Tour de France Tour de France 2021, Stage 16: Pas de la Case – Saint-Gaudens, 169.0 km

[SHAD0W93]

Someone told Wout that VdP was in the breakaway

Showing Pogacar that Vingegaard is going to overtake him in Paris with a Vino attack on his wheel.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Went to the VdP school of attacking to not feel the cold.

 

[BlueRoads]

Jens is also a total moron.

He is. Well, he's a child, basically. I love his childlike enthusiasm for racing and small things, his interest in everything despite being anything but an intellectual, and also how positive he is towards the riders, no matter where they come from or on which team they are. One can just not expect serious assessments or hard facts from him.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Jumbo wanted to make sure there were no bonus seconds on offer before they set up the sprint for Pogacar.

 

[ppanther92]

He is. Well, he's a child, basically. I love his childlike enthusiasm for racing and small things, his interest in everything despite being anything but an intellectual, and also how positive he is towards the riders, no matter where they come from or on which team they are. One can just not expect serious assessments or hard facts from him.

Yeah but as "expert" he regularly has some seriously stupid takes about how the race will evolve.

 

[BlueRoads]

Wout has the same fishmouth expression as Tony Martin when he's riding hard.

I think I look just the same in such situations.

 

[Mayomaniac]

He is. Well, he's a child, basically. I love his childlike enthusiasm for racing and small things, his interest in everything despite being anything but an intellectual, and also how positive he is towards the riders, no matter where they come from or on which team they are. One can just not expect serious assessments or hard facts from him.

Yeah, he seems to be a nice guy and all, but when you hear him talk about tactics it's always bad. Probably a fun guy to meet at a bar, but not someone that I'd pick as an expert.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

TJV had a plan to force a split, hoping some favorites would miss out. Teunissen told the others some big names were too far back, and that's why Van Aert attacked. Turned out no GC guys missed the split.

 

[BlueRoads]

Yeah but as "expert" he regularly has some seriously stupid takes about how the race will evolve.

True, as an "expert" he's useless. But I've thought about why for instance I'm so annoyed by Wiggins and not by Voigt, and really there's something positive in Voigts attitude that I just like, a will to see the good everywhere and to enjoy life and take everything serious and at the same time not so serious. There's never anything cynical or dismissive in him and although he makes some money with his extrovert way nothing about it comes across as unauthentic. I really like to have him there, despite what he says usually being totally ridiculous or vague.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I think I look just the same in such situations.

I always have my mouth slightly open when I ride at a decent pace, but I like to think that I look more like Quintana.

 

[Escarabajo]

What a waste. Congrats to Konrad!!!

 

[spalco]

I always have my mouth slightly open when I ride at a decent pace, but I like to think that I look more like Quintana.

Everyone wants to look like Quintana, but in reality we all look more like fat Voecklers.

 

[BlueRoads]

Everyone wants to look like Quintana, but in reality we all look more like fat Voecklers.

Lol, lol.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Everyone wants to look like Quintana, but in reality we all look more like fat Voecklers.

Yeah, at least I mainly climb seated. I went to the Basso/Cobo school of climbing seated, no at least I don't look like Voeckler or peak Aru wrestling his bike.

 

[burning]

Yeah, at least I mainly climb seated. I went to the Basso/Cobo school of climbing seated, no at least I don't look like Voeckler or peak Aru wrestling his bike.

I look like a dumb Froome/Armstrong while climbing seated on a low gear with 5km/hr.

 

[75Driver]

Everyone wants to look like Quintana, but in reality we all look more like fat Voecklers.

Oh man...brutal. Who doesn't love Veockler? His guts and determination were admirable. Loved that guy!

 

[BlueRoads]

I don't like to climb seated much, I don't grimace, but I have my mouth open and my face gets all red. Who does that make me?

 

[movingtarget]

Wout is a bit braindead.

He forgot to switch off the autopilot.............

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I look like a mix between De Gendt and Voeckler in the first third of a climb, before I switch to an all bandaged up Pozzovivo kind of style.

 

[ppanther92]

How can Pogacar say "today was a really hard day" with a straight face?

 

[BlueRoads]

Everyone wants to look like Quintana, but in reality we all look more like fat Voecklers.

I don't know which part of the sentence is the best, but "everyone wants to look like Quintana" is actually lovely itself.

 

[BlueRoads]

How can Pogacar say "today was a really hard day" with a straight face?

He's really empathic.

 

[movingtarget]

How can Pogacar say "today was a really hard day" with a straight face?

It was two degrees cooler than expected................

 

[movingtarget]

I look like a mix between De Gendt and Voeckler in the first third of a climb, before I switch to an all bandaged up Pozzovivo kind of style.

I try to avert my eyes when Pozzo is on the TT bike.

 

[HelloDolly]

Pogacar "I dont know what they were doing at the end"
"I just followed"
"It was nice to open up the legs"
"Yeah tomorrow is going to be a hard day so lets hit it "