Mikkel Bjerg Drops Wout van Aert on Horquette d'Ancizan | Tour de France 2022 Stage 17

[@jacob4106]

No matter the outcome, this tour is already one of the best races in recent Tour de France history

[@dundeedideley1773]

It's gonna be on Netflix next year.

[@notempura]

Literally no Cav or Alaphilippe, best Stage 11 race, maybe, but not overall TdF.

[@st.sptr.5475]

Completely agree, havent enjoyed watching a TdF like this for over a decade now.

[@Jaxck77]

Nah. Couple great stages but there’s really only been three names this year. Pog, Vin, and Wout, nobody else has been at their level. Last year was way more competitive around the jerseys, even if GC was locked up early.

[@dsaishivam396]

Why the outcome doesn't matter Vinge have to win this........

[@thomy2562]

Quintana, Goudu, Bardet, Maintjes and Vlasov about to have a "who is least worst at ITT" fight for 4th in gc

[@timlages1257]

That's a battle I want to see

[@BrownDeluxe]

I think Vlasov gonna win the most time out of the bunch, but will it be enough? best tour ever

[@endcensorship874]

Only way it could be better is if it was for a podium spot.

[@mauriciomarques5533]

Vlasov is the best among them

[@sean7098]

Vlasov is a good tter?

[@TheRealBlueSwan]

This is really what the TDF so often lacks - having a super strong rider not content with a podium spot in second place. For so many years we've had the big favourite get into a comfortable lead and everybody else just happy playing second fiddle or fight for podium places.

[@brycehiigel235]

This was a dream stage for the fans or at least for me. The 2 big guns fighting for the stage leaving everything on the course instead of sitting in the back while the others race. Whoever wins they are earning the yellow.

[@Samester48]

It was a dream setup but not really a dream stage, we never really saw a proper 2 big gun fight, not like contador-Schleck on the tourmalet…

[@brycehiigel235]

@@Samester48 I agree. But it has been a while since the top 2 GC contenders were 1 and 2 on the stage.

[@MeesterJ]

There was no fight whatsoever. Really disappointing

[@brycehiigel235]

@@MeesterJ maybe not, but it was sure better than when one team was dictating the whole tour.

[@miekaaahh]

I do not care if pogacar wins or not. He is one of the most entertaining cyclists right now. Missing allaphillipe and cavendish though

[@anomalousresult]

Not sure cav would have had a chance on these routes.

[@miekaaahh]

@@anomalousresult very true but the likes of froome don't stand a chance, cavendish would atleast be able to compete for his record

[@Pawsk]

Im actually slightly disappointed with him. he is 2 mins behind but keep making these skin attacks with 100m letf of the climb. Of course there is the option that he just isnt strong enough at this stage of the tour but, i would have expected him to risk it, and go full on from the bottom of the final climb. he wont win the tour without taking risks

[@miekaaahh]

@@Pawsk when he attacks like that vingegaard is glued to his wheel. Vingegaard enjoys a steady pace. Im expecting an all or nothing attack tomorrow

[@sergimarch8874]

@@anomalousresult Cavendish to win needs Morkov. They need both to win sprints

[@thfccomps7711]

This is one of the best tours ever. UAE were absolutely relentless today. I couldn’t take my eyes off the race. More of the same excitement tomorrow please!

[@endcensorship874]

And the drama never stopped. There was a sprinter (can’t remember who) that just made the time cut by seconds! I think the crowd cheered harder for him than at any time.

[@catsaresuperkool_]

@@endcensorship874 It was Jasper Philipsen

[@ShyN1Xxx]

@@catsaresuperkool_ not today today was jakobsen i think

[@thfccomps7711]

@@endcensorship874 yeah I saw that 😂 what a tour this is

[@endcensorship874]

@@catsaresuperkool_ I thought so, but I wasn’t 100%. It was as fantastic an effort as you will see anywhere, tho. Thanks for updating!

[@lukesargent8350]

4:56 Jonas should have yelled “shit tires” as he passed Pogacar and McNulty on the corner

[@RS-gv5it]

Amazing coverage of the tour, by far the best. No confusion, tactics explained with clarity, great graphics, to the point. Great commentary, a real achievement.

[@ManWalksDogs]

I'd mostly agree with that, apart from the 'no confusion' bit - and that's coming from someone that's been watching live most days and then the tv highlights on top for the best stages and then these stage recaps when they come out afterwards; if Lantern added just thirty seconds or so for a succession of pauses for breath/narrative punctuation, then his stream of conciousness-type blurb would be easier to follow, but then as a seasoned LR fan I know all too well that that's just not his style, and all power to his meter for it.🎩

[@fmr1998]

what did they put in McNultys breakfast today, the dude was absolutely flying up those mountains. Great to see pogi not resigning, he really makes it exciting to watch. TJV and UAE shattering the opposition with crippled rosters is a real demonstration of power we haven't seen since the Sky days

[@RB..1]

That’s a loaded question. . Seriously, maximum effort. Superman today. Well done

[@tubbytoast2]

Sometimes people can just suffer more when they are sacrificing for another teammate

[@thehomme]

@@tubbytoast2 is it a blood sacrifice?

[@cycleoflife565]

@@tubbytoast2 As opposed to riding to hold their spot in the gc? It was a very remarkable performance out of the blue.

[@asiantrick24]

I can’t believe I used to ride with the young Brandon in So Cal. Dude was an absolute beast as a Jr as well l.

[@davewilliams9948]

Brandon McNulty was an absolute beast today! I don't think there's a legit GC contender among them, but this young group of Americans has been pretty impressive.

[@lordrevilo7935]

McNulty definitely didnt take a dope shot before yesterdays stage...

[@Will-sv9mf]

@@lordrevilo7935 that’s not how It works

[@martinsmit2684]

@@Will-sv9mf At least it's open for debate. His performance came out of the f*cking blue. In the first week he could barely keep up with the peleton. And now, in the third week, he rides so hard that Pogi and Vingegaard have to put so much effort into following him, they can't even attack. On all accounts: that's weird. Wether it's dope, a massage or a good night sleep; something happend.

[@weybye91]

Both McNulty and Mikkel Bjerg were beasts

[@tsaoh5572]

@@Will-sv9mf That is exactly how it works lmfao 😂

[@peermancolin]

Jonas to ride up Hautacam in the big ring tomorrow (stage 18) as a tribute to Bjarne 🤣

[@thebeast4036]

Throwback to Tour of Slovenia with Pog and Majka locking up on the new tires. That “shit tires” moment may have shaken all of team UAE’s confidence in their tires. Watching them descend that’s what it looks like to me.

[@fcbarniessoccer8952]

McNulty and Kuss have been trading days as super domestiques. Tomorrow Sepp will carry the day as he did the day before

[@lemonyogurt0]

As someone who hasn't cycled for years but love watching bike races on the telly best tdf in years 🤟😁!!

[@PMP5240-e3i]

Pogi told McNulty "Go full gas for 15 minutes" but that turned into 2 climbs

[@boxatobo]

Doping

[@catsaresuperkool_]

@@boxatobo Ah yes,apperantly everything is doping now

[@vitalyurbanovich8119]

Despite the great performance of the reduced UAE team today, Jonas seemed to be stronger than Pog. Tadej hasn't managed to drop Vingegaard during the whole race so far. What is more, it seems that the yellow jersey could have even enlarged his advantage if not the great performance by Big Nut.

[@oxber3154]

No, I wouldn't say that. They way to equal in tne moment. Stage 11 was only day, when Tadej suffered lack of fuel (callories), otherwise no way he will drop that much.

[@andersphilipsen4352]

To me, pogacar seems completely emptied of energy. They for sure did try their best to take as much time from vingegaard as possible on this stage. Why else would they spend so much energy from bjerg and mcnulty? It seems as vingegaard has so much more energy to spare. Which is insane considering how great pogacar has looked these past few years (and honestly this year as well).

[@kgarg92]

@@andersphilipsen4352 correct. Pogacar not attacking on any climb and a weak ass attack just on the start of descent shows he is done. Kuss and WVA just saved their energy for final mountain stage. Vingo gonna crack Pogi again it seems.

[@andersphilipsen4352]

@@kgarg92 I'm not even sure WVA has much left in his legs as well. Been so active. I think the only big helper vingegaard will have today, is Kuss. Which, looking at vingegaard, probably will be enough actually. I don't think vingegaard will be attacking pogacar today at all. I think they finish together again and yellow jersey race is basically over

[@painterQjensen]

Also a great job from the Norwegian Leknesund, after being catched, waited for Bardet and got Bardet back up to Thomas, closing over a minut gap. Thomas dropped Bardet on the last climb, but still havving a lead uo to the start of the last climb meens hee was able to "rest".

[@luzzyrogue]

Hahahahahaha I was shot dead on my comment saying Jonas was a norwegian lad.

[@painterQjensen]

@@luzzyrogue ah well, Jonas is from the north western part of Denmark, so not far off. To mee Norway is always the little brother, with the better garden/nature. Think this year is a new record of people from both Norway and Denmark ( where is the sweedes?) Sure, they are not that talked about much, but theyve been out there.

[@luzzyrogue]

@Frederik Brandt

[@David-zg6tf]

Bjerg and McNulty (new record on Azet …) so much better level then before … I‘m a bit worried and hope everything is legal there

[@matthewwoolf6198]

Same, I want to believe it but I’m struggling

[@dididubalier2196]

He was praying for Poggy to attack hahah... now seriously, McNulty worked hard today, last year they were saying he could be a GC man someday... in juniors, he and Pogacar were literally the best ones for years.

[@robscheu4892]

You cant dope for 2 days haha

[@beautoxt3482]

@@robscheu4892 #floydlandis

[@nelly-gu2qq]

Both of them are still quite rested.. Didn't do much in this tour.. So today they went all in..

[@sachavez100]

Damn, my friend. You are getting better with each video. Keep it up, Lanterne!!!!

[@arthurreyes2632]

Jonas told the guys to take the day off and be ready for tomorrow.

[@Christopher_Rock]

Yea, he didn’t think it was hard today.

[@de4ds1ghtcsgo94]

@@Christopher_Rock he did what he had to do. Tomorrow he will massacre everyone. Vingegaard will have yellow unless pogi goes nuts

[@sharonmoller7414]

I wonder if Jonas is going to go “thermo-biblical” as LR likes to say?

[@juliushermansen1851]

And they were indeed

[@de4ds1ghtcsgo94]

@@sharonmoller7414 that was the definition of biblical. He gapped everyone so much that he could pedal at 70 percent and still win the tour

[@thisishowthetruthdies684]

I can understand Pogacar not wanting to risk losing time on this stage out of pride maybe but now tomorrow he will have to lay it all on the proverbial line with zero excuses. I think Vingegaard's really got the better of him though. He seemed to close every gap ridiculously easily.

[@nadiabaucher728]

C'est sûr quand on reste dans la roue de Tadej, ça aide pour rester dans la course !!!

[@jebbo-c1l]

Go on Jonas!

[@elmoe01]

Question: Is Jonas suffering? Pog: Maybe....... Jonas: No. 😂

[@savagepro9060]

Pogacar won today; but, Jonas didn't lose!

[@IsMiseAnthony]

Jonas is a beast. He's just sitting on Tadej's wheel knowing that a few seconds here or there wont lose him the yellow. The race today should decide the TdF in my opinion.

[@weybye91]

it will, cause Jonas and Tadej are eaquals on the TT

[@Balmy_Jones]

Was waiting to see your stage post. Thx!

[@5PercentTint]

Can’t believe this content is free

[@MarriedWithBackpacks]

Jeeezus Christ! What Mcnulty did yesterday was absolutely insane! That man was in beast mode!

[@ingahcummings2618]

I just love pog’s style when he attacks, amazing!

[@esrepu]

UAE was great but everyone forgets, that Jonas also lost 2 of his 3 mountain men. So he has only Kuss and King van Aert.

[@BenitoAndito]

Unlike Pog, Jonas had tires he could trust on that descent.

[@SH-kt3nk]

I saw a comment from Michael Rasmussen that TJV’s equipment is on point and very synchronised across their riders. UAE, not so much, he mentioned Pogacar’s reserve wheels were on different rims for no obvious reason.

[@kaltonian]

frellin amazing, the speed at which they are travelling this tour is something eles, you wouldn't know sometimes that they are on a cat 1 or 2 mountain stage with the speed these guys are maintaining, one more mountain and a tt maybe pogacar can do it...he certainly going to have a go

[@nateridesbikes9204]

Brandon McNulty went beast mode today 🇺🇸

[@robclarke5438]

That’s because he’s juiced , it’s going blow up. Drugs are back at the tour

[@pero2727]

@@robclarke5438 What do you mean back? They never left. Do you really think that superhuman efforts like these are possible while being 100% natural? I'm enjoying the show, I think that we need a constructor's (doctor's) trophy in bicycle racing as well.

[@matthillard9363]

@@robclarke5438 my thoughts exactly. Average domestiques dropping the best climbers in the world. BS...they made it too obvious. Big blow for cycling. I really thought it was clean after the froome years went and rog and pog changed the image of the sport

[@Fetucinee]

Really was hoping for McNulty to be gifted the stage. It's clear over the last few days that Vingegaard is on Pog like stink on sh*t whenever Pog tries to claw back some time on the GC. This tour is Vingegaard's to lose. He can afford to ride defensively; as long as he doesn't make any tactical errors and his form endures for a few more days we'll have a new TdF winner come Sunday.

[@thomasdundon4093]

Yes, I was hoping the two leaders would let McNulty take it since they could have raced for 2nd & 3rd.

[@BoxCarBoy12]

@@thomasdundon4093 Not a chance with bonus seconds on the line

[@fryuppe]

Mighty duelling between LR and Benji on the main review, which is as it should be, for one of the most brutal and inhuman Tour stages ever. In fifty years of armchair Tour spectating, I have never seen the like of it. This stage either confirmed the core ethos of cycle racing, or stretched it to near breaking point. There are heroes scattered the length and breadth of this whole Tour. At the conclusion of today's (Hautacam) stage, I might be in need of 'remedial' assistance.

[@luzzyrogue]

What I admire about Jonas is the way he uses Tadej and his team mates as his team. Pacing, wind cover over the decents and probably the take aways are pinpointed. UAE should change their tactics.

[@ceduy1258]

TDF 22 already in the bag for Jonas barring any untoward incidents. I'll bet again for Tadej in 23.

[@frankburn6312]

They better spend some $ on teammates. Problem is, who will be available?

[@sweatnosweat]

that time trial will be insane

[@cris2068]

It's good for Jonas sitting third,,it's like they're working for him

[@pepemontoya9634]

I was thinking they are pulling him and he’s going to attack on the last km to win the stage great finish but I was waiting for the TP attack and never happen

[@MeesterJ]

A really boring yellow jersey

[@morolayoojo3441]

@@pepemontoya9634 that would have been difficult as they were so close……. Jonas isn’t a great sprinter especially in comparison with Pog

[@isaksidenius7059]

I think bjerg has done his job so far in the first week he was the only one at pogachars side at All times. Cant exepct him to do stuff in the mountains. What he did yesterday was insane!

[@fabianwylie8707]

Thanks for posting . As always exciting content 🔔🏆🤩🤩👌

[@benkirby90]

Some questionably good rides from UAE. Even G said it of Bjerg at the end

[@denmark2680]

And today it was the other way around except for Jonas has been winning he’s two stages with around four minutes, when Pogacar have been beating Vingegaard he has followed Pogacar to the finish line!!!

[@ismaelpoilane878]

Kudos for "Peyragudes" prononciation !!

[@jean-marcelgoger]

Very hard rivality between Vingegaard and Pogartchard. One stage more for the Slovenian! Deep deception for David Gaudu. Romain Bradet and Thibault Pinot trapped away! 💙💟❤!

[@jondurdick28]

Just have to say that I think that Poj and Jonas really should have given the win to McNulty, by waiting until the last small ramp a big time difference on the finish line was not going to happen. The work by McNulty was beyond awesome and was the most deserving most aggressive winner of TDF so far this year IMO.

[@dididubalier2196]

Im trying to understand what Movistar is doing, but I cant figure it out. Mas is not good for GC, so why dont they chase stage wins? Or improve their sprints? Or improve in one day races? I feel Verona and Jorgenssen are so good but they never win.

[@thomy2562]

Moviestar has been doing dumb stuff for all its existence. Dont read too much into it,its just gonna hurt your brain. In fact, its gonna hurt a lot more in the Vuelta this year because they will have Mas and Valverde which is always entertaining.

[@dididubalier2196]

@@thomy2562 im spanish and I would like them to be "good". But everytime I see a breakaway, they are never in, and its so frustrating. They just stay in the peloton and drop off in the end.

[@EgeBerkGonul]

Spanish and French teams insist to do something with the riders from their homelands. And they are not capable of understanding if a cyclist is a potential GC contender or a stage winner. They always go for the wrong thing with the wrong cyclists. I think they are overwhelmed by public pressure in their countries.

[@Pawsk]

Moviestar could have won the tour with Quintana quite comfortably at least once possibly twice. But they are terrified of taking any hint of a risk, and always just work to secure a position in top 10. Dont get it but they have done it for 10 years now..

[@endcensorship874]

Wish their American had free range to go for stage wins instead.

[@diogo10borges]

how did Bjerg almost drop in the first climb and then he dropped most of the GC guys?

[@thehomme]

It’s odd to say the least. They have 2 riders left in the team and today they put in career best rides and between them rode the entire race off their wheels bar their leader and 1 other.

[@cycleoflife565]

Didn’t Froome often give the impression of struggling only to work his way back and ultimately drop virtually everyone?

[@barbaroacosta5335]

@@cycleoflife565 yeap, 6x the amount of salbutemol allowed.

[@matthillard9363]

Team Dr had a special potion for the uae domestiques last night after losing soler and rafa

[@elvysmartinez7619]

Vingegaard wins the tour - Wout wins the green jersey and wins Paris. jumbo = sky Where do these super humans come from?

[@TheoreticallyNo]

“Could you just not?” 😂

[@osfan25]

I think we’re slowly seeing that there’s an upper limit, performance wise on what Pog or anyone else for that matter can do. People are expecting Pog to launch these epic attacks from the base of the climb after McNulty just dropped all the other gc contenders and did 6.5 w/kg on the climb before. There’s only so much many watts you can push and when Jonas is on an equal level, trying to be 5% better is a monumental task. Without Jonas completely cracking, it would take a ridiculous effort for Pog to drop him.

[@riquelmeone]

Agree. If anything, I expect Vingegaard to extend his lead tomorrow. Pogacar is just not able to drop him and I have a feeling Vingegaard still has something left to counter all these attacks. Tomorrow is the last mountain stage and therefore the perfect occasion to risk attacking Pogacar.

[@dubplateriddim]

Foccacia and UAE looking extra spicey today.

[@MrRiedemanJACC]

UAE had shades of Postal Service today.

[@SomeBadStuff999]

Amazing race so far, so glad for this jumbo and uae teams, they are lightning this tour like mad mans... In another times 2 min, and some already had quit but not pogacar. In others having a good climbs performances and not being the top favorite to win would've not put a team attack as Jonas and jumbo did, hats off to them. Like the big G said, Bjerg surprised everyone today... Top 3 really shows the most consistent guys during this TdF so far, and I only would be more happy with the top 3 if some order changed for G 😅😅😅 (basically impossible sadge)

[@GetSuperFit27]

i dont know why they f follow Bjerg.....

[@paulsolon6229]

G is a second tier gc racer

[@SomeBadStuff999]

@@GetSuperFit27same reason they follow jumbo the other day.

[@SomeBadStuff999]

@@paulsolon6229 true, but first tier you only have 3/4 riders, and don't invalidate the fact I like the man, and his career.... 😂😂😂

[@paulsolon6229]

@@SomeBadStuff999 I liked him immensely. But after he won tour he got fat and drunk and non professional and only now has somewhat come around. Wasted talent

[@RAAZR-]

UAE mistakenly gave McNulty so much doping that Pogacar couldn't pace past him

[@jasonosunkoya]

Pog is going to be all alone tomorrow vs the TJV train.

[@samsonlibres4655]

Man, i feel sad for Pog. He is fighting again alone himself. i hope mc or bjerg pace him again.

[@charlsjourney4480]

nope uae have 2 domistique to full like what happen now and tjv only kus. see now 2v1 situation..

[@Foxtrottangoabc]

They are like the Terminator they always reappear

[@moytheboy22]

@@samsonlibres4655 why? Pog has a best case team scenario and he didn’t capitalize on it.

[@samsonlibres4655]

@@moytheboy22 remmeber when pog lost the yellow on that day? he was all alone himself fighting TJV lol.

[@lucadotto8073]

Very suspicious stuff from UAE today, you have two guys left who have been OK at the very best so far, and all of a sudden they both go on beast mode on the same day, dropping all the GC leaders bar the yellow jersey...

[@janeztomazic5546]

right and the danish fisherman that came from nowhere is not suspicius

[@Shadowboost]

@@janeztomazic5546 "came from nowhere" except noticeable results for the previous two years and on Danish cycling radar since he started

[@janeztomazic5546]

@@Shadowboost danish cycling scene, come on... even froome was less suspicious than this guy; jumbo created a new alpha mutant

[@Foxtrottangoabc]

@@janeztomazic5546 I think that's the funny thing a double bluff 😅 uae were hoping to drop vingaaed , but he stayed so mcnulty ended up going all the way to the top , which he may have not expected to do so🤔 🙂

[@PaulPunk23LP]

@@Shadowboost two years? Really? You think that is an argument? It just means he got his first proper results by 25. That makes it so suspicious. And every rider who makes it into the top 3 divisions is on the cycling radar of a country.

[@MadFlenser]

Got here so early the video was still titled stage 16

[@liamyoell4013]

Pogi might not win the GC, but it’s clear he’s the best rider (and most entertaining) in the tour. Jumbo have played one of the best strategic tours in recent history, using WVA so well

[@nikolajhol]

so explain why the "clearly best rider" has not been able to drop the rider in the yellow jersey just once?

[@sanastela]

@@nikolajhol because Jumbo Visma is the better team.

[@larshansen4557]

Hov can the Best rider be over 3 min behandling, and lost both big Mountain ?

[@Nonixification]

Ok, can somebody explain how McNulty dropped the whole TdF except the 2 contender? Mark Padun vibe.

[@geniouscommenter]

McNulty has always had flashes like this, even at the conti level. He just can’t maintain it for more than like 3-4 days at a time, like when he exploded with Pog as his domestique in Basque Country

[@paulstarstarpaul5700]

McNulty’s pace for one stage is believable for me if you say he has a good day, but Bjerg had an incredible day too. He paced extremely long and fast especially considering he is no real climber and that’s even less believable for me. I don’t know, nothing can be proven and at the moment we can just marvel at those performances.

[@Foxtrottangoabc]

@@paulstarstarpaul5700 it all felt out of character today , didnt watch whole race just last 30km . Watching everyone crack while the first 3 just went up like machines , kinda convinced my curiosity 🤔🙂

[@barbaroacosta5335]

Lol all of this dudes are suspicious. In McNulty's defense, he has one of the best performances of the year earlier this year.

[@Tom-qx8yh]

I think vingegaard could have won if he attacked at the bottom of the 16% section

[@EgelundB]

Just conserving all for tomorrow hopefully 😉

[@ruiloureiro3167]

He was already coooocked, mate!

[@suersu3963]

which really makes no sense with 1 stage left really. crush them when you can. wait and you might lose like rogilic.

[@rossbroomfield453]

Agreed but it’s kinda like game theory. If he attacks early does a froome comes to a standstill looses 25 seconds. Or just follow pogacar to the line loose only 4 seconds a stage custom made for pogacar. High risk for medium reward (the stage and more time vs loosing more time) vs the low risk medium reward (less chance of loosing more time with a more secure tdf winning position)

[@Tibovl]

@@suersu3963 If he gets a similar chance tomorrow he should go for it. I know 2:18 is in theory comfortable... Unless he has bad luck. A mechanical or fall could easily cost him 2 minutes.

[@Physmodus]

@ 5:17 is Pogacar trying to make the road slick behind him for Vingegaard to slip in?

[@PaulPunk23LP]

Lol, no

[@endcensorship874]

Absolutely no shame if Pogi ends up losing to Jonas. The guy has been the best rider in the Tour. But, damn, B-Mac was stellar. Let’s Go Brandon!

[@Christian_Bagger]

What’s the conventional prime years for a cyclist? 26/27-32? Or something like that? So if Jumbo supposedly got the best team, this and the few coming years should be the best from Jonas. Anyhow! I hope we see them at their absolute peak tomorrow! Pray for no bad luck and just see two athletes at their limits and one beating the other.

[@endcensorship874]

@@Christian_Bagger agreed. I would love to see these two dualing for a few years to come. Should be fun.

[@vinodkumarsaklani7196]

Lovely looking NAIRO QUINTANA what position he will grab at last . Nice senior rider. G Thomas also nice rider.

[@stafgruglnioe5122]

do you think part of the fact Pogacar is not dominating Vingegaard is the fact that this tour is in hot conditions? Seems like he likes the chilly/rainy conditions more

[@frankburn6312]

TdF and Vuelta are always hot (Vurlta being the worst).

[@holymackenaw]

If we knew his team is this strong we would have said he surely wins. Even more than we already did.

[@anson7676]

Hey guys Im new to TDF, just a quick question, why did Pogacar sprayed water on the road after having a drink at 5:17 is it to dispose the water so he would be lighter on the climbs?

[@Icorosify]

Yes

[@anson7676]

@@Icorosify haha thanks, cuz from another angel it looks like Pogacar trying to pray water on the tarmac for Jonas to slip on HAHAHHAHA

[@cooldude.1811]

I have a weird feeling that Marc Hirschi is going to come to the party today 🤣

[@vetoland92]

No way Bjerg and McNulty can repeat that effort tomorrow without that Dr. Rouge Gas

[@Priogen]

It was very impressive/suspicious to watch their effort today. They were invisible in the Alp, but all of a sudden have the form of their life in the Pyrenees.

[@Euu_-tc6hz]

If they are at the same level tomorrow its suspicious but when they have been pretty much useless until now, its expected that they have better legs than others

[@krisbowditch827]

@@Priogen thinking the same , very suspect 🤭

[@themoodyteam]

The Thomas/Bardet exchange is what pro cycling is all about 😂

[@thehomme]

There’s an elephant in the room. I call him McNulty Bjerg

[@jeanpierre5186]

de ene dag ben je nergens,de andere dag op de eerste rij.(cfr tour van 2006/floyd landis...) ik mag hopen dat dit hier niet het geval is.dat ik mijn wenkbrauwen frons lijkt me evident.toch al enige jaren fan van wielrennen (sinds 1976) .moge de beste (liefst zuiver) winnen . of verliezen ! want eigenlijk even mooi als waardig om zien .dat is een van de elementen die het wielrennen zo aantrekkelijk maakt.(enz.)

[@Sakkura1]

I suspect another couple kilometers of the final climb would have seen Vingegaard drop Pogacar. And I kinda expect him to do so tomorrow at Hautacam.

[@juliushermansen1851]

Great call

[@chiz161190]

They should have given the stage win to McNulty. Brilliant performance by US domestique.

[@nadiabaucher728]

C'est Vingegaard qui a attaqué à quelques mètres de l'arrivée, et Tadej a été puissant pour remporter l'étape. Brandon a été énorme, ça s'est sûr ! D'ailleurs il a été récompensé 😁

[@cr0ner]

5:19 - Does the dude really spray the water under the yellow jersey bike?

[@peterzemanovic2038]

At first I was like what is UAE doing? Then as they dropped basically everyone on the penultimate climb it seemed like wow, so that's the plan to set Pog up for an attack over that climb. And then he attacked only on the last 50 metres and from there on it was back again to WTF is UAE doing? They burned his last domestiques, those guys did a hell of a ride but I bet they aint gonna do much tomorrow.

[@LeonidasForLIfe]

That was so dumb. Pogacar attacking 50m before summit and then going like he is gonna take some time from Vingegard od descent and Vingegard is way better then him on descent and he stops shortly after he started. Again, so dumb tactics, Pogacar or UAE or both.

[@charlsjourney4480]

lol pogs trying jonas if he can follow.. and when he realized that jonas has an enough energy to follow him then obcourse he stop...bcoz its useless..thats why he w8 mcnaulty..

[@peterzemanovic2038]

​@@charlsjourney4480 yeah, but what was the plan there? Pog would not get a meaningful gap on that 50m even if Jonas could not follow. Don't get me wrong, I am glad they tried. But seemed doomed to fail. I expected Pog to attack 2km earlier where the road kicked up a bit.

[@keb9030]

Starting to smell radioactive

[@daskanguru140]

I was really hyped to see an eight kilometre 1v1 for the ages between the two upcoming giants of this sport on that last climb just to witness McNulty motoring up that thing until the last 500 meters, that was quite anticlimactic

[@triggamusician]

But then again, ever since Jonas took Yellow he didn't attack Pog anymore. He was just there all the time. Every attack was matched instantly. Imho, Jonas could be up by way more than just 2 mins. I guess, he's comfortable with that gap going into the TT on Saturday.

[@daskanguru140]

@@triggamusician I think he still lacks the confidence to be honest, he certainly isn't a big risk taker and launching a high wattage attack on such a nasty climb always comes a the risk of (slightly) blowing up later on, which is even riskier when your opponent has a domestique flying uphill at 6,5 Watts/Kilo by his side. He probably should have attacked during that position switch situation but its understandable that he didn't

[@MeesterJ]

Yeah it was really really anticlimactic. My soul. The guys in the old days knew better how to make a party. There's an old saying in the Tour: if you can take time (I mean more than 4 seconds) you should do it because you never know what's gonna happen. Jonas should have attacked, Pogi was cooked.

[@paulsolon6229]

What happens if time difference b t pogacar and vingegaard at start of stage in Paris is eg 13 secs? Do we have full bore gc race stage into Paris? Can attacks start from the gun? If gc riders pogacar and vingegaard can race full bore, from the gun, then wva key in Paris for vingegaard. Pogacar has no such helper Paris Sunday weather: clear, no rain (favors vingegaard), hot at 94 degrees. Pogacar at top of hatevam needs to cut lead to approx 46 secs. Does not look like pogacar can pull that off. Vingegaard is his equal it appears in climbing But we will see. Pogacar has done amazing rides in the past....

[@emilchristensen2303]

It’s an unwritten thing that you don’t race for yellow on stage 21

[@mathiasnielsen408]

You never race for the overall win on the last stage of the tour. The first half of the stage is usually just one big parade. And the last 80 km's are usually reserved for the sprinters. If Pogi were to attack he wouldn't be able to escape anyway since both Jumbo-Visma and all of the teams with sprinters would chase him down. So after the individual TT on stage 20 the tour is effectively done

[@paulsolon6229]

@@emilchristensen2303 agreed. What if time difference is 5 sec?

[@Foxtrottangoabc]

@@paulsolon6229 5 sec they would never break that rule , the gc last day is tt day , the teams want paris to be a day for pure sprinters and sagan van art types

[@paulsolon6229]

@@Foxtrottangoabc has it ever been case gc riders competed for gc title on last day in Paris? Never? Didn’t cadell evans only win by a little? No competing in Paris that yr?

[@choongmin63]

Finally Pogacar has met his match in Jonas!!

[@Stevenafoe]

Uae did great, but how will they do last mountain stage.. are the batteries dead now? This last stage is different, way longer climbs. Last chance for pogi.

[@MichaelAndersen_DK]

This years race is bloody awesome! What a fight. Too bad all that pulling from Mikkel Bjerg cost him dearly today. I hope he makes it within the timelimit.

[@triscuitbiscuit]

Pogi can't just shake Vingegaard for his life.

[@santiagobenites]

Clearly Mauro Gianetti was up to his old tricks, with the overnight transformation of form for McNulty and Bjerg. They were barely hanging on for many stages, and then they're suddenly riding with super strength, shelling many of the top climbers. Perhaps Bahrain Victorious" hotel rooms aren't the only ones that French police should be taking an interested in.

[@sweatnosweat]

imagine egan bernal in there...

[@short600]

Staying up late to watch the next stage for sur e

[@fautqucabele2070]

Very surprising how a domestique pacing for the last 30 km can take several minutes to nearly all GC contenders.

[@nuggunu]

I'd say Jonas has to go on the attack today. Yes 2:18 are a lot to take in a TT but it's a long TT and most of the time slightly donwnhill. If Jonas cant make time today It will be dicided by seconds in the TT

[@jacobdalby1105]

you underestimate Jonas TT by a lot. Look back to the last long TT in TDF 2021. Pog cam in at 7 Jonas at 3. He has always had top performances on TT . Pog never taking more than 20 seconds. And Jonas also has gapped Pog by more than 20.

[@nuggunu]

@@jacobdalby1105 oh shit, you're right :D I'm still suprised. Though Pog had more absuloute power than jonas bc he's bit heavier and therefore better in TT especially long and flat

[@AurioDK]

When was the last time that the Tour was decided on the last day? This could perhaps be one depending on how things go.

[@benallwein5130]

Two years ago, when Pog crushed the TT and took it from Roglic

[@tobiasurey1434]

@@benallwein5130 ^

[@tonyg3091]

2020

[@sldulin]

I wonder what will unfold if Pogacar gets within, say, 15 seconds by the final day. Knowing he is a faster, more explosive rider, why should he respect convention and not attack yellow on the final day?

[@tonyg3091]

@@sldulin Final day is flat. You dont beat anyone by 15 seconds on a flat stage. Not when the yellow jersey is at stake. Especially not when your rival has WvA in the same team.

[@Luka_ok]

Tomorrow all or nothing for Pogacar

[@savagepro9060]

nothing

[@filda2005]

4seconds bluff, where is the 2 minute one?

[@epincion]

Hi LR I see your power data nerd mates over at Watt Police are somewhat suspicious of the unprecedented performance of McNulty & Bjerg as well - saying it reminded them of a certain Mark Padun in the Tour de Suisse. McNulty's sustained watts/kg on this stage exceeded even historical highs of Pogacar himself. As you said McNulty was stronger than Pog for the entirety of the pull he did. How is that possible since there is nothing in his cycling history like it?

[@carlobuan1095]

Amazing pull by McNulty... Pogie and UAE are methodically wearing down Jonas in these mountains... excited for stage 18!

[@Christopher_Rock]

Lol, he said he wishes it to be harder. Vingegaard is wearing down Pogacar.

[@theloniousm4337]

yes they are wearing Jonas down but at this rate the race would have to last for 3 months for Tadej to catch Jonas

[@frederikbrandt424]

Lol McNulty wore down Pogacar more than Vingegaard

[@RubenTheCartographer]

How to pronounce Louis Meintjes Is just one google away, haha, I don't know where that 'K' I keep hearing comes from

[@cervelo9465]

Your coverage is better than ITV4 and better than EuroSport.

[@josephdanner773]

Brandon mcnulty is 69.5 kg, that's almost 460 watts for 23 minutes before the second climb.

[@chrisko6439]

Ciccone doing stupid stuff as usual today. He hung on for 14th place. For no KOM points, and he is totally out of GC anyway. Why use you legs today when you need them for the decisive KOM stage tomorrow? I hope Geschke scores big on first HC climb tomorrow, then he probably has enough points.

[@bentonjanke6146]

So the difference at this point is one stage, bodes well for next year with pogi and Jonas going head2head

[@frederikbrandt424]

You can’t just say that. If Vingegaard doesn’t get that gap so he can play defensive then he very well could’ve just attacked on other stages and gained more time. He’s looked stronger throughout. Only thing we can say for certain is that Pogacar definitely hasn’t been able to gain any significant time on JV.

[@sldulin]

If Jonas is in yellow, does he automatically go last in the tt? I would think there could possibly be a psychological disadvantage If Tadej is burning it up, ala 2020.

[@frederikthorup6785]

Yes the yellow jersey always goes last.

[@wsbygt]

To me UAE descent was horribly slow even with Mcnulty almost crashing. Poga should have hammered the slope as this would pressure Vinge to slowdown to not risk any mistake whilst giving as less recovery time possible leading to the final climb. Why Poga waited for Mcnulty in the descent?? Is Poga playing too safe for the last stage??