A young long shot survived
to take the win in the first Pyrenean mountain stage today. We saw another stage
winner come from the early breakaway on stage 14. Terrible weather had a big
impact on the race, causing problems for many riders.
Here is my [rough] stage-14
report if you want to read a brief outline of how the race unfolded. Afterwards
you’ll find some comments and my pick for tomorrow:
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| Stage 14 profile |
Stage 14
Baga to Andorra, 155.7k
First day of bad weather
Rain, cold (Temps mid 40’s; beow
40f/5c at Envalira summit)
No TV images for first couple of hours due to cloud
cover.
*Early Break went at km3: LL Sanchez, Gilbert, Ratto, Chainel, and Brown.
Lead is up to 11:25
The leaders are on the HC Envalira
climb:
The HC climb is 26.7k long
Brown has been there to help
Sanchez;
Brown and Chainel are quickly dropped on the
climb
