2008 Tour de France Stage 16 - Tuesday, July 22: Cuneo - Jausiers, 157 km

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Stage profile

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Stage profile:

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Grand Tetons!

Grand Tetons!lopsided

Grand Tetons!One is always bigger than the other, isn't it ladies?

lopsidedOK, that is scary...you reading over my shoulder?

OK, that is scary...you reading over my shoulder?omg was just about to say that http://cyclingforums.com/images/smilies/eek.gif

and yes

omg was just about to say that http://cyclingforums.com/images/smilies/eek.gif

and yes
You work for the NSA?

You work for the NSA? "I do not work for the NSA (or any other named division of an intelligence agency). I work for a small re-insurance underwriting firm in my city."

"I do not work for the NSA (or any other named division of an intelligence agency). I work for a small re-insurance underwriting firm in my city."
So you insurance people really do keep closer tabs on us than I thought...

So you insurance people really do keep closer tabs on us than I thought...the gecko does

Stage profile:

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See Kohl ride.

He will lock up the polka dots.

May be in yellow for a day.

I wonder how that noted descender, Frank Schleck, will handle this.

Valverde goes fast downhill. If he were in better form, I'd tip him. I reckon another break goes and stays away. Caisse will try to put LL Sanchez in it, perhaps.

Grand Tetons!
It's a camel stage.

What is the weather supposed to be like? Rain on the final downhill could be interesting.

It's a camel stage.

What is the weather supposed to be like? Rain on the final downhill could be interesting.I googled the Tdf weather forecast and it showed sunny weather for Tuesday's stage.

If the GC men/teams really start going for this from the start then there will be a number of people more worried than usual about not making the time limit. I always think these shorter stages are harder from this point of view as on a long stage they dont normally start racing on the first climb(s)

See Kohl ride.

He will lock up the polka dots.

May be in yellow for a day.
He could end up being the ugliest Tour de France winner of all time.

Stage profile:

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Thanks TDL

I don't know how these guys can function on the edge at 9,000+ feet. Amazes me.

Interesting point. However, in my Alpine climbing days a few (ok, a lot) years back I did not really notice the altitude (IIRC the highest climb I did was the Iseran). What really got me were the descents, and how you were constantly risking your life no matter how careful you were.

Of course, we were riding tubulars then and always terrorised of melting the glue and having the tubular slide on the rim...

Are any of you people going to talk about the stage? I reckon there will be bodies everywhere and the stage will open up the race.

The Restefond is a friggin MONSTER. Remember Robert Millars epic up the climb in the 93 Tour? The chase group was Indurain, Rominger, Jaskula, Meija IIRC, with Rominger taking the win. There were blokes spread out across the Alps from arsehole to breakfast.

BTW, Millar dropped Delgado on the Restefond IIRC. He also beat him in stage in the 89 Tour and held him off in a stage in the 83 Tour after Delgado made a kamakazi descent. But the 85 Vuelta made up for it all for Delgado. :p