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German commentary is so dull.
This is horrible to watch. Ridiculous stage.
Caleb is going to be sleeping on his front for a couple of weeks
This is horrible to watch. Ridiculous stage.
Sometimes, the twists and turns coming in can actually help a bit but in this case it was just chaos.
Caleb Ewan was to blame for that last crash, trying to go up the inside and clipped his front wheel on the Alpecin rider. There wasn't a gap for him to go into. Stupid move.
Is that Carapaz finishing in the front group? He'll have gained some serious GC time there if it is.
Ewan still down - hope it's not too serious.
Sagan is a robot.
WVA finished in the front group too.... and G managed to roll in with Podje 26s back
Did Cobrelli push Roglic off ? more of the same tomorrow.
Is that Carapaz finishing in the front group? He’ll have gained some serious GC time there if it is.
Yep, 3rd on GC now at 31".
I watched that through my fingers. I really hope everyone just calms down a little now. A lot of riders were saying it would be a 'stressful' day. They weren't wrong. But they are their own worst enemies when they are swerving and banging shoulders like that. Good bit of riding from Ineos to keep Carapaz up there.
Did Cobrelli push Roglic off ?
No, I think Roglic touched his wheel, rider error on Roglic's part from what I saw.
Good bit of riding from Ineos to keep Carapaz up there.
Not entirely sure how much cohesive teamwork was involved in that and how much was just luck. Half the team had spent a lot of time and effort pacing G back in.
Good bit of riding from Cav to back out of it all.
But yeah, so much of it is just self-inflicted; stupid moves, lack of concentration etc - most of what happened in that lot wasn't down to the route or road furniture.
Not entirely sure how much cohesive teamwork was involved in that and how much was just luck
Maybe, but Kwaito (and DvB?) was working bloody hard to keep him at the front towards the latter stages. There was certainly some planning there.
so much of it is just self-inflicted; stupid moves,
the front group were really pushing on that descent to keep Roglic and co from getting back on.....
the front group were really pushing on that descent to keep Roglic and co from getting back on…..
Again, I reckon that at 8km to go, there was no thought of easing off. Willing to bet that half of them didn't even know that Roglic had gone down and besides, it was a self-inflicted crash, he's not in yellow so there's none of that unwritten "we should be nice to the race leader" rule.
Caleb Ewan was to blame for that last crash, trying to go up the inside and clipped his front wheel on the Alpecin rider. There wasn’t a gap for him to go into. Stupid move.
Watch the replay, Sagan is bouncing riders all over the place from a km out, clearly bumps Lotto rider at 850m, nearly takes a Ineos rider out, then barges a DSM rider, he nudges Ewan at the corner who then does what everyone does and over compensates and clips the rear wheel of the Alpecin rider.
Sagan is turning into a bully (fined at the Giro), nobody else was barging the way he was in the final stages today
Watch the replay, Sagan is bouncing riders all over the place from a km out, clearly bumps Lotto rider at 850m, nearly takes a Ineos rider out, then barges a DSM rider, he nudges Ewan at the corner who then does what everyone does and over compensates and clips the rear wheel of the Alpecin rider.
Nonsense. Ewan was totally to blame for that - just rider error.
Jack Haig DNF
Sagan is turning into a bully
I've noticed this too over the last 2 seasons. Reminiscent of Cav before his diagnosis for EB syndrome. Loss of top end speed + pride/desperation = recklessness. Ironically Cav jostling with Sagan on that Harrogate stage was a sign he wasn't firing on all cylinders.
The secret pro agrees with your views on Sagan, https://cyclingtips.com/2021/06/the-secret-pro-tour-de-france-sagan/
Ewan out with a broken collarbone.
+1 with the secret pro. Sagan was smashing riders out of the way left, right & centre. He didn’t need to, he’s faster than most but he was doing it because he’s a bully..
As to whose to blame for that? Well, again the pro points out that Sagan is involved in crashes like this more often than not..
Nonsense. Ewan was totally to blame for that – just rider error.
Watch the replay, watch the headbutts, the shoulder barges, the contact with Ewan before he goes down....
No, I’ll leave it with this – if everyone rode like him, no one would finish a bike race, we’d all be on the deck.
Ironically Cav jostling with Sagan on that Harrogate stage was a sign he wasn’t firing on all cylinders.
What is worse is that Sagan seems to be on form, he clearly was strong as he moved up and (literally) through the riders
What a ****ing BONKERS stage ! - for a boring, flat, sprinters day that has made a bigger hole in the race than most mountain stages
Haven't seen an overhead shot (must be one somewhere) but agree that Sagan looked to have unsettled Ewan (who's the size of a 10 year-old and probably easy to derail), who then clipped a wheel and fell on Sagan.
Nuts - in all senses of the word
At this rate if he stays upright Cav could win the GC
That vid shows just how.mad some of the closing stuff is. There is almost not enough room for everyone's bars
It's impressive the way Sagan never let go of the bike when he crashed.
As sad as it makes me feel but I can see Thomas being dropped from Ineos next year (or offered a paycut deal that he might turndown) and that Froome will call it a day before next year's TDF.
Pidcock for 2022 TDF?
You would imagine Pidcock has the build and capabilities to beca grand tour rider but not in le tour as leader next year, he'll need to build up to it
Like he built up to one day road ride races and mountain bike races 😂 (I know a 3 week tour is much harder than either of those, just jesting).