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

[Rollthedice]

I'm trying to reconstruct the race from these posts. I'm failing. What the hell is happening?

All you need to know is that a truck is blocking either Romme or Colombiere.

 

[Volderke]

I'm trying to reconstruct the race from these posts. I'm failing. What the hell is happening?

one word: chaos.

 

[DanielSong39]

Van Aert is being used as bait, obviously Vingegaard is their actual GC rider

Pogacar is so good though that taking the bait will just mean he'll gain an minute on the field

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

All you need to know is that a truck is blocking either Romme or Colombiere.

Neither of those, actually. Mont Saxonnex it is.

 

[perico]

Reminds me of 1987. Now there is a dominant leader opposed to that year, but the attacks are all over the place and no team can control it so we are seeing leaders countering at 90 KM to go.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Really interesting seeing such a dominant rider as Pogacar in such a weak team. Thankfully he's not in Bahrain.

 

[bob.a.feet]

What's the UCI's policy on mood-enhancing drugs? Because Roglic is loving life today!

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

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Truck has cleared the road.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Neither of those, actually. Mont Saxonnex it is.

It's not a truck either, it's the Orica-Greenedge team bus

 

[Gigs_98]

Neither of those, actually. Mont Saxonnex it is.

Okay, this might actually be problematic.

Edit: Or it's not

 

[Rollthedice]

It's surreal, Roglic smiling alone on a wet road in France.

 

[sir fly]

Like everybody's confused a bit by the lack of control.
"What should we do now?!"

 

[perico]

Road for Saxonnex is now clear

 

[pink_jersey]

With Latour and Uran also out, Nibali is gonna top 5 this without even want it
Crazy stuff.

 

[Netserk]

The chase group is all caught.

 

[luckyboy]

So the weak team of UAE has four riders in the group from what I can see, same as the much stronger teams of Ineos and Jumbo.

 

[Netserk]

Counter attacks now, never a calm moment.

 

[luckyboy]

With Latour and Uran also out, Nibali is gonna top 5 this without even want it
Crazy stuff.

Where is Uran?

 

[Fantastico]

With Latour and Uran also out, Nibali is gonna top 5 this without even want it
Crazy stuff.

According to the official Race Center at letour.fr, Uran is in the peloton

 

[pink_jersey]

According to the official Race Center at letour.fr, Uran is in the peloton

Aren't only Guereirro and Higuita from EF?

 

[perico]

LOL anyone tried looking at the Tour Tracker’s virtual GC. I bet the app will cause your phone to start smoking trying to follow this stage.

 

[Googolplex]

Where is Uran?

Tracker shows Uran as the only EFN in lead group, but maybe it's bike change. Or alternatively, he is not dropped.

 

[starlord]

According to the official Race Center at letour.fr, Uran is in the peloton

Which group is the peloton?

 

[Fantastico]

Aren't only Guereirro and Higuita from EF?

No, Higuita is in a group behind according to the race center. Maybe they changed bikes?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Truck-kun has been removed.