Tour de France Tour de France 2021, Stage 8: Oyonnax – Le Grand-Bornand, 150.8 km

[Hayabusa]

Pogacar now has 2 minutes on Carapaz... unbelievably dominant here. If he goes like this all tour he could win by 10mins+

 

[Devil's Elbow]

It took Pogi to finally put an end to Sky/Ineos dominance in the TDF. A new era has dawned.

Ineos are not quite what they used to be regardless of Pogacar.

 

[gregrowlerson]

This is pre-beef Contador level.

More like 2001 Armstrong level.

 

[sir fly]

The fear will be that either UAE assemble a superteam around him, or one of the other superteams sign him, taking away that element from him. Remember how excited people were by Sebastian Vettel in 2008-10, vs. how bored they were by him collecting fastest laps as he drove around unchallenged in 2011-13. So long as he's the best rider but doesn't have the team around him, he can maintain popularity as he will have to continue to ride with panache to overcome numerical disadvantage (take Sagan vs. the DQS ensemble as an example), but if either UAE use him to assemble a monster squad or he signs for an Ineos or a Jumbo who have a monster domestique squad to back him, it will swiftly lead to antipathy.

I think Pogačar will retire at UAE.
At least the extension suggests.

 

[Volderke]

Sure... I am certain Valverde told you in person.

Frankly, they aren't even competing in the same GC.
Carapaz is riding for 2nd. Mas is riding for 5th.
With Movistar tactics, it could well be for 7th.

 

[bigcog]

contador dropped nibali.

Froome could have won if he hadn't crashed out.

 

[Big Doopie]

Wonder if he feels like winning the stage to rub it in

if woods cant win, i much prefer pog winning over freakin ridiculous bahrain rider.

 

[woodburn]

Other favorites riding as if their in their own race w/o Pogacar.

 

[lenric]

We'll never know, Froome could have won if he hadn't crashed out.

sure and even contador at the form he said he was could not be able to top nibali, who knows and who cares. the past is written.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Poor Van Aert didn't get his day in Yellow.
The MVdP beat him again

 

[Netserk]

While we know the gap to Van Aert, how far is Carapaz in front of the chase group?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

if woods cant win, i much prefer pog winning over freakin ridiculous bahrain rider.

No Bahrain rider matches Pogacar's level of ridiculousness though.

 

[jsem94]

Pog on the big chain ring...

 

[Eclipse]

The fear will be that either UAE assemble a superteam around him, or one of the other superteams sign him, taking away that element from him. Remember how excited people were by Sebastian Vettel in 2008-10, vs. how bored they were by him collecting fastest laps as he drove around unchallenged in 2011-13. So long as he's the best rider but doesn't have the team around him, he can maintain popularity as he will have to continue to ride with panache to overcome numerical disadvantage (take Sagan vs. the DQS ensemble as an example), but if either UAE use him to assemble a monster squad or he signs for an Ineos or a Jumbo who have a monster domestique squad to back him, it will swiftly lead to antipathy.

I make it a general policy to ignore F1 as much as possible tbh

There's definitely a scenario where we are stuck with stale dominance, but I'll worry about that when it truly begins to emerge I guess. The aPogalypse wasn't something we really saw coming even 2 years ago. A lot can change in a relatively small time.

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Stage win definitely on the table now, can't wait to see the times

 

[Carols]

First post. And only moved to do so because of what I’m witnessing. Truly awful implications for cycling. This is a day that will go down in infamy. I had truly hoped that cycling was mainly free of this crap, but it would seem not. What we are witnessing is an absolute insult to our intelligence.

I think you want The Clinic

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Blasted past Poels like he wasn't there.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

New Colombiere and Romme climb records incoming

 

[Poursuivant]

Biggest talent I’ve ever seen in this sport

The gaps are gonna be 90’s style

 

[Billie]

55 seconds, I don't think he will catch them.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

All time great Teuns drops cycling pack fodder Simon Yates and Nairo Quintana up a massive climb.

Ooh Ahh, Up the Bha

Because both Yates and Quintana have been lighting up the race the past few days? Teuns is capable of a great effort... at least twice a year.

 

[Billie]

While we know the gap to Van Aert, how far is Carapaz in front of the chase group?

Almost 2 minutes. Carapaz is also very strong

 

[Savant12]

12% gradient in the big ring,

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

If the sun comes out now, Yates might have a chance to stick to Pogacar!

 

[Big Doopie]

No Bahrain rider matches Pogacar's level of ridiculousness though.

pog not performing suddenly out of the ordinary...

i expected this.

#fignon1984

 

[gregrowlerson]

Wonder if he feels like winning the stage to rub it in

Even Armstrong had enough sense not to win on Hautacam lol