Tour de France 2020 | Stage 8 (Gazeres-sur-Geronne - Loudenvielle

[fuiers]

Finnish commentator said that Zakarin is like Bambi on ice on descent.

 

[75Driver]

Exactly why being a PeeNo fan is torture. Guy just busts up every which way you can. Geez...

 

[Salvarani]

I get nervous just watching Zakarin descend

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Zakarin descending show.

 

[topt]

Looks like TD will pull today for Jumbo

 

[huangho]

Zaka descending should be named as extreme sport

 

[Savant12]

Let me know when Zakarin makes it down the descent. Can't watch him descending.

 

[Eclipse]

Footage of Zakarin descending should be banned until after 9pm

 

[Hugo Koblet]

If Zakarin doesn't crash downhill today, it's a miracle.

 

[Flamin]

That moto guy must have massive cojones, riding so close behind Zakarin on a twisty descent.

 

[Simurgh]

I'm feeling scared for Zakarin, he looks like he could crash in any moment

 

[perico]

Zakarin going downhill with no guardrails makes me nervous.

 

[Rollthedice]

Zakarin descending is more dangerous than Russian roulette.

 

[TomLPC]

Kelly and Kirby actually laughing at this descending

I mean I feel a bit sorry for the guy but he goes down like a figure skater

 

[huangho]

We all love Zaka descending skills! Haha...

 

[Red Rick]

Dumoulin pulling more facial expressions than Pinot

 

[bob.a.feet]

I think think he might have high muscle/tendon tension or something which could make him a little more susceptible to injury, but that's it.

I think Pinot would've been so much better off in a big team.

Maybe he'd be better off on a big team, but himself and Madiot seem to have a great love and mutual respect for each other - I don't think he'd get the same kind of support on another team. But then again, he'd surely benefit from stronger teammates in the mountains.

 

[Leinster]

Zakarin/Peters have 42 seconds over the group behind.

Zakarin needs a minute over Peters and others on the Peyresourde if he's going to win the stage.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

GC group slimming down enough for possible action on the Peyresourde.

 

[broppo]

the endless pinot cry show will not stop until the end of the stage.

 

[TomLPC]

Down to 30, Kwiat gone, WVA still on the front!?

 

[johnymax]

Wout is a force.

 

[JosephK]

WVA is a beast.

 

[SafeBet]

Not if it was plain dumv luck with a crash. If he was getting 3 hours physiotherapy a day and did not lose time to the rest until today, I would say he is plenty tough enough

I'm not saying it's a matter of toughness.
But there are bodies that respond better to hits or illness than others. And over the course of 3 weeks it's common to have some kind of mishaps.
It's possible he was the unluckiest among the ones who crashed, I'm not denying that. But if this happens systematically to one rider, and very rarely to others, perhaps there is something structural in this one rider's body that just isn't made for a three week race. Ability to stay healthy is a key skill for GT riders. Some simply don't possess it.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Kwiat dropped by by the man who's essentially his successor in the peloton.