Good analysis as always Chris. I wasn’t sure how Pogacar would be a day after a TT based on the past TDFs, but boy oh boy was he on form or what? Given what Pogacar showed, I doubt Quintana would have beat him even if he sat up on that penultimate climb. He still got Second on this stage though, which after his past couple of years is not bad at all. It’s not secret that most of the teams here are B or C teams since everyone is saving their best for the Tour de France. Does this include the team DS’s as well? It’s the only way I can explain all these knuckleheaded tactics from just about every team save for UAE, and Lidl Trek on the sprint stages.

For the non-obsessed viewer, the live watching experience would be greatly enhanced by commentators telling you what kind of rider (sprinter/climber/punchy) is on the front/break, and how accomplished/knuckelhead they are.

"unbelievable"

What was Polti Cometa doing?

UAE is the new Jumbo-Visma, Visma had the best name in cycling and that name change to the worst name, Jumbo- lease-a-bike, marked the end of their domination...look at them now....UAE better not change their name 😂

too bad no one can challenge Pogi here, because I really want to see how good Pogi is relative to Jonas

Cofidis is now the solid leader in the knucklehead teams classification.

It would not matter what Nairo tried …same result. He did well

I like chris saying sponsor ad 15 seconds. The best ads are short

his "problem" is that if Vinegar should miss the TdF, or be there in poor form, it will spoil the achievment. As currently, he is the only rider that can challenge him in a tour

Fans love Chris but team directors and most racers not so much 😅😅

Love the mention of Jensie!!! Y’all are my two favorite cyclist of all time! Both class acts on & off the bike.

Chris in your Landis video back along time ago. You taught me a very valuable lesson. Looking at this profile I saw Motirolo with straight uphill right away. I knew Pogi was gonna hammer them based on the profile. Thanks

I'm sitting at the Chesterfield seeing Vergard coming back for the second round in front I'm saying to myself this is something he thought of while asleep and dreaming on how he is going to light everyone up. But my question though why didn't both INEOS and BORA-Hansgrohe not attack UAE in any of those climbs so that UAE could use its riders before the second last climb?

1, Pog 2, MvdP 3, Vingegaard 4, Rogla 5, Remco 6, WvA I think the above ranking comes out of a clearheaded analysis of each riders palmares. I can’t knock WvA’s talent, he has/had amazing potential. That being said, his results do not reflect that and he hasn’t realised it on the road. The list is fluid. Guys could change places this year but right now, I’m seeing that as the ‘correct’ order.

Latest: Jonas Vingegaard seen on Mallorca! Whit a new Tattoo A BUTTER- FLY! New subscriber Chris?

Best rant EVER, Chris...TY.

Leipheimer, dirtbag.

Leipheimer, dirtbag.

Chris needs to do a Tequila shot every he says knucklehead. They weren't that bad and even if someone rode as smart as Chris, they still would have lost to Pogo. Still, fun to watch and thanks.

Pascal Richard, Rolf Sorensen, Mohoric

Thank you 😊

Why would pog go that hard? Considering the tour and the relativly weak gc field at this giro using this much energy seems unnecessary

Great review as usual. Adam Blyth is entitled to his opinion just as you are

Awesome play by play! Well done!

Great stuff Chris!! Well I guess G Thomas and Martinez can hope for a podium position ! But as Max or Euro sports has covered the race. We may not see the Podium presentation but will get here Adam and Dan give us their take on the race !!! ugh!

Pogi will now just "train" for the TDF. GIRO IS DONE AND DUSTD

Tadej is Epic I said he'd finish five minutes up of the Peloton before the start. Now, I'm thinking eight minutes plus! It reminds me of my youth when I read the papers about Eddy Merckx. I'm going way back when I raced in the USCF I subscribed to Velo News Magazine maybe? I'd be like a kid at Christmas waiting to read about the big tour races. It's awesome watching a cyclist with his power ride. 👍🏻🚵🏼💯🇸🇮

30% of 6 = 1.8 and you can't have 1.8 cyclists! You meant to say a third, ya knuckle head! 😂

Doctor Roberto Corsetti….🤔

I think Steinhauser did a great Job, maybe he can pull a win in the remaining stages

Pogacar and Vollering is killing cycling by being too superior... Chapeu Pogacar 👍 But if Vingegaard is fit to race in TdF he wiłl give Pogacar a Big challenge 😊 Maybe that can save the cycling?

Pog is looking like Lance on Sestriere. I love to see it, but that effortless seated power is…irregular.

Watching the last 15k I just imagined Remco, Jonas and Primoz sitting on the Chesterfield saying WTF!

Chris, your comment is simply something Extraordinary great 👍

Great recap again. It seems it’s every man for themselves for TV time.

10 / 10 Horner you sure didn't make many friends with your name-calling but it sure was entertaining. ... almost as enjoyable as the race.

Ewen was getting bottles for his teammates.

I've only been into cycling since the pandemic, and Chris mentioned something interesting, that Quintana should have stopped at the top of the hill and saved energy and rode down with Pogacar. I have not seen riders do tha before. Are there cases in which riders will stop after being in a breakway, not slow down but stop, sit at a cafe or something, and wait for the group to come? I'm curious if you ever did this Chris and is it common? To a know nothing like myself, it would seem like a clever idea!

Well done Poggie,Also good for Nairo

This stage was hard, it would probably took me a week to finish 😅

CallMeJane getting some much deserved love from Chris 😂

Pogacar is a knucklehead. Why would you waste all the energy winning another stage with the TdF as one of his goals this season? He could easily manage the rest of this giro and comfortably win it without much effort at all. Instead, he rides solo full gas for 14 km again. Even with some questionmarks on Vingegaard the field of the Tour is loaded. He probably thinks he is invincible at this point but thats always the first step to desaster.

If only the other gc guys make a deal and team up to attack pog. Would be good viewing.

And again I will read from some losers how he is on dope. Pogačar is by far the best rider on this Giro. He has no real competition, but it never occurs to anyone to take this into account. Like Chris would say, a buch of knucleheads.

Knucklehead fest

May I just make the correction his surname is Wood, not Woods.

A butterfly effect for the ages

The ease pog went up the road was insane.

I am now going to watch Eurosport and other bike news feeds for use of the term "knucklehead." It's only a matter of time. And we will know its provenance. I have a feeling some of these knucklehead moves may have to do with contracts, team squabbles and such. But who's gonna have the story on those? Hanna Walker where are yaz?