'Dale Posted July 19, 2014 Share Geraint Thomas is the highest placed GC rider in the break today. The Welshman is 14.05 behind Nibali. Nieve is not too far behind him at 14:51, however he could have been higher up had he not waited for Porte yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 19, 2014 Share It's very early in the day, but with a group this strong we could see our stage winner coming from this group of 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 19, 2014 Share 17 riders have made it into the break and now have a gap of 1:51. Here is a full list of the riders who have made the cut Geraint Thomas (Sky), Mikel Nieve (Sky), Steven Kruijswijk (Belkin), Cyril Gautier (Europcar), Nicolas Roche (Tinkoff-Saxo), Peter Sagan (Cannondale), Amaël Moinard (BMC), Alessandro de Marchi (Cannondale), Jose Serpa (Lampre-Merida), Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha), Rafal Majka (Tinoff-Saxo), Nicolas Edet (Cofidis), Jesus Herrada (Movistar), Simon Yates (Orica-GreenEdge), Rein Taaramae (Cofidis), Christophe Riblon (AG2R-La Mondiale), Albert Timmer (Giant-Shimano). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 19, 2014 Share ALLEZ, SAGAAAAN!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 19, 2014 Share The speed of the opening 16km has been 47kph, pretty high when you consider that they've been climbing almost right from the off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 19, 2014 Share Greipel has a small cut to the back of his left calf. It looks like he may have had an off in the neutralised zone, which could explain why he was off the back. It doesn't look too serious for the German. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 19, 2014 Share Tdf got one DNS today, Rafal Valls (Lampre-Merida). The Spaniard is suffering with tendonitis of the knee. He is the third Lampre rider to abandon the race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 19, 2014 Share This year's race has been a great one for the French, with some of their young stars really shining. In fact, it is two Frenchmen leading the pack in the young rider's classification. Romain Bardet heads the standings, 16 seconds ahead of his compatriot Thibault Pinot. We could have a good old battle between this pair today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 19, 2014 Share It's a little cooler at 26 degrees, but still pretty warm riding conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 19, 2014 Share Joaquim Rodríguez has some radio problems. He's not the only one, Konig had some issues earlier on as did Mollema. Perhaps the incoming storm clouds are having an affect already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 19, 2014 Share The leaders are in Bourg-d'Oisans, home to the Alpe d'Huez. The riders will be able to see it, but their not going to be climbing it this year. The Col du Lautaret is coming up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 19, 2014 Share Rafal Majka has been looking a lot better in recent days and finished second to Nibali yesterday. He was another late call-up to the Tour de France, after his teammate Romain Kreuziger was pulled due to an ongoing anti-doping case against him. Majka rode the Giro d'Italia earlier in the season and finished sixth, his best finish in a Grand Tour to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 19, 2014 Share The leaders are now on the slopes of the Col du Lautaret and the gap has extended to 3:52. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 19, 2014 Share The leaders are now on the slopes of the Col du Lautaret and the gap has extended to 3:52. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 19, 2014 Share 122 kms to go from 177 Astana in charge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 19, 2014 Share There are a few specks of rain at the moment, but nothing too serious. It could get heavier towards the end of the day though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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