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    Tour de France 2021 Stage 15 Highlights | Climbers Do Battle In The Pyrenees



    As the tour heads into the Pyrenees proper, a breakaway including some big names like van Aert, Alaphilippe and Valverde fought to try to take the stage ahead of the chasing GC group. Woods, Poels and Quintana once again traded blows in the king of the mountains competition.
    With four giant Pyrenean climbs, 4,500m of total elevation gain and a visit to 2,408m altitude, stage 15 is one of the toughest stages of the race and a day that many riders will be dreading from the moment they leave Brest this Saturday. Climbing may start in earnest, but it’s not until the riders pass through the intermediate sprint in Olette that they’ll hit the foot of the first categorised climb – the Montée de Mont-Louis (8.4km at 5.7%). This climb then gives way to the tamer Col de Puymorens (5.8km at 4.7%) before the highest climb of this year’s Tour – the Port d’Envalira (10.7km at 5.9%) – rears its ugly head.

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    13. Jan Gelderloos on

      As an old fart following my 57th Tour from wherever I find myself, I have to say that this year has been one of the most thrilling of them all!
      Almost like le Grande Boucle has taken on an entirely new appearance: repeated 30 man breakaways and what not!

    17. Marko Podganjek on

      "Stage 17 will probably be the hardest, but something dramatic can happen tomorrow. If you have a bad day, each stage can be decisive. I feel a little tired, it's hot in the sun after all these days. I haven't slept well the last few days because we worked so hard. It demanded its price. Today we relaxed, enjoyed Andorra and we will make good use of this day of rest, "Pogačar said at an online press conference. Due to the high altitude (1800 meters), they did not overdo the training, they only did something easier.

      The wearer of the yellow jersey still doesn't want to think about Sunday on the Champs Elysees. "We have a whole week of racing ahead of us, three more days in the Pyrenees, we will definitely be tired. I learn something at every big race, on the one hand I also look forward to the Pyrenees as a test for last week. So far I have ridden more defensively because I was not in offensive mode, but we'll see how it goes this week. Whichever way it turns out, it's going to be a good Tour, "Pogacar explained. He last had such an advantage a week before the end of the 2000 Tour by Lance Armstrong, who was later proven to have misused the illicit means.

      He doesn’t grimace, but he still suffers
      He also answered the question if nothing suffers in the race, because some competitors show with facial expressions how hard cycling on the Tour is: "Everyone suffers in a different way. I don't show it on my face, I don't have some grimaces, but I also suffer. It doesn't look difficult, but I can say it is. "

      Peter Sagan finished the Tour early after falling in the 3rd stage.
      She has a big advantage, a good team that has great control over rivals, and her first member does not lose power unnecessarily. Perhaps there remains only one more challenge to get a stage as a yellow jersey holder. Pogačar remains realistic: "This is not my priority. There are 150 people here who want to get a stage, so it is very difficult. I would not defend it, but I will not be in a bad mood if it is not. The first goal is to be in yellow in Paris "My goals are clear that I don't lose anything against the others, or at least minimally. Every day is closer to Paris, every day is a little easier and more motivated. Day by day we are closer and I can't wait to be even closer."

      Doping questions are embarrassing as the history of cycling has not been rosy
      Doping questions are repeated at every press conference. The yellow T-shirt has a varied history on the Tour …

      "I'm not angry. The questions are embarrassing because the history of cycling has not been rosy. So we need to understand these questions. But I haven't prepared the answers. I much prefer to sit on the bike and race. I can only assure you that I come from a good family where I was brought up fairly, ”he stressed.

      Sharing this information with the public can affect tactics
      He reiterated that he does not intend to publish details of his biological passport and blood tests. "If you share this information with the public, it can affect tactics. Competitors see where your limit is and where you are vulnerable," the cyclist from Klanac near Komenda explained the decision.

    24. Frihed Kærlighed Nærhed on

      J'espère que les Français disent non à ce fascisme dans lequel ils sont engagés engaged️ .. Parce que quand ils veulent des vaccins forcés ça pue les forces obscures étrangères satan est à l'intérieur. ne nous forcez jamais à faire quoi que ce soit où sont les droits de l'homme !! !! .. Saviez-vous qu'Hitler a aussi utilisé des passeports de santé assez drôles lisez l'histoire amis de la liberté .. Paix à tous sur terre❤️✌🏻❤️✌🏻❤️

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