Vingegaard too strong for them and he can defend all the way to Paris now. The finish was very anticlimatic though and it was strange why he wouldn't at least try to attack Pog in the final kilometres to try and put the tour to bed.
39'06'' Alpe
Fast, but boring
Quite a few attacks, actually, they just didn't stick. Though I'm not sure what you mean "(Before the stage)".What a boring stage. Not a single attack from the top 2 in GC! (Before the stage)
Well done, Pidcock, Meintjes and Froome.
The story has been that Pogacar is a level above previous champions like Froome and Contador. Yesterday, Quintana and GT put 2 minutes into Pogacar. Today, Pogacar and the new Pogacar, Vingegaard, finished in the same time as GT who, at his absolute peak, Tour-winning form, narrowly nipped Dumoulin and Froome at the line on the Alpe, despite them having already ridden the Giro. So...they're actually not a level above previous champions like Froome and Contador?
Jonas had nothing left to give either.Vingegaard too strong for them and he can defend all the way to Paris now. The finish was very anticlimatic though and it was strange why he wouldn't at least try to attack Pog in the final kilometres to try and put the tour to bed.
Yeah, I expected at least a pursuiter's attempt at a finish. Sepp Kuss kept up that tempo that took it out of everybody except his teammate. Pogacar's attacks were sudden but he couldn't sustain them and actually looked like Vingo was tempted to counter. Kuss coming back each time served the task of hurting everyone and saving Vingo's energy for what is to come since they weren't winning the stage or killing themselves to gain a few seconds. Very well performed by JV.Sky really took Thomas and made him an all time boring gc rider
hmm wild guess.. maybe he is tired after the epic stagewin he mustard'ed yesterday and today's heat certainly doesn't make it easier.Vingegaard too strong for them and he can defend all the way to Paris now. The finish was very anticlimatic though and it was strange why he wouldn't at least try to attack Pog in the final kilometres to try and put the tour to bed.
Yes, UAE is for sure partly to blame if he loses. They are a large budget team and have the favorite and are just so bad. FDJ has far better mountain domestiques…How the best rider in the world can have a awful team? There are 4 jumbos and Majka is dropping
Even if he did...the few seconds are not worth it when we're only half way through the Tour.Jonas had nothing left to give either.
You can't just say "non EPO". It ain't that cut and dried. It's a really fast time, that's for sure. Particularly given the day's parcours and that it was ridden defensively in large part.View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1547617146712117251?s=20&t=KXCiJuuAT9iCKWhIaPUtfw
Would be a non-EPO record time for the leading riders. Faster than Quintana in 2015
NoCiccone made up 111 places in the GC today, from 132nd to 21st.
Ok, but they clearly were capable of dropping Mas. But they had some stare downs.Still managing to put in a few attacks today its a good sign for Pogi . Problem is that on such a heavy stage he finished basically on the same time with Mas , that meaning the level was not that high and also not Pogi's favourite terrain with the high temperature.
I'm sure he will get back some time in the Pyrennes but if its enough to take the yellow jersey back remains to be seen .
lets not forgt how he stole Roglic's Tour in 2020 .
And Masnada won the stageCiccone made up 111 places in the GC today, from 132nd to 21st.
You should just take the top 20 off the list. Sh*t...only Nairo appears on the list as a remotely credible for being a not-so-completely gassed rider!View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1547617146712117251?s=20&t=KXCiJuuAT9iCKWhIaPUtfw
Would be a non-EPO record time for the leading riders. Faster than Quintana in 2015