brutal!
amazing, last climb and it's Jumbo who are isolated!
Bardet goes - this is putting Thomas into trouble with his position on GC but Pogacar doesn't really have to worry too much about it.
ving has distanced pog
POG DROPPED... blimey this is some stage! Go Vingegaard!
Barguil has pretty much died completely, even Pogacar is finally looking under pressure.
Pog has popped
G DISTANCES POG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is amazing!
Go G!!!!
Go on G!!
G DISTANCES POG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was going to say that. Darn you.
Go on G!
sviuepqobirytvpi!!!;os gaaaihfhfahahSEIOESOIUOGISVU WHAAAAAAAAAT
Yes!!!
I'm not a huge fan of INEOS but cmon G-man!!!!!
<stands up>
Doing no work whatsoever anymore, this is nailbiting!
COME ON G!!!
Yates is back with Pogacar now so hopefully he can just sit on him and not help.
Well it sounds like the highlights should be worth a watch tonight
On a work call - flipped back to the GCN and ooh..
Doing no work whatsoever anymore, this is nailbiting!
Not been doing any since coverage started... #donttellanyone 😉
Well it sounds like the highlights should be worth a watch tonight
They'll have to extend to 3 hours.
Suddenly, this whole Tour has been blown wide open, the GC will massively shift. Bardet and Quintana doing amazing rides, G is consolidating, Pogacar falling away... In fact he's looking pretty wrecked all of a sudden!
Floyd Landis effort from pog tomorrow?
yep pog is losing it here he is cooked
I've never been a Quintana fan and actually I think he was always talked up more than he deserved but it is genuinely nice to see him finally having a good day.
G to win it on the penultimate TT ?
Anyone else half expecting pog to have a positive test for covid in the next day or 2
Anyone else half expecting pog to have a positive test for covid in the next day or 2
He's lost a good chunk of his team already so it'd be no surprise.
Epic ride. Great Quintana ride too.
With the crowds yelling in their faces I'd expect more positive covid tests throughout.
Good couple of days for Danish cycling.
Well that was another exciting stage. Talk about races within races.
That was some race... almost feel sorry for Pog, he looks broken..
got to ride up the alpe tomorrow!
wow
Could have G and Yates taken more time over Pogacar?
Still a good day for both.
Probably couldn't have taken more time without burning themselves ahead of tomorrow
the french are going to go crazy over bardet
that was mental.
Bardet in 2nd place on GC!
Couple more seconds for G and he'd have leapfrogged Pogacar as well.
Tomorrow is Bastille Day and Alpe d'Huez!
G had his famous win on Alpe d'Huez in 2018 so could do it again.
Could have G and Yates taken more time over Pogacar?
Did you see the stage profile? I amazed how anyone can attack on the last climb after that lot. Hopefully Pog is just paying for his youthful enthusiasm/wasted efforts in the first week and isn't Covidy. That would be a mighty shame. Great ride by JV and Ineos did what they could - playing the long game. Given Yates history, I think he's looking to peak in the 3rd week.
Back over the Galibier first thing tomorrow, then finishing up the Alpe. Wow.
Game on!
the french are going to go crazy over bardet
Me too, I backed him each way at 150/1 on the day he pulled out of the Giro. Allez Romain!!!!
WOW!
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Col Du Granon, Yellow Jersey breaker!
Two appearances in the TDF and both times the Yellow Jersey wearer has lost it.
Let's get it back in again for next year.
I’ve never been a Quintana fan and actually I think he was always talked up more than he deserved but it is genuinely nice to see him finally having a good day.
That. Today's stage was a complete joy for lots of reasons
Proper racing!
Well I was at the Col du Granon in 1986 near the bottom of the climb as I was a bit late getting there so missed the sight of LeMond beating Hinault but a nice chilled afternoon on the sofa I've seen Pogacar being beaten by Vingegaard.
Being retired is great 😀
Pesky work getting in the way. I'll need to catch the hilights tonight. Bardet ascends as MvdP abandons, my dream team has had some highs and lows.... mostly lows.
2 to 7 is covered by less than 1 minute. Hopefully it encourages some attacks for tomorrow too.
That was amazing. Rescheduled all of tomorrows meetings to the morning in anticipation.
Crikey, didn’t see that happening
3 stages ago I said he was untouchable, and either best rider ive ever seen or on some special cocktail of pharmaceuticals
He’s clearly neither
Although I will also be unsurprised if he tests positive for Covid overnight. Hopefully not though, hopefully he’s just human and the tour will be far closer than I expected
<i>Didn’t see that coming, what a stage! Will watch the highlights in a bit to digest it all. Pog could / should learn from this but probably (possibly?!) too late for this tour. It may also make him more popular, public loves a champion who isn’t perfect and has to fight, plus he has a reputation amongst the peloton for being a decent human being</i>
I've been watching the Tour for many a year and that was one of the best stages I've seen. It had everything. Can't wait for tomorrow.
A touch of class from Pogacar at the end too.
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Also a touch of class from WvA giving a fan his green jersey after borrowing his pump on the way back to the hotel.
What a stage!
Wonder if the riders had time to admire the scenery...
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I accidentally (ahem) arranged to work from home today and tomorrow. It was great putting Teams meetings on mute today to watch that, I hope I don’t get asked any awkward work related questions tomorrow too as I doubt I’ll be paying any attention. Superb day of racing!
Well bloody hell i enjoyed that. Watched live till they topped Galibier then turned on highlights later on. Then turned them off straight away and just watched the full race coverage.
Brilliant. I expected pog to crack sooner, but he seems like a genuinely great guy, straight over to congratulate Jonas on the win. Can hardly wait for tomorrow!
Fantastic stage. Laurent Jalabert was staying on french tv that the last climb was thé hardest in the Alps.
Wish I'd watched that live!
Another cracker of a stage on what has been a cracker of a Tour. So many memorable stages so far and fingers crossed for fireworks on the Alpe tomorrow.
Maybe this is just me but ITV4 has become unwatchable since they moved to this Hub thing. Trying to watch on my computer it just keeps buffering or resetting to the start. It's impossible to wind forward or back and the adverts are irritating beyond belief and impossible to skip past. Got to be one of the worst websites I've ever encountered.
I used to enjoy the ITV4 highlights programme (that music still means summer to me) but have given up on it. My Eurosport subscription is far better value.
Agreed, I hate catch-up on the ITV hub - it's fine watching live (or wtatch from start) but if I want to fast-forward through ads then I record on the PVR
My laptop was iffy with ITV4 so I did a few reboots and updates, sung Soft Kitty to it, seemed to clear it. Windows. I can't speak for whatever iffy OS you are running.
But anyway that really was some stage, I gave up pretending to work once Rog and Vingers started tag teaming Pog.
Tadej's post race interview also showed character, he seemed Ok and said maybe he will take 3 mins back another day.
Tadej’s post race interview also showed character, he seemed Ok and said maybe he will take 3 mins back another day.
See i wouldn't put it past him to try that today.
The dynamics of the pack have changed, he's attacking now, not defending and he attacks better than he defends.
ITV4 has become unwatchable since they moved to this Hub thing.
Yup. My wife's tablet is abysmal for anything that is not on the Sky sports app. Virgin go and ITV HUB are awful especially for sports. My phone is much better
ITV4 has become unwatchable
The sheer number of ads is making it unwatchable!
What are the alternatives?
Might be worth signing up for the ITV Hub+ 7 day trial to get it ad-free?
In fact I'm going to do just that for today's stage. If it works then possibly worth the £3.99 to cover the following week.
What are the alternatives?
GCN racepass is £40 per year, full uninterupted coverage (nclcuding full race catch up) of a large percentage of the world tour rad race season incluing all grand tours and most classics, stage races and one day races. Excellent and varied presentation and commentary team
but no Gary Imlach, Ned Boulting or David Millar - which you may or may not regard as a bonus
Ned Boulting or David Millar
Ned is quirky & I love his enthusiasm. David has been there got, done it all (including the drugs) & got the t-shirt. He knows how much it hurts & so I think his opinions are on the money. But each to their own...
Yes the ITV commentary team are much better - I also enjoy their podcast Never Strays Far/Car/Farfalle etc they do the next day just 45 mins or so of nonsense and chat.
What are the alternatives?
I susbscribed to Eurosport/GCN via Discovery+. £40 quid for the year got me all the classics, all three grand tours and a lot more in between. And I never have to see another zwift, wiggle or halfords advert, which is worth the money on its own. Also Orla Chennaoui vs Gary Imlach, it's no contest really 😄.
I've settled on GCN for race, really like Blythe, McEwan and Lloyd combo, although i can do without Carlton Kirby and his blithering, then listen to The Cycling Podcast, Never Strays Far and Cycling Tips podcasts, seems to have me covered
Yes the ITV commentary team are much better
Not sure. A few years ago I'd definitely have agreed but Eurosport have really upped their game recently, particularly the addition of Robbie McEwan to the team.
Dan Lloyd and Adam Blythe are good fun too, and Orla is a great host (would love to see Gary Imlach trying to get away with some of her outfits!!).
Sean Kelly though I think is past his best by date.