Roglič BIZARRE Attack into Descent Crash | Vuelta a España Stage 10 2021

[@andersbirkestad1271]

I for once always loves when a GC rider comes out guns blazing no matter how small the possible gain might be

[@durianriders]

Floyd Lance Froome Roglic

[@djconnel]

You also need to look at the cost, and it was a long way from even the bottom of the descent to the finish to hold off chasers. Both Roglic and Moviestar seemed more worried about gaining time on Ineos. Horner pointed out that Moviestar, w/ 2 in the break, could have taken turns attacking if they had the legs, with a chance to put time on Roglic, although this would have risked the group getting recaught by the Ineos pack. They went with the sure thing, which was to put time on Ineos, an alliance with Roglic and Kuss.

[@rickyurena]

Bruh, go back to pushing your crappy, overpriced chinarellos and eat more bananas.

[@MrTimitus]

@@rickyurena Bruh, stop being stupid?

[@MeesterJ]

@@durianriders they are all awesome, but your forgot Contador 😍

[@Nikool87]

Classic Roglic response: "Because why not eh? No risk, no glory. It was good huh?"

[@guillem3222]

Despite the risks and potentially small reward, the psychological blow to the dropped GC riders is a good enough reason I think. And in the end the gap was quite decent

[@peterhobson8602]

As I commented on the LRCP, Roglic is a swashbuckler in the truest sense. That means sometimes he is doing incredible things and salvaging victory (Basque Country Stage 6) or sometimes falling down while trying to swing from a chandelier (see any of the pictures of his torn shorts and bandages). He rides on instinct, he wants to win, and he is quoted as saying he doesn't know some things about bike racing and they tell him what to do. They probably DID tell him what to do, and they have been telling him so far this Vuelta, but Roglic decided to stop listening and strike out. I really don't think he wants to change, nor do I think the TJV can change him - we as fans get to go for the ride. Sometimes we're in awe, sometimes we're shaking our heads at something awful.

[@mmmbass6068]

Great post. Well said.

[@charlyncorgan1954]

Love this! Ty!

[@LennieNelson55]

Counterpoint: He rode very conservatively in the 20' TdF and just followed wheels and relied on his punch for MTF stage time bonuses. They rode safely and figured that a minute lead over Pog was enough going into the Final TT was enough. They let Pog gain back a bunch of time on Peyresourde and didn't bother chasing.

[@frankbrooks1587]

His first choice of sport was ski jumping. Always in the top ten Pros. Not a through cyclists

[@peterhobson8602]

@@LennieNelson55 And I think this was the catalyst as to him really swashbuckling. He didn't have the legs at the World Championships, but LBL 2020 he was right up there (and benefited from Alaphilippe's deviation + too early celebration), but it really bloomed last year in the Vuelta. 4 stage wins, a second in a sprint, and he needed all those bonus seconds.

[@sean7098]

42 - 10 = 22 ? Tbf to Roglic that lead went max out to 40 and on the descent was about 20 seconds when he crashed. Love the highlights tho

[@benfolds17]

I was doing the math as well...about three times in my head 🤣

[@BobBroeking]

32

[@Shwamdoo123]

Yeah that math is wrong…

[@kippenowner]

Lantern is really good at trigonometry tho

[@shelleyc853]

The gaps shown I believe were to the group of Bernal

[@Karollenart]

That's why I like Roglic. Sometimes he doesnt calculate but go with his intuition. Sometimes it fails, sometimes it works. Definitely he is not boring rider. You never know when he will crash :D

[@GDF07]

1:06 "Absolutely, you should do that later". Someone get the popcorn, it's a salty one today 😂😂😂😂

[@fenggao8620]

Maybe Roglic just felt he has the legs today and want to try to put some pressure on the other GC guys, in the end Bernal and Yates did lose time to Roglic and Kuss.

[@GravesenLFC]

Exactly, why waste good legs if there is opportunity? That's why we all love Roglic and other attacking cyclists like him...

[@blue-pi2kt]

I think Roglic's move today is far more oriented towards breaking strategic opponents like INEOS by putting in another 36 seconds into Yates and Bernal where fighting against both of them is an unpleasant proposition if he hasn't got 3 or 4 minutes up his sleeve which he now does.

[@goozerboozer8543]

Agree. He now only needs to put his main focus on the 2 Movistar riders, although they probably need a big gap on Roglic before the final TT

[@peterers3]

A psychological attack. I thought so to similiarly to how Pogacar can play with his prey. But still a bit of a dumb risky Idea that could have cost him.

[@blue-pi2kt]

@@goozerboozer8543Absolutely, the Movistar combo are no Yates and Bernal and are both riding out of their skin compared with their perceived ceiling.

[@daveyvanaert]

Why not huh!?!

[@awesomeprunes]

I respect the hustle, Primoz. Keep pushing on, my guy!

[@scottsimpkin8334]

Rog caught Yates napping. Honestly Yates is the only GC player looking capable of putting in an attack to drop him in the mountains so that 30 secs is huge. Mas and Haig will just be happy to podium so no real threat.

[@durianriders]

Did catch him napping bro.NOBODY is matching that wkg right now after 10 days of racing in the heat. The metabolic fatigue is insane right now and only Roglic has the endocrine system values to serve up the pain to the rest.

[@liammartin7193]

This has got to be British written

[@kelldub78]

CAR CONVO: "Boss... should I risk it all on this descent?" "Uhhh... why not, eh?"

[@durianriders]

Flashback to Saiz and Beloki.

[@kelldub78]

@@durianriders deep cut for the old heads, iykyk

[@durianriders]

Another disc brake lock up. Dura ace disc plus high speed plus 25mm tire at 120psi on a low spoke count wheel...what could possibly go wrong!

[@numbpf4238]

Oh man , what a great pronunciation. Local spaniard names arent easy but you nail it!! Conquering each stage mate! Congrats, sincerely from Spain.

[@claytonforde7520]

Rogla's attack was borderline thermonuclear and not even he could avoid the fallout

[@vlados1900]

Another series of bad takes in hindsight. It was a legit Roglič move for more reasons than one. Luckily the comment section is on better form atm and some are already mentioned. The “math“ is all over the place as well. Roglič had some 13s at the top and well over 20s at the moment he crashed. Mas was in trouble from the start of decent bc he is bad at it and Roglič knows it. Without a crash Roglič would take at least 30s on Mas which is more than first 9 stages combined. Nicholas Roach estimated 40s to a minute depending on coop btw Haig and Mov.. Roglič enjoyed his move and was exuberant at the finish despite the crash. Maybe podcasters can take a joy lesson..

[@willross5108]

I didn’t like seeing Mas telling superman to slow down. Instead of reaching for his radio he could’ve reached for his drops. Roglic is brilliant with his attack so confident, crash didn’t effect anything. It’s long game messaging.

[@FlatSpinMan]

That’s such an hilarious piece of commentary with Rogelic at the team car. Honestly made me laugh out loud at home.

[@jon7043]

Just subscribed. This channel is so good. It is difficult to get coverage of the Vuelta in the UK, so Lanterne Rouge fills that gap. What makes it even better is the technical analysis is soooo freaking awesome. ... And for what it is worth, I did not understand why Roglic put himself at risk with all the crashing he has done this year. A bit of a wally.

[@kovar2344]

LR you need to move even further west so you can be ahead of the time in Europe and upload earlier

[@icejunki]

He has already moved half way around the world.....it's enough. The King 👑 Of Kommentary need move no further. GCN was in such a hurry today that Poor Dan recorded his bit while sitting on the toilet.

[@seulebrg]

@@icejunki /r whoosh

[@arnoldhau1]

His only option to do so within Europe would be Portugal. A good choice for sure but not as popular in cycling as Andorra...

[@whatwelearned]

Roglic can only achieve arousal via road rash and he'll thank you not to fetish shame him

[@watcheurpathelastbattle5064]

lel

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

Weirdo

[@ygtcbee23]

Risky... Roglic enjoys showing cheek in Grand Tours

[@susanhill8332]

This is why Roglic is exciting to watch. Brilliant rider.

[@wellraverofficial2190]

After all those years with the SKY train, we're now making up with it! Although the Vuelta is always pretty good anyway!

[@TheMASDrummer]

Primož is a legend

[@Thijssie1989]

I think it was a great move. If he did not crash he would won like 30 seconds.. Knowing the difference last year it was a smart move,

[@lucasbrown2]

Hey LR. Thanks for your coverage of this Vuelta so far; if you can believe it, you have now become the preeminent voice in World Tour commentary. As far as Roglic's crash, that guy just likes to race, and he made a mistake, but I have to respect his game. All love from LB.

[@edwardp5748]

"got him on a song" boy how i love that saying. LOVE IT for real.

[@ແມ໋ດຢູ່ລາວ]

Proper analysis here. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@stendijk8949]

4:18 I think he couldn't make the corner anymore without braking so he brakes and that gets him in imbalance

[@st14]

My impression as well

[@GDF07]

Didn't seem like he was really pushing and leaning it into that specific turn, or not as much as he had been in previous corners. Might have also just been some dust/sand on the road and he lost traction for a second. Or maybe he braked like you said.

[@GaminGusTav]

@@GDF07 it looks like he is braking though

[@stevek8829]

His rear wheel skidded on a darker section. Oil film? The lean angle didn't look severe and the motorcycle appeared to be in a relaxed turn as well.

[@DavidHallBurton]

You cannot apex the front of a decreasing radius curve.

[@great_live_music]

You can't blame Roglic for his attack, we've seen so many stages in all the big tours where it was just a controlled race. On top of that, I think the psychological impact on its opponents may be higher than the real result (time).

[@db613]

He got Ineos by surprise dropping Egan abd Carapaz was well done but should have taken off the gas on the decent and been fine to get caught by Mas

[@wellraverofficial2190]

At least it wasn't Adam Yates who dropped Egan today!

[@attybong]

another case of rear diskbrake locking when cornering on a fast descent causing rear tyre to skid .. no pothole this time .. lol !!

[@TheMASDrummer]

You can see the change in camber on the road, enough to lose traction where he crossed. Really unlucky.

[@jp5346]

i think he was trying to pull the gap on the descent. Mas is really bad on descents and thats probably why he attacked. Could be more than 30 seconds at the end at least to mas. We all remember stage 19 in TDF 2018 when he got 20 seconds on the group behind.

[@TalleyrandsPuppet]

This is the best take on the move I’ve seen. TJV knows Mas can’t descend so it was a chance to put time into him.

[@tillyvanilly7015]

I think he could have kept the 20 seconds easily. He is a brilliant time trialist and Mas is not good downhill. I also think that this is the reason he attacked. Gaining time on Mas, who looks strong this year.

[@kdavisongalvis]

Great Vuelta this year.... But I have a non related question, Marc Hirschi since the 2020 Tdf haven't seen much of him. Will he be in the same level again?

[@TheMASDrummer]

Yes

[@borislavdobrev4546]

@@TheMASDrummer i doubt that... he went for the big bag and that`s all

[@TheMASDrummer]

@@borislavdobrev4546 you realise he crashed in the 2021 tdf right?

[@borislavdobrev4546]

@@TheMASDrummer he`s been bellow average since the start of the season. Roglic crashed twice in the tdf and he is dominating right now.

[@danfuerthgillis4483]

4:18 yet another disc brake lock up!!! You can't brake tap like you do on rim brakes with discs, this is why you are seeing these crashes. Disc brakes for mountain bikes, rim brakes for road bikes end of discussion.

[@robaindesbois6501]

Seems like he maybe got spooked in the corner and braked a little too hard and locked up his rear wheel

[@leon9660]

Tis slip causing disc brake no abs… as always rim brake is better

[@timc.4709]

At 3:24 when LR mentions cost-benefit, I was hoping for LR's basic spreadsheet analysis. 10/10 those numbers don't lie.

[@janeztomazic5546]

mate, you got times wrong; on the top of the climb in was 19 sec and in was going up on descend; I was watching the Vuelta race center page

[@miketurner58]

Roglic possibly could've gained as many seconds on tomorrow's finish as he could've with today's attack. Now I don't know about tomorrow's finish.

[@T_Mo271]

I think Roglic wanted to put pressure on Mas by making him chase downhill, since Mas is known to struggle there. Mas is the only legit GC threat left.

[@rick13953]

The mistake is to take the descent a little too crazy. Dropping everyone uphill is hardly a blunder

[@javorgeorgiev6130]

He was committed to keeping that lead. If he goes hard uphill and then bleeds time back it's a waste of effort and it probably was.

[@finnroumen5287]

Another LTR upload, is another day smiling

[@abba6017]

Camping since 1730

[@durianriders]

The reason he crashed gets clear if we watch it a few times. He picked the wrong line and then thought he was on rim brakes and his hands used rim force BUT he was hydro dura ace and anyone who has ridden shimano hydro long enough can tell you the braking is inconsistent in the heat. Combine that with high speed, 10 days of racing fatigue, 25mm tubular at 120psi and a bit of southern Spain dusty roads and he is lucky that 8kg bankers S5 didnt brake in half along with his collar bone. Like Valverde if he was on rim he most likely would have saved it as the wheel would not have locked up so easy. These 'brake and slide' crashes are so common now. UCI needs to step in and ban hydro disc for road. Discs are ok for noobs who dont ride this fast and hard and who typically run fatter tires and lower pressures. Fun fact: DSM are using ex Team Sky cars left over from the 2014 Tour Of Romania. DB put them up cheap on fleabay.

[@shelleyc853]

Source for the fact? Love it

[@dzidziolus]

Last week I had a dream Roglic crashed at Vuelta and since then I've been watching the stages nervously. I'm sad for his crash but also relieved all that nervousness has ended and I can finally enjoy watching Vuelta again. You ask what do we think about Roglic's attack. I absolutely love it. He acts like a true leader and his attack imho was actually a pretty good idea, since we all know he's really good at the descents. He'd probably gain about 40 seconds had he not crashed. Well, shit happens, and as he said himself: "No risk, no glory".

[@eduardorichard9547]

What on earth was Narváez doing in the breakaway? He knows Bernal, Yates and Carapaz are not in their best days.

[@mralistair737]

yeah, at least he could have sat up as the slope flattened and helped them get back to the line.

[@st14]

At 4:05, please note that 42 - 10 = 32, not 22...

[@mikeburton8426]

Has Roglic used that handlebar stem set up a lot in the past? I just noticed it today and I don’t think he was using it in all of the previous stages??

[@GDF07]

Standard on that Cervelo, so all of this season

[@mralistair737]

this is their more aero bike, on the high mountains it's sometimes different. they seem to swap between them

[@justicefuree3205]

Your back wheel doesn't break traction because of dust, that's a brake lock

[@T_Mo271]

Indeed. Roglic seemed to miss the apex and be on the wrong line through the corner.

[@TheMrbrookster]

The attack on the hill shutdown attacks from other minor riders against him and Sepp Kuss brilliant tactics, following through on the downhill, not so good. But overall still good tactics, JV didn't have to shutdown one twos from Movistar or Ineos so the tactic was solid, lead from the front and let everyone else fight among themselves, which ultimately cracked Bernel so a good payout.

[@TopgunB]

Chris Horner lived in that area says the descent is oily dusty technical and slippery not a descent to race down. Perhaps JB and Roglic were not aware of that?

[@abp1400]

yeah, unless you're like a prime Nibali, it's hard to gain time on a descent, especially if a group is behind you, because a group descending is invariably quicker than a solo rider descending.

[@spidyspidy1340]

Except of Julian Alaphillipe at I believe stage 18 of the 2019 tdf

[@JoshuaCB1987]

That's only true on tame descents, not technical descents

[@janeztomazic5546]

@@spidyspidy1340 or Roglic stage 19, 2018TDF

[@raivkka4313]

@@JoshuaCB1987 Exactly, roadies are not great bike handlers and that goes for the pros!

[@danbuck9214]

There are a few other guys who can gain time on a descent, but as we saw in the video, Mas was getting dropped from that chasing group. If Roglic hadn't crashed, he likely would have put decent time into Mas, who currently sits second on GC.

[@EejeyDude]

I'm new to road cycling. I'm interested in race mechanics. Why did the GC riders gave big time to the breakaway? Why roglic ain't worried losing the red to O.C. Eiking and G. Martin? Hope i could get answers.

[@elbrayan3512]

Eiking and G. Martin are going to disappear in the next few stages. They aren't a real threat for the top 5 GC positions, that's why the strong teams ( Ineos, TJV, Movistar, TBV) didn't care and preferred to watch each other on the peloton, because there are the real contenders for the red jersey

[@LennieNelson55]

Eiking and Martin will (likely) lose tons of time in the later more important mountains, so the GC group doesn't really mind not having the lead now. Also it's usually a big pressure on the GC leader to defend the jersey for a week or more. It taxes their team because they are the incumbent responsible for chasing down major attacks and controlling the breakaway gap on most stages.

[@mralistair737]

the other answers are correct, the side bonus for visma is that suddenly teams who might want to be 5th or 3rd have another team to mark and chase, which suits them.

[@czeckson74]

1:15 Grischa Niermann gave his OK for risking it all

[@ryanphelan6861]

his seated power is incredible primoz looks like a bugatti just flooring the accelerator so much core strength. Storer has really capitalized on bardets flattering comments about his engine by going on to win 4 stages(i think) now seems to be unique look forward to seeing him develop seems pretty malleable like someone who would make a great SD or leader maybe hes cagey. I really think roglic was restless with profile and his strengths I can see the temptation, still ill advised, but I loved every part except the crash and glad he looked ok its still a fall but didn't hit hard more slid out and didn't look like he lost much skin. Just hope rest and recovery isn't disrupted its actually a blessing he lost red today less press he can just focus on recovery and plan appropriately. Been great race.

[@artistglyn]

He may not have change much with the Mas and Lopez, but her sure put the hurt on the Ineos boys. Another day, another dominant performance.Self belief is key in bike racing and he's gradually taken Bernals away. I suspect Yates is in the same boat now as well.

[@donsolomon8501]

Chris Horner said anyone that has basic knowledge of that area knows that the decent will be loaded with dust and its greasy. I recon Mas was well prepared to make sure he got to the bottom in one piece.

[@dickieblench5001]

Another disc brake lock up

[@captainsushi24]

Could not believe what I was watching when he attacked! Why Rog why!

[@Sampsonoff]

He didn’t even have a rider up the road. Could have been nice if he had a teammate in the break who dropped off the back on the climb for rog to bridge too…but no 🤨

[@borislavdobrev4546]

@@Sampsonoff why not, he has the guts so hats off he is a real champion. Making the race super entertaining. Since him and Pogacar stepped in big time cycling got very interesting to watch(meaning the Grand Tours)

[@justicefuree3205]

He crashed Cuz he is using disc brakes and disc brakes lock up , there is no anti lock feature , disc brakes suck

[@vinm300]

6:30 freeze that frame. One can see the road surface is all cracked. Very likely the cause of the slide.

[@SuperOCHomes]

Both broadcast called it before it happen, in the US Christian Vanda Velde said there's no reason to push it that hard, the Red Jersey can't go down in this situation. Less than a minute later, Roglic is down!

[@paulbigbee]

The problem wasn't the attack (which looked like a test) but pushing the descent. I agree LR: see who is on form and who doesn't come back, and then chill the descent.

[@michael0765]

I agree with the analysis, little gain here today for the risk taken which could have ended his campaign. If the gap was much much closer and there was a chance of retaining the red jersey then it would be justified else a more conservative approach was warranted to set up for future stages.

[@daniellopez9622]

Roglic imitating Pogacar, puttin' time onto them to have a easy 3rd week while the riders from the rest of the top 10 attack each other

[@bullwinkle428]

Christian VandeVelde and Bob Roll were also saying "WTF??", regarding Roglic's aggressive descending!

[@TGShunai]

4:07 how is this 22 seconds? :) Jokes aside, he did win 30+ seconds on the Ineos boys, so it's a win isn't it? Yes, he didn't gain time on the guy by Movistar but he did gain time on the Ineos guys. I think the attack was good, it's much better than them just riding to the finish together and with no gaps and no entertainment.

[@wellraverofficial2190]

In the end the crash might have actually helped! Put him back into the Lopes group and ended up gaining time and didn't burn himself out! Roll on the next stage.

[@HeidiLandRover]

42 - 10 = 22 ... that's lawyer's maths right there :-D

[@dsmhiggins67]

Why rog ? Why ???

[@theGhostFacekillah92]

Looks to me like he knows he's gonna overshoot the corner and grabs a bit too much break and locks his back wheel up

[@mohamedmehdigherabi164]

Roglic stay in one piece mate😂😂

[@mralistair737]

he did put ineos to bed as possible winners though. even if he knew he'd be caught by SOME riders then he knew they would also work on the flats to distance whoever got gapped. One question I have though it why didn't one of the inneos riders in the break sit up at the top of the hill and wait for bernal / yates, could have done with that help and they were never going to be winning the stage.

[@marianogamboa1287]

I reckon they let the gap to the break grow to over 9 minutes with the intention of forcing the other GC teams to chase, thereby burning their men and opening the possibility of the attack. It was further incentivized by the preventive pace the Grenadiers were setting on the climb. I think the gap would have been bigger as he was putting time on the downhill thanks to Mas, and then López would have been the one doing most of the work

[@attilarepasi6052]

So Roglic gave almos 40 seconds to Bernal and Yates, the 2 rivals that can come close to him in the TT. Why was it a bad move again?

[@ljhokk]

I don't know wether Bernal was drop or he waited for Yates....then again why Bernal would wait for Yates if he is up on GC...I'm confused ther because we could see Bernal looking back when he was still in gropu with Lopez,Mas,Haig and Kuss.

[@PeakTorque]

How many times will ineos 'no set leader' be continued after this Tour and Vuelta? It ain't working. LR your Spanish is...cute

[@emildkskiing1558]

I mean, Roglic probably had some good legs and wanted to attack. Personally don't think that it was such a bad move either, because, yes he probably wouldn't gain that much time to the favourites in general, but he certainly tested and cracked a good amount to those guys that didn't have the legs that day, like Bernal and Yates. For me it's always about testing your competitors when you have great legs even if there isn't a great chance of a time gain.

[@porsche911elektro]

7:09 what kind of drink is that? Roglic always drinks that immediatly after the stages

[@markdwelchforcongress4456]

Roglic's entire history has been voracious - winning everything that he possibly can and always pressing his advantage - at time to his own detriment. Is it possible that the team DS convinced him that he HAD to be more conservative in the first week to win and now that we are in the second week, he is back to his old ways - I feel stronger so I am going to go and crush my rivals period.

[@maglip26]

How many ER visits from the wuflu vaccine, How many hospitalized.. I would like a daily briefing please.. |

[@twraia]

What a strange crash. He didn’t even look like he was going into the corner too hot. The line looks great, the speed looks under control, and there’s not a visible crack on the surface of the road like when Valverde crashed. He’s just unlucky

[@DurianriderCyclingTips]

His disc brakes lock up. Watch it a few times. His hands are used to rim brake feel. Ive been riding hydro road disc since 2015. They are so inconsistent it is dangerous at high speeds like this.

[@grantmckay7014]

He killed off Ineos, who have depth. Only Movistar left. Haig was not expecting to be GC and probably will be underdone in 3rd week. Well done Storer though. Similar to O'Connor at Giro last year.

[@dr.merlot1532]

Primoz Roglic is my God. I pray to Primoz Roglic every day!

[@annwilson9571]

I think in Roglic's mind he is still a downhill skier. He loves to go fast downhill, only in cycling there is sand, rocks, dust, water on the road making the downhill dangerous. One of these days Roglic will wake up and realizing he is riding a bike and not on snow skies. Aren't most of his crashes on downhills?

[@simonbailey2151]

Well, he was actually a ski jumper rather than a downhiller, Ann.

[@momomeier2140]

The descending of the favourites looked very sketchy. What is going on with Mas descending in the hoods?

[@SirPrizeMF]

I've rarely been so conflicted about a move in my life. My heart is like PRIMOZ YES but my head is like PRIMOZ NO!

[@wellraverofficial2190]

Same as

[@BolerongPugo]

Torn clothes and bandages are Rog's fetish. Great move imo. Showed them who's boss. Then the crash. Lol

[@popsiclestick8405]

I think roglic motor was spinning to fast and spind him out of control and that's why he fell down to the ground

[@manganeoumar9246]

Lol

[@tubbytoast2]

I guess the 75 psi 28 mm Tyres and disc brakes didn't help one bit , a shitty Spanish road will get ya every time if U don't back of a bit ⚡😎

[@joelinsb8650]

Here's my argument for Primoz attacking the climb (but STILL should have eased up on the downhill after the climb). The goal is NOT substantial gain on Mas and Lopez, which as you say is impossible. Yes. letting Eiking finish 10 or 12 minutes ahead is great, yes it's great to lose the red jersey and 2 minute GC lead. But allowing Eiking to extend the gap for maybe a six or seven minute or greater GC lead going forward would put added pressure on Jumbo for later stages. So if in this stage at the time Primoz did his attack, Inneos and Movistar were showing Jumbo, "we are not working, you Jumbo have to work alone the rest of the way to stop Eiking building unlimited gain, then with a little effort on the climb Primoz could make other GC contenders wake up and chase him, and break up the GC contender peleton, collect with the fewest survivors possible (in this case only Mas Lopez Haig) and use the rest of the stage with now motivated Mas and LOpez to distance and start the burial ceremony of Bernal/Yates and others) AND keep Eiking in comfortable distance. Attacking on the climb did work to drop Inneos, now Prfimoz just needed to play it safe on the downhill to consolidate with with Mas and Lopez to push the gap on the others the rest of the ride.

[@joelinsb8650]

I'm thinking of TDF1990 when LeMond allowed the unknown Chiapuci a big GC lead because no other teams would help limit that breakaway and LeMond refused on principle to call his team to do all the work since the other GC contenders also had something to lose. Then it took until the last stage 20 (not counting ceremonial stage 21 on the Champs Ellysee) to close the GC gap, and if LeMond had had an off day in that stage 20 TT he could have blown the TDF.

[@jinja5]

Good video, but I don’t think you showed the crash enough times 😉

[@cleatwalters5029]

...he didn't crash out...he's still in the race.

[@skippypicasso]

As a cyclist, Roglič is an awesome ski jumper

[@davidballagh137]

I think the attack made by Roglic was justified because racing isn’t predictable. Yes, with hindsight we can see it wasn’t a great move; more risk than reward. But a different scenario could have just as easily have developed if he didn’t crash - perhaps the chasing group of GC riders don’t work well together and the gap for Roglic actually increases. Or maybe he never attacks but there’s a crash anyway because someone touches wheels. Or maybe because Roglic attacked it prevented one of the other GC riders from attacking which perhaps could have cut into his lead. My point is that racing isn’t as predictable as, “if X doesn’t happen then Y would have.” Roglic read the race, made a move, and in this instance it didn’t work out but maybe next time it will.

[@jimlutgen2183]

I think Ineos will come back to live in the hard third week, I hope

[@ethangodridge6833]

Vuelta over for Ineos. Haig looking strong.