Tour de France Tour de France 2024:Stage 21: Monaco - Nice, 21/07, 33.7k (ITT)

[awavey]

and Sean Kelly on live Eurosport said the F-word ? and was reprimanded by mother Orla.. < sheesh>

wait I missed that...damn

 

[Unchained]

German media talking about giftig stages ....
Ridiculous

Armstrong, Roadman podcast and others saying he was slightly disrespectful, I couldn't disagree more.. No gifts, he gave multiple days w minutes up the road and when he shifted into turbo he just couldn't be stopped. He was ( is) fantastic all around!!

 

[zorroz69]

Why is UAE angry on Ayuso? Lack of effort?

 

[JimPanzen]

Not sure I'd agree with this; they both did great performances and got CRUSHED. Of course they can both be very proud of their races but perhaps the realization of just how massive their beating was might be just a little too much to take emotionally at the moment.

Given the circumstances Vingegaard had, I think he would have no reason for that.

 

[Rollthedice]

We should all celebrate. This miracle happened during our lifetime, you can all tell your nephews, I was there, in front of the telly.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

OK, I got the order of top 3, and the distance between no 2 and 3 almost by secs. But Pogi's instinct took over yet again.

The only thing I was annoyed about today were the TV producers. Really amateur-like untimed camera shifts.

It feels really strange to look forward to a grand final podium ceremony that doesn't have Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile in the background...

 

[slim charles]

This was brutal demonstration of force. Everything else aside, he has secured his place as an absolute legend.
You have to, of course, suspend disbelief at all this. Everyone is going so fast, and Pogacar is going so much faster yet. It is what it is.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Lmao at the 3 finger thing, trying a bit hard these days to create signature moments.

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[Danskebjerge]

I wonder what qualifications the official interviewer of the Tour is supposed to have. He uses those Southern European "questions" where he just says something about how great it was, and then lets the rider "answer".

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Armstrong, Roadman podcast and others saying he was slightly disrespectful, I couldn't disagree more.. No gifts, he gave multiple days w minutes up the road and when he shifted into turbo he just couldn't be stopped. He was ( is) fantastic all around!!

The biggest fraud in the history of the sport who famously chased down a rider who complained about the state of the sport has thoughts about "disrespect". Cannot possibly extend a bigger middle finger to Armstrong and his entire legacy. A complete tool.

 

[Bolder]

I think you can say arrogant perhaps, but I don't know where you get overconfident. I'd say beating Jonas by 6:17, Remco by 9:18, with Almeida in 4th 19:03 (!?!?!) back leaves him plenty of room for confidence. This was totally ridiculous.

He’s got beat worse by Jonas last year. Don’t forget that.

 

[dacooley]

Well, I can confidently say it's a peak of glory even for Pogacar. -)

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

So, when was the last time a GC rider won 3 consecutive Tour stages?

 

[AmRacer]

I don’t think we’ll hear any more comments about Jonas’s anatomy from Remco from now on.

Remco, 'Jonas, what's the secret with your big balls?'

 

[Ulle97]

17 Tour stages now for Pogacar.

Many people say he'll break 35.

I'm not so sure. The chaos of the cycling world brings many unforseen scenarios. Things rarely are so simple as they might appear.

 

[jaylew]

Absolutely. Vingegaard will be happy too with his performances after his crash, just gonna need some time after the tour

These time margins in GC are mad.

Yeah, they are huge but almost the same as last year with a smaller gap to 2nd

 

[Brullnux]

Almost 20 minutes to 4th, 30 minutes to 10th. Crazy stuff

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

He’s got beat worse by Jonas last year. Don’t forget that.

Nah, Vingegaards loss is more severe as he never cracked and got 6 minutes nonetheless. He even said he was better than ever. So it's a crushing defeat imo, even though his preparation was very problematic, because he still was on great form.

 

[Netserk]

 

[awavey]

I wonder what qualifications the official interviewer of the Tour is supposed to have. He uses those Southern European "questions" where he just says something about how great it was, and then lets the rider "answer".

his qualification, other than being multilingual, is to ask soft ball questions of someone full of emotion, adrenaline and a bit knackered...normally.

tbh just getting coherent sentences out of riders at this stage is a skill in itself.

he usually asks stuff that sum up the moment, its never going to anything but superficial

 

[Miha81]

Yeah, they are huge but almost the same as last year with a smaller gap to 2nd

Similar gaps. Last year they were 16 riders inside 1 hour and this year there are 18.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Only 17 riders finished within 1 hour of Pog, and only 9 finished within 30 minutes.
I see @Miha81 beat me to it. Salut.

 

[dobrien]

I don’t think we’ll hear any more comments about Jonas’s anatomy from Remco from now on.

Actually quite a good TT from Remco; I think this one really suited Jonas a lot more. But to your point, yes, Remco may choose a little more discretion in his quotes in the future lest they come back to bite him in the, well, you know...

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

So, when was the last time a GC rider won 3 consecutive Tour stages?

As so often...:

Fittingly enough, also with a big middle finger move to the big rival team when he chased down Klöden for the third win.

 

[Netserk]

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