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Tour de France 2020 | Stage 20 ITT (Lure - La Planche des Belles Filles, 36.2km)

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  • #122
    Dodge
    Registered Users Posts: 10,144 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    That was unbelievable entertainment. The last hour was sensational

    Thank god Pogacar didn’t go for the sprints!


  • #123
    Richard Hillman
    Registered Users Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Richard Hillman


    Everyone has a bad day in the Tour. All the great champions had bad days. Pogacar had his day with the Echelons. Roglic had his day today and my god it was a bad day.


  • #124
    Mefistofelino
    Registered Users Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭Mefistofelino


    Richard Hillman wrote: »
    Everyone has a bad day in the Tour. All the great champions had bad days. Pogacar had his day with the Echelons. Roglic had his day today and my god it was a bad day.

    Roglic actually looked ill.


  • #125
    c.p.w.g.w
    Registered Users Posts: 4,994 ✭✭✭c.p.w.g.w


    Richard Hillman wrote: »
    Everyone has a bad day in the Tour. All the great champions had bad days. Pogacar had his day with the Echelons. Roglic had his day today and my god it was a bad day.

    That's the beauty of a TT, it's all down to the man, your team can't help you


  • #126
    cunavalos
    Registered Users Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭cunavalos


    I think Jumbo will look back on their pacing strategy but on the day correct pacing may not have been enough to overhaul Pogacar . Roglic was 11th on the climb so clearly pacing wasn't optimal Dumoulin was similar back in 12th.


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  • #127
    retalivity
    Registered Users Posts: 13,989 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    What odds was Pogacar for yellow this morning?


  • #128
    Scrabbel
    Registered Users Posts: 305 ✭✭Scrabbel


    Roglic finished 5th and not far off 2nd. Even at 2nd place time he’d be well outside retaining yellow. This seems more about an amazing performance by Pogacar than a “collapse” by Roglic


  • #129
    redlead
    Registered Users Posts: 1,122 ✭✭✭redlead


    Amazing stuff. I had a feeling Rogolic was going to regret not trying to put some bigger differences against his opponents in the mountains when he looked like he had the legs to do so.

    I think the eurosport commentators are being a bit harsh on him. He still finished top 5 in the TT so it was hardly a humiliating collapse Pogcar was just an animal today.


  • #130
    JazzyJ
    Registered Users Posts: 683 ✭✭✭JazzyJ


    Has Lopez finished yet?


  • #131
    Inquitus
    Registered Users Posts: 13,729 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    cunavalos wrote: »
    I think Jumbo will look back on their pacing strategy but on the day correct pacing may not have been enough to overhaul Pogacar . Roglic was 11th on the climb so clearly pacing wasn't optimal Dumoulin was similar back in 12th.

    Jumbo raced too defensively, they could have setup Roglic Sky style and launched him on the Mountain Top finishes, instead they managed the gap they had and shot for bonus seconds. Pog lost 1min24secs in the Echelons, clearly as he narrowed the gap he was a bigger and bigger danger.


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  • #132
    Daroxtar
    Registered Users Posts: 4,319 ✭✭✭Daroxtar


    That was absolutely sensational. Best finale to the Tour in decades. It was a good tour up til this but now.... Cycling.... Bloody hell


  • #133
    velo.2010
    Registered Users Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭velo.2010


    Inquitus wrote: »
    Jumbo raced too defensively, they could have setup Roglic Sky style and launched him on the Mountain Top finishes,

    TBH, I don't think he would have dropped Pogacar like that and would have been in danger of simply setting up Pogacar to attack.


  • #134
    cunavalos
    Registered Users Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭cunavalos


    Pogacar has (most likely) won the Tour, had a podium finish on the Vuelta, won 6 GT stages and 4 GT jerseys.

    And he is only 21.


  • #135
    Panrich
    Registered Users Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭Panrich


    Roglic didn't crack in a bad way. Yes he underperformed, but he still came 5th on the stage 3 seconds ahead of Cavegnas time and just over half a minute down on Dumoulin. It was just an amazing performance from Pogacar that took yellow from him.


  • #136
    Cartman78
    Registered Users Posts: 9,585 ✭✭✭Cartman78


    Missed it live due to kids training but delighted for Pogacar.

    I just couldn't warm to Jumbo for some reason.

    Feel a bit sorry for Rôglic at the end though....he looked ballixed coming up that hill


  • #137
    Dodge
    Registered Users Posts: 10,144 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    redlead wrote: »

    I think the eurosport commentators are being a bit harsh on him. He still finished top 5 in the TT so it was hardly a humiliating collapse Pogcar was just an animal today.

    I think Rob Hatch was disgraceful today. You can tell Roglic gave everything and for him to call it humiliating is disgraceful

    In fairness to Wiggins and Kelly they just said stuff like “he didn’t have the legs today“. They were in awe of Pogacar (rightly so) but Hatch’s comments on Roglic were awful


  • #138
    at1withmyself
    Registered Users Posts: 2,476 ✭✭✭at1withmyself


    Dodge wrote: »
    I think Rob Hatch was disgraceful today. You can tell Roglic gave everything and for him to call it humiliating is disgraceful

    In fairness to Wiggins and Kelly they just said stuff like “he didn’t have the legs today“. They were in awe of Pogacar (rightly so) but Hatch’s comments on Roglic were awful

    In regards Hatch, I can never understand why some think he's better than Kirby. Both come out with some awful ****e!


  • #139
    Richard Hillman
    Registered Users Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Richard Hillman


    retalivity wrote: »
    What odds was Pogacar for yellow this morning?
    It think it was around 14-16/1 and Roglic was 1/4. That could have been before yesterday's stage though.

    I had Pogacar to win the TT today at 15/2 (although fat use that was as it was an accumulator with Leinster to win :pac: )


  • #140
    Daroxtar
    Registered Users Posts: 4,319 ✭✭✭Daroxtar


    at1withmyself wrote: »
    That shot of Tom & WVA was priceless

    That's going to be a meme for years to come


  • #141
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,290 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    Cartman78 wrote: »
    Missed it live due to kids training but delighted for Pogacar.

    I just couldn't warm to Jumbo for some reason.

    Feel a bit sorry for Rôglic at the end though....he looked ballixed coming up that hill

    Same here. Sadly the first time I have ever seen emotion from Rog was that destroyed face coming over the line


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  • #142
    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,682 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    Dodge wrote: »
    I think Rob Hatch was disgraceful today. You can tell Roglic gave everything and for him to call it humiliating is disgraceful

    In fairness to Wiggins and Kelly they just said stuff like “he didn’t have the legs today“. They were in awe of Pogacar (rightly so) but Hatch’s comments on Roglic were awful

    I agree, normally like Rob hatch but was out if line today.
    Not that he cares but I told him as much on Twitter too but all the fanboys are falling allover him


  • #143
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 37,482 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    at1withmyself wrote:
    In regards Hatch, I can never understand why some think he's better than Kirby. Both come out with some awful ****e!
    Kirby is far better than him, far more polished too.


  • #144
    Inquitus
    Registered Users Posts: 13,729 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    An image for the ages

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  • #145
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    This is a great picture

    https://twitter.com/deceuninck_qst/status/1307357883022151680


  • #146
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    cunavalos wrote: »
    A rider on a Colnago has never won the Tour de France I believe

    I think you're right. Giro and Vuelta yes, but no Tour.


  • #147
    Plastik
    Registered Users Posts: 2,964 ✭✭✭Plastik


    To anyone that doesn't believe in miracles ...


  • #148
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,290 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    Inquitus wrote: »
    An image for the ages

    EiSmNRQX0AQRkQe?format=jpg&name=large

    Love where they actually zoom in on WVAs eyes. It was just like this guy

    skynews-drew-scanlon-blinking-white-guy_4786055.jpg


  • #149
    velo.2010
    Registered Users Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭velo.2010


    Was Kelly commentating at any stage today, apart from the brief moment at the end?

    Seems like he's being squeezed out of the commentating with fewer appearances in favour of more Dan Lloyd and Bradley Wiggins on the mike.


  • #150
    ednwireland
    Registered Users Posts: 14,276 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    does anyone know whose in the uae team ?

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



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  • #151
    Dodge
    Registered Users Posts: 10,144 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    velo.2010 wrote: »
    Was Kelly commentating at any stage today, apart from the brief moment at the end?

    Seems like he's being squeezed out of the commentating with fewer appearances in favour of more Dan Lloyd and Bradley Wiggins on the mike.

    He was on a decent bit. None of them are physically together so no real reason not to swap them around to be fair. Kelly and Smith still on far more than Wiggins and Lloyd


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