Any predictions from other websites ill slot in the bottom here, so post them if you think theyll be useful. Thor hushovd a year later, rui costa in 20 and ruben plaza rode in alone in 2015. The stamina of these hill climbing riders is incredible. Stage 17 is a brutal stage and it loomed largely over todays stage as the main gc contenders for the yellow jersey took stage 16 easy, well except for inhaling the blowback of tear gas used by the police during the protest.
The riders had their first taste of rain in todays stage and many will be pleased to know that they will be back on dry roads on monday. The stage contains 6 climbs and they get tougher the closer the riders get to the finish in peyragudes. After three great stages in the uk, the tour now enters france with yet another stage for the sprinters. If you dont have a dstv subscription, you can follow le tours youtube channel for all the highlights.
If you believe you may not be seeing the latest content on this page, try clearing your browsers cache or try a different browser. While most of us are either eagerly anticipating the arrival of the new nfl season, basking in baseballs long and arduous regular season, or both, another renowned sporting event is taking place across the atlantic that we may not have been aware of yet. Will anything out of the ordinary happen this year similar to seeing chris froome running up a mountain in 2016. After the second rest day the mountains return and stage 17 introduces a new summit at the finish in finhautemosson. Thor hushovd 2011, rui costa 20 and ruben plaza 2015. Peloton is the community for professional road cycling. Stage 12 is almost a carbon copy to stage 8 in terms of profile. We highlight the importance of a comparative approach in revealing the profound effects that. Andre greipel sprinted to his third stage victory of the 2015 tour as he held off a group of contenders, including john degenkolb. Stage 3, 3 countries and a 3rd stage winner at the 2017 tour. This region is known as being mountainous, and today is no.
Sorry for lateness, also had to watch the stage to judge peoples form. The route starting out in carcassonne, where the riders spent their rest day, the peloton heads west towards the pyrenees. Similarly to stage 2 of last years tour, which was won by sagan, stage 3 brings a short, sharp uphill test to the finish. An epic, actionpacked encounter on cobbles between arras and roubaix ended with a thrilling sprint win for john degenkolb of treksegafredo. Next weekend sees the return of cyclings most famous race. I have watched attentively from the start of the tour this year and have learned a lot about the points, jerseys, route and the riders themselves. The entire race consists of 21 stages and is 3,472. Its the one that might make it on to the evening news or the back page of the paper.
Todays climbs are known for big drama and a horrible accident. All of these are 100% fact unless geraint thomas ends up making our third statement fake news. The route took in everything that makes cycling such an exciting sport cobbles, sprint stages, summit finish in alpe dhuez, dust road, explosive 65 kilometres stage in the pyrenees, hilly time trial, and the queen stage over the aspin, tourmalet and aubisque. Lets see if the french spectators have accepted the challenge and show up in the same numbers as the brits in yorkshire. Hopefully, the riders will have gotten in every bit of recovery they need, because the next few stages will put everyone to the test. The rolling route serves as warmup before the ensuing gc challenges in the alps, while a breakaway is likely to succeed.