Tour de France Stage 8 Oyonnax - Le Grand Bornand

Mefistofelino · 03-07-2021 12:51pm #1

And so we start into the climbing proper

All going off like a box of cheap fireworks from the start. ISN simultaneously appearing at both ends of the peloton as Woods tries to go off the front and Froome is shat out the back. Woods apparently subsequently crashed, probably at the shock of being up front.

Thomas in big trouble out the back.

at1withmyself · 03-07-2021 12:55pm

Froome going for the record of winning the yellow Jersey and lantern rouge competition

Mefistofelino · 03-07-2021 12:58pm

Roglic off the back too

at1withmyself · 03-07-2021 12:59pm

Mefistofelino wrote: »

Roglic off the back too

Thomas nearly 3 minutes back on the yellow Jersey group.

Still no break formed

Coneygree · 03-07-2021 1:00pm

at1withmyself wrote: »

Froome going for the record of winning the yellow Jersey and lantern rouge competition

Great to see Cavendish and Froome turning back the clock a decade and rediscovering the form of their youth...

03-07-2021 1:03pm

Only seeing 3 UAE lads up front, Hirschi is in the Thomas group.

eagle eye · 03-07-2021 1:07pm

I wonder has Kuss got anything, given Roglic situation I could see him have a go at this if he's healthy.

retalivity · 03-07-2021 1:08pm

eagle eye wrote: »

I wonder has Kuss got anything, given Roglic situation I could see him have a go at this if he's healthy.

Kuss will be minding Vingegaard and Van Aert

eagle eye · 03-07-2021 1:11pm

retalivity wrote:

Kuss will be minding Vingegaard and Van Aert

Minding them for what?

retalivity · 03-07-2021 1:14pm

eagle eye wrote: »

Minding them for what?

Kuss was due to be a key mountain domestique for Roglic, presumably he'll now be the same for Van Aert and/or Vingegaard as they are now the highest JV riders on GC, and Kuss himself is well down.

eagle eye · 03-07-2021 1:16pm

retalivity wrote:

Kuss was due to be a key mountain domestique for Roglic, presumably he'll now be the same for Van Aert and/or Vingegaard as they are now the highest JV riders on GC, and Kuss himself is well down.

They have no hope of GC honours. Winning stages is their best hope now I think.

Coneygree · 03-07-2021 1:17pm

eagle eye wrote: »

They have no hope of GC honours. Winning stages is their best hope now I think.

Vindegaard has a fine chance of a podium or at least top 5.

03-07-2021 1:19pm

The way this tour has played out so far this could be anyones race.

mr spuckler · 03-07-2021 1:21pm

Just switched on, was expecting limited action until the last 50km!

Inquitus · 03-07-2021 1:25pm

Lots of GC Favourites relegated to also runs at this point, with such a weak UAE team Pog is not going to have it all his own way, the other teams will just try and create chaos each day, should make for an exciting race, I hope!

Dodge · 03-07-2021 1:45pm

I think for GC we’re down to Pogacar, Uran and Carapaz already.

Unless someone like WVA or Alaphilipe can escape

Pogacar is still the favourite but that team is definitely an issue now that he isn’t being dragged up the mountains by Jumbo. Ineos have to attack. I really do think it’s all set up for a cracker

velo.2010 · 03-07-2021 1:49pm

Brian Smith struggling to hide his dislike of Pogacar.

Coneygree · 03-07-2021 1:54pm

Roglic being able to smile his way through all this is nothing short of incredible. What a guy, I'd love to see him win the Olympics.

Melodeon · 03-07-2021 2:04pm

Anyone know anything about this?:

retalivity · 03-07-2021 2:08pm

^The lorry has been cleared now

retalivity · 03-07-2021 2:26pm

Valverde drops back from the lead group, Movistar planning some suicidal tactics maybe.
A wicklow man puling the lead group in fine wicklow weather

EDIT: No, Valverde is just cold. Its 20 degrees ffs!

Dodge · 03-07-2021 2:48pm

retalivity wrote: »

EDIT: No, Valverde is just cold. Its 20 degrees ffs!

There’s no way it’s actually 20 degrees there. There’s loads of them with the warmers on

bazermc · 03-07-2021 2:49pm

That girl in the swift advert is absolutely gorgeous

ednwireland · 03-07-2021 3:12pm

van der poel gone

retalivity · 03-07-2021 3:12pm

MVDP, WVA, Nibali, Uran all dropped

Dodge · 03-07-2021 3:19pm

And now it’s the Pog show. Only Carapaz can get close in the mountains

funnights74 · 03-07-2021 3:20pm

And he goes, different class. Long way to the finish though.

Coneygree · 03-07-2021 3:21pm

What a legend, such a breath of fresh air to the Tour

retalivity · 03-07-2021 3:21pm

Ridiculous, he's put about a minute into the 'peloton' already

ILIKEFOOD · 03-07-2021 3:23pm

The faces formelo was pulling is worth a mention..

REBELSAFC · 03-07-2021 3:25pm

retalivity wrote: »

^The lorry has been cleared now

Joe the osteopath is a seriously talented osteopath if he managed to clear that blockage

velo.2010 · 03-07-2021 3:26pm

Pogacar could win the stage.

Brian? · 03-07-2021 3:26pm

I enjoy watching Pogacar immensely. He doesn’t mess around. Sensed weakness and absolutely destroyed Ineos.

Greatest Grand Tour rider ever in the making?

I am joking

Brian? · 03-07-2021 3:27pm

velo.2010 wrote: »

Pogacar could win the stage.

I think he may

03-07-2021 3:27pm

I went to get snacks for the kids what happened Carapaz etc. ?

REBELSAFC · 03-07-2021 3:28pm

Carapaz struggling

eagle eye · 03-07-2021 3:29pm

Pogacar is going to win the stage, eating into the gap between himself and the leaders.

mewso · 03-07-2021 3:32pm

Incredible really but like the Giro the race is over too early.

retalivity · 03-07-2021 3:34pm

3 min head start for Woods up the Colombiere should be enough....wouldn't put it past Pog though

Dodge · 03-07-2021 3:35pm

He’ll win the Tour by 10 minutes. Jaysus

mewso · 03-07-2021 3:36pm

Gotta love Brailsford's new attacking strategy in these races

How many strong climbers will have nothing but stages to go for now? Doesn't help Dan if he tries for a stage later in the race.

eagle eye · 03-07-2021 3:37pm

retalivity wrote:

3 min head start for Woods up the Colombiere should be enough....wouldn't put it past Pog though

In the last five kilometres of the previous climb he took 3mins 55 seconds out of the lead. Insane stuff.

eagle eye · 03-07-2021 3:39pm

Dodge wrote:

Heâ€™ll win the Tour by 10 minutes. Jaysus

And he's only 22, all the Tour records are his for the taking if he stays just at this level.

Coneygree · 03-07-2021 3:40pm

Pogacar might be so far ahead he might be able to skip the last week for the Olympics and still win the Tour.

eagle eye · 03-07-2021 3:41pm

He needs to make up a minute on Van Aert to be in yellow at the end of the stage.

Dodge · 03-07-2021 3:49pm

eagle eye wrote: »

He needs to make up a minute on Van Aert to be in yellow at the end of the stage.

He’s already 4+ mins ahead of him

velo.2010 · 03-07-2021 3:50pm

The questions will come, but I want to believe.

eagle eye · 03-07-2021 3:50pm

This is turning into one of the greatest individual stage performances of all time.

Morris Garren · 03-07-2021 3:52pm

HE IS IN THE BIG RING........!

Some power in Slovenia these days

retalivity · 03-07-2021 3:52pm

Flying past the riders from the break like Cancellara with the motor

velo.2010 · 03-07-2021 3:53pm

eagle eye wrote: »

This is turning into one of the greatest individual stage performances of all time.

We got a taste of it on stage 5 of Tirreno this year

Tour de France Stage 8 Oyonnax - Le Grand Bornand

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