Interesting comment about Lance, commish.
Tourmelet is on the menu for Stage 16, as well. They climb it twice this year from different routes, of course.
wow, I didn’t even notice they climbed Tourmelet in 16 from the other direction. That is cool.
Lance has been saying he wants to go for a stage win to finish his career, so I would imagine it will either be an attempt at a long solo ride tomorrow, or he will lay back again and attack Tourmelet in 17. It has to be one or the other, he is not a sprinter and his TT skills are gone.
The only other option would be talking to everyone and being allowed to pull away in Paris. that would be a cool finish, but it would also be more a “let Lance have the moment instead of a true stage win”
So, it comes down to how Lance wants to try and go out:
1. A long solo ride (and hope they let him go)
2. Attempt one last Mountain Top ride to Glory on Tourmelet
3. Get an ‘honorary’ stage win in Paris.