I was convinced it was the ITT today for some reason.

18-07-2019 11:48am

Nico in the break which is 42 large.

odyssey06 · 18-07-2019 11:50am

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah I was convinced it was the ITT today for some reason.

I just had a bizarre wacky races thought of a team mixing up their dates and time trialing this stage...

odyssey06 · 18-07-2019 11:55am

Deleted User wrote: »

Nico in the break which is 42 large.

And there's 3 other Sunweb riders with him including Matthews.

The highest ranked of the breakaway on GV is Van Avermaet at 14'25''.
Nico is next back on 17 minutes.
Sagan is in the breakaway too.

2'45' gap to peloton.

18-07-2019 11:57am

Oss impersonating Sagan on piece on a Eurosport there, brilliant. Had him down to a tee

dastardly00 · 18-07-2019 12:50pm

The NTT/Dimension Data stage winner algorithm predicts Julian Alaphilippe to win today

MPFGLB · 18-07-2019 1:28pm

Looks like DQ dont want the break to last

silverharp · 18-07-2019 1:31pm

what is the total ascent for that roughly? and what kind of average km per hour?

neris · 18-07-2019 1:38pm

Ronan Dennis abandoned

dastardly00 · 18-07-2019 1:39pm

silverharp wrote: »

what is the total ascent for that roughly? and what kind of average km per hour?

Total ascent for the stage today is 3,088 metres if that's what you're asking

tuxy · 18-07-2019 1:45pm

The timetable expects an average speed of 39 Km/h

WMP · 18-07-2019 1:52pm

tuxy wrote: »

The timetable expects an average speed of 39 Km/h

And 39km/h average over 3088hm is absolute banana's!

neris · 18-07-2019 2:06pm

wtf was that bora lad playing at

2smiggy · 18-07-2019 2:29pm

what time will they be hitting the climbs ?

Gerianam · 18-07-2019 2:31pm

Result at Peyresourde
15:26
Result at col de Peyresourde (cat. 1, km 146):
1. Tim Wellens, 10 points
2. Serge Pauwels, 8
3. Lilian Calmejane, 6
4. Tiesj Benoot, 4
5. Simon Clarke, 2
6. Matthias Frank, 1

REBELSAFC · 18-07-2019 2:46pm

Why has Dennis retired the day before the ITT?

https://twitter.com/Bahrain_Merida/status/1151844844911964160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1151844844911964160&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fsport%2Flive%2Fcycling%2F48222419

Itziger · 18-07-2019 2:48pm

This has damp squib written all over it, barring a fall on descent which i wouldn't wish on anyone.

Trojan · 18-07-2019 2:51pm

REBELSAFC wrote: »

Why has Dennis retired the day before the ITT?

https://twitter.com/Bahrain_Merida/status/1151844844911964160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1151844844911964160&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fsport%2Flive%2Fcycling%2F48222419

Race Centre said:

14:37 Rohan Dennis pulls out
Rohan Dennis (Bahrain-Merida) who was one of the first rider on the attack this morning has abandoned the Tour de France. The world champion for individual time trial was a hot favourite for tomorrow's stage.

The team's statement is weird. Rumours he was literally missing, but people reporting he's on the team bus.

tuxy · 18-07-2019 2:58pm

Eurosport said he was complaining of gastro problems since this morning.

Did someone poison him?

You really could infer anything from the teams twitter message, very strange.

REBELSAFC · 18-07-2019 3:13pm

Go Nico

Itziger · 18-07-2019 3:14pm

Roche giving it a great lash, fair fooks to him.

godtabh · 18-07-2019 3:14pm

REBELSAFC wrote: »

Go Nico

I assume
That is him in the second group ?

REBELSAFC · 18-07-2019 3:21pm

godtabh wrote: »

I assume
That is him in the second group ?

Yes. Looks like the three ahead might have too big a gap though

tuxy · 18-07-2019 3:22pm

REBELSAFC wrote: »

Yes. Looks like the three ahead might have too big a gap though

https://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/tour-de-france/2019/live-toulouse-bagneres-de-bigorre_mtc1081897/live.shtml

Itziger · 18-07-2019 3:22pm

godtabh wrote: »

I assume
That is him in the second group ?

Yeah, was doing most of the work too but got smart. 53 secs behind leaders with 30k to go. There are quicker lads you'd have to think so he'd have to get lucky with one great attack and the rest start looking at one another. Unlikely, but he's given himself chance anyway. GC lads yawning their way up.

MPFGLB · 18-07-2019 3:35pm

The chasing group are pants...not organised and some sitting on

REBELSAFC · 18-07-2019 3:35pm

Itziger wrote: »

GC lads yawning their way up.

Really looking like Thomas in yellow after the ITT tomorrow and defend all the way to the Champs Elysees

Itziger · 18-07-2019 3:41pm

The speed of the front 3 though!!

neris · 18-07-2019 3:51pm

good finish

18-07-2019 3:52pm

I thought the other two would have the beating of Yates there. Well done to him.

Tour de France Stage 12 - Toulouse > Bagneres-De-Bigorre (209.5 km)

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