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

[Eclipse]

That's a massive group getting massively split then.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Where is that 3D rider tracker to be found?

 

[Netserk]

Astana with three men near the front, still ~10 km for an uphill stretch.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Did Dawg make it back with a daring descent, or is that him being dropped from the broom wagon.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Come on, Nans!

 

[SafeBet]

Doesn't look like it's gonna calm down soon.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Richard Porte on the attack

 

[Red Rick]

It is raining

Every man and their mother is suffering

Vincenzo Nibali and Mathieu van der Poel are having a jolly good time.

 

[SafeBet]

Nibali to VdP: "Grande casino uh"
VdP: "me like it"

 

[Netserk]

Where is that 3D rider tracker to be found?

Don't know, but there's a 2D tracker on the official live tracker: https://racecenter.letour.fr/en/

 

[Billie]

Kluge is in the Thomas group so probably no one else behind?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

I wonder if Froome will make the cut off today. Not exactly surprising he's struggling given his prior form and crash.

70 odd people in the 2nd group - if they stick together they're not getting cut.

 

[JosefK]

Froome and G getting dropped on the first hill of the stage. Changing of the guard.

 

[Tim Cahill]

They're banging on like Ineos are waiting up because Thomas is going to come back. Just give it up lads.

 

[Bonimenier]

Looks like van Aert wants to have fun again.

 

[Netserk]

Looks like Van Aert chasing?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Abandon with an "issue" and go for the next GT it's the Ineos way. They can never just be on bad form there has to be an excuse

That was their Giro modus operandi until Froome might have been barred from the Tour so they had him focus on it.

 

[HelloDolly]

Ineos need to let Thomas go and concentrate on Carapaz


Thomas cant win but Caraapz with Porte and TGH helping has a chance
Also can bring it to UAE......not in their interest to wait for Thomas

 

[SafeBet]

Latour already managed to lose some time in the first wet descent of the day.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

WVA decent legs it seems, after yesterday

 

[Netserk]

Rui Costa? closing Van Aert down.

 

[Red Rick]

Pogacar's greatest quality as a rider is having a **** team.

 

[JosefK]

UAE clearly are taking WvA seriously.

 

[Billie]

Costa there to annoy the other riders in the break. And if there's one thing Costa is good at

Plus in the rain to Le Grand Bornand

 

[Volderke]

WvA drilling it.
Kelderman in that group. They won't let it ride I feel, but for sure not an easy day for the whole peloton!