Another medium mountain stage today
The riders start from Redes Natural Park in Asturias and then ride towards the base of the Alto de Colladona, a Category 1 climb that’s 7 kilometres long at 6.8%.
There’s a long flat run towards the second climb of the day, the Alto de Sto. Emiliano. It’s 6.8 km but at just 4.5% and backs up quickly into the much harder Alto de la Falla de Los Lobos. La Casilla, 4.3km but at 8.2% and perhaps worthy of second category status.
There’s a long run towards an uncategorised uphill drag where the day’s intermediate sprint is contested, at Pola de Siero; Then a good descent that takes us right into the last climb, which is the Alto de San Martín de Huerces. That ops out 1with 15.2 kilometres to go, and it’s downhill to the finish in Gijon from there.
Finish
Blissfully uncomplicated! Without a roundabout in sight the riders steam into Gijon and turn right just after 3 kilometres to go. Things get a tad tighter here as they are turning for a good kilometre which should line them out before a sharp left-hand turn through to La Arena, and one final left hander before the finish. Also, there are no roundabouts!
Finally Rojas day?
.The Contenders
The peloton are shattered and there’s a sprint finish on Sundayso one would assume the break will be going. It wouldn’t be a surprise if Mateo Trentin made the escape again and he could well be joined by Jose Rojas, just like on Stage 13. Trentin is fighting for the green jersey and would be hugely benefited by taking points here given that the Angilru could see Vincenzo Nibali and Chris Froome battling it out once again. Jose Lobato and Edward Theuns are the best of the other sprinters left in the race although Quick-Step have the option of Alpahilippe to insert in the escape.
Rui Costa has a sprint and would be good over the terrain, and one has to include his team-mate Matej Mohoric, who is another good card to play.
Pawel Poljanski has three top 5 finishes and a pair of back to back runners up spots so looks a good card for Bora to play. By now we know who’s strong enough and Tomasz Marckzynski and Alexey Lutsenko have both won stages although the former might be quicker than the latter.
Good summary best allie! Hope Rui Costa can win today.
Does nibbles have a chance?
The rythm of stage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0a1lZWoMu8
>>78119693
tomorrow maybe
fuck chains
fuck derailleurs
fuck brakes
>>78119986
Juan is such a QT
>Alone for about 100km against a group of 25
What is this absolute madman thinking?
*blocks ur path*
>>78120289
elaborate?
>>78120331
Theuns was going alone in front but he stopped
>>78120353
kek, got it
>>78119824
It's a steep climb
>>78120492
For Froomw
>>78120291
Where's Hinault when you need him?
Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal), Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale), Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates), Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors), Antwan Tolhoek, Floris De Tier (LottoNL-Jumbo), Nicolas Roche (BMC) and Dani Navarro (Cofidis) summited the climb together.
Chose your fighter
>>78120662
I'm in for my boy Barday or Rui Costa
>>78120662
It's Roche's day, la'!
>>78120683
It's obviously Barday m8
Roche is honorary french though
de gendt ftw
lads, how do you feel about this cooking revolution?
Everyone's back
Roche red jersey tonight
>>78120755
I love it!
>>78120728
We shall wait and see
>>78120783
ugghh can't believe i used to have a crush on that guy
Nicholas repeating the father's effort today
>>78120792
tomorrow will be spicy
Catch this fool for Christ sake
Asturias is the comfiest region
>>78121153
>angLiru
>>78121159
I was thinking the same thing. All this good guys ready to win and this guy just escapes?
>>78121153
>tfw I'll miss the end
Angliru looks devilish
>>78121153
Can he do it?
RIP ;_;7
holy FUCK
I've fallen and i cant get up!
>>78121308
that looks really painful, and he was fucking screaming
BARDET
A
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A tasty 2 v 2
contador the absolute madman
>>78121384
I have a 50% change of being happy because I like Bardet and Rui. Will I manage to lose?
Long live the king
Just fuck my final day up senpai
>tfw portuguese but you lowkey want roche to grab the win
>>78121427
>Long live the cheater
FTFY
Based Contador
>That motocycle in the middle of peloton
can't count out the Counter
>these men have blown it, there out of the ruining today
>They've caught them!
DE GAYNT
>>78121425
Yes.
meh
Djent
>Can'tador
>can'tador
>Cuntador
Poels is a stupid faggot
>>78121425
>6 SKYs in a peloton of the 20 best
WEBM OF FROOME AND HIS TEAMMATE PRETENDING THEY WERE GOING TO ATTACK
See you tomorrow las
why did they show that guy screaming for so long
fuck that was traumatic
I hope he's ok
>>78121710
Rude, Poels is the ultimate nice guy.
Another nice stage ruined by sky
>>78121723
[low moaning intensifies]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsz5Hp320R4
17:37:25 CEST
Froome briefly clasps the hand of Contador as the Spaniard drops back into the peloton.
>>78122192
thats gay