TDF 2021: Stage 8, Oyonnax > Le Grand-Bornand 150.8 km **Spoilers**

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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,325

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  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,941
    3m30s on the virtual classification after stage 8 :neutral:
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,756
    Van Aert on this descent could be x rated if he has any chance of yellow
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,309
    He is by far the strongest and he's taking his chances today... someone else would have hang about and sprint for a time bonus at the finish...

    That's the way to race... why he is so much stronger than anybody else is a different matter, but he's fun to watch
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  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,570
    Over 2 mins back to Carapaz
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,625
    blazing_saddles said:

    phreak said:

    Reminds me of Armstrong and Javier Otxoa on Hautucam.

    Very similar...........................weather.
    That was more dramatic. Etched into my brain, that one.
    _
  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,941
    That's a 10% climb he's doing on the big ring.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    In the big ring on a 10% climb?

    Wee wee off.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    This is a bit special
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    Presumably it's a Compact tho, right?

    ...right?
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,701
    It's quite clear he's going to ride past the leaders and take the stage.
    Unrelenting and still in the big ring on 13%
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Lanterne_Rogue said:


    Excellent use of this meme. Excellent.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    The finish is uphill a bit isn't it?
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Can’t wait to find out what the masking agent is.
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,307
    Prob a 30 or 32. Usually a 30 these days but 32 gives a bit more spin
  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,941
    2m30s gap now on Carapaz :/
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,523
    He's on the biggest cog at the back. Not recommended, presumably a lower gear than some on the small chain ring.
  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    Made Yates look like he was going backwards
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,787
    He seems to have an extra 200 watts over everyone else.
  • feelgoodlost
    feelgoodlost Posts: 330
    above_the_cows said:

    In the big ring on a 10% climb?

    Wee wee off.

    He's been in the big ring for the majority of the attack. 10-14% gradients.... Absolute joke.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    Carapaz is cracking eh? Relatively speaking...

    Not that we can see it
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,625
    mrb123 said:

    He seems to have an extra 200 watts over everyone else.

    All the big rivals are f@cked from crashes or not riding the Tour
    _
  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,941
    He's got a VAM there of around 1800.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,325
    This has aged spectacularly badly
    Lanterne_Rogue said:

    Pogacar's tendency to fixate on one rival might cause him problems.

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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,195
    D'ye reckon the commissars will be scanning Pog's bike for the hidden motor? Or was that so last year, or the year before...?

    This bloke is pretty special.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,625
    Woods dropped
    _
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    edited July 2021
    orraloon said:

    D'ye reckon the commissars will be scanning Pog's bike for the hidden motor? Or was that so last year, or the year before...?

    He'll be in yellow so, yes...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,570
    Dan Lloyd sounds a bit deflated. He then mentioned that he'll be the first person to win a TT and mountain stage in week 1 since Armstrong.
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,387
    lettingthedaysgoby said:

    The finish is uphill a bit isn't it?

    Last 800m is slightly uphill, from the final tight left hander.

    This is bonkers from Pogacar.
    When did we last see something like this?

  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,701
    The peloton need to carry lassos for when Pogacar passes them.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.

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