Come on Richie, go for 2nd...
At this rate, Pogacar is going to end up with Yellow, White AND Climber's jerseys!!
Porte has done a phenomenal TT!
This is mad, awesome race.
Wowsers.....
best tour for ages, this is fantastic
bit of drafting to go with his 4.999999999999999999 second push
Come on Richie, go for 2nd…
Porte did a good TT but he'd have to pick up over 3 minutes on Roglic and even in this state, that's not going to happen. Sadly.
By Eck. This won't be forgotten for s long long time.
Roglic looked imperious all your. Until about 30 mins ago!!
Not so much a win but a mugging to steal the jersey. That was fabulous!
EDIT Never was the "Race of Truth" more appropriate!
I wouldn't want to be the journalist who interviews Roglic tonight! Poor guy, gotta feel sorry for him seeing it turned around from a 57" lead to probably the same in deficit...
Roglic and his team looked imperious
FTFY
[and his helmet looks biff too]
Don’t know whether to feel sorry for roglic or happy for pogacar!
wow!
Don’t know whether to feel sorry for roglic or happy for pogacar!
Both, you don't have to choose.
So the big question is. Was Pogacar ok losing the odd sprint to Roglic because he knew he had it at the end? Was he playing the long game and none of us realised?
Stunning, def feel sorry for rog and happy for pog
Wow indeed. I'm happy Pog has won over Rog. And Porte on the podium is great too.
Nice moment from Roglic there, respect
Was Pogacar ok losing the odd sprint to Roglic because he knew he had it at the end? Was he playing the long game and none of us realised?
I think it was more Roglic popping, he was pedaling squares at the start of the climb, and struggled to pass Lopez. (60:40 POGAČAR even if roglic matched his team mates he still have lost)
Porte on the podium. Just wonderful. I’ve also long thought Pogacar looked the stronger rider throughout the race. And You’ll remember where you were when this race was won.
Sport can be both so cruel and so beautiful, all at the same time.
possibly the most exciting ITT ever, So many individual, critical battles at play.
amazing ride for Pog, and super please for Richie Porte
did Carapez do enough to get the poke dot?
Shit idea to have an uphill TT to end the tour 😁
Successive white/yellow jersey winners. Men’s racing is clearly a young man’s sport now.
Lol he won all 3 jerseys!!!
Men’s racing is clearly a young man’s sport now.
yeah 1 gt and pop 😉
Wow.
Woah, that was slightly bonkers. Looks like Chris Froome was right when he said he thought Roglic wouldn't sustain things into the third week, but slightly later in the week than he was probably thinking.
Great to see Richie Porte on the podium. But blimey 🙂
campag win the tour! Seppuku at Shimano head office ?
I got that excited I've just bid on a road bike on eBay after a beer!
What a finish! This has been a strange tour and I'm surprised it actually lasted three weeks.
I feel gutted for the Jumbo team (and Roglic obv), the look on Tom and Wouts' face as Pogacar was climbing...
Did not see that coming
Very exciting stage.
However I cannot help but be skeptical, unfortunately.
Alas yes, when you see stuff like that you can't help but be slightly suspicious.
Am choosing to believe it for now
Am choosing to believe it for now
Same here. But I’ve buttered my toast with a slab of scepticism!
Also, why didn’t Poglic wear a helmet that fit him?
“I'll say to the people who don't believe, the cynics and the sceptics: I'm sorry for you. I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles.“
I can't recall it ever happening and realise it's totally against precedent...but with such a strong team could JV attack on the final stage. Wait for the moment when the Champers starts chinking, Pog a few sips down then BAM...Team Time Trial off the front Martin, Dumoulin, WVA may just have the firepower to hold off a chasing Peleton. Can't see UAE reeling them in so it depends how much the sprinters teams want the stage...which they will, a lot. It probably won't happen, but if it did that'll end one of the best Tours in a long time...uncanny given the circumstances.
JV just lost over €400k today and that’s not even considering the potential loss of sponsorship. Ouch.
but with such a strong team could JV attack on the final stage.
Nope as he's a minute down. I did wonder what would have happened if the gap had been a couple of seconds however.
You can accuse roglic of choking, but he still came fifth in the stage. Imo pog won it more than rog lost it. That ride was phenomenal. Would be Interested to see the power he put out for that hours worth of effort. Must be 450 odd watts..
Would be Interested to see the power he put out for that hours worth of effort. Must be 450 odd watts
6.9w/kg for the last 16 minutes
Did not see that coming
It has been brewing for at least the past week. Pogacar has looked stronger on every mountain stage.
Ritchie on the podium is my hilight. A retirement back at Sky/Ineos towing GC riders, followed by a DS position in the car.
I reckon Richie is the best GC rider never to win a GT.
Would be Interested to see the power he put out for that hours worth of effort. Must be 450 odd watts
6.9w/kg for the last 16 minutes
Good guess, he's 66kg so thats 460w. And in the press already, is an examination of stage 8, where his numbers and attack are very much the same - a pretty high pull on the flat section, then sitting at 6.7wkg.
Did they plan this... its seems as though Stage 8 may have been a practise of what was to come. Look familiar?
"The post-attack moment is where the Slovenian really did the damage. This section lasted 10 minutes and 25 seconds, throughout which the power was essentially a time trial effort, a very linear execution of 447 watts (6.77 W/kg). "
“I’ll say to the people who don’t believe, the cynics and the sceptics: I’m sorry for you. I’m sorry you don’t believe in miracles.“
OOF!
but with such a strong team could JV attack on the final stage. Wait for the moment when the Champers starts chinking, Pog a few sips down then BAM…Team Time Trial off the front
In a word....no
