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

[Armchair Cyclist]

Where's Padun when you need him ..

Getting ready to play against England in Rome? His mum will be watching...

 

[Ricco']

Very intelligent from Pogacar.

Now he will have 2 weeks to rest and prepare the OG double.

 

[BlueRoads]

Mas and Carapaz finished together again, cute

One can't say Carapaz didn't try...

 

[Netserk]

Biggest gap to nearest GC competitors in a single stage since?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[Big Doopie]

It's fair to say the only one in the race who could match Pogačar in the mountains is injured.
Time trialing is a different story.

merckx 1969?

ocana 1971 or 1973?

not sure who you are suggesting...

 

[Krokro]

What an embarassment to shoutcast such a race it should be

 

[woodburn]

Biggest gap to nearest GC competitors in a single stage since?

Did Froome ever win by more than 3 mins on stage? Maybe Nibali in 2014?

 

[Nin1388]

Once again Carapaz dangeled out ahead of other top 10 finishers for 25kms, only to be be captured in the end. Once again he has wasted energy.

 

[Ricco']

Biggest gap to nearest GC competitors in a single stage since?

Landis'2006?

 

[Eclipse]

Once again Carapaz dangeled out ahead of other top 10 finishers for 25kms, only to be be captured in the end. Once again he has wasted energy.

At least he tries

Makes it more entertaining than the mediocre masses chugging along together for their top 10s

 

[T-Nielsen]

Carapaz got caught.

That damn Valverde...

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Biggest gap to nearest GC competitors in a single stage since?

2019

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Most impressive solo performance I’ve seen in the mountains. Granted Roglic is out but Carapaz is by most sensible people thought of as least top 5 climbers in the world when in shape. Guys like Uran and Mas aren’t nobodies either. Insane ride by Lutsenko!!!

Oh yea, Pogacar was here as well

 

[perico]

froome also crashed out. after beating contador in both the opening TT and first MTF of the dauphine.

and then there is the unfortunate fact that nibali already had close on 3 minutes on contador when contador crashed out...

contador had dropped nobody. you are making silly fan-crazy statements.

Froome and Contador matched up in 5 races in 2014; Contador beat Froome in 4 of them and they both crashed out in the 5th.

 

[movingtarget]

Ineos imploding. Two days in a row Carapaz works hard for no gain. Thomas gone and Porte losing more time. They will have one leader next year ........Bernal. Still with Pogacar riding like a Badger/Cannibal hybrid what hope did he have ?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Landis'2006?

Jafferau '18

 

[Netserk]

Biggest gap to nearest GC competitors in a single stage since?

Froome '18: 3'00''
Pogačar '21: 3'20''
Landis '06: 5'42''

 

[Tim Cahill]

Biggest gap to nearest GC competitors in a single stage since?

Ras 2007 stage 8 was pretty massive IIRC, most weren't considering him a contender at that point though, although according to Dekker he had been telling people he was in tour winning form for ages.

 

[SoreleyBoy]

I hope its also the last

Nope.

 

[Mayomaniac]

You're right. But performance > drivetrain longevity.
It also just feels "better" to ride big ring imo.

To me it feels wrong to ride with a crappy chain alignment.
I also lack the strength to ride in the big ring on certain gradients.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Teuns looked like he was lucky to even make the Tour team this time but looks a good decision now

 

[Billie]

Biggest gap to nearest GC competitors in a single stage since?

Nairoman in Valloire. But afterall luckily he was not a GC contender (according to Unzue).

 

[Netserk]

2019

Less than today and Froome's Landis.

 

[pinkobalinko]

Turns out competition on this Tour is no better than on Tour of Slovenia. Pog has it in a bag after 1/3.