Adam4868
Guru
Yea I agree,it's 36 here Italy today.Im finding it hard to get out of a sunlounger for a beer !
Tour de France 2019 **SPOILERS**
- Thread starter rich p
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nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
So I decided to have a look at the Alpine climbs Thu/Fri/Sat and I may be revising my prediction
Thursday they've got the Izoard which is hard but they do the Galibier by far the easiest way. Just a few km 7-8%, most about 5%. I think it will be difficult to put meaningful time into anyone there. On Saturday the Val Thorens climb is really long but again has no real steep bits to attack. On Friday its Iseran which is hard then a finish at Tignes which isn't easy but is quite short.
So weighing it up, if riders wait until the last climb to attack I think Galibier and Val Thorens aren't steep enough and Tignes is too short. If protagonists want to make up the time on Alaphillipe they will have to go on Izoard and/or Iseran. But who has the balls to do that? Maybe Ala could hold on....
Thursday they've got the Izoard which is hard but they do the Galibier by far the easiest way. Just a few km 7-8%, most about 5%. I think it will be difficult to put meaningful time into anyone there. On Saturday the Val Thorens climb is really long but again has no real steep bits to attack. On Friday its Iseran which is hard then a finish at Tignes which isn't easy but is quite short.
So weighing it up, if riders wait until the last climb to attack I think Galibier and Val Thorens aren't steep enough and Tignes is too short. If protagonists want to make up the time on Alaphillipe they will have to go on Izoard and/or Iseran. But who has the balls to do that? Maybe Ala could hold on....
Adam4868
Guru
roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Tignes and Val Thorens are summit finishes. The Galibier on Thursday isn't. It's a very fast descent to Valloire
There’s one advert on ITV that’s so odd I still have not puzzled out what they are selling. Clearly I am not the target audience.
Is it the viagra one?
There’s one advert on ITV that’s so odd I still have not puzzled out what they are selling. Clearly I am not the target audience.
I think it's aimed at me!
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Is it the viagra one?
I think it's aimed at me!
It's all those funeral plans for you Rich. I hope you've signed up, no medicals necessary and you get a nice M&S voucher!
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Val Thorens is really, really, really long though. The attacks will probably be more attritional than explosive. Bennett and De Plus could do a job for Kruijswijk. Reichenbach and Gaudu likewise for Pinot. But if Ineos get their shoot together, it will be perfect for them.
OTOH, Iseran is really, really, really high. I have a vague recollection of Thomas coming unstuck at the Tour De Suisse a few years ago when it hit the very high mountains, so that could give him problems.
Also, it definitely won’t be 40° at that altitude, so it might suit Pinot quite nicely.
Is it the viagra one?
I think it's aimed at me!
It could be that!
Adam4868
Guru
If Thomas comes unstuck there's plan B Bernal.im guessing were going to find out pretty soon if he's allowed to try.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
This is my favourite moment of the Tour so far. Even Pinot only just remembers to look interested but Alaphilippe..........Alaphilippe doesn't even try.
Ha ha - I was so distracted by Allaphilippe's eyebrows that I hadn't noticed the look on Pinot's face!
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
Put your money on Greipel today 
