Evenepoel TERRIFIED After Mechanical in Olympic Road Race

[@Skimat1215]

I agree, TOO many commercials for a paid subscription.

[@stevenmeyer9674]

Especially that one with about five miles to goin the race.

[@henri-0]

No commercials on the replay. But even more annoying than the commercials, the live event has limited window. You can’t go back to the beginning, depending on the how late you started. I switched to cnbc. Same coverage but a better experience.

[@benbwaite9858]

There were no ads here in Australia and it was free 😅

[@gerdkerman9849]

@@benbwaite9858 Where did you watch the race in Australia?

[@henri-0]

@@benbwaite9858 Socialism has some benefits. :) I watched the Giro on Eurosport. For paid subscribers - which is the only way to watch in the US - there were no commercials. 2 tiers seems like a good model.

[@sqmilenews7052]

This is superior broadcasting Chris and why I listen to you at all the big races. Your channel deserves a major sponsor. The Pederson puncture is a great spot and is why you are Number One when it comes to road cycling takes.

[@adamsamie9574]

Couldn't agree more.

[@wingy72]

Bob is no Chris Horner. Chris sits on his Chesterfield whilst Bob sits on his IKEA futon.

[@padmanabhaprasannasimha5385]

This comment made my day.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

🛋️😂🦚🦋👊

[@roadglide]

Hardman simplicity.

[@robbchastain3036]

I picture Bob lounging in his conversion van, small black-and-white plugged into the cigarette lighter, a big coffee mug wedged into a teak cup-holder. 😀

[@vinssenclark5018]

@@robbchastain3036 donut crumbs stuck in his beard

[@RonHaskell]

Belgian team car should at least get an Olympic gold medal certificate!

[@imalec]

I’m thinking that mechanic gets a Rolex for that incredible support

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

🥇🦋😂👍

[@pinquisitor9552]

To be up there behind Remco with a just over one minute gap they surely had to force their right to be there with the race directors.

[@jcoul1sc]

@@imalec And for not getting run over after that push

[@Michael00000001]

​@@pinquisitor9552That would have been a drama! Seems like the organizers only provided wheels .

[@basedgodstrugglin]

The post up in front of the Effie tower with nobody behind him is absolutely stupid, I’ve never seen a more stunning photo. I’m not even a fan of his but I might make it my screen saver

[@byhsu6140]

Great exposure for Specialized bikes.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Loved it 💪🦋👊

[@carstenschroder7054]

​@@byhsu6140everything is better than Canyon.😂

[@yvesgysel9834]

​@ChrisHornerCycling Chris Remco is in real life a very sympathic guy. Very likeable. I had the pleasure of meeting him. Always in for a joke. Trust me, he would talk a lot more, if his team let him. (In interviews)

[@martinbogadomartinesi5135]

@@yvesgysel9834 I feel like Lefevere is the one who cultivates this aura of being arrogant assholes in his team with his interviews and what not, but we know Alaphilippe (his prodigal son until Remco showed up) for example is a good rider and person above anything else; might be the same with Remco, he's still young.

[@Chiller11]

Great analysis of this race. Remco certainly made the A list in 2024. It will be interesting to see where his ceiling is. Three superb talents Remco 24 yrs, Tadej 25 yrs and Jonas 27 yrs. There are years of exquisite racing to come.

[@ixample]

Golden age of Cycling.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊💪🦋

[@michelwolfs2273]

They are so many golden ages in cycling.From 1890 until now

[@pinquisitor9552]

To win TdF he would have to give up muscle from his upper legs, where he is heavy compared to Tadej and Jonas. He would loose some of his capacity and explosiveness, big sacrifice to become a better climber. He’s yet to decide if he wants that. Ofc he won everything except a grander tour than the Vuelta (in good company there).

[@African_Ambition]

​@@pinquisitor9552the funny thing is that Lefevre said that he wants him to try Ronde vv and San remo soon

[@milikoshki]

There's something about Remco that makes you want to cheer for him even when he's making knucklehead moves. What a win!

[@twillis449]

Remco's concentration was amazing. He was going in between two walls of screaming fans for the last 40 km or so. I wonder how many people in total were out there watching. As (I think the Guardian reporter mentioned) attending some of those inside Olympic events cost hundreds of Euros but the bike race was free. :)

[@ducat7493]

French TV said 500 000 spectators, might be more, was incredible ❤

[@martinbogadomartinesi5135]

most beautiful thing about cycling ♥

[@ChiTownBrownie89]

Honestly, Remco surprised me at the tour, I was not expecting him to last 3 weeks and be that strong. I think he found some good training and finally has the form, these next few years will be awesome racing for GC.

[@Sakkura1]

The thing with Mads Pedersen is, not only did he get a flat, but so did his main helper for the climbs, Mathias Skjelmose. That mean Skjelmose couldn't give as much aid, meaning Mads Pedersen had to burn his matches early. So he had no chance towards the end.

[@janweyant8902]

'Big Balls' Remco really showed up today!

[@gypsybrother-z8q]

Surprised Chris didn't mention BB 🎱🎱

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

⚾️🦋👊💪🇧🇪

[@alpsalish]

He keeps showing up right now.

[@Eirikkinserdal]

Two medals should come as one and they should call it the golden balls 😂

[@erichgerber251]

😂

[@malchir4036]

Why is this randomly in my recommended and aren't you on tv? You're a legend in Belgium...

[@isaacbabe3691]

The commercials on Peacock--especially in the last 15 or so km of the race were just totally insane-making. And Bob Roll... the guy is definitely missing a few bearings from his headset. But an amazing race.

[@shaddapforever]

Yes Yes Yes I saw Remco doing his jump to the front 7 and 2 seconds later COMMERCIAL!!!!!!!

[@escgoogle3865]

Try having the over the air NBC local cut away just after the first city circuit hill. 1.5 hours of watching down the drain. I was unhappy.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

The commercial at the finish was ridiculous. 😱🦚🦋

[@pinquisitor9552]

Got to love Belgium, zero commercials and commentators knowing about cycling…

[@erichgerber251]

Well, you guys should be happy to at least see the race. Freaking woke Eurosport interrupted the race broadcast with 30 km to go to show some wrestling instead 😡

[@gideonmthembu8693]

You get the best out of Remco if you allow him freedom. He is a natural competitor. Since the messup of 2022 of Belgium 🇧🇪 team when they restricted him and came out with nothing, now he has been given, Belgium is getting the results. Remco show. The real deal.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

2021 was one super entertaining race World Championships though. I couldn’t believe how everyone tried to throw the kid (Remco) under the Belgium bus for doing exactly what he was told to do. And he did it all for Wout. Then Wout fell apart late into the race and all the knuckleheads attacked/blamed Remco. Ouch. That was so wrong. 😱🇧🇪🤔🦋

[@ozfunghi]

He won in 2022. You're talking about 2021.

[@svenvervloet1273]

Superb Belgian team tactics: Wout covering MvdP on Montmartre, Benoot and Stuyven controlling the break-aways, and Remco in position to throw in attacks where-ever he wanted too. His aero is so fantastic, to sit in his wheel is almost like riding in full wind yourself.

[@jamesong2672]

Was so happy to see your video up. Didn’t get to watch the race live yesterday and I know the next best to watching live race is Chris Horner take on the race. Thank you 🎉

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Hope you enjoyed it. I love that live feel. 👊🦋

[@tonyg3091]

I thought Mathieu would win but when I saw they let Remco (of all people) get away and put 40 seconds into the “peloton” I knew it was over. There is no catching the kid with a group like that, he is like a greased lightning, nobody comes close when it comes to fast riding in long periods of time. Big balls kid wins again, love it 😅😊

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

⚽️🏀🏈⚾️💪🦋👊

[@African_Ambition]

Interesting thing is that the Belgian team had discussed this and Remco had told them that it's a great spot to attack because there would surely be a big attack on Montmartre and everybody's legs would be heavy just after. Hence Wva looking back and going to the front to slow down the group

[@ozfunghi]

Nobody "let him", they simply didn't have the legs to follow at that point. The group of Van der Poel and Van Aert had just gone all out on Montmartre a few km before, and Pedersen just dug deep trying to bridge. There were probably only 3 people in the race who could have followed his attack, one being a teammate, and the other two had just dug deep. Van Baarle went to the front a few moments later to pull for MvdP, and yet Evenepoel simply kept increasing his lead rapidly.

[@tonyg3091]

@@ozfunghi sorry but that would have never happened with a well organized real peloton. Why didn’t he do anything remotely similar at TdF?

[@ozfunghi]

@@tonyg3091 A "well organized real peloton"? You mean like the one in Wollongon? Or like the one in Liège? Twice. Or the one in San Sebastian? Thrice. Or a couple of dozens of other solos he won? So funny people keep thinking other riders "let him" ride away. As if they all want him to win and his rivals are secretly cheering for him. He attacks when the others are dead, that's what he does. And if they aren't dead yet, he will squeeze them dead in his wheel. Like he did all those times, and like he did now. The fact that you bring up the TdF shows you are missing some cycling knowledge. TdF is a 3 week race, and there is always a next day. Pulling a stunt like this, even when successful will have consequences the next day(s). Furthermore, the TdF has no classic style stages like this, and definitely not of this length. Maybe go back and take a look at stage 17 of the TdF and look at the final. Now imagine that stage was not 175km, but 275km and what the gap with Vingegaard would have been like.

[@joeshermer7220]

Yes too many commercials on Peacock, the 324 minute Peacock race replay had 35 commercial breaks about one commercial break every 9 minutes. These interruptions kept coming even during Remco's ride with Madous and the subsequent LaPorte etc chase of Remco and Madous. And the commercial breaks were completely random, not placed when there was any particular pause in the action such as a break being caught.

[@escgoogle3865]

Brutal stat.

[@trenaparks3702]

The one reason we stayed with Xfinity instead of switching to AT&T when it came through our neighborhood was because we got Peacock free. Naturally, they decided to start charging their loyal customers anyway. I called and pitched a fit and they "graciously" gave it to us for a discounted rate for one year. Now we're going to have to pay the same as non-Xfinity customers. Talk about a rip off!

[@shmvon]

Here's my current first page: 1. Tadej Pogacar 2. Remco Evenepoel 3; Jonas Vingegaard 4. Mathieu Van der Poel 5. Primoz Roglic 6. Wout Van Aert 7. Thomas Pidcock Beating one-to-one is worth as much as versatility in my book.

[@silentowlscribe]

I put Wout ahead of Primoz. After Vuelta, that may change.

[@sanastela]

I have MVDP over Jonas... MVDP won 2 monuments this year and 6 in his carrer.

[@ozfunghi]

Not sure what Pidcock has done to get that 7th spot. I think there are other riders who have impressed me a lot more this year. Nys, Del Toro, Jorgenson... and i wouldn't put any of them right behind these 6. Perhaps Pedersen. Hard to reason against your top 6 though. That's probably how i would rank 'm as well.

[@auto_fan]

Was watching Eurosport coverage, and as Robbie McEwen was talking about punctures, in 5 seconds Remco stops with a flat. Robbie afterwards: “My belgain friends are messaging me to shut up until it’s finished😅😅😅”

[@wimve4719]

From BE, our hospitals were overwhelmed with cases of near heart attacks 😀

[@Csharpflat5]

Great show by Remco he is potentially a future hour record holder

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋

[@TheSlowoldman]

It ended up being a great race. The coverage on peacock was horrible, the picture quality looked like I was watching John Tesch's coverage of the Tour back in the 80's.....Evenepoel is an outstanding rider, he'd be the rider everyone is talking about if not for Tadej.

[@searunbrown]

Harshing on poor old Bob Roll.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Agreed. 🦚😱🦋👍

[@carlerlandsson5646]

Great summary Chris! Really enjoyed this race myself this morning. Hats off to Remco for an impressive performance and well deserved gold medal!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋🥇

[@jasha28061985]

If Olympic medals would be thrown around in cycling like in swimming events, this wonderkid would have won at least 5 golden medals (best team, best combination RR and TT, best combination RR and TT mixed, 10K TT, 20K TT,...).

[@rafnaegels8913]

Good point, some sports lend themselves out more than others when it comes to winning multiple medals.

[@WeallAreAdults]

lol belgian mixed team ? no1 would stance a chance haha would be overkill ngl

[@PaulsWanderings]

Now I know why you aren't on NBC's coverage of The Tour.

[@davoforrest5]

You made me laugh in a good way I

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Bob made it just too easy. The list of ridiculous things Bob said today made it where I literally could just start recording T🦋E and at about any moment that I was highlighting in the race just add Bob’s comments in there and he would have been wrong. Literally just about everywhere. Even when Remco had his mechanical Bob said that Remco was already celebrating his win. When in fact Remco was putting his hand up to call for the car cause he was about to lose the race if the car was not near by. 😂🦋🦚👊

[@timcrane9737]

@@ChrisHornerCycling That had me yelling at the screen. I was never a racer but I can still tell the difference between signalling a flat tire and celebrating a win. And with 3K to go, celebrating, really!

[@ronfeldman4386]

I am with you Horner. Peacock definitely had too many commercials. I didn't see a Sky Sports or Eurosport feed. Great race. Amazing that Remco completed an Olympic double. Can't wait until the Vuelta Espana starts in three weeks.

[@shaddapforever]

The only positive thing I can say about Peacock's commercial breaks is that they are over very quickly compared to some other channels.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋

[@joeymelio5621]

Eurosport with prime (paid eurosport subscription) also ads every 15 min

[@Edridesbikes]

Discovery plus had no ad breaks, watched the last 150 km uninterrupted

[@donbracci2199]

We need to add a new word to our cycling vocabulary, Bob Rollisms.😂

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

That’s so good. I will use this for sure. 🦚😂🦋👊

[@ssaafur]

Great race. Outstanding coverage Chris! I had to shower when you finally finished to cool off. Phew! Remco -what a performance!

[@karlisklismets5442]

Did you notice the spectacular ride by Toms Skujiņš? Always in the front following all of the big moves, 5th place at the end. All of that while he had no team to help! He definitely has some good legs this year!

[@pythor2117]

Yeah not really surprising at this point. Skujins is a top tier classics rider/all rounder. Just another guy that makes Trek so dangerous in the one days.

[@jkevincarmichael253]

Chris did you notice when Remco raised his hand the Peacock folks said he was celebrating? I was thinking damn he has a flat...

[@davidfrye7713]

Bob is such an idiot!

[@blacksquirrel4008]

That was an incredible play-by-play. I had no idea who ANY of these riders were but I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Thank you.

[@jimtipton8888]

If you had watched the 2018 Worlds junior road race in Innsbrook, this was not a shocker! Classic Remco! Fun to watch and happy for him!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

💪🦋🇧🇪

[@davidfrye7713]

That was a great race to watch. I've been a fan of Remco ever since!

[@jimtipton8888]

@@davidfrye7713 Me too!!! Panache!

[@fathertime7864]

Chris is it time to start the discussion of Remco being #2 over Jonas considering only the results this year? 🤔

[@davideamigoni6916]

Agree, as much as it is great result to win the Tour De France, road cycling is made also with many other historical races, when you must show many other skills. What Vingeggard has won son far, a part from Tour de France? Basically NOTHING major! Remco: 2 straight Liege Bastogne Liege, three San Sebastian, world champion both time trial and road, double Olympic champion, European Champion time trial and silver for the same on the road, Vuelta and so many other medium and minor races. For me no doubt to pick the best between Vingeggard and Remco: the Belgian Super Champion! The only one that so far is superior is Pogacar and just behind him only Remco.

[@murilomurilo288]

Hard times for remco haters such as myself 😢 The kid is making history, very nice to see

[@marcvandaele1878]

Never too late for a real sportsman, not every day can be perfect

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Hehehe. I love the kid. Even when he’s wrong it’s super entertaining. And his interviews are some of the best. 😂🦋👊💪🇧🇪

[@jackprier7727]

"Mongolia is callin' me a knucklehead right now" Love it-

[@matua111]

Enjoying your commentary a lot. Insightful even though I watched the whole race. Greetings from Slovakia!

[@FT__Bicycling_____-sc7yv]

Remco was AMPED the whole last 20ks or so. - Urging Madous to work - scolding the camera moterbike riders for getting too close to him with corners approaching - very impatient when waiting for his bike chance And his attack when MVDP and WVA were brought back was a 100,000 volts charge

[@WeallAreAdults]

QFT

[@wimve4719]

When he had the puncture, the last time gap that was communicated to him was 25 seconds, not 1 minute 15. So yeah, sometimes patience is a virtue but not based on what he knew. On Belgian television he said that he had visions of Madouas passing him by while still changing bikes. His DS rode up to him to tell him he could calm down as the gap was still a minute ... hence the funny reaction a bit later. The DS got fined 🙂

[@methylmike]

Hell yeah, coach! Thanks for the coverage

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋🇫🇷

[@theindianveloist]

I was there at Montmatre yesterday and the atmosphere was really electric..nothing like I’ve ever seen..

[@ducat7493]

Was amazing to see this on TV. Will remember all my life this crazy race and atmosphère

[@ragweedmakesmesneeze]

Me too...got there late and had to throw my 12 year old on my shoulders so at least one of us could see something!

[@nathanm4157]

I was pleased to hear the calm voices of Phil Liggett and Cadel Evans on the Australian coverage. Sorry that you had to endure Bob Roll.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Boll Rollisms were on a high today. 🦚😂🦋😱

[@tonyvanderstraaten1040]

Greetings from Sri Lanka. Congratulations to Ramco. That was a fantastic ride. Hope to see you do the same in 2025 Tour de France. 👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️

[@earlfoss99]

Great job on this one, Chris. Masterfully told recap.

[@eduardoschneider2010]

nice to have your commentaries. keep them comming.

[@THErangerTHE]

I was really rooting for Mathieu van der Poel but the Aero Bullet was just on fire and attacked at the right moment! Stunning finish under the Eifel Tower, this finish will be one for the ages. France has done well to facilitate the olympics I think!

[@joepapp01]

Great recap. Good luck w/ the Cascade classic crit.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Next weekend 👊🦋

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

Saw them all ride past me 8km from the finish line, Remco all alone leading fearlessly & Valentin the French kid giving everything he had to get Silver. Too bad for MvdP but that was a fantastic race in the tiny streets of Paris especially

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

That’s cool. Live view 👊🦋👀

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

@@ChrisHornerCycling didn’t see MY MAN VICTOR CAMPANAERT tho… (but I saw Girmay!)

[@wwelsh100]

What a race. So amazing. Reminded me of Wollongong. Maybe it’s just the result, but BE played it well and it’s hard to counter when it works well.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Remco just had to much power. When one rider just riders everyone off the wheel one by one. You know it was exciting. 👊🦋💪

[@weisanhui1531]

I am glad to see the Mongolian rider up in the mix. For a lot of these smaller countries where cycling is not their bread and butter, or national sport like Belgium or Netherlands, the Olympics gives them once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ride with their heroes and be inspired. A few weeks ago we just had Biniam Girmay from Eritrea becoming the first Black African rider to win a Tour de France stage. Small people can also dream BIG.

[@dropatrain]

You could hear the tire blow on the recording, he hit some cobble and PPPSSSSHHH. That was scary for me on the chester field i cant imagine what was going on in remco's head at that moment!

[@ScriptaSemperManent]

It’s Sven *Vanthourenhout”*, not (Nathan) Van Hooydonck who was driving the Belgian team car.

[@happydays8171]

Great coverage! You make things interesting.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Glad you enjoyed the video. 👊🦋🎥

[@harrymathis4743]

You need to dissect the women’s road race tomorrow!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

That’s the plan. 👊🦋

[@Spacecomber]

The commercials and Bob Roll are Peacock’s responsibility. I’m not so sure they can be blamed for the video content itself. I think there’s a good chance that someone else controls the video feed that Peacock uses for their broadcast.

[@ianjlilly]

If it's like the TdF then the various broadcasters - 9Live in Oz, Peacock in US etc, get a single feed and have no control over which camera is being shown.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

I worked with Peacock, commercials they control. Correct 🦚😱🦋

[@ianjlilly]

@ChrisHornerCycling 9Live showed it commercial free in Oz as far as I could tell. I had dinner at one stage so missed about an hour in the middle of the race.

[@neilzhang1514]

Those young men, Evenepoel, Healy, Jorgensen, Ayuso, and of course Pogacar, brought us fresh air in this usually long and boring sport

[@Spartan_-du9wi]

"These are 5 guys I never heard of" Dam Chris I have been educated by your show! I turn on the coverage and say "These 5 are Cat 1's, NO CHANCE"

[@sianb1260]

Luckily in the UK. Chris Boardman co-commenting on BBC with no adverts. Only problem didn't see the start of the attacks due to other Olympic coverage. But wow what fantastic crowds.

[@escgoogle3865]

Oh wait, I MISSED the epic Remco momment because "over the air" NBC cut away to the gymnastics vault just after the first hill of the city circuit. Super unhappy. What a waste of an early wakeup call.

[@maryhallisey1016]

Replay on peacock app?

[@jerrychicken967]

When Pedersen was off the back, there was Wout and remco in the cars. They were lucky the climb wasn't at that point as VDP could have gone with most big cheeses back in the cars. Question- Was it a weird place to put the Feed on the circuit, at one point we had VDP trying to attack when a rider in front was taking a bottle blocking VDP's attack. Very odd to put the feed where the main attack point was.

[@ballroomdru]

So, did the rider from Mongolia just earn himself a continental team contract if he doesn’t have one already?

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

He rides for Burgos BH. So he is on a small ish pro team already. I didn’t know that, so I just looked it up. Thanks for asking. 🤔🦋👊

[@ExpertYouTubeCommentator]

Bob said it live that Remco was celebrating when he raised his had with 3-4km to go, when in fact he had a flat😂😂😂 Bob or bob😂😂😂

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Yes he did. And then did not correct himself. Don’t worry Bob no one heard you. 😂🦚🦋

[@twillis449]

The Eurosport guys knew right away that Remco had a problem,

[@borisgurevich5504]

Here in Australia the commentators were Phil Liggett, Scott Mcgrory and cadel Evans. Can’t be any better than that, though it is sometimes hard to hear Cadel as he has such as soft voice,

[@GMeazza]

Remco missed the MVDP attack as he'd been back at the car and was out of position, not because he'd attacked earlier. Not a great time to go back to the car, just before the major launch point, but Pederson was back there as well with the flat so got away with it. I don't mind the others in the lead group giving him small turns as although they were helping Remco they have more chance of beating him than they do of winning if it regroups and they have MVDP, WVA, Pederson, Alaphilippe etc. to worry about also.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Yep. The others don’t have much hope I understand. If the group is bigger there could be chaos. Remember that’s how they got away the first time without the favs. But yes, It’s complicated and second is silver. 🤔🦋👊

[@jacqueschouette7474]

Commercials and commentary are why I don't waste my time watching NBC or Peacock for cycling. It seems like 1/2 of the coverage is commercials and a 1/4 is talking heads commentary so that you only get 1/4 of the coverage that shows actual cycling.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

I need my GCN coverage to come back in full force again. PLEASE. 🙏 🦋🙏

[@robbchastain3036]

We need Chris to invite Bob on his show for a musical performance of "Glory Days, 7-Eleven Glory Days." And I'd be singing, too, here in TV land. And this race looks like an '80s throwback, lots to like about that decade for bike racing. 😀

[@mattheweaton1420]

This was similar to his win at worlds 2 years ago. If he is in a breakaway with weaker riders within time trial distance of the finish, nobody is bringing him back. He has endless watts.

[@throx]

The thing about following Remco is you get about half the draft you normally would. He's crazy aero. Also, no ads on Channel 9's streaming coverage in Australia. VPN maybe?

[@PatrickDeReyck]

It's bloody hard for a pro-rider to throw off an amateur sitting in your wheel on a parcours like that, let alone some of the best pro-riders

[@ozfunghi]

@@PatrickDeReyck In his first pro season Evenepoel was in a super long break with Dries De Bondt and Jelle Wallays. Dries De Bondt said in an interview afterwards, that he had to push 100 watts more in Evenepoel's wheel, than he had to in Wallays his wheel. That's a huge difference, and after 250km, at that speed, nobody can follow him.

[@BadmanDNB]

Superb outing for Remco. This just shows how amazing Jan Ullrich was in Sydney 2000, pretty much doing the same thing save for Ekimov besting him to Silver and Armstrong to Bronze in the TT via tailwind.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

💪🦋👊

[@ozfunghi]

@ChrisHornerCycling When Pedersen was getting his front wheel changed, Evenepoel was reported being at the Belgian team car to get a brake issue fixed. Also, he told Dutch TV (NOS) that the motorbike from the organisation had informed him he only had 30 seconds lead on Madouas right before he punctured.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Good to know, thanks 👊👊🦋🦋

[@leomaduro8661]

Remco is simply the biggest engine around right now; good for him.

[@Dragoncoiler88]

Well he won the olympic gold, but as he lost his bike computer he did not complete the race and it isn't on Strava i.e. did it really happen at all??

[@esportsfan2118]

Remco deserves to be the #2 ranked rider on the butterfly effect after this double gold.

[@borisgurevich5504]

Each of the two has their own advantages.

[@BenjaminUbayyed-po9tc]

not to mention that when the race really started wirh MVdP's first attack they start doing ariel shots of paris for like 10 minutes. peacock is annoying

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Crazy bad coverage. 😱🦚🦋🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚

[@dalex6641]

That’s the fault of the official Olympic feed, that all the broadcasters use. It was terrible in MTB and triathlon, also.

[@Eirikkinserdal]

"Now take some time to admire our beautiful river which is totally fine to swim in" 😂

[@rafnaegels8913]

That's not peocock's fault. The direction determines what image you are getting. Sporza had the same images, even though the coverage was better.

[@ducat7493]

Judo and escrime had terrible coverage too. It’s strange because FranceTV usualy make great job in sports on TV, maybe it’s ICO in charge of coverage ?

[@nicoev4851]

What do you think of the French team tactics? Looked spot on to me and ended with a historic 2 medals

[@roadglide]

I want some of that Hornet coffee! Vo2 max narration! Next up. Roll out! Horner in!

[@scottsheppard3753]

I still do not understand how Wout and Van der pol were brought back around 45km to go. They should easily been able to stay away. Then they also got Jorgenson in the group and really should have been able to stay away. Doesn't make sense that they got caught that quick, it looks like they stopped working together and that is when Pedersen brought them back. Maybe Alaphilippe was the problem as he was not working with the others.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Yep. Julian caused a paused for sure. 🤔🦋👊

[@kenlxpd3491]

I haven't seen the video and am only going by Chris's description, but my guess is Wout was really just marking Van der Pol with his teammate Remco up the road. He may have taken pulls, but probably was not working hard enough to make their break succeed. Van der Pol might have been strong enough to chase down Remco, but he would be giving Wout a free ride, leaving him with more in the tank for a sprint finish. Alaphilippe was probably doing the same because Van der Pol was the biggest threat to Remco and his French teammate up the road. Laporte probably was marking Jorgenson because again, he had his French teammate up the road. It sounds like he didn't work as hard and had more in the tank to sprint for third. It's just teamwork. Pedersen could have helped Van der Pol, but as Chris noted he probably burned all his matches chasing back after his flat. Even if he had more in the tank, Alaphillipe and Wout might have been sprinting for gold. Guess I gotta go watch the video.

[@Dailydose13]

@@kenlxpd3491 Wout crashed in the final 5km

[@scottsheppard3753]

@@kenlxpd3491 Well no as this was before Remco went up the road. Remco used this failed move of the favorites to launch his winning move.

[@Erndogggg]

Great analysis as always Mr Horner. Let’s also give props to the American Matteo Jorgenson. On a different day perhaps he medals. 🇺🇸 proud baby!

[@starkparker16]

I hope somebody gets fired for putting a feed zone just after the start of the crucial climb. 🛋️🦋 ⚾🏀⚽

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

How much chaos did that cause. Maybe that’s why the Olympic committee only took 90 riders. 😱🦋

[@danielgarz3830]

My wife is Australian so we got a VPN and watched the FREE Aussie coverage with no commercials in the road race, swimming, or track events

[@byhsu6140]

Remco, Great Balls of Fire!!!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

⚽️🔥🦋👊💪🇧🇪

[@Cycleplayer117]

I wasn’t surprised to be honest, Remco has proven he is one to watch. Surprised for MVP and Wout 😢

[@MattiasThyr]

You did not mention Mohoriç mechanical just before Pedersens I think this was a little butterfly effect on the race the Slovenians were active up to that point.

[@franciscopontesvelasco4315]

Remco was absolutely amazing. What a week for him. Legend

[@pythor2117]

I’m a bit confused why Kwiato didn’t do the road race? Was he not feeling well after the TT or did something else happen that I wasn’t aware of.

[@perryvath7617]

I couldn’t watch live… the replay on peacock (without commercials) was jumping & skipping ahead. Oh well, at least we got coverage of most of the race instead of like it was in the “bad old days” where we hoped for a few minutes of coverage between other sports.

[@daleanthony4343]

I think Remco shud move up on the butterfly effect #2 rider

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Now Remco is making it difficult on me and my list, right. He just keeps winning. 🤔🦋👊

[@daleanthony4343]

@ChrisHornerCycling put him up Chris without a doubt 🥈🚵‍♂️

[@bihlygoat]

Who’d have thought that Allaphillipe would be the only Frenchman to not win a medal? Also, I was surprised to see Laporte working to bring back Madois. Chris, was that a good move? He wasn’t just sitting on wheels either.

[@simoncbr900rr]

Haven’t you got Discovery+ in the USA ?

[@justherb666]

Do you think the organizers will add a stage through Paris like this in next year’s tour in addition to the usual finale?

[@tannerslomko]

Ever since Bob Roll played Chris last year when he said "who was the last American to win the Vuelta? Hmmm I don't know" Chris has been out for blood.

[@davidw3565]

I will cancel Peacock after the olympic too. Chris fantastic explanation as Always. Friend from 🇪🇷

[@thegreatexaggerator9077]

It turned out to be a great race! Lot of excitement at 4km!

[@joebriggs8422]

Musings: I paid for the "ad free" Peacock. They knuckleheaded me 😑 Peacock commentary was painful. I searched for alternate audio to no avail 😑 Peacock not only thought Remco was celebrating but criticized him for it. Knuckleheads 😑

[@eduardoschneider2010]

love your video. but one thing . Laporte did not know he was winning 3rth, because of not having radios he was not aware in which place he came

[@telapreta9795]

man, I didn't know what frace was doing tacticaly with all those atacks ultil I saw valentin & laporte cross the line, guess tatics work diferent when you are on less numbers, but meeeen WHATA SHOW Thanks chris and garret for the excelent work

[@borisgurevich5504]

At the end of the day, the organizers, or rather the riders, proved Chris wrong. However, it is absolute shame that Slovenia did not bring its two best riders to give Renco a run for his money. Not at TT and not at the road race. Slovenia does not have many medals at summer Olympics, and this was their best shot at gold, if not two,

[@davidfrye7713]

Chris was absolutely correct. Did he not say those three teams need to work together?

[@African_Ambition]

For the road race I agree that Pogi would have been one of the 3 favourites, but Pogi was not beating Remco on this terrain for the TT

[@denniskoopman1664]

I thought Remco's tactics were spot on at 72 km. To attack a spent Mathieu Vanderpoel, with legs full of energy, knowing that you have an "A " lister pit bull like Wout Van Aert to choke out any followers worked perfectly at that point in the race. Remco of course could get anyone in the lead group with any medal hopes to work for him, especially when inspirational desires supersedes common sense. That is how two Frenchmen who were not hot favourites to get Silver and Bronze on home soil. I always like your take Chris because there is nothing like it!

[@navicto]

Lmao the exponential knucklehead callout is a first 😂

[@danalawrence4473]

Bob is a quadruple knucklehead- one of the best laughs I've had in a long time!

[@CryWolfFilms]

Yall have been realllllly quiet about remcos big balls since he's been dominating

[@shakrmaker]

Tadej sitting at home watching a pure power move win the gold. Discuss :)

[@tonyg3091]

Tadej: As i already said-intelligence is good but good legs are better..😂

[@savagepro9060]

@@tonyg3091 Pogo: but drugs is best

[@PatrickDeReyck]

I'm sure he's sorry he wasn't there.

[@shakrmaker]

@@PatrickDeReyck exactly. I don't wish ill on the guy; but imagine if something unexpected cut his career short, and he also ended up breaking up with his current GF.

[@michaelbergfeld8751]

Yes this was top all over the final! The belgiums played it infalliably. Van der Poel recovering his breath after an attack, Evenepoel places his one, van Aert having trained to get to the wheel of Mathieu. He was completely trapped, and no one wanted to work with him, as they did not follow Remco, that they believed already champion i guess. Van der Poel didn't fly as somtimes he does, but Remco showed power! And Ben Steely, how strong he is! It was breathtaking and but for Evenepoel, unpredictable.