General race thread 2021 **spoilers**

retalivity

And he hasn't even bothered with a raincoat, gilet, arm warmers or anything.
Hardy buck.

Look at the trees blowing in the wind there :eek:

dastardly00

retalivity wrote: »

And he hasn't even bothered with a raincoat, gilet, arm warmers or anything.
Hardy buck.

His ridiculously long socks must be keeping warm

He's going to win the stage by about two and half minutes

breezy1985

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This is like a spring classic at this stage.

They are cyling like it's up a mountain. Weather there must be as bad as here

breezy1985

dastardly00 wrote: »

His ridiculously long socks must be keeping warm

He's going to win the stage by about two and half minutes

5 minute time penalty for bad fashion surely

dastardly00

Jaysus, MvdP is really struggling and Pog is catching him at a rate of knots

velo.2010

VDP looks like he's bonking here.

dastardly00

I think Pog will catch him! :eek:

mr spuckler

dastardly00 wrote: »

Jaysus, MvdP is really struggling and Pog is catching him at a rate of knots

It's brilliant viewing tbf, he looked absolutely invincible half an hour ago.

Daroxtar

Pog is incredible

retalivity

Savage stuff by pog!

No celebration there he was cooked.

mr spuckler

What a stage!! I can't remember the last time I saw something like that in a stage race. Even WVA's fightback was incredible!

breezy1985

Coming to really like both MvP and Pog.

F*$& power meters and skytrains and all that nonsense these guys are bike riders

Daroxtar

MVP might have won the stage but I think Pog seriously hurt him there.

dastardly00

Even though MvdP won, it does that he is human
He was absolutely fooked there at the end. Pedalling squares.

velo.2010

Can they keep this level until the Tour? The standard is incredible these days. Dan Lloyd is correct... more lumpy days like this in grand Tours and less of the high mounatins were nothing happens until the final climb, and even then it can turn into a sprint in the final km.

breezy1985

velo.2010 wrote: »

Can they keep this level until the Tour? The standard is incredible these days. Dan Lloyd is correct... more lumpy days like this in grand Tours and less of the high mounatins were nothing happens until the final climb, and even then it can turn into a sprint in the final km.

High mountains are great when positioned right. No point having one at the end that's so hard everyone conserves

Daroxtar

And drama over in Paris-Nice. Roglic's arse hanging out of his shorts after a crash and a gap opened up

velo.2010

Roglic always seems to have a bit of bad luck in stage races.

retalivity

Roglic in serious trouble here!

Wow the drama today!!!!!

retalivity

Amazing that Jumbo have no-one left to help him.
No idea why bouhanni & now campanaerts are helping him out

ratracer

Where did his team go after the 2nd spill? Are they ahead of, or behind him?

Richard Hillman

This is thoroughly entertaining. Big shout to Roglic and his masculinity in fighting on. He's clearly hurting.

ratracer

ratracer wrote: »

Where did his team go after the 2nd spill? Are they ahead of, or behind him?

All used up in the chase back on.

The tractor heading for a field there

NamelessPhil

Epic day's racing between both races.

Sam finished there 1:41 off the winner and ahead of Rog

Eamonnator

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Sam finished there 1:41 off the winner and ahead of Rog

Sam did well there.