Tour de France Tour de France 2021, Stage 5: Changé – Laval Espace Mayenne, 27.2 km (ITT)

[RedheadDane]

Are there any "climby" TTs at the Vuelta?

Could get interesting with Vingegaard (who will surely get a shot at riding TT there).

From what I understand, he won't be doing the Vuelta after all, I assume because Jumbo think it might be a bit much with two GTs in a year.

Which of course frees him up to go win the Tour of Denmark instead.

 

[spalco]

At least VDP can't get overtaken today.

 

[Carols]

Primoz gave it his best and considering his injuries did quite Well!

 

[Eclipse]

Not too bad from Uran at inter2.

WVA is going to smash this given the rest of the jumbo rides

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Roglic not much slower than he probably would have done if fully fit, wouldn't have backed him against Küng regardless. If he can recover a bit more he still has a shot at yellow.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Good job by Roglic, given the situation.

Key for him will be surviving the weekend, to get to the rest day.

It's one thing riding through pain for 30 minutes, it's another to do it across 6 mountains for 5 hours.

 

[spalco]

Primoz gave it his best and considering his injuries did quite Well!

Yes, circumstances considered good job! Depending on Pogi's time (edit: and VA of course), it's likely imo an uninjured Roglic would have won this stage.

 

[King Boonen]

Carapaz to lose a fair chunk of time here?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Nice one Bauke, another anonymous 9th place GT finish in the bag

 

[KZD]

Lutsenko going really strong in the 1st check point. He can still fight for the stage

 

[limak_]

Veery curious how Carapaz will perform

 

[Carols]

Pogi left the start house early? Looks like 1 second.

 

[cen]

GOAT

 

[memyselfandI]

Pogi freewheeling!

 

[Red Rick]

Pogi left the start house early? Looks like 1 second.

I mean he left like 3 minutes early last year and they were so embarrassed they didn't correct it.

Or so I've heard from anonymous sources.

 

[King Boonen]

Mollema to beat Thomas...

 

[Eclipse]

Not a good ride from G and looks like he knows it

 

[johnymax]

Great

Roglic not much slower than he probably would have done if fully fit, wouldn't have backed him against Küng regardless. If he can recover a bit more he still has a shot at yellow.

If fully fit I'd expect Roglič to beat Vingegaard by 15-20s. He was 17s behind him today. But considering the circumstances, Rogla did an excellent ITT in my opinion.

 

[Googolplex]

Pogi left the start house early? Looks like 1 second.

That must be why he is smashing it.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Asgreen exit interview:

"I rode a good TT, I started in the tempo I knew would be needed, if I wanted the win, but paid for that on the last part. I don't think I could have done much better. Kragh has looked pretty banged up from his crashes, so I am not surprised he struggled today. I felt good today, but there were just a few riders that were better. The next TT suits me more, as it is flatter, but Küng being in the shape he is in, he will be the favourite".

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Great

If fully fit I'd expect Roglič to beat Vingegaard by 15-20s. He was 17s behind him today. But considering the circumstances, Rogla did an excellent ITT in my opinion.

Vingegaard did a better TT than expected, IMO.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Crazy time by Pogacar!

 

[luckyboy]

So Lutsenko is a time triallist and that is just normal now...

 

[JosefK]

I'm shocked that Roglic put in a TT that strong, considering his injuries.

 

[topt]

Pog 10 sec infornt