Tour de France Tour de France 2021, Stage 2: Perros-Guirec - Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan, 183.5 km

[MartinGT]

I've only just stopped crying myself.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

I had deja vu today. 15 km to go MVP attacked on the Mur and won ahead of Pog&Rog. At the finish line MVP attacked on the Mur and won ahead of Pog&Rog. Wow.
Congrats to MVP on his performance. Tadej showed his explosivity this time and gained bonus seconds. Both Slovenians are battling from a get go and are near top of GC! It doesn't seem that anybody will match them.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

F*ck football

Woooow now, easy dude, there is a LOT of Danes on this forum, that like football quite a bit these days

 

[Escarabajo]

Lopez again doing his thing. Yesterday in a podcast they were blaming Movistar for not looking after him. The Colombians were blaming him because he just simply doesn't know how to position. Today he was clearly at the back all the time (just like yesterday). Literally, all the time. I just don't get why Movistar don't have someone with him to Shepperd him. I don't get it. And Valverde at the front does not matter at all. He is already out. Why doesn't he help. Proving again what many on this forum say about him, he is too old to win at the Tour and he is not use to be Gregario. So it is a wasted position. Anyway. Just like in the Giro, when the mountains come is going to be completely out of it.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Quintana sticking in an attack, looking round and giving the 'ahhh ***' face as he sees Van Der Poel on his wheel for second best moment of the day.

 

[Unchained]

He was crying after the victory and I was very close. Van der Poel was absolutely full throttle obsessed with the win and he got it after all day attacking..great race. The So I motion video of his legs and crushing pedal stroke make me as jealous as humanly possible!!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

And Kelderman is just following them wherever they go...

 

[JosefK]

Jumbo has to be very happy with Vingegaard's presence, especially with Kuss banged up from the crash yesterday.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Colbrelli was an excellent and unexpected leadout for MvdP.

I don't know what he had in mind.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Yup. If there’d been rain, cobbles, and a crosswind, Nairo would’ve won.

They could enter him for Roubaix in the fall

Imagine that, out of the rain and mud on the last pavee, we see a diminutive Colombian emerge first - with all the big cobbles specialists trying to catch up

 

[BlueRoads]

Congrats to van der Poel.
I'm not a fan of this grandson-of-Poulidor needs to get yellow-narrative, but that was a damn convincing win.

Alaphilippe beaten on the Mur de Bretagne by Kelderman

Pogacar and Roglic inseparable

And Higuita not in top form, but not too bad.

 

[MartinGT]

Poor 'Gee'

 

[Valv.Piti]

Lopez again doing his thing. Yesterday in a podcast they were blaming Movistar for not looking after him. The Colombians were blaming him because he just simply doesn't know how to position. Today he was clearly at the back all the time (just like yesterday). Literally, all the time. I just don't get why Movistar don't have someone with him to Shepperd him. I don't get it. And Valverde at the front does not matter at all. He is already out. Why doesn't he help. Proving again what many on this forum say about him, he is too old to win at the Tour and he is not use to be Gregario. So it is a wasted position. Anyway. Just like in the Giro, when the mountains come is going to be completely out of it.

Of *** off, Lopez suck as positioning, dont let that out on the most legendary rider in the peloton. Valverde IS the team.

 

[HelloDolly]

Porte lost 42s again...

That is because he rode at the front and did most of the work but he was very strong on the climb ...he would be up there if not working

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Best moments of the day:

1. VdP winning stage & yellow
2. That F*ck Omi and Opi sign

 

[johnymax]

Jumbo has to be very happy with Vingegaard's presence, especially with Kuss banged up from the crash yesterday.

Pais Vasco all over again. Jumbo 1, 2, with Pogačar 3rd in Paris.

 

[MartinGT]

Aye Porte did a lot of graft. As did Robot Kwaito and van Baarle et al.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

I should also mention Haig.
He is looking on track for a top 5, but is very much under the radar still.

On the negative side, Thomas and Asgreen dropped too much time today, to have a shot at yellow on Wednesday.

 

[Breezy1985]

Best moments of the day:

1. VdP winning stage & yellow
2. That F*ck Omi and Opi sign

Was that sign really a thing

 

[Cassirer]

Quintana sticking in an attack, looking round and giving the 'ahhh ***' face as he sees Van Der Poel on his wheel for second best moment of the day.

Memories of dumolin coming up on oropa. All These big guy mountain goats

 

[IndianCyclist]

At this rate the Slovenians might starting contesting sprints and intermediates.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Lopez again doing his thing. Yesterday in a podcast they were blaming Movistar for not looking after him. The Colombians were blaming him because he just simply doesn't know how to position. Today he was clearly at the back all the time (just like yesterday). Literally, all the time. I just don't get why Movistar don't have someone with him to Shepperd him. I don't get it. And Valverde at the front does not matter at all. He is already out. Why doesn't he help. Proving again what many on this forum say about him, he is too old to win at the Tour and he is not use to be Gregario. So it is a wasted position. Anyway. Just like in the Giro, when the mountains come is going to be completely out of it.

Sounds like he crashed yesterday and so possibly would be affected by that but regardless, losing 2 mins, what little chance of the GC podium was gone already. Another 20 secs doesn't change much. Still plenty of good stages to come for him of course

 

[HelloDolly]

What about Nairoman ....there is life in the old dog yet

 

[movingtarget]

Porte lost 42s again...

Would Porte and TGH be riding hard on the front if they are the team leaders ? That ship has already sailed.................

 

[Big Doopie]

Again, as modern cycling goes - barring accidents - I don’t think the final outcome will be close.