TDF 2021: Stage 9, Cluses > Tignes 144.9 km **Spoilers**

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  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,065
    Ineos got issues with O' Connor? Why are they helping Pog/UAE?
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Ineos doing a Movistar chasing down O'Connor.






    Correlation is not causation.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Nairo is stuck.to the road
    "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
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,313

    Ineos finally riding for second place.

    Take what you can get. Some teams would dream of 2nd place
  • zest28
    zest28 Posts: 403
    Looks like Ineos is helping Pogacar. Guess Pogacar should send a thank you letter after the race to Ineos if Pogacar keeps his yellow Jersey today, because UAE was failing.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Pogacar is isolated now - maybe they will try and attack? Not sure why though as Pog will be able to cover.
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,065
    Conclusive proof, Pog is signing for Ineos very soon. ;)
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  • zest28
    zest28 Posts: 403

    Ineos got issues with O' Connor? Why are they helping Pog/UAE?

    That is what I was thinking. Pogacar probably cannot believe Ineos is helping him.

  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    What's the English for tactics FFS
    "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
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,025

    Ineos got issues with O' Connor? Why are they helping Pog/UAE?

    They're not. They're helping Carapaz to not concede lots of time to other riders.
  • zest28
    zest28 Posts: 403

    Conclusive proof, Pog is signing for Ineos very soon. ;)

    I hope not. Pogacar with the full support of Ineos would make it very boring.
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,313
    Pog has a long deal with UAE, would be expensive to get him.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227

    Ineos got issues with O' Connor? Why are they helping Pog/UAE?

    They're not. They're helping Carapaz to not concede lots of time to other riders.
    It feels wrong not to make pog do some work now they've got rid of his team
  • tonyf34
    tonyf34 Posts: 194
    edited July 2021
    Ineos are dumb AF, why would you actually help your opponent, they should have sat back and force Pog to work, if he doesn't work he could have possibly lost a minute to O'Connor in yellow, so this forces Pog to go to the front and work which helps Ineos, ATOTD they aren't gaining anything, they truly are thick as mince and robbing a deserved yellow for O'Connor.
  • hypster
    hypster Posts: 1,229
    Can't believe the bollox that Miller and Boulting are coming out with about O'Connor and the yellow jersey.
  • zest28
    zest28 Posts: 403

    Ineos got issues with O' Connor? Why are they helping Pog/UAE?

    They're not. They're helping Carapaz to not concede lots of time to other riders.
    It feels wrong not to make pog do some work now they've got rid of his team
    Pogacar will not do any work because he doesn't see Connor as a threat. Just like how he let MvdP have his fun.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Pog could clip
    Off and make a mockery of this
    "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
  • tonyf34
    tonyf34 Posts: 194

    Ineos got issues with O' Connor? Why are they helping Pog/UAE?

    They're not. They're helping Carapaz to not concede lots of time to other riders.
    They're working against themselves instead of letting Peg actually work, they're a bottom bracket short of a drivetrain!
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Carapaz has attacked
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,313

    Pog could clip
    Off and make a mockery of this

    He has
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    zest28 said:

    Ineos got issues with O' Connor? Why are they helping Pog/UAE?

    They're not. They're helping Carapaz to not concede lots of time to other riders.
    It feels wrong not to make pog do some work now they've got rid of his team
    Pogacar will not do any work because he doesn't see Connor as a threat. Just like how he let MvdP have his fun.
    Aged well
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Told yer
    "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
  • zest28
    zest28 Posts: 403
    edited July 2021
    tonyf34 said:

    Ineos got issues with O' Connor? Why are they helping Pog/UAE?

    They're not. They're helping Carapaz to not concede lots of time to other riders.
    They're working against themselves instead of letting Peg actually work, they're a bottom bracket short of a drivetrain!
    Ineos have now basically surrendered to Pogacar as someone who is "unbeatable" and are now targeting the podium.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Pog is off up the road...
    Correlation is not causation.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    And Pog has just ridden off.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    tonyf34 said:

    Ineos got issues with O' Connor? Why are they helping Pog/UAE?

    They're not. They're helping Carapaz to not concede lots of time to other riders.
    They're working against themselves instead of letting Peg actually work, they're a bottom bracket short of a drivetrain!
    Pog was always capable of just riding off whenever he wanted - what Ineos were doing was nothing to do with Pogacar
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,833
    Can't fault Carapaz for giving it a go.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    Carapaz poked the tiger there so all Ineos have achieved is costing O'Connor yellow.
  • tonyf34
    tonyf34 Posts: 194
    And there you go, Ineos helped to shield him and he's given them the big FO, truly pathetic and desperate tactics to not 'lose' a podium when it's actually unlikely that Carapaz is even going to get that.
    [Slow Clap]
    Well done to O'Connor, superb ride.
  • zest28
    zest28 Posts: 403
    Pogacar = Chris Froome 2.0