POGAČAR & UAE's Tactical WISDOM

[@SuppleKingdom]

There he is. I can end my day now.

[@joannaglasby2596]

😂 so we were all just waiting for Chris to drop his analysis then. I was sitting here like “come on Chris, I gotta be up at 6am tomorrow to watch stage 2!”

[@The_Dark_Frog]

Agreeded! Thanks Chris!

[@GuilhermePuglia]

Same here. 11pm in Brazil, right before bed time 😴

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

😜👊🦋💤

[@stevenmeyer9674]

@@joannaglasby2596 3:00am for me

[@plexoduss]

Frank van den Broek showed the world he is a real teamplayer. This is credit for life and every teammanager is watching.

[@JSBax]

He looked so genuinely happy crossing the finish line and while getting those jerseys - considering he gifted the yellow to Bardet! Awesome stage for him all the same and great seeing how happy he is with his performance and a great result for the team and Bardet

[@jcoul1sc]

@@JSBax I wonder if it was preplanned

[@akshaysule1417]

Hearing Horner call something or someone a knucklehead is simply therapeutic 😂

[@marcusambrester]

Right?! Due in part to the fact that his face lights up with such Joy when he calls people out for their knucklehead-ism! But what I really love is I don't sense any judgment in calling them out, it's all for us to learn.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

😂🦋👊

[@stevenmeyer9674]

@@marcusambrester Chris is the Don Rickles of bicycle commentary. You aren't anybody until you have reached knucklehead territory.

[@marcusambrester]

@@stevenmeyer9674 DUDE! I'm a huge Rickles fan and a huge Horner fan! That was the best comment EVAH!

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

🦍 11:22

[@lars75au]

Visma LAB riding on the front for Wout was perhaps not a wise use of energy, but I think the stage was a great morale boost for the team. Jonas got through unscathed, losing no time to Tadej, and Wout was up there at the pointy end which would have been good for his confidence going forward as well. Even denied Tadej bonus seconds.

[@covalskya4331]

Indeed Wout gave Jonas 4 seconds.

[@MountainKing7]

Chris.... Waiting your analysis of stage 2!!!

[@JamesBond-st4qu]

Thanks for explaining to me what I watched for 5 hrs today.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋

[@jcoul1sc]

@@ChrisHornerCycling Do you remember David Duffield commentatimg for Eurosport in 90s and 00s, he would talk about what's happening until it had stuck! would go over everything, local wine, cheese you name it.

[@timliscum2861]

Happy for Bardet and his young teammate!

[@dadonweIfare]

Van Den Broek deserved the win. He towed Bardet all the way. It was an unequal relationship. He should have been team leader in hindsight.

[@goodnight750]

​@@dadonweIfarebut he got pulled over the last climb, i think they needed each other. But the young man had himself a wonderful race. I wish he could have won but I do love it for Bardet

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Me too. That fantastic 💪👊🦋🇫🇷

[@charliedillon1400]

@@dadonweIfare He probably grew up looking up to Bardet, now he's in the position to set up his leader to wear the yellow jersey as a veteran Frenchman. He did the right thing. It was beautiful.

[@autorelight]

@@dadonweIfare No, no, and no....

[@rajarunachala7516]

No grand tour is complete without the Butterfly effect race analysis! Thanks! 🙏 👊🦋

[@epincion]

Amen

[@josephbangs6111]

Waiting all day for this!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋

[@dadonweIfare]

Pogi’s azz got whipped by Van Aert

[@flexkikr]

@@dadonweIfareyou got wait until they get to the queen’s stage you knucklehead! 😂

[@michaelmottlau5941]

I wish Jan Hirt and good recovery and no pain in his two front teeth that was broken.

[@ellen5165]

Saw today the team already had a dentist fix his teeth on Saturday evening. Still a painful injury for a few more days, but at least he won't have to deal with broken teeth for several weeks.

[@MrWrob32]

Found meself shouting at the telly for Romain to win. So happy for the kid, he's been so entertaining over the years, giving it his all, only to come up short. But he rode with such intelligence yesterday, pacing his teammate up the last climb, because he knew that they needed eachother, to have any chance of a win

[@emmasloan1489]

I'll eat my hat if Cavendish can win a stage in this years tour... he may as well go home today. Thanks Chris for your excellent race reviews , you really are good at this , its not easy to be clear , entertaining and insightful.... I used to watch the WEDU coverage , but you are blowing them out of the water with your ability to stay focused on the days racing while keeping us entertained with your personal insights and humor ... so big thanks, keep it going.

[@charlestoddsullivanforpres6628]

Great ride for Bardet and a great first stage. Hats off the the race organizers for getting this thing started with a bang.

[@tonyvanderstraaten1040]

Congratulations to Bardet and hat's off to the young kid Frank. This two guys kept us on the edge of our seats. It was a wonderful stage to watch. I'm very happy to see Jonas finish without any trouble. Thanks Chris. Have a great day. 👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️

[@Maestrodeluniverso]

Chris, I have been waiting for your video for 10 hours!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Hehehe. I was working on it for ten hours if that makes you feel any better. Well 8.5 hours and then the video was uploading for 1.5 but if you add Garrett’s time in there we are well over 20 hours for a 20min video. 😂🦋👊

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

Appreciate your work knowledge and experience Mr Horner, and son.

[@DesertOryx]

Your channel is such a blessing for cycling fans like me. Thank you thank you

[@bigwave_dave8468]

What an amazing finish! -- the achievement of a lifetime for Bardet and the master shows the apprentice how to win. You've got to figure Van Den Broek is in for a big pay raise (green jersey, white jersey, most combative, 2nd place..as a debutante!). Bardet was super chill afterward -- what a badass. Nilsen Powless said after the race nobody in the peleton wanted to pull so they had to. this is racing at its best. vamos!

[@epincion]

Yeah he his nicest guy and universally liked. This is his last racing season and he retires year end.

[@jeremyjs8863]

Brilliant stage 1. Thrilling DSM win. Great tactical choices. Happy Cav still rolling too ! Everyone’s dreams still alive

[@abikeesclerosada]

It was a beautiful stage, my friends and I were pushing the duo (Frank and Romain) on the tv, chearing for them to win!!! great to see Bardet finally getting the yellow jersey!!! congrats to him and Frank of course!!!

[@kovar2344]

Love the TdF themed background. Always on point!

[@willavinou1507]

Finally!!!😅 Well, it's always nice to save the BEST for last~🔥👊🦋

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

💤🦋👊🔥

[@marticarlson]

Loved the color-coded arrows in that one slide. Great idea!

[@swisstopia]

Good morning from the Swiss Alps…Thanks Team Horner! 👊🦋☕️

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Good morning enjoy the race today. ☀️ 🇨🇭 👊🦋

[@leduch]

what a win ,bravo! stay with your leader !🦋🦋🦋well deserve ! yellow ,green ,red and white merci frank n bardet for the show ! njoytdf

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Fantastic rides 👊🦋🔥🇫🇷

[@leduch]

@@ChrisHornerCycling and most combatif red ! and best commentator🤛

[@Jen39x]

Love how you can make me appreciate this sport

[@dr.merlot1532]

Happy Tour de France day Chris

[@fredthompson9814]

Epic Bardet and team. Awesome start.

[@thecycle2worker152]

One of the best advertisements for bike racing I’ve ever watched feel bad for FvB that would have been a life changing win and he may never get the chance at yellow again but he has certainly put a good price on his head. Chapeau to Bardet he has put on a great show over many years.

[@башкая]

Sir, thank you for details. I am watching cycling since i was a little kid(now 40 years old). Now i fully understand the tactics of cycling. I watch races with a voice in my head ( what will Mr. Horner say about that). Thank you very much. ❤❤❤ from Turkey.

[@CycoWarriorx]

Seven climbs in all that heat… brutal… Great insight as always… 🍻

[@michaelmottlau5941]

Well improved studie design and layout - looks good Chris. Kudos to the new improved lightning and picture quality. Well done!

[@fredvanvactor6110]

I always hate seeing a long hardworking breakaway get caught in the last 50 meters! DSM duo deserves the win! Great day 1 tdf.

[@MusicInTheGroove]

Would’ve been a tad more exciting had the peloton been just a few seconds faster. But I agree, very happy to see those two get the dub

[@stevenmeyer9674]

@@MusicInTheGroove I mean they were only five seconds behind.Can't get that much closer

[@terrykalundula2861]

The hardworking paid off. kudos to the boys❤

[@elaineoconnell2344]

What a great stage! Congratulations Bardet!

[@adamcurpier]

Good stuff Chris! When UAE pulled briefly, it appeared they wanted to test Visma. Also, watching Jorgenson’s post race interview, he seemed very well recovered and acclimated to the heat, given the effort he put in. Look forward to Stage 2!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Let’s hope so. The kid super strong. 💪 👊🦋

[@sandwich25-k5w]

@@ChrisHornerCycling Jorgenson was throwing shade at another team during the post race interview. I wonder if it was directed at UAE. I loved your explanation of UAE strategy. Looking forward to your Stage 2 analysis.

[@manfredseidler1531]

I liked and subscribed...wish I could do it multiple times. You're the best by far.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Thanks 🦋👊

[@flyboy5168]

i'm just a simple Knucklehead, i see tBE from Chris, i click

[@ericagor327]

Make that the two of us😅

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

☑️👊👊🦋🦋

[@TheDTYW]

Been waiting for this all day. Thank you Chris

[@HellaRandomVideos]

What a first day!!! 🎉

[@Foxtrottangoabc]

What a great stage 1 route . And a fantastic finish , love it when breakaways get rewarded for their hard effort

[@douglastong3208]

The two highlights of the road pro cycling season: the TdF and Chris's Tour coverage!

[@johnhudson5135]

Great job Chris!!!

[@Campyboy]

Thank you for your insights.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋🇫🇷

[@ghtaboma]

That trophy shelf, is a nice touch!

[@reydhomlegario702]

Hey Chris, one of a good follower of you show.. everyday I am listening while in trafic going to work like a radio show back in the days here in UAE. Your set up now is really nice! Keep it up!

[@christopheralix8554]

Commenting for the algorithm

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Thanks 👊🦋

[@jordanburns4041]

That finish reminded me of last years Tour when Lafay won from attacking and Wout and Pogacar attacked on the same side of the road and Wout came up short again 2 years in a row.👀🦋🦋

[@joannaglasby2596]

I just got finished watching season 2 of TDF unchained and Wout was PISSED. The behind the scenes shots of their reactions is a great watch

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Yep. One more teammate and Wout’s in yellow. Painful for Visma. But Wout will win something this year. 😱🦋👍💪

[@user-bd9dp6dw6u]

@@ChrisHornerCycling Amazing bike race and complete surprise. I'm wondering if Wout's in yellow after Stage 2. However, Tadej said in his pre-race interview that the second or probably third stage would be the one to try something.

[@h20s8804]

So fantastic.

[@ptbot3294]

Love the new wall/room and the camera angle.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Thanks 🙏 👊🦋

[@Cycling255]

I still miss the fireplace.

[@HellaRandomVideos]

The best analysis!

[@thatsounditmakes9177]

Love your new setup!

[@gypsybrother-z8q]

💯 looking sharp! I knew you'd give dsm the 👍. Their tactics were like on point with your sermons. Van Der Broke looks awesome. Love to hear some thoughts on his potential. Thank you Chris!🙌🦋👊

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Thanks. Yesterday was a busy day that went late into the night. Today Garrett and had some final tweaks to finish up but we just made it in time. 🛠️🪚🪛🗜️😜🦋👊

[@MeesterJ]

​@@ChrisHornerCyclingonly the upper part of your head doesnt appear in my screen half of the video. Or maybe something is wrong with my screen😂

[@patrickwong4824]

Last but not least. You are always worth the wait, as we see who the first knucklehead is of the 2024 Tour.

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋💤👍

[@eddiesmith9836]

Thanks for the awesome coverage ... Chris Horner.

[@janefreeman995]

Today's finish was so much fun. Super happy for Romain and Frank... Such a nail biter. That shot of the peloton bearing down on the break away is always so ominous. Also earlier when I saw Visma on the front, i could just hear Chris! Also, Tejay and Brent on NBC need time to get used to wearing suits....

[@AhmadDhahnial]

Been waiting for your vid Chris, thank you! Good (slightly) new studio set up.. 👍👍👍

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Marginal gains. On the set. 😂🦋👊

[@dmoore4520]

All I kept thinking during today's chaos was how good this breakdown would be. When the bigger names kept dropping I couldn't believe it. I had high hopes for both Lazkano and De Lie today, and whooosh. Out the back. Thanks for the content!

[@tannerslomko]

Chris, love your channel brother, it's one of the Big 3 I watch religiously. I'm glad you're making some bread through sponsorships but please don't turn into The Move where 48 mins of their 1 hour long podcast is commercials. At least make the podcast an hour and 48 mins long for us lol. You're a real one.

[@TedDagnese]

Great coverage Chris. Excellent restraint in the use of ‘knucklehead’, and the one time used was strong.

[@CharlesRiley-d4t]

I wonder how many words per minute you were cranking out? You know it was a great stage recap to end the day when you are glad someone who deserves to win fights thru till almost the literal last seconds for victory!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Agreed. That was a nail biter all the way to the finish. 🦋👊🔥

[@or9481]

Great wrap-up. Thank you!

[@TheRainmanBachelor]

BuyCycle - my next Cannondale. Keep up the good work Chris! Carmex to the max!

[@jascollinscork]

TDF is officially back when Chris reviews the 1st stage 😊 great result for the 1st stage! Delighted for Bardet 👏🏻👏🏻 ALSO that buycycle ad was very easy on the eye 😅

[@comicsgator]

Best analysis is right here folks!

[@ezron11]

I’ve just been waiting for you Chris😊

[@gobears6487]

Thanks Chris 👊🦋👊🦋

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

GoBears 🧸👊🦋

[@rafaelfranco7041]

Great analysis as always and congrats on the new camera 🙂

[@billwalsh9149]

Watch the race in the morning. Watch Chris at night. That is how to do the Tour.

[@abdelillahbenjillali]

I don't consider that the stage is finished for me until I see Chris horn's analysis

[@paosceptic]

Great to see a breakaway win - fantastic 1st Stage

[@zerog4261]

Ah.. Enjoyed that

[@telapreta9795]

Man it was fine racing, isn't it? UAE stayed fresh the hole race, Bora too, Visma and EF were all over the place hahahahaha It was fine coverage too chris, thank you and your son for that

[@SweetLike]

I would pay money to watch a livestream with your race coverage commentary. I hope Peacock reads your comments. You’re better at explaining it than anyone currently on the two broadcasts (is live to keep Jen’s on the Moro though, he’s golden 😂)

[@stevesims-d6c]

when Visma was at the front of the peloton, they were gaining on the leaders, but when the other dudes got up there, the lead stayed at 11-13 seconds for a long time. In effect, they slowed the peloton down.Wout stayed back in the middle of the peloton just a little too long.

[@markarmstrong6036]

Come up for some AIR Chris - very brilliant!!!!

[@ZwiftyZwifter]

Yay!

[@raphaelklijn6358]

Great coverage.

[@Chiller11]

Thanks for interpreting a pretty surprising stage. I didn’t understand why UAE didn’t push a bit harder until you explained it.

[@franciscopontesvelasco4315]

Fair play to Bardet. We got off to a good start

[@ayushonline94]

Namaste from india chris..

[@OrganicSearchStandards]

Love the new set too!!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Thanks 👊🦋

[@erichgerber251]

Me, too!

[@milhouse53]

EF and Visma rode for stage win for Betiol and Van Aert. And Pogi got a ride up all the hills and even rode in WVA slip stream for the sprint. Well done

[@goatbloat8233]

Other team cars were giving cav team members ice for him. He looked in rough shape in that climb. The funniest part of the stage was them patching in the team radio at the end of the stage. The team director completely lost his shit on the radio. Imagine being at your redline hearing that in your ear.

[@nakawesiabia6311]

Cav was vomiting 🤮 I think he was sick 😷

[@milhouse53]

Those team directors think their screaming helps?? It is over the top

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Normally it happens in bus but I do recall a TdF stage or two when it was over the radio. Ok maybe there was a lot more than two times. 😂🦋👊

[@sianb1260]

Cav handed his radio over to the car.

[@pennyuyitung4854]

Hi Chris, Thanks for the analysis and your thoughts on the strategies. I see what you did there with the new background. Wondering if the sign HORNER can be placed into corner wall ... HORNER's CORNER

[@Anothaday676]

Well said Chris!! You and the lanterne Rouge podcast said something similar to one another. Seeing UAE sit back and let the others do the work was great. Cause their past mistakes you would expect them just to bury themselves to get the win. Bigger stakes here, you should give the Guys at The Move a few pointers on analyzing a race. Cause they were all for Visma doing what they did today.

[@johnshepherd2666]

This video was a new dimension .....much like the back boards behind you 😅😅😅

[@lorenwillis425]

Been waiting for you. Top 15!

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

👊🦋

[@moored1979]

VDB was clearly the star of the show, imo he deserved the yellow, he basically carried bardet to the finish line, but can also understand why they'd prefer the frenchie in yellow lol

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

Agreed. That kid was special today. I would have given it Bardet also since it’s a French thing going on and great for the sponsors but someone over at DSM needs to give VDB a serious bonus. 🦋👊

[@comicsgator]

Green and white jerseys are pretty good consolation too! Great ride from the kid.

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

It’s Bardet’s last TdF it made total sense to let him win the stage. Ain’t that the role of a Domestique?

[@MatWolk]

Bardet could have dropped him during the last climb; that's what he said in the post race ITW.

[@jeffreyparker587]

@@MatWolkit would have been a long way to the finish solo

[@PatrickMinotti]

I'm stoked for Bardet, very happy for him! I'm not sure I understand your point about Visma. They were working for Van Aert today, to get the stage win and the Yellow Jersey. They came pretty close.

[@tonilauge5786]

Thankey for CH only to mention most Important Radio message this season. Good legs for Vingegaard! After the stage JV looked in Big Relief even smiled (Big thing) for a Jyde. That Just saved the whole tour👍 Sir Broomwagon Cavendish only Lost 37min because it was hot in Italy end of June!? 🙄😱 While Mads P missed 5 sec but got a 7 place and 19 points Cake denying finally pays out. 😜🔝❤️

[@danshort10]

The angle change of the camera makes me think I’m about to pass you lol😂…on your left!

[@JohnBabisDJC]

Maybe it's because you like heat. But I think the temps today had a big impact on the race today. Especially w Cavendish.

[@chrisconrad1234]

Don't know if VLB was flexing or not. But UAE short pull started to drop names along with the heat. VLB pulling started those attacks. Thier pulling seemed to be hard enough to keep close for Wout , but easy enough for Jonas. A big fail for VLB in my mind, but they don't get to use the "control " bus, lol. Might have been the difference for victory today 😅🎉

[@user-sj1hz9qw3e]

And easy enough for barret to easily attack and bridge ip to his breakaway teammate who had dropped back from original break at 50 km to go

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

😜🦋👍

[@erlendsteren9466]

I like that the polkadotjersey was taken by a 78 kg heavy and strong Jonas :)

[@kokonanana1]

???

[@erlendsteren9466]

@@kokonanana1 Jonas Abrahamsen starved himself to be a light climber some years ago,it was so bad that he stopped growing, but 4 or 5 years ago he startet eating a lot, grew up 5 cm taller and 20 kg heavier. His watt/kg dropped a bit but his total watt increased. Whats nice is that he proves that going superfast uphills is possible without starving yourself to beeing superlight.

[@fredtatch1572]

TDF looking like it’s living up the the hype. Thanks for your tactical oversight. You must be a butterfly with Eagle Eyes

[@solarmilonga3170]

Hey Chris, what do you think of Bardet's take on the switch of his mindset; from a prudent GC-oriented to a more spontaneous approach. Because you won La Vuelta near the end of your career, I wondered if you'd struggled with similar thoughts before your glorious win.

[@rulifaller8474]

UAE decided themselves to not chase anymore, and in my eyes they also did not look that strong. They tried to test Jonas, but Pollitt, Wellens, Soler and Sicakov did not do any real damage, the groupware still huge when they were done. Ayuso almost got dropped. So that only leaves Pog, Yates and Almeida. If anything this was a boost for Visma. At first they only came to the front to set a pace they liked after UAE stopped riding. Then at the end they chased a bit but did not actually empty the tank. Wout clearly felt better than he expected, Jonas was fine. Kelderman had his usual crash but did not break any bones. They are probably very pleased.

[@jrnlundsgaard5896]

Visma won 2 last TDF by keeping the presssure and tempo on all stages. They missed the stage win by second. They got some answers and the form of WVA and Vingo.

[@tonilauge5786]

Jep Det var en skøn melding fra Vingegaard, så bliver det alligevel Jul(i) Og Var fri og tak for det👍🙄

[@de231]

Chris - one other question mark about Visma riding is they came within a few seconds of riding Tadej into a time bonus.

[@debasishnayak8610]

My money is on vingegaard after today's stage!

[@andrewmcintyre7044]

I will take that bet. Pogis race lose- and I’m rooting for Jonas and Visma

[@ChrisHornerCycling]

All four looked really easy on the pedals is what saw. 💥🔥🦋👊💪

[@louisvanderwalt716]

It is early days...let us see how things develope

[@alandowney5851]

What was the EF tactic in that stage? I literally have no clue why would they would chase Healy down and then have him work? The front two were stronger than anyone expected, but once that became clear, why didn’t Healy just sit up and hide in the group? He’s a guy that can realistically win a stage and now he’s burned a huge amount of energy for nothing.

[@MarkKanaster-ev6pq]

Wait you didn’t mention 14th place “my man Victor Campanaerts”

[@carmelizedonions]

thank you! finally bardet! hey chris did your career overlap with him? any memories that you can share?