The riders start from Redes Natural Park in Asturias and then ride towards the base of the Alto de Colladona, a Category 1 climb that’s 7 kilometres long at 6.8%.
There’s a long flat run towards the second climb of the day, the Alto de Sto. Emiliano. It’s 6.8 km but at just 4.5% and backs up quickly into the much harder Alto de la Falla de Los Lobos. La Casilla, 4.3km but at 8.2% and perhaps worthy of second category status.
There’s a long run towards an uncategorised uphill drag where the day’s intermediate sprint is contested, at Pola de Siero; Then a good descent that takes us right into the last climb, which is the Alto de San Martín de Huerces. That ops out 1with 15.2 kilometres to go, and it’s downhill to the finish in Gijon from there.
Blissfully uncomplicated! Without a roundabout in sight the riders steam into Gijon and turn right just after 3 kilometres to go. Things get a tad tighter here as they are turning for a good kilometre which should line them out before a sharp left-hand turn through to La Arena, and one final left hander before the finish. Also, there are no roundabouts!
Oliver Mitchell
Finally Rojas day?
Thomas Cruz
.The Contenders
The peloton are shattered and there’s a sprint finish on Sundayso one would assume the break will be going. It wouldn’t be a surprise if Mateo Trentin made the escape again and he could well be joined by Jose Rojas, just like on Stage 13. Trentin is fighting for the green jersey and would be hugely benefited by taking points here given that the Angilru could see Vincenzo Nibali and Chris Froome battling it out once again. Jose Lobato and Edward Theuns are the best of the other sprinters left in the race although Quick-Step have the option of Alpahilippe to insert in the escape.
Rui Costa has a sprint and would be good over the terrain, and one has to include his team-mate Matej Mohoric, who is another good card to play.
Pawel Poljanski has three top 5 finishes and a pair of back to back runners up spots so looks a good card for Bora to play. By now we know who’s strong enough and Tomasz Marckzynski and Alexey Lutsenko have both won stages although the former might be quicker than the latter.
Justin Cox
Good summary best allie! Hope Rui Costa can win today.
>Alone for about 100km against a group of 25 What is this absolute madman thinking?
Evan Diaz
*blocks ur path*
Eli Johnson
elaborate?
Jason Cruz
Theuns was going alone in front but he stopped
Nathaniel Rivera
kek, got it
Evan King
It's a steep climb
Henry Baker
For Froomw
Nolan Torres
Where's Hinault when you need him?
Logan Lewis
Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal), Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale), Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates), Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors), Antwan Tolhoek, Floris De Tier (LottoNL-Jumbo), Nicolas Roche (BMC) and Dani Navarro (Cofidis) summited the climb together.
Chose your fighter
Jaxson Ramirez
I'm in for my boy Barday or Rui Costa
Asher Gomez
It's Roche's day, la'!
Aaron Cox
It's obviously Barday m8 Roche is honorary french though
Mason Bennett
de gendt ftw
Joseph Lee
lads, how do you feel about this cooking revolution?
Jeremiah Lewis
Everyone's back
Jaxson Harris
Roche red jersey tonight
Hunter Jenkins
I love it!
We shall wait and see
Logan Evans
ugghh can't believe i used to have a crush on that guy
Jonathan Lee
Nicholas repeating the father's effort today
Jose Collins
...
Thomas Taylor
tomorrow will be spicy
Camden Young
Catch this fool for Christ sake
Hunter Diaz
Asturias is the comfiest region
Eli Foster
>angLiru
Michael Young
I was thinking the same thing. All this good guys ready to win and this guy just escapes?
Levi Powell
>tfw I'll miss the end Angliru looks devilish
Angel Hughes
...
Tyler King
Can he do it?
Mason Wilson
RIP ;_;7
Nathan Evans
holy FUCK
Charles Murphy
I've fallen and i cant get up!
Adam Parker
that looks really painful, and he was fucking screaming
Camden Anderson
BARDET A R D E T
Christian Morris
A tasty 2 v 2
Robert Gonzalez
contador the absolute madman
William Robinson
I have a 50% change of being happy because I like Bardet and Rui. Will I manage to lose?
Ian Long
Long live the king
Mason Hall
Just fuck my final day up senpai
Kevin Jackson
>tfw portuguese but you lowkey want roche to grab the win
Carter King
>Long live the cheater FTFY
Juan James
Based Contador
Nicholas King
>That motocycle in the middle of peloton
Luke Reyes
can't count out the Counter
Jackson Morgan
>these men have blown it, there out of the ruining today >They've caught them!
Adrian King
DE GAYNT
Ian Phillips
Yes.
Owen Howard
meh
Jace Carter
Djent
Christian Cook
>Can'tador
Daniel Lee
>can'tador
Aiden Cox
>Cuntador
Evan Martin
Poels is a stupid faggot
Connor Green
...
Isaac Young
>6 SKYs in a peloton of the 20 best
Ryan King
WEBM OF FROOME AND HIS TEAMMATE PRETENDING THEY WERE GOING TO ATTACK
Charles Cruz
See you tomorrow las
Cameron Moore
why did they show that guy screaming for so long fuck that was traumatic I hope he's ok
