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

[kingjr]

Mathieu's face doing a Bjarne Riis impression.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Pou Pou would be proud

 

[MrTea1976]

Yes!

 

[perico]

Carapaz did what he could, better than Mas and Wilco.

5 seconds.

 

[King Boonen]

I wouldn't be surprised if MVdP pulled one out the bag and finished very high up the leader board.

Called it.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

The idea that everyone would be at the same level this year as they were last and that it was just a matter of changing race tactics was a false assumption from the start.

The winner was a 21 year old.

He is now 22.

There was always a strong chance that Pog was the variable in ascendency.

Fignon 83 — surprise, winner at very young age
Fignon 84 — absolute domination the next year

similarities?

lol

If Pogacar gets a ponytail and starts wearing spectacles, I will declare myself a fan instantly!

 

[Mayomaniac]

That was a monster TT bike VDP, good thing he doesn't train a lot on his TT bike...

 

[spalco]

Great job by VDP, I had already written him off, clearly a mistake with him as usual.

 

[Scarponi]

LOL hardly any practice on the TT bike and he does that.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

This time next year, MvdP will have put in some time training his TT...... just saying

 

[Red Rick]

I'd be surprised if he finished within 1 minute of the winner.

uncalled it

 

[solo80k]

Game over. I expected Pogi in top 3 but it's KO.

 

[Tim Cahill]

 

[Red Rick]

Friendly reminder that for all clinic related matters, there is a place full of awe and wonder called The Clinic

 

[glassmoon]

That was a monster TT bike VDP, good thing he doesn't train a lot on his TT bike...

MTB training for the win

 

[King Boonen]

Mod hat on:

Please stop it with the doping talk. We really don't want to have to ban people during the Tour.

Cheers,

KB.

 

[Earns1985]

Hopefully Pogacars team will not be that strong. Otherwise this tour will end up in a bore fest..

 

[Ranagazoo]

Feels like fans with cardboard signs are a bigger threat to Pogacar than his rivals this year

 

[saunaking]

It's literally impossible. The only possibility is UAE messing up a descent like in Itzulia, and even that is unlikely to be enough.

Pog is so far ahead that most attacks will be neutralized by teams protecting their placings within the top 10

 

[JosefK]

Game over, man!

 

[gunara]

Two monster rides, one is spectacular defense of yellow, the other is pure destruction. Will others keep putting funny faces when watching Pog's TT year after year? Lol

 

[TourOfSardinia]

GC

19 Squalo +2:31

 

[Pinot's goat]

Pogacar jumped the start, not sure what the penalty would be.

 

[kingjr]

Lol, Pogacar said he was "lost" after he lost radio connection, and it was good that he already had an advantage at that point.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

5 Danes in top 20 and Vingegaard on the podium - I ain't complaining