TDF 2023: Stage 16:- Passy to Combloux, 22.4km ITT ***Spoilers***

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  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    All that sticks in my mind is when Pog crushed Roglic and Dumoulins reaction.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Pog gonna rack up quite a few second places in the Tour at this rate.
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  • bianchi_dave
    bianchi_dave Posts: 933
    Hopefully Jonas pays for that tomorrow and Pog can close the gap again. Just wishful thinking
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Hope Pog goes in all tomorrow now, a second place is nothing for him.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154

  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    Beaten Van Aert by nearly 3 minutes. That's......er.....quite something.
  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,953
    edited July 2023
    This is going to have an asterix next to it in future. Utterly farcical. He was going up a 10% incline at 22kmh. On a TT bike. Alright.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    edited July 2023
    fleshtuxedo said:

    Beaten Van Aert by nearly 3 minutes. That's......er.....quite something.

    BRB, just off to start a thread asking "should Wout Van Aert swallow his pride and retire?"
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  • poweredbyidris
    poweredbyidris Posts: 848
    focuszing723 said:



  • fluided
    fluided Posts: 114
    edited July 2023
    It's to good to be true he didn't even look tired at the end ;)
  • pb21
    pb21 Posts: 2,171
    Out of this world?

    Certainly very impressive. Almost catching your 2-minute man , who is Pogačar, who caught his 2-minute man, and being 3-mins quicker than Van Aert who was on it.

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    I see it has brought them all out of the woodwork.
  • stage_hunter
    stage_hunter Posts: 325
    Pross said:

    Pog goes fastest by over a minute but Jonas beats him by 1' 38". Absolutely crazy.

    I'll actually take Hatch calling that one of the TT performances of the ages, not hyperbole for once.

    I note that he used another well used phrase.
  • carbonclem
    carbonclem Posts: 1,798
    fluided said:

    It's to good to be true he didn't even look tired at the end ;)

    Clip I saw he was essentially vomiting over himself, but ...
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  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,953
    10% faster than the "best of the rest". To put that into context, when Indurain smashed everyone in 1994, he was nowhere near that much better than the rest.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    Big hug from Van Aert, and he didn't even get gifted the win this time

    A bit hard to gift WVA the win, when he's almost 3 minutes up... :p
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Before you all go clinic, Van Aert was only 4" faster than Bilbao and 7" faster than Yates - that was a long way from his best
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    How laughable was my WvA suggestion for the stage win, in hindsight, holy moly.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Looks like pretty amateur recovery to be sat around in your sweaty skinsuit chatting to your girlfriend.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    edited July 2023
    The entertainment goes on: already over 3 pages in the Clinic with some pearls of wit. (but not much wisdom)
    Here's my fav.

    Vingegaard is ready for the Volta a Portugal!

    :D:D:D
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,029
    rick_chasey said:

    How laughable was my WvA suggestion for the stage win, in hindsight, holy moly.

    Love knows no bounds.
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,833
    Bit disappointing for the race. Pog ain't going to take that time back barring a crash or some other catastrophe.
  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    Pross said:

    Looks like pretty amateur recovery to be sat around in your sweaty skinsuit chatting to your girlfriend.

    Not if Pog is watching...
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    March 9th
    rick_chasey said:

    https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pogacar-disadvantaged-by-bike-sponsor-colnago-says-tom-boonen/

    Tadej Pogacar disadvantaged by bike sponsor Colnago, says Tom Boonen


    Dirk De Wolf actually kicked the convo off, but they all agreed, and no-one English speaking knows who Dirk De Wolf is.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    I think it's bad for people who want to see cyclists not specialising as well as it is only likely to deter GC riders trying for the Classics.
  • poweredbyidris
    poweredbyidris Posts: 848
    Pross said:

    Looks like pretty amateur recovery to be sat around in your sweaty skinsuit chatting to your girlfriend.


    Beats my 'sat on the kitchen floor in front of the fridge eating jam straight from the pot'
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,833
    Nearly 9 minutes to third place!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    rick_chasey said:

    March 9th

    rick_chasey said:

    https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pogacar-disadvantaged-by-bike-sponsor-colnago-says-tom-boonen/

    Tadej Pogacar disadvantaged by bike sponsor Colnago, says Tom Boonen


    Dirk De Wolf actually kicked the convo off, but they all agreed, and no-one English speaking knows who Dirk De Wolf is.
    He came second, he beat every other rider and every other bike brand bar one. I don't think the bike was the difference much as 'Tom says' is probably conclusive evidence for you.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    poweredbyidris said:

    Pross said:

    Looks like pretty amateur recovery to be sat around in your sweaty skinsuit chatting to your girlfriend.


    Beats my 'sat on the kitchen floor in front of the fridge eating jam straight from the pot'
    At least you are refuelling for the days ahead!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Jonas looks like Wallace

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