Tour de France Tour de France 2021, Stage 18: Pau – Luz Ardiden, 129.7 km

[Red Rick]

In the end, Pogacar actually left me with "What if Roglic didn't crash out" feelings.

 

[Netserk]

What a great final mountain stage, excellent all 130 km.

 

[MartinGT]

Pog's interview LOL

'Why should I be worried' LOLS

 

[Escarabajo]

Peak Froome maaaybe?

He looks more like Armstrong!

 

[lenric]

the vuelta will be fun

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So another finale from a small group. Poga didn't even try hard to drop them knowing he would easily outplay them at the finish. This time a longer sprint, no climber except Roglic has a chance against finishing explosivity of the guy. Just three GTs in his career and 9 stage victories, most likely 2 TdF wins and one Vuelta podium. Most accomplished youngster in decades, a legend in the making.

 

[titan31]

Roglic wouldn't have been close either imo.

Considering his domestique is Pogacars closest challenger, I think he would. Completely different race with a fit Roglic, and Thomas would also have up there so Ineos can actually try the two leader strategy and ask Pogacar to chase.

 

[BlueRoads]

His nose is really red again. That's how you tell he made an effort.

 

[Escarabajo]

Uran in at 9 minutes

 

[burning]

Uran came together with Magnus Cort and Powless 9 minutes down, ouch.

 

[Rollthedice]

Since that guy from Texas who shall remain unnamed.

First news is that Pog's time apparently is very close to the unnamed guy's record on Luz.

 

[Bolder]

Ignoring Pogacar, a number of riders are set to record their best ever Tour results. Of course, the record won't reflect that they were mostly double-digit minutes behind him...

 

[F_Cance]

Teddy Pagacha, best Grand Tour rider since?

Pogacarmstrong

 

[Escarabajo]

Uran keeps top 10.

 

[Red Rick]

I would assume Roglic would've dropped time in the Alps because of the cold, but he would at least have lit up the Pyrenees.

 

[JosefK]

Pog Pig

The new Cannibal.

 

[roundabout]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1415371445920747520

View: https://twitter.com/friebos/status/1415371445920747520

I think I like Pogi more now. Looks like a cycling version of Dougie Hamilton

 

[fbjim]

There's not much you can do with stage design when a GC guy puts like four minutes into all his rivals in the first mountain stage.

 

[burning]

This interview with Pogacar has to be the worst one ever, LOL.

Here is a great example for an interview:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efStUG6Qnso

 

[Escarabajo]

KOM Points:

Rnk	Prev	▼▲	Rider	Team	Points
1	2	▲1	POGAČAR Tadej	UAE-Team Emirates	107
2	1	▼1	POELS Wout	Bahrain - Victorious	88
3	6	▲3	VINGEGAARD Jonas	Team Jumbo-Visma	82
4	4	-	WOODS Michael	Israel Start-Up Nation	72
5	5	-	VAN AERT Wout	Team Jumbo-Visma	68
6	3	▼3	QUINTANA Nairo	Team Arkéa Samsic	66

 

[movingtarget]

In the end, Pogacar actually left me with "What if Roglic didn't crash out" feelings.

Roglic doing the Vuelta ?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Ineos rode a stupid race. Once Uran was dropped rather early on the Tourmalet they should have dat up and send Kwait, Castro or Tao on the attack to go for a potential stage win.
Kuss is so used to pacing for a Slowenian with a great kick that he probably didn't even notice the difference...
Mas was good today, if Pogi didn't close that gap with his monster attack he really could have won the stage. To me it looked like neither Vingegaard nor Carapaz had that much left in the tank.

 

[glassmoon]

Half-life of the Uranium

 

[HelloDolly]

He is the best since Indurain

Roglic would not have beaten him
Nor Bernal nor any of the rest in top form

He is is a field of his own
talent and killer instinct

But that he is so cool and so enjoys racing is the main reason he is the man to beat for the next x years or so

 

[RedheadDane]

Right... Vingegaard sent Kuss to the front because he... was having a bad day.