Tour de France 2017 Stage 15: Laissac-l'Église - LePuy. 12pm TV

neris

Could be one for Steve Cummings to do a solo breakaway

Stage 15 of the Tour de France is played out on a hilly route in Massif Central. At 189.5 kilometres, the riders race from Laissac-Sévérac l'Église to Le-Puy-en-Velay. A good day for attackers.

After leaving Laissac Sévérac l’Église the riders head for the Massif Central. After some 20 kilometres the Montée de Naves d’Aubrac looms, an 8.9 kilometres climb at 6.4%, before an 8 kilometrs section on a plateau travels to the modest Côte de Vieurals, which is 3.3 kilometres at 5.9%.

After almost 100 kilometres on rolling roads the finale is ushered in by a drop. For starters a flat section of about 10 kilometres and then the riders hit the toughest climb of the day. The Col de Peyra Taillade is an 8.3 kilometres ascent at 7.4%. The first 4 kilometres are doable with an average gradient of 6%. But then the ramps go of up to 14% before the climb flattens out in the last kilometres.

The pass lies at an elevation of 1,190 metres and after cresting the route travels steadily down, with two minor hick-ups – Côte de Saint-Vidal and a small uphill section in Polignac. That last hill is on the menu with 5 kilometres to go, while Saint-Vidal is a KOM climb of 1.9 kilometres at 6.8%.

Today it’s the fourth time the Tour de France arrives in Le Puy-en-Velay. The victor will step in the shoes of Giuseppe Guerini (2005), Pascal Richard (1996) and Dominique Forlini (1954

Current GC:
1 FROOME CHRISTOPHER 1 TEAM SKY 59H 52' 09''
2 ARU FABIO 51 ASTANA PRO TEAM 59H 52' 27'' + 00' 18''
3 BARDET ROMAIN 11 AG2R LA MONDIALE 59H 52' 32'' + 00' 23''
4 URAN RIGOBERTO 188 CANNONDALE DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM 59H 52' 38'' + 00' 29''
5 LANDA MIKEL 6 TEAM SKY 59H 53' 26'' + 01' 17''
6 MARTIN DANIEL 105 QUICK - STEP FLOORS 59H 53' 35'' + 01' 26''
7 YATES SIMON 89 ORICA - SCOTT 59H 54' 11'' + 02' 02''
8 QUINTANA NAIRO 21 MOVISTAR TEAM 59H 54' 31'' + 02' 22''
9 MEINTJES LOUIS 61 UAE TEAM EMIRATES 59H 57' 18'' + 05' 09''
10 CONTADOR ALBERTO 31 TREK - SEGAFREDO 59H 57' 46'' + 05' 37''


TV 12pm

MPFGLB

Break to win today ...go Nico

neris

Cracking scenery

Nico in that second bunch.

odyssey06

Nico's in the second bunch and with a BMC guy in the first group he'll be under no pressure to contribute... could work out well for him.

odyssey06

The two groups have come together and BMC now have 4 riders in the lead group... BMC's Caruso is the lead GC rider in the bunch, 11 minutes down.

Some sections here today I'd thoroughly enjoy a plod along on my bike. Absolutely lovely there.

Kaisr Sose

Deleted User wrote: »

Some sections here today I'd thoroughly enjoy a plod along on my bike. Absolutely lovely there.

Nice and rolly. Irish like terrain with un-Irishlike smooth surfaces.

Tigerandahalf

Kaisr Sose wrote: »

Nice and rolly. Irish like terrain with un-Irishlike smooth surfaces.

I'd imagine they are well maintained for the Tour.

Saying that are all the surfaces of a smooth type as I wouldn't like to fall on some of the roads with that chip ontop of the tar. Guaranteed to take flesh. The roads on the Tour seem to be smoother.

ThisRegard

Kaisr Sose wrote: »

Nice and rolly. Irish like terrain with un-Irishlike smooth surfaces.

Half of Ireland was resurfaced when the tour came here.

neris

ThisRegard wrote: »

Half of Ireland was resurfaced when the tour came here.

We've some lovely smooth stretches near us thanks to the giro. The roads were in a ****e state before

All My Stars Aligned

Man there some glasses on Uran!

neris

All My Stars Aligned wrote: »

Man there some glasses on Uran!

They the poc glasses?

buffalo

How are they not showing the gap from Martin back to the main break?

spock.

Froome mechanical!

ThisRegard

What are yis doing peleton?!?!? Froome has had a recovery break, slow the **** down for him.

irishrover99

If they wait for Froome I'm switching off

WinnyThePoo

Froome 45 seconds down.

Attack !!!!!!!!!

Delboy2015

This is brilliant

neris

irishrover99 wrote: »

If they wait for Froome I'm switching off

They need to attack the fcuk out of him. Tough crap Froome but it's a race.

Inquitus

Hmmm Froomedawg could be fecked here, Dan still in the main GC group, could be a good day! Gotta love AG2R and their aggressive riding.

Landa needs to go well and truly rogue !!!!!!!

retalivity

For a team who have been a bit of a joke for a number of years, its been some show force from ag2r in this tour, they had their full team on the front gunning out down the descent and gapped froome before his mechanical

All My Stars Aligned

AG2R were already pushing it when Froome had his mechanical so no expectation to slow for him.

Inquitus

Nairo is done

Tigerandahalf

Froome must have had some issue with the wheel before he stopped as he was losing time.

It could have been a slow puncture perhaps.

He will be very glad of rest time tomorrow.

Great race now.

Inquitus

Landa drops back.....

spock.

Landa helping Froome :eek:

Landa dropping back helps Dan's position big time.

at1withmyself

How many km left? Anyone know own the gap to froome?