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

[SafeBet]

Carapaz 3.30 behind. Richie blew up. Hardly in front of the other group now.

And only 30 seconds ahead of the group.

 

[burning]

I have an outside hope that Izagirre can actually catch Pogacar, but that's probably unlikely.

 

[Bolder]

It's not as if everyone didn't say that the 2 Slovenians would be head and shoulders above the field. Take away Roglic and here we are...

 

[limak_]

To his wife.

*girlfriend

 

[Big Doopie]

carapaz to be caught by favorites for second day in a row...?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Have to admire the absolute lack of ambition in the GC also ran group.

You and I would be utterly demoralised too after this. There's no point to make sacrifices year-round to peak at the Tour if Pogacar does this. Feel really bad for all of them.

 

[HelloDolly]

what happened to Ion Izagirre

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Not one attack out of the group of favorites besides Carapaz. All riding for third.

Carapaz didn't attack.

The rest of the GC riders are just done. A race with two different speeds really

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Pogacar had to slow down, otherwise Majka would be OTL.

 

[Eclipse]

Theuns with some incredibly Bahrainy legs

 

[Carols]

Pogi have Mercy on the grupetto so they don't come in OTL!

 

[Poursuivant]

Deux vitesses

 

[Volderke]

Have to admire the absolute lack of ambition in the GC also ran group.

The race for 2nd is a war of attrition over 3 weeks.
The race for 1st was a 4-5 day illusion.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Izagire will do the work now

 

[SafeBet]

It almost looks like he's slowing down on purpose.

 

[woodburn]

Have to laugh at Horner's comments earlier that UAE tactics sucked because they left Pogacar unprotected.

 

[gregrowlerson]

It's not as if everyone didn't say that the 2 Slovenians would be head and shoulders above the field. Take away Roglic and here we are...

Yeah, but not head and shoulders and belly button above the field.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Theuns with some incredibly Bahrainy legs

Haven't seen Edward Theuns all day, have you?

 

[Big Doopie]

Deux vitesses

bahrain?

because it is pretty normal that the best most all-around rider dominates.

 

[Tim Cahill]

@ammattipyoraily
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COL DE ROMME (8.52 km, 9.37 %, 798 m) | #TDF2021 2009 | 26:48 | F.Schleck, A.Schleck, Contador
2021 | 26:40 | Pogacar

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Another Bahrain 2021 win it seems

 

[Volderke]

Teuns is descending on the edge.

 

[Netserk]

Keep in mind that there was quite some wind today (recall the umbrella), I'm not sure of the direction, but it explains why everyone not feeling super stayed together.

 

[sir fly]

Give Wout whatever Pogačar's having and we have a race.

 

[pvieira91]

Is Pogacar the best cyclist in all fields? Is he better than Fillipo Ghanna in TT?