So Vingegaard should ride the last 5 kilometers at 1,000 watts?
nah , that was not a miscalculation , he was afraid to not give Pogi another win , he's in his head 100% , the kid is done , should retire with this mentality .Terrible take, in order to win you must be willing to lose. He was maybe 100m off in his calculations.
Of course that's possible. But I don't believe it. He wasn't willing trying to win if it meant losing the stage to PogI don't really get this narrative... Vingegaard looked like he was trying to win the stage. He knows he can't drop Pogacar, so attacking low down the climb is a pointless endeavour. I think he made a mistake in the final km and left it too late, but in general the Gerrans approach was the best for the stage win. It's sad, but it's a reflection of the gap between the two riders.
There must have been some signs next to the road...Oh, it was 250m to go when Vingegaard went? If only there had been graphics providing that info...
He missed a big opportunity today. He didn't even attack in the last 3 km.I’m not happy; Vingegaard did the most logical thing for his chances of a stage win today. If you can’t understand that, than no one can help you im afraid.
I think this was more a testament to prolonged wheelsucking and incredibly poor timingThe explosiveness training finally paying off.
Lovely to see him “beat” Pogi once and coming so close for the stage victory. Really fitting.
nope , just the last 300-400 meters .So Vingegaard should ride the last 5 kilometers at 1,000 watts?
Honestly, I hope you‘re trolling because the alternative is way worse.Pogacar: *Drops Vingegaard every climb, especially in the final 200m every climb*
Cycling fans: "Why doesn't Vingegaard work for Pogacar?"
There was a notable rivalry between the teams of Peter Post and Jan Raas in the late 80s and early 90s, but they weren't riding for GC.Noob question: was there ever a true rivalry (friendly or otherwise) between teams with a GC rider? Cause this thing with UAE and Visma seems so silly and fabricated to me...
The only rivalry is between Jorgensen and Pogi lol.Noob question: was there ever a true rivalry (friendly or otherwise) between teams with a GC rider? Cause this thing with UAE and Visma seems so silly and fabricated to me
He didn't look like someone that has won 2 Tours, that's for sure.I didn’t know a non racer could win 2 Tours 🙄
Did you not watch Pogacar was leading the climb for more than 20 minutes?Pogacar: *Drops Vingegaard every climb, especially in the final 200m every climb*
Cycling fans: "Why doesn't Vingegaard work for Pogacar?"
It blows my mind how people always know the correct tactics here after the stage is finished. If Vingegaard had opened up 500m earlier and then been passed by Pogacar before the line, he had been lambasted for being stupid. He had one shot at working out the dilemma of not leading out Pog while leaving enough time to catch Arensman. He mistimed it by a few seconds. I don't see what other strategy he could have employed. He's clearly not gonna drop Pogacar on a shallow-ish headwind climb when he hasn't dropped him one single time so far.It blows my mind someone trying to defend Vingegaard here, specially when a guy is leading the GC and won 4 stages and the other has 0 stages and nothing else to conquer in this Tour.
Look I'm not a Vingegaard supporter and also not a Pogacar supporter. From that perspective I do not care which one of them takes the stage.the guy doesnt have a win all race , this was his last chance and he's still afraid of not losing a few seconds to Pogacar . Attack for the stage win mate, do it for the team , for the fans , for yourself, ffs .
I already said before the Tour he should give up on GC and target stage wins instead because it was a lost cause, but they never listen.
Pog wanted to race.Did you not watch Pogacar was leading the climb for more than 20 minutes?
No. I just happen to understand game theory.Honestly, I hope you‘re trolling because the alternative is way worse.
It's not a video game. These are real human beings who are baked after three weeks. I know it's really super cool to get on the internet and $&)^ on people, but this is the hardest race in the world and they are doing their best.It blows my mind someone trying to defend Vingegaard here, specially when a guy is leading the GC and won 4 stages and the other has 0 stages and nothing else to conquer in this Tour.
1 | 1 | - | Pogačar Tadej | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 25 | 52″ | 69:41:46 |
2 | 2 | - | Vingegaard Jonas | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 34″ | 4:24 | |
3 | 3 | - | Lipowitz Florian | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 4″ | 11:09 | |
4 | 4 | - | Onley Oscar | Team Picnic PostNL | 4″ | 12:12 | |
5 | 6 | ▲1 | Gall Felix | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 17:12 | ||
6 | 8 | ▲2 | Johannessen Tobias Halland | Uno-X Mobility | 20:14 | ||
7 | 7 | - | Vauquelin Kévin | Arkéa - B&B Hotels | 22:35 | ||
8 | 5 | ▼3 | Roglič Primož | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 25:30 | ||
9 | 9 | - | Healy Ben | EF Education - EasyPost | 20″ | 28:02 | |
10 | 10 | - | O'Connor Ben | Team Jayco AlUla | 10″ | 34:34 |