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Tour de France 2018 | Stage 14
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 21-07-2018 10:05
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Stage 14: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Mende
One flat stage is all the sprinters get for now. The peloton is headed into the Massif Central, the road turns uphill after the intermediate sprint, and the riders will not only have to deal with the slope, but also rough and twisting roads. The final climb is 3 kilometers at 10%, going as steep as 14% at times. The road flattens for a good kilometer and a half before the finish line on the runway of Mende airport.
Julien Alaphilippe (QuickStep)
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
Dan Martin (UAE)
Geraint Thomas (Sky)
There's once again the possibility of a breakaway win. If not, the GC contenders will battle it out with the top puncheurs, although most of the former will just try not to lose any time. Alaphilippe should be the favorite, but he suffered in previous stages. Maybe his team mate Philippe Gilbert tries something again today?
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Hard to tell what kind of a stage this is going to be. There's potential for a lot of action, or the peloton just takes it easy and a breakaway can claim it. Which would be the first breakaway win of this entire race if I'm not mistaken.
As a side note, I might not be able to do a stage thread tomorrow, so anyone else, feel free 
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| Yellow Jersey |
Posted on 21-07-2018 10:11
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I see a break, if not Alaphillipe for the win then I struggle to come up with another one.
If Peloton Thomas, although it's very unlikely that it'll happen
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| df_Trek |
Posted on 21-07-2018 11:28
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cunego59 wrote:
Hard to tell what kind of a stage this is going to be. There's potential for a lot of action, or the peloton just takes it easy and a breakaway can claim it. Which would be the first breakaway win of this entire race if I'm not mistaken.
Stage 10 - Alaphilippe the first btw I'm expecting a break too for today
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 21-07-2018 11:30
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Damn, you're right  I had a look at the stage winners, and Alaphilippe just didn't strike me as a rider from a breakaway 
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 21-07-2018 12:08
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Dan Martin will win this stage |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 21-07-2018 12:22
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Mistral is strong with this one |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 21-07-2018 13:02
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How do ASO manage to put not a single interesting mountain stage on the weekend?
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 21-07-2018 16:02
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hmm maybe not |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 21-07-2018 16:08
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Fraile is being such a dick |
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| StevenGreen |
Posted on 21-07-2018 16:18
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Go Stuyven!
"He made a bigger comeback than Easter Sunday."
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| df_Trek |
Posted on 21-07-2018 16:28
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Allez!!!!! Jasper
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 21-07-2018 16:30
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Im curious to see whats gonna happen when Stuyven hits the climb |
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| StevenGreen |
Posted on 21-07-2018 16:31
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Would 2 min be enough?
"He made a bigger comeback than Easter Sunday."
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 21-07-2018 16:37
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2 mins might be enough. 1 min is certainly not enough because hes been going full gas for 20k's |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 21-07-2018 16:46
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Phil didnt die for this |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 21-07-2018 16:52
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The wheelsucker won. Brutal..... |
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| Paul23 |
Posted on 21-07-2018 16:54
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pretty disappointing winner
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 21-07-2018 16:56
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Please let Stage 14 2.0 be better. Allez Tom |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 21-07-2018 17:05
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Sky doing the train even on 2km climbs. Kill me. |
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| jensi251 |
Posted on 21-07-2018 17:09
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so close for Stuyven. 10-15 sec missing. Fraile the wheelsucker  |
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