Jump to content

Procycling thread


myshkin

Recommended Posts

Mental! Tremendous racing and amazing effort by Vingegaard. Guess it’s not over after all. I thought JV had blown it going from too far out, they then had 5 in the pack going up the last climb then suddenly down to just Vingegaard with 20km to go & Majka still there with Pogacar. It will be interesting to see how much all have expended today with what’s to come tomorrow.
Great effort from Thomas as well, unfortunate to be out of the podium spots. Mightly impressive from van Aert as well. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

How much has Vingegaard invested too? It's a 3 week race, & we're only halfway through.
Was impressed with the way Thomas seems to be riding into form for that final week.
Had my doubts that Thomas could threaten the podium at a grand tour again, but he's looking to be in very good nick.
Would say that anybody within 3 mins could still win this, but Pogacar's tour looks to be on the slide, the way he bonked.
And likewise, never thought we would see Pogacar fall apart like that based on his recent form.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

When Big Mig bonked, it was in the last mountain stage, that cost him tour no.6, & he said "it only takes one bad day".
We're only halfway through this tour.
Any thoughts of Pogacar pulling this out the fire, would class him alongside Lazarus & Landis.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Great spectacle today with the twists and turns (literally on various parts of the course) matched by the climbs, especially the final one, making it a fantastic armchair day of genuine sport.

Chapeau to all involved.

 

ps, i sincerely hope that none of the protagonists are found to have the chemical equivalent of an electric assistance for their bikes in their system once the race is finished.

Edited by hearthammer
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Fantastic stage.  What a ride by Vingegaard, what a surprising collapse by Pogacar.  Surprisingly good performance from Quintana as well, and Thomas and Yates held up well too. 

2 hours ago, kiddy said:


Any thoughts of Pogacar pulling this out the fire, would class him alongside Lazarus & Landis.

Not sure about that, I would still class him as favourite.  One bad stage doesn't mean he's done, especially as I suspect the high altitude was a factor.  But it makes it so exciting for the rest of the tour!  

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, Gnash said:

Fantastic stage.  What a ride by Vingegaard, what a surprising collapse by Pogacar.  Surprisingly good performance from Quintana as well, and Thomas and Yates held up well too. 

Not sure about that, I would still class him as favourite.  One bad stage doesn't mean he's done, especially as I suspect the high altitude was a factor.  But it makes it so exciting for the rest of the tour!  

Indeed, starting with tomorrow's stage. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...