Tour de France Tour de France 2025 Stage 8, Saint-Méen-le-Grand-> Laval, 171.4k

[AmRacer]

Congrats to Milan on his first Tour victory. Another big name among stage winners this year. When will some lesser cyclist win a stage?

Ben?

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Ben?

Still, he's one of the best guys in hilly terrain and good at riding solo.

 

[dobrien]

That race was equivalent to root canal!!!

No, the last root canal I had only took about an hour; this was WAY worse!

 

[AmRacer]

Still, he's one of the best guys in hilly terrain and good at riding solo.

One of the best? How many hilly terrain races has he won?

 

[slim charles]

"A tough guy who likes to bully his opponents" - Tadej Pogacar receives backlash after first Tour de France days

The Tour de France is likely to be decided in the mountains between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, but with so many flat and hilly stages beforehand, the current battle feels more psychological b...

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So why would only Pogi be a bully, and Jonas not included? Just because Jonas is introverted he hence can't be a bully and the action to push Pogi in yellow can be overlooked? I mean Pogi only pushed Matteo, whole Visma pushed Pogi into yellow.

I feel like we deserve a less lame controversy on the 15th anniversary of the chain drop incident.

 

[CyclistAbi]

It's not against the rules (except apparently for Rou's "unwritten rule") to ride faster on the front than others would prefer. Technically it is against a (written) rule to take your hands off your handlebar and put them on another rider.

So i guess hugs are more or less forbidden.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Thank you Pogi for pushing us through this weekend.

 

[RedheadDane]

So i guess hugs are more or less forbidden.

I suppose giving someone a hug during a race is indeed quite dangerous.

 

[CyclistAbi]

I suppose giving someone a hug during a race is indeed quite dangerous.

Thrilling, though?

 

[Rou]

It's not against the rules (except apparently for Rou's "unwritten rule") to ride faster on the front than others would prefer. Technically it is against a (written) rule to take your hands off your handlebar and put them on another rider.

No, it's not. If it was all leadout guys will be removed from a race. In fact the whole peloton would be out because everyone is giving a teammate a push sometimes.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Dubnar's record of crash DNFs is getting ridiculous at this point

Those 300-1 bets in 2015 have finally expired without payout.

Edit: Turns out it was only 150-1. Paddy Power being a bit stingy there

 

[CyclistAbi]

In fact the whole peloton would be out because everyone is giving a teammate a push sometimes.

Remco pushed Rogla too and all was fine, no need to delve on it, after i guess Sunday.

 

[staubsauger]

It's been 38 years since the last Irish win at the tour. What's another year?

My oh my. Even the Scots have won a grand tour more recently! 😯

 

[Pippo_San]

6 years since last win for an Italian at the TdF.
Let's hope for a renaissance in Italian cycling (doubtful considering what happened at last national championships).

Gratz to Milan 🌻

 

[Krzysztof_O]

One of the best? How many hilly terrain races has he won?

How many? If you are not Pogacar, Evenepoel or Van der Poel you don't win many classics. Still, high places in races like Liege (3rd and 4th), Amstel (2nd) or Strade (4th) indicate that he's really good in undulating terrain.

 

[gunara]

How many? If you are not Pogacar, Evenepoel or Van der Poel you don't win many classics. Still, high places in races like Liege (3rd and 4th), Amstel (2nd) or Strade (4th) indicate that he's really good in undulating terrain.

So where are we going to draw the line between "big" and "lesser"? Jorgenson? Vaquelin? Lipowitz? Simmons? How many sprinters are big?

 

[nightowl]

I'm not seeing but what is the difference? (As you know english is not my native language so you can say in portuguese if you want)

There isn’t a difference (at least not in English). Fracture is the medical term for any kind of bone break, whether that be broken all the way through or not. A “broken bone” is a non-medical term that is used more often in everyday language.

Sometimes people mistakenly use “broken” vs “fractured” to mean a complete break vs a partial break - which it looks like may be the case here.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So where are we going to draw the line between "big" and "lesser"? Jorgenson? Vaquelin? Lipowitz? Simmons? How many sprinters are big?

I depends who you ask, boarders are blurred. To me Healy is a known and high-quality rider, whom I just don't rate as a lesser rider (not necessarily big either).

 

[yaco]

DQ worthy divebomb btw with 1.5k to go, but we only punish riders when a crash happens. Almost crashes out Milan there for absolutely 0 reason. Exactly why I can't take sprinters serious when they cry about safety.

I reckon van den berg should have received a yellow in stage one where he recklessly tried to move in between two riders causing him to crash and bringing O'Connor down.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Some secret 4th one?

Made me look to see who the third Paret Peintre was.

A sister, Maeva, between the two we all know in age; some junior results but apparently hasn't raced since early 2020

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

I mean you can't escape such remarks, IMHO journalists should use them sparingly.



Man handling if somebody is apparently intentionally obstructing you from feed, that is not bullying, it's setting things straight, we all know what happened when Pogi didn't eat.

But the whole point i am trying to make is sure Pogi and Jonas are shaking hands and smiling. The rest is tense, not like the media is trying to portray it, best friends on holidays. It's tense and we should appreciate it for what it is.

If I am a fan of a team, it's Visma, and when I look at the context, it does look like the guy handing bottles for UAE is just past the Visma guy, and I think there is every possibiity in the world that Jorgensen's decision to ride up beside Pog, instead of letting him slot in and grab, could have been intentional. Again, Visma works every angle, and I think the idea that Visma radioed for him to try to block Pog from grabbing a bottle, is not ridiculous. I bet Pog thinks it was intentional, based on his reaction.

 

[CyclistAbi]

@ChewbaccaDefense

There is tension there for sure and hence picking sides in determining on which kid misbehaved, that is not good parenting. Both are grounded till stage 10.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Hi missed today the stage. Why merlier did not win the sprint? Bad postjon or too hard of a climb? Good win by Milan

 

[SafeBet]

DQ worthy divebomb btw with 1.5k to go, but we only punish riders when a crash happens. Almost crashes out Milan there for absolutely 0 reason. Exactly why I can't take sprinters serious when they cry about safety.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1944091570371805555

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1944091570371805555?t=0B_GZElL1xghzCfYxxj3CQ&s=19

 

[staubsauger]

Hi missed today the stage. Why merlier did not win the sprint? Bad postjon or too hard of a climb? Good win by Milan

Had a puncture and wasted quite some energy to get back in the final. Just like Paul Penhoet who nevertheless appeared at the front all of the sudden, but was too spend to play a role in the sprint.

That chips section on the final climb seems to have caused quite some flat tires.