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

[Netserk]

The climb now:

 

[RedheadDane]

One day, when Prudhomme does his arm-waving he's gonna just take off an fly away!

 

[Barnacle Bill]

TDG revs the diesel

 

[Tim Cahill]

Kluge was dead last yesterday

DNS tomorrow I suspect

 

[Eclipse]

DNS tomorrow I suspect

DNF today seems just as plausible given how early and hard he's gone

at least presuming the broom wagon doesn't form on this climb but instead comes together later

 

[SafeBet]

Few riders already suffering from yesterday's effort.

 

[Red Rick]

This first climb is 100% on Cav watch.

 

[Red Rick]

This first climb is 100% on Cav watch.

Aaand Merlier gets dropped like a brick.

 

[Eclipse]

Poels about to start claiming back those 10 mins

 

[glassmoon]

Froome

 

[Red Rick]

Cavendish > Froome

 

[Netserk]

I haven't really seen any UAE riders at the front controlling who gets in the break.

 

[Netserk]

They are near the top.

 

[bigcog]

Like to see Poels go all the way.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

TGH struggling to recover from trying to go with a Bahrain rider in 2021

 

[Netserk]

Cattaneo, Elisonde, Kuss, Woods, Astana??

 

[perico]

So Hart doing no work with Poels to ensure they getaway. Ineos sure are petty chasing down there former rider.

And the attack is forcing Froome into the grupetto on the first climb. They should be ashamed and I hope it shows up on Netflix.

(sarcasm)

 

[Red Rick]

Van der Poel distanced according to GPS or are there 2 breakaway groups?

 

[Netserk]

Formolo chasing Geoghegan Hart.

 

[perico]

Froome was dropped on a climb before Cavendish.

 

[Netserk]

Van der Poel distanced according to GPS or are there 2 breakaway groups?

Poels and then the Kuss group

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

This first climb is 100% on Cav watch.

Not perfect but plenty dropped before him. Bodes well.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

G is dropped? No.. seems back of the peloton

 

[Tim Cahill]

Thomas is done

 

[glassmoon]

G also struggling already