Tour de France Tour de France 2025 Stage 21: Mantes-la-Ville – Paris (132.3k)

[Armchair Cyclist]

Blithering. I thought it was a proper evening stage as it had been recently. I have a cousin to watch in the All-Ireland Football final this afternoon.

 

[Heston]

Has there been any word on GC neutralisation and/or whether the first part of the stage is still ceremonial?

No word yet. But it's raining at the start line now. I think they will be very cautious and better safe than sorry, so probably GC neutralisation.

 

[E_F_]

Blithering. I thought it was a proper evening stage as it had been recently. I have a cousin to watch in the All-Ireland Football final this afternoon.

It's sad that Gaelic Football has become so tactical now. A bit like watching team sky win the tour back in the day...

 

[proffate]

The French are unhappy with Pog

“His sulking, his grumbling, his general bad mood for several days has been clouding and disrupting the atmosphere at the end of the Tour de France,” wrote Alexandre Roos. “Because how can we be enthusiastic if the Yellow Jersey himself gives the impression of being bored, of living a painful experience, of sulking when he has achieved an exceptional race, four stage victories, and total mastery?”

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Dance, bear, dance!

 

[Tricycle Rider]

And we're off to the races - Pog and Vingo chatting and laughing like they're the best of buddies. (No one can convince me they are some sort of hardcore rivals.)

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Photo time during the neutralisation it seems

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

The French are unhappy with Pog

“His sulking, his grumbling, his general bad mood for several days has been clouding and disrupting the atmosphere at the end of the Tour de France,” wrote Alexandre Roos. “Because how can we be enthusiastic if the Yellow Jersey himself gives the impression of being bored, of living a painful experience, of sulking when he has achieved an exceptional race, four stage victories, and total mastery?”

Is Tadej Pogacar bored by his own dominance? - Tour de France analysis

Tadej PogaÄar will win a fourth Tour de France in Paris on Sunday, but observers have noted that the Slovenian has seemed to take rather less joy fromâ¦

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I'm going to resist generalizing from Alexandre Roos to "the French". But I agree that Pog has appeared less than enthusiastic over the last few days in particular. He seems happy today though.

 

[Sciatic]

I expect them to have a special yellow jersey too

Plus for the whole team yellow gloves (except Yates who doesn't wear them), yellow bar tape, and yellow socks

 

[QueenStagiaire]

They should just TTT to the win now

 

[Sciatic]

I'm going to resist generalizing from Alexandre Roos to "the French". But I agree that Pog has appeared less than enthusiastic over the last few days in particular. He seems happy today though.

Maybe he started on the champagne already

 

[scribers]

They should just TTT to the win now

Was just thinking this is the perfect 7 man break

 

[Barnacle Bill]

6 of them can take off and leave Politt behind to stop anyone chasing

 

[Sciatic]

TTT nature break

 

[Tricycle Rider]

G sighting at his very last Tour, aur revoir, old man, thanks for the memories!

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Jonas: "I think I'm at my best level ever, but I also had some bad days." I think encapsulates what happened, but I'd say he only had "bad days" relative to Tadej. Otherwise, we'd be talking about how he absolutely smashed everyone.

 

[memyselfandI]

Why they are not racing, damn. I was hopeful teams would rip the script in pieces and take off for a fierce late afternoon in Paris..

 

[Brullnux]

The French are unhappy with Pog

“His sulking, his grumbling, his general bad mood for several days has been clouding and disrupting the atmosphere at the end of the Tour de France,” wrote Alexandre Roos. “Because how can we be enthusiastic if the Yellow Jersey himself gives the impression of being bored, of living a painful experience, of sulking when he has achieved an exceptional race, four stage victories, and total mastery?”

Is Tadej Pogacar bored by his own dominance? - Tour de France analysis

Tadej PogaÄar will win a fourth Tour de France in Paris on Sunday, but observers have noted that the Slovenian has seemed to take rather less joy fromâ¦

www.domestiquecycling.com

I feel sympathy for Pog, the pressure he is under and the intensity of the race clearly takes its toll, especially when you've it three times and the novelty is wearing off. That said, the fact he's seemed so checked out has definitely detracted from the final week of the Tour and left it feeling like a bit of a damp squib.

 

[RedheadDane]

Aaah, I see it's photo-op time.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Why they are not racing, damn. I was hopeful teams would rip the script in pieces and take off for a fierce late afternoon in Paris..

Looks like they still need to take pictures.
Hope that something will happen when all that is done.
But maybe they will wait for the circuit to start.

 

[Monsi]

There's only 9 Italians who didn't DNF the Tour?

 

[scribers]

I would still manage to crash in the road furniture

 

[Potomac]

Will this posing continue once the first climb starts?

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Will this posing continue once the first climb starts?

I demand they ride in pyramids up the climb! Jersey holders on the top.

 

[Sciatic]

Yikes, was worried Roglic would crash out during that team photo

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

God, Bengsch what is wrong with you, Lipo got 3rd, stop whining about Roglic not playing the super dom!

"It's a bit sad, I said it in a broadcast the other day, he could have made himself immortal if he rode for Lipo, but he didn't!"