The Day Tadej Pogačar HUMILIATED the Pro Peloton | Tour de France 2021 Stage 8

[@wombatfeeder999]

His attacks remind me of when electric bike commuters pass me on a training ride.

[@tinmachine693]

Know that feeling,lol.

[@vegn_brit5176]

😂 Maybe they ought to put the rest of the peleton on e-bikes to even the race up a bit.

[@EdLegov777]

@@tinmachine693 Tous les Français partent en signe de protestation, ne travaillent pas pendant une semaine.

[@smartys303]

Maybe you are right. Motor-doping ;)

[@mikeeight5819]

"excuse me I'd like to practice some social distancing.." 😂

[@busterthomas3563]

for 30km...

[@upthebracket26]

thank god Movistar worked hard to bring back Carapaz yesterday. Really helped their GC chances.

[@Justnothankyou132]

"Nothing personal, kid"

[@FIFAandMORE97]

It did help their GC chances. That way he is closer to carapaz and a podium is still possible for Mas.

[@jetmech9287]

Movistar jokes will never end.

[@wanderalmeida9584]

true, idiots as usual

[@wanderalmeida9584]

@@FIFAandMORE97 Bringing Pogacar too...what a tactic! Very "smart", really! Ineos at least had Van Baarle on the road for support Carapaz.

[@sldulin]

D Teuns is a pretty good rider, but Thomas would have found a way to nail that bidon.

[@tacituskilgore8379]

As I was watching it roll across the road I kept thinking "surely he can see it... Surely.. Fk!"

[@DeepDarkHeavy]

I think the incredulity of the riders as Pog overtook them says it all, that absolute stare of omfg you're passing me, really, how?!

[@aneeshprasobhan]

more like "nice doping brah" look

[@grant1100]

Yeah i noticed that too

[@CryWolfFilms]

it doesn't really 'say' anything.

[@cypriano8763]

@@aneeshprasobhan get t f outa here with that crap. All riders are equally prepared in the tdf. Grow up

[@AndresGarcia-hu8ij]

Movistar's El día menos pensado gave us a nice insider look into last year's TdF-defining stage. The incredulity on everyone's faces was very telling.

[@jimmy.goes.camping]

Heart skipped a beat at the rolling water bottle moment! 😂

[@grantmckay7014]

Pog is good but I think part of the reason he shines is the lack of quality in the 26-33 yr old gen. The 34+ gen of Froome/Nibali/Thomas/Valverde/Gilbert have shone for so long due to a lack of replacements. Now finally we are getting a new gen.

[@Slow.Smooth]

Seriously. Almost 10 years of sky dominance. I think teams will start putting younger and younger riders out

[@bigeastender6174]

Unfortunately pogs numbers smash the older gen anyway

[@latergator915]

On the move Lance just said this was "old school". Too right.

[@Sills71]

Pogacar is the rider Lance wishes he had been

[@huntingsynth]

@@Sills71 doping aside, Lance would have pushed Pogi...word is that Lance had around a 500w ftp

[@eddiel7635]

@@Sills71 nope, he is the rider Lance was

[@Sills71]

@@eddiel7635 Pogo has already won a monument (LBL)... something dope buy never did... Pogo is what like 23? Dope boy could not finish top 50 at the TdF at 23... so not so much there fan boy

[@eddiel7635]

@@Sills71 we are talking about the juice you idiot not their results

[@ThatsDUAL]

At this point I won't even watch any other TdF highlight video *unless* I watch LR's one first. Love this content.

[@codeboy_henry]

Same

[@ImranShaikh-gh2wd]

Ferrero Rocher of cycling analysis

[@EdLegov777]

Tous les Français partent en signe de protestation, ne travaillent pas pendant une semaine.

[@klaazzz4]

@3:25 look at Kragh Andersen admiring the power of Pogačar

[@vacc8069]

Guy is so baffled by Pogi's nuclear speed he's smiling on a 10% climb during the rain. Pogi set things in motion that cannot be stopped

[@chrisko6439]

Yeah, one commenator on German TV said, he couldn't read lips well, but he was sure SKA said "boah" /wow when Pogi passed him.

[@DanielHouston1406]

I feel so bad for Roglic, hard to watch him struggle so much

[@mjchecksfield914]

It is becoming a cluster fuck tour allround for Roglic. He probably needs to withdraw now!

[@ReinierS]

@@mjchecksfield914 he did :)

[@fabianastua]

@@ReinierS true dat

[@sessarichard]

Pogacar is just better than Roglic. Time to let the young generation take the reigns.

[@charliewhelan9488]

He got his fun at la vuelta!

[@Sills71]

We are either witnessing the greatest cyclist since Bernard Hinault or the most doped rider since Lance Armstrong...

[@Th31udwig]

Kappa

[@FilipSinjer]

Messi + Ronaldo + Michael Jordan in one

[@rgcyclinglegends9970]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4fEhaiIr66Aarc

[@zladam9445]

Bernard Hinault was doped, cmon now.

[@Sills71]

@@zladam9445 He never failed a test and never heard any rumor.... and EPO was not available so he could not have doped to extent the riders in 90s and forward could...

[@andysatch9150]

When one of the commentators says, " the first to do x since Lance Armstrong", you begin to have doubts.

[@robland6804]

Attacking in the rain on the first mountain stage -- remind anyone of Lance on the Hautacam in 2000 tdf?

[@ericgasparro2545]

“Super hard for everyone” except himself 😂

[@andrew097]

What a generation of great riders at the moment everyone willing to give it a go from anywhere.

[@matthias8140]

Dylan theuns in the form of his life, just like Caruso, Haig, Mohoric, Padun, Mader, Colbrelli and apparently also Poels

[@eddiel7635]

😂😂😂

[@beverleylumb8048]

And not one of them is a contender for the GC

[@Makkendam]

This performance was pretty much in line with the rest of Theuns' career, nothing to worry about imo

[@0tb16]

Nah nothing to worry about… they just have a new sports psychologist, that’s the reason.

[@itzStrFtw]

Teuns has been doing this for years.

[@raffica26]

I remember our commentators saying when Armstrong left Ullrich behind.... "They rumour this and that, but even if that is true, this is amazing riding..." I recalled this moment last year already.

[@markopodganjek845]

Oh my gosh, commentators say similar thing for almost every win of all big contenders here. And you found out that exactly this prove that Pog us criminal. If I just remember what were saying of Mark Cavendish and Froome and MVDP and VWA… You are really pity person.

[@raffica26]

@@markopodganjek845 I actually like the guy a lot.. Just UAE management do not have the best of history. Pls do not take it as an offence on national pride.

[@seanmccullagh94]

Thankfully we got to see this stage. Would have been so disappointing if the weather had disrupted the coverage like stage 16 of the Giro for Bernal's solo attack.

[@turtleneck369]

Yeah that sucked

[@vinm300]

6:20 "Going into the Yellow Jersey by a huge margin" It reminds me of a journalist asking Greg Le Monde, "Is it a good thing to be so far in front this early ?". Greg said, "You better believe it".

[@clintclick5132]

He’s on the sauce for sure

[@abedfo88]

@Barry Publow hahah is this sarcasm. Don't be so naive.

[@spm36]

@Barry Publow so the "speculation" on Armstrong did nothing for the sport either on that basis....hes doping..you know it you just doing want to know it

[@jademermaidmusic]

@@spm36 spot on! These fanboys who discovered cycling after their boy started winning want them rest of us to be quiet when all of the red flags say otherwise

[@batman6540]

@@jademermaidmusic ooooh, are you buthurt because your boy doesnt get shit together in cycling? :) How sad...

[@davidhe7935]

@@spm36 speculation and accusations are 2 different things. I think you missed that. Most people are already accusing him of doping and spreading negativity. It's actually insane

[@cwehden]

Pogacar literally breathing normally after 2 hours pushing 600watts, dude is an artificial mutant 🤣🤣

[@joeenglert]

hahaha...for sure..they are always one step ahead of the dope testers

[@TheUltimateBashboy]

@@joeenglert yeah, when he put his head down and started to fly past everyone i got some heavy armstrong vibes

[@mcbusinessmonkey]

This year- micro dosing on LSD and red light therapy recovery for hormone levels- shhhh

[@beanot2622]

@@TheUltimateBashboy Only difference is that POGA was destroying the competition since he was a kid in JUNIORS. Lance and Froome came out of nowhere. Food for THOUGHT!

[@uituituituituituit]

@@beanot2622 so he started earlier?

[@barbaroacosta5335]

100% convinced the dude is on the juice, it's just a matter of years before it all comes to light.

[@coopaloopmex]

"Excuse me, I'd like to practice some social distancing for the next thirty kilometers." Classic Lanterne Rouge. Thanks

[@Blog4Justice]

The vastly improved visual editing has put the LR analysis in a different league. Very impressive.

[@AlexAmez]

Smart thing for Roglic imo is to stop at the restday and prepare for the Vuelta

[@erickLguzman]

So he is far and above the best time trial it’s and the best climber in the world

[@Foster_B]

Maybe the best combination time trialer/climber, but not the best individual time trialer and probably not the best climber.

[@erickLguzman]

Then why does get 1st in all the ITT’s that matter. Hella suspicious if you ask me

[@ile1973]

@@erickLguzman I mean I think it's plausible he is just a wonder one of a kind and the competition can't do anything about it

[@sean7098]

@Infinite Yest pedun would nuke pog

[@sean7098]

@Infinite Yest Trust me prime Pedun ( was in his prime for 2 stages ) would be literally doing half of Pogs time on those climbs

[@brianmessemer2973]

Strongly reminiscent of Hautacam in 2000

[@mattjacomos2795]

Strongly reminiscent of LA too...

[@Kintabl]

@@mattjacomos2795 Yeah, 18km of doing his best is doping. Who cares if all other GC contenders spend energy on a 200km long breakaway yesterday while Pogačar saved his.

[@slighter]

@@Kintabl A point many probably overlook.

[@dancostanza]

Felt more like Landis to me. Same emotions. Excited for a dominant move, then whoa this is getting sus then no fucking way a clean human is that far ahead of the rest of the world

[@TheEraser92]

@@Kintabl Only Carapaz attacked yesterday out of the GC group. All the others sat in the wheels

[@nickcolburn8340]

I reckon Rog would have found something special today to match Pog if he hadn’t fallen. We seen it a few times last year until the final TT!

[@JBLFC92]

I do find it hard to believe that a performance like that is actually possible, especially as the rest of the UAE team seemed to fall apart pretty quickly, leaving him with only one teammate. But I think it's worth seeing if Pogacar does crack at all in the later stages. If he continues to destroy everyone in every stage, then I will definitely be suspicious.

[@jellevanderree8990]

He is just really good, but it certainly helps when many other favourites fall etc. He got quite lucky the first day, and is in amazing form

[@JBLFC92]

@@jellevanderree8990 Yeah, I agree that it's possible that he's just in top form, alongside a few things going his way. Time will tell us a bit more, I guess. Regardless, hopefully that result doesn't signal an early end to the GC competition...

[@oldoddjobs]

He didn't win the atage so presumably the guy in first is doping too

[@All4Grogg]

I hope that had far more to do with the entertaining madness the previous day. TP stayed sheltered the entire stage which was the longest in 20 years in the tour & finished 20 minutes ahead of the fastest possible estimate by the organizers.

[@eddiel7635]

@@JBLFC92 GC is dead, podium race is on but at this point whoever comes second is the real winner

[@Bikes-guitars]

I haven’t seen a performance like this since Lance Armstrong 🤷‍♂️

[@GuntherL1]

Landis 2006

[@benjaminpendlebury2656]

Froome 2018

[@jacko314]

nah. lance was the last time i saw the faces of lost hope. maybe this is a pogacar moment. there isn't an ullrich.

[@abone2pick]

@@GuntherL1 rasmuseen ,contactor, froome

[@ofeykalakar1]

The pirate

[@gabrielalves1795]

Lance Armstrong liked this video 👍

[@ygs6519]

floyd landis too🤣

[@icejunki]

His opinion doesn't count any longer. Sorry Lance.

[@barbaroacosta5335]

@@icejunki Lance×7 .. Dude is a legend. Only Pogi can break his record with whatever juice he is on.

[@icejunki]

I shouldn't criticize because I wasn't there but........

[@cyclingonplants7444]

Really appreciate your content LR 👍 I watch some of the others covering TDF but you always have something extra for us 🥰

[@jimbarron8688]

Commentators today sounded so much like the commentators of the L.A era.

[@Kintabl]

But only whit Slovenians. Because Slovenians can be so good, they must be on dope. Right?

[@13redlion13]

@@Kintabl get over your victim complex lol, the commentators do that every time there is some alien shit going on in the race

[@Kintabl]

@@13redlion13 Dude! Since Slovenians start to win stages all I hear and read how they are on dope.

[@Kintabl]

@@archibald3037 Then all are. So it's even Steven.

[@PaulPunk23LP]

@@Kintabl you have a victim complex. The commentators reacted even more, when Froome and Thomas were dominating. Except in GBR, but thats obvious.

[@jeremystig98]

Not sure why people are surprised that Pogacar is good in the mountains and TT. He won the mountain classification last year and during the last TT stage of 2020 he also delivered. Pogacar also didnt have a lot of support from his team in 2020, he's always been riding alone at the front, while Roglic had massive team support. Nothing changed. Rogliz is out of the race because his team is hurt from the crash and he cant make it alone.

[@TortugaHolandes]

Because generally it's completely impossible to gain so much muscle to generate the watts to make tt specialists look like complete amateurs on a flat tt, while not gaining more weight that will hurt performance in the mountains.

[@Starclimber]

Let's try to break the race, he says. And he did: SNAP.

[@spencermcgehee3602]

Pogacar would have gained time on roglic because roglic would have struggled to get his jacket on

[@paulsolon6229]

Pogacar is above the rest He seems like a fine young man Two of the top managers of his team both have a long history of doping in cycling and were the long time managers of m pantani and I basso.

[@SirPrizeMF]

I reckon Roglic would've been the best of the rest, ahead of Vingegaard/Klederman/Carapaz group but I don't think he'd have been able to keep up with Pog. What the actual hell are they feeding Pogacar?

[@turtleneck369]

Insane performance i would like to believe he is clean but maaan it's suspicious .

[@yasayrad8969]

This was so scary that it reminded me of Riis's 1996 Hautacam atomic performance.

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

Mr 60 percent

[@osfan25]

In the 2018 Junior World Champs, Remco smashed the field. Tadej's performance today reminded me of that. He made everyone look like amateurs out there.

[@lukealsford7079]

Suspiciously incredible ride, you can't deny that unfortunately

[@simonrano8072]

when it is Froome attacking from twice as far you Brits find plain legit.

[@Kintabl]

18km of doing his best is very suspicious right. Who cares if all other GC contenders spend energy on 200km long breakaway yesterday while Pogačar saved his. Look at the whole tour... don't just take one stage and be all smart about it.

[@Fyr35555]

@@simonrano8072 he put more time into the favourites today than Froome has won any of his Tours by. That said I still think he's legit.

[@simonrano8072]

@@Fyr35555 even after taking into account the Wiggins package ? SKY TUEs ? Froome Salbutamol case? Yates asthma drug ban ? Freeman testosterone at BC HQ ? the willing crash in London olympics track ? Froome suddenly passing from nobody to at least 2nd of every single GT he finished until his crash ? the fact that UK won GTs with 5 different riders just a few years after they claim intention to take over cycling ? Even UK Parliament admitted that ealry years of team Sky where suspicious when winning with a British citizen at all cost was the only goal. Even Spain during the Blood Bag era or Italy during the EPO days never came close to such results...

[@lukealsford7079]

@@Kintabl hes been just as active over the first weeks as the other gc contenders when you factor in stage 2, TT, yesterday and now today. And he made the rest look like they were in week 3. All this after having attacks thrown at him all day and doing all the chase work himself. Its impressive im in awe, its just very hard to fathom how someone can be so far ahead of everyone else physically when all of these riders plan there whole year around this one race? Its not like it's their b race and they're coming in over cooked or under done everyone should be peaking yet pog has already essentially won the race in the first week and put 5 mins into the best guys in the world.

[@iansmithtravels]

Just discovered your channel. This is awesome content. Definitely filling a gap here for cycling fans. 👍🏼

[@chrisbaldwin3420]

This performance just doesn't look right at all. TP's team UAE (formerly Lampre) have a terrible doping history, that they have 2 managers in Gianetti and Matxin with a history of 7 riders in teams they managed banned for doping and then 2019 Aderlass blood doping scandal - UAE rider Durasek was banned for 4 years the ring covered several sports and in cycling centred on Austrian and Slovenian riders - no one failed a dope test or had dubious `biological passport' it was a whistleblower who exposed the scandal, so doping is happening in cycling as a proven fact and dope testing can't catch the cheats. Today Pogacar destroyed a South American climber who lives and trains above 3000 metres, barely breaking into a sweat, he's not even bothering to hide it, ruining this years Tour for me

[@wanderalmeida9584]

"Today Pogacar destroyed a South American climber who lives and trains above 3000 metres, barely breaking into a sweat, he's not even bothering to hide it, ruining this years Tour for me" = the same thoughts here

[@Ashok_Regiment]

They have mountains in Slovenia mate, he ain't from Kansas. Carapaz is decent but nothing special.

[@raphaz8995]

@@Ashok_Regiment Yes Mountains as high as the Valleys in Ecuador. It ist not comparable.

[@beniciocuriel3442]

@@Ashok_Regiment also carapaz isn’t just decent bro he’s won the giro and it takes more than just a random to win any grand tour.

[@santiagobenites]

I'm with you, Chris Baldwin. That ride today looked ridiculous. I had to turn the coverage off because it was so blatantly obvious to me. Sad.

[@seanhannagans]

Good for him, but for me this is going to be worse than 2014. He won the TdF on stage 5. Are these already stupidly long odds on Uran, Lutsenko, Keldeman etc just the bookies covering the chances of UAE being sent home under COVID protocols?

[@dancostanza]

Or a crash or failed ped test.

[@nielspeterbrggeregebo7730]

2014 was a very good Tour. It depends on what you wanna see: masterclass performances like Pogacar at stage 8 this year or Nibali and Astana at stage 5 in 2014, or do you wanna see stages like in recent years where the terrain aren't used the whole stage and we only see attacks within the last 3km?

[@bjsr126]

Roglic was my tip heading in, heck I even bet on him But regardless of the crashes, I just don't think he could have kept up with pogacar anymore. We needed Bernal, he's the only person who can contest him.

[@TortugaHolandes]

No one can contest this. It's impossible.

[@bjsr126]

@@TortugaHolandes Bernal was doing similar daily in the Giro (albeit easier). I'm not sure anyone can compete with Pog in a GC, his time Trialing is just too strong. But in terms of high altitude mountain stages, I think Bernal can stick with him still.

[@icejunki]

I saw the GC results and change in Yellow Jersey and couldn't believe it. I just had to know what happened in a single stage to change the standings of the GC so drastically. What an incredible ride. The fact that he beat the Schleck Bros. and Contador's time on a wet raining day is unbelievable. I believe if Roglic hadn't crashed so hard or if the whole Pelotón hadn't turfed it half a dozen times, I feel this would be a much closer GC. What seems to be a certainty is Pogacar is strong. I really hope he continues strong so he has a chance to win it twice.

[@nnbegin2965]

It takes my breath away...love it, and so very sorry for Primoz!

[@cbinsyd]

I've only just come across your channel. 10/10 stuff mate, loving it.

[@noseque07]

Best of Pogacar vs best of Bernal in the mountains.. that's what we wanna see.

[@jademermaidmusic]

Bernal has bad days… this boy doesn’t. If Bernal wants to have a chance he’ll have to get on the juice too

[@kenshinab]

at this level Bernal won't have a chance. Unfortunately, this is not a compliment to Pog

[@melaniemeyer3558]

Pog was smiling while riding 10% on the maximum rig. This was not natural. No chance.

[@SantaCruzCowboy]

No man can do what this, much less this dork!

[@sandydennylives1392]

@@SantaCruzCowboy I'm always on the 52 in the mountains, but I don't upset the other cyclo tourists and pass them by on the right so they can't see my prowess. Only on the 3rd climb of the day after about 3 hours of climbing so I'm nice and fresh. Yeah right. I used a 53/12 climbing the Alpe as well.

[@batman6540]

And who is natural in profesionall cycling? :) Even in Chess they dope these days :D

[@davidhe7935]

@@SantaCruzCowboy said the biggest dork, sitting on his couch while feasting on a packet of cheetos. Learn to appreciate talent and not to belittle others due to your shortcomings.

[@GDF07]

Would have loved to see how today would have gone if there hadn't been crashes in the early stages, and if the likes of Bernal and Landa (maybe even Remco) were here in form. Yes, Pogacar is dropping the field, but who is he actually dropping that's surprising? Given the race circumstances and all that's happened up to now, who do we expect to be able to compete with him? Before the tour, I (and every bookie) expected Roglic and Pogacar to be a level above the rest just like last year, with their closest rival being Thomas. Thomas looked out of sorts from stage 1, and crashed, and Carapaz was never really expected to be on the Pogacar/Roglic level IMHO, and he's had to work harder than Pogacar over the last few days, especially yesterday. Also have to factor in that Pogacar hasn't crashed (as far as I know). Looking at all of that, his performance isn't that unexpected, even though it is amazing. It's also only stage 8.... I'm having flash backs of the 2018 Giro where Yates dominated everyone for 18 days, and then mega-cracked and lost it all.

[@shandytorok259]

Pro editing, pro commentary....THX!

[@johnflanagan7870]

Y’all, if you’re not down with seeing performances like this because of the doping threat, you better extend that feeling to a hell of a lot more riders and races.

[@em_oh_why_oh]

And a lot of other sports

[@JuliaAlexandra180]

Breathtaking performance by Pogacar and also thermohistorical

[@RAAZR-]

You don't outpace 80kg+ riders that train for TTs for months with saliva dingling from their mouths, while you yourself are under 70kg barely breaking a sweat and climb mountains in the big gear while sitting gaining 3 minutes on your closest rivals.

[@jonasw7087]

That's the problem I am having with him too. If it was just these insane, almost Pantani-esque climbing performances, it would be one thing. But at the same time destroying elite TTers in 30k TTs is ridiculous. I don't really think it is possible to have it both ways like that, unless...

[@Sills71]

You do if you have the right doctor

[@jellevanderree8990]

Guys, just enjoy being able to watch such talent. Until any evidenve of Doping gets known, don't talk about it to much.

[@wanderalmeida9584]

yes, beating the best TT specialists by large margin in flat stages, beating the best climbers by large margin in mountain stages...hard to believe

[@jamesbaxter4920]

Hit the nail on the head. Doesn't even look like he's trying

[@buffaloj0e]

Great content, glad I found your channel. Perfect length videos with on point expert knowledge and glad it all comes wrapped in a familiar accent. Well done.

[@michaelbarnes9383]

Yikes, It’s hard to watch such domination, in my view.

[@littlefinger5812]

@3:25: The facial expression on the face of Kragh Andersen says it all

[@matthewwoolf6198]

It does look a bit dodgy when you see that they’re riding so much quicker now than in the Armstrong days

[@kiidgeniius]

sport science and new/high tech gear helps

[@santiagobenites]

@@kiidgeniius Not that much!

[@johnnysecular]

1997 Jan Ulrich rode 9kg bikes; 2003 Lance Armstrong rode 7.2kg bikes. idk, it really sucks that you can never really tell for sure. The teamwork and tactics are considerably better now. And some people are saying that recovery science is better. I really hope Tadej Pogacar did this clean. But yeah, there’s always that sneaking suspicion, and it really stinks because i get excited watching live and i feel like a bit of a dummy afterwards cause there’s always a possibility that they did some chemical trick to get that performance.

[@durianriders]

Disc brakes are faster.

[@jesseharkonen2006]

@@durianriders Yeah rim brakes are shitty old tech.

[@gavinmercak-dinolfo1375]

@lanternrouge please stop putting spoilers in the thumbnail. Unnecessary. I still like you ;)

[@scut92]

I just wish we knew if it was clean or not. If that was clean it was one of the great performances. Understandably no commentators or pundits can discuss the possibility that he is doing.

[@leblubblab]

Tadej was tested twice before the stage and once right after it. The results were clean.

[@Cheesecaketastic]

Better, more informed and more interesting explanation of the days racing than gcn+ "long highlights"

[@jabrane1564]

If roglic didn't craxh pogacar will not even think of attacking on this stage.

[@Mbetman]

Realising he flew up the mountains mostly in the big ring is crazy and shows his fierce determination.

[@spm36]

And on sauce

[@arkzeD74]

3:27 Andersen's face say it all

[@nateums]

I love your analysis bro! Subbed!

[@wethepeople7961]

Pogacar has a motor in his kit. Simple as that..

[@jimmi83]

Agree with all the comments on here and IG, this is sus.

[@revenone1077]

I wanted to enjoy it but something tells me its all very 1999-2005

[@joostrombaut679]

This is different. Pogacar has proven to be the biggest climbing talent in a long time. And in this tour de France he is competing against people who crashed, had an injury before the tour (van Aert) , or people like Lutsenko, who are great riders but aren't climbing god's. We expected a bit more from Carapaz but he blew himself up trying to follow Pogacar and blowing up 30km from the line in a mountain stage isn't a good idea.

[@revenone1077]

@@joostrombaut679 Faster than 2009 Contador and Schlek up Col de Romme. Maybe I am a cynic but his effortless efforts, incredible recovery and dominance is very similar to someone else I remember watching.

[@cup_and_cone]

@@joostrombaut679 Regardless of his climbing skill, his TT performance on Wednesday was also incredible.

[@abedfo88]

I wonder he rode the tour of Slovenia to warm up 🤔. All seems pretty obvious now 💉

[@Symbioticism]

Because the sport has been totally clean 2005-2019????

[@sundown005]

His style is so clean, so beautiful to watch... I so much want to believe he’s not doping, but it’s getting harder and harder to...

[@madsurvivers]

It hurts to be a true cycling fan. They could just legalise those juices and let them fight it out. Atleast then it would be true

[@ivanjulian2532]

Pogacar reminds me of a young Bernard Hinault, back in the early days of Hinault's career when he was precociously talented across every discipline required to be a legendary professional road cyclist. After winning two TDF's in 78 and 79, A knee injury hampered Hinault's 1980 TDF campaign but it's OK.... he won Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the Giro and the World Championship instead. If Pogacar has a sense of history he'll try and replicate that, LOL. He certainly has the talent to do it.

[@paulsolon6229]

Hi, v good video highlights and editing thank you

[@richardvial3658]

I hope this don't end badly. But it's great to watch at the moment

[@ThisIsANameBruh]

I don't even care if Pogacar is doping. I just take it for granted that probably every top level rider does. In my mind, Pog is still better than the rest.

[@stopbanningmeonets3514]

@@ThisIsANameBruh But they all have to take doping tests? Sure maybe once or twice it can slip past a test, but the whole peloton?

[@PeerensClement]

Best race summaries on KZbin, so much more insightful and complete than Eurosport and the likes. Keep it up!

[@liamday453]

I just want bernal back to 2019 form and see that showdown

[@Foster_B]

Pog would still win

[@croatianmountainbiking6624]

@schwicht d never involved

[@Foster_B]

schwicht d Bernal was not involved with doping.

[@slahudeenhussain5297]

@schwicht d who tf said he was doping?

[@wanderalmeida9584]

@schwicht d what???

[@CaulfielHolden]

Will there be a power analysis? Lutsenko uploaded his power files and there is also data from last years Dauphiné. Compared to those times he only put a minute into Sivakov on Col de Romme + Colombiere. Question is if those stages are comparable.

[@bobbycorcoran1661]

My kingdom to know what Soren Kragh said to Pogi as he romped past him.

[@spencer.kissack.the.author]

"Got any more coke?" Lol

[@ericsaari2901]

That was one of my favorite scenes from yesterday. The look on his face was priceless. Probably matched mine to be quite honest lol.

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

He said "wow"

[@mikeadb]

"Excuse me I want to practice some social distancing for the next 30 kms" LMAO!

[@Formolopainface]

After this performance, Pog should try for the Giro, Tour, Vuelta triple next year

[@kiyaleelevyrunaya9495]

Haven't seen a show or force and overwhelming superiority like this in the Tour since Armstrong and Contador. Which is why the doubts come in. You see that raw power, climbing a HC mountain on his heaviest gear. While you're admiring that live, on tv, an image of Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador, Rasmussen and others pop into your head. Not because you suspect Pogacar. But because what you're seeing reminds you of something you already saw a few times. The brain makes a connection and now you're stuck with that thought.

[@cornishalps9870]

Haha wait till you see what happened this year

[@HolgerDanske874]

@@cornishalps9870 What happened?

[@arthurgarcialucero704]

We all knew Roglic was his only rival. A new day in cycling out with the old in with the new!! Pogicar is in a class apart from all else!!

[@wanderalmeida9584]

Yes, Pogacar is in Mutant class...

[@jademermaidmusic]

He’s in Lance’s class

[@proctermorris6657]

It wasn't noted in the SBS commentary for a long time, but Pogacar's climbing in the big ring was amazing. I think that's what the other riders were amused as he was passing them all.

[@diegorosmar8199]

I couldn't help thinking this dominant performance resembles that of Usain Bolt at track & field, or Phelps at swimming. Suspecting is the reasonable thing to do, but it could truly be that these are Future Level athletes. I'd like to emphasize that, among Pogacar set of skills, he's got the Cat-like ability not to fall down; something many (GC) riders seem to lack.

[@mumofbrunodog]

Yes and also he seems to be very astute in communicating with his (limited) team, measuring his racing and closing down attacks like he did today. Ineos tried to sneak in with UAE at one point (maybe Tao?) and he immediately put himself in front of them as if to say - NO - I’m in control. He seems very mature and confident.

[@charlyncorgan1954]

Comprehensive as always and many of us have come to expect that! It's been a different Tour this year, but it's exciting! Many thanks!

[@ericreynolds9173]

Tadej looks as dominant as Lance Armstrong was (not insinuating anything) and he took a page out of Lances book by attacking big on the first mountain day

[@markopodganjek845]

This is good tactic. Make big difference ASAP do dangerous ‘tactical’ team games cant work anymore. One another such escape and Pog will have to care only for 5 GC, because all others will be back 10min+. Who care then, that UAE team us not the strongest and cant chase outbreaks. Even with slow ride they will be under 10 minutes behind

[@markbentley4343]

Great ride from Pogacar. He actually took the KOM on the col de romme/columbiere by over 1min. This is basically 1 climb - the back way up the columbiere

[@endcensorship874]

Do not think I've ever seen such a massive "AutoBus" at the end, must have been 3/4 of the field.

[@inkjazz]

Welp, today we saw an even more dominant performance from a GC rider. Absolute session from JV.

[@babysleep1181]

If? Seriously? The whole Jumbo team had terrible falls, Roglic with half of his body was only 40sec behind on TT. But yeeah but people on the internet know how you feel when you hit concrete at 60km/h with tailbone. [R]

[@durianriders]

RIP rim brakes. I just bought a di2 dura ace supersix with brand new Zipp 303 for 1500AUD. That was last week. Probs be worth only 1000AUD in 2 weeks time.

[@spaketticarbonada9651]

You're a smart businessman.

[@mocskillshi8150]

All I can say I really hope nothing like the drug scandal happens to pogacar like happened to froome

[@cup_and_cone]

Slovenia government is a bit different than UK government.

[@DBxCooper]

It’s inevitable. My guess is he’s taking something. Not even because of his performance today but because I simply suspect all pro athletes period. Follow the money. If large money is involved, it’s worth the risk of getting caught. Especially when testing is so poor and unreliable. I’m only speculating of course. Truth is I don’t care either way. I just want to watch good racing and today was awesome.

[@zladam9445]

@@DBxCooper I think the same, but in some sports, doping is much more regulated and it's really hard to get away with it. Cycling is one of those sports. Not saying Pog is clean but it's very tough to get around randomized testing.

[@danielritchie3656]

@@zladam9445 there was a very relaxed testing regime this year…

[@joaomartins9850]

But Pogačar is a great talent since he was a teenager and has been riding amazing since the Vuelta 2019. I mean, if he is using doping, he is doing it for quite a long time. Today's performance is not suprising considering the weak competition and the performances he is having since the beggining of the season. No one knows if he is clean or not, but I am much more suscipious of riders that "all of a sudden" have great performances or that when they are 25y or 26y "all of a sudden" become GC contenders. Pogačar is being consistent since a young age and for a long time.

[@TopgunB]

Pogacar said in Slovenian Interview, "Carapaz attacked yesterday at the end, when UAE team worked all day, so “pase taksen odgovor danes” roughly translated… feels nice, such is the answer today...

[@adventuresona700dollarhard5]

“wasn’t able to cram climbing” Same.

[@TWSUF-JI]

..like he did TT…

[@pjetrs]

There is a podcast around where Pogacars coach tells why he does what he does. He apparently has a high lactate clearance. So it takes longer compared to other riders before his muscles start burning.

[@spm36]

Well he would wouldn't he

[@roborovski008]

3:27 that look from the DSM rider explains it all

[@madsurvivers]

Look says "cool dopin bruh"

[@Joshua-xz7pm]

"Cram in climbing overnight,"....made my day

[@MVProfits]

I've never seen such dominance.. and he's 22. All of it is suspect and I almost never talk about doping.

[@pal_lokomotivet2679]

Im trying not to be naive but how the race plays out must be taken into consideration. We have been so used to noone attaching before the last mountain. Then this kind of performance is impossible. But the field breaks up so early the riders are also more isolated and the individual skills are more exposed. If you send the riders out on a TT for the entire stange it would be normal with huge gaps. The individual differences would come out much more. When the field explodes early like today i belive thats what happens. He used a long time to get this time advantage.

[@13redlion13]

@@pal_lokomotivet2679 Just from a strategic point of view Pogacars attack is very credible, attacking with 2 climbs to go, less than 40 kms to go, and only descents in between and no teammates to help the other favourites is legit. It's not some ridiculous shit like Landis' attack. But while the climbing times individually are not necessarily from another world, it is still over a minute faster on both climbs combined than the Schleck Contador trio who also battled it out on both climbs and that after one or two really hard days where he already did some efforts himself to keep some riders from going into the breakaway. Then again Schleck and Contador had the stage in the 3rd week which might also lead to slower times.

[@Raptorman0909]

Tadej is the class of the tour and only a serious incident, which isn't out of the question, will prevent him from wearing Yellow in Paris in a couple weeks. A guy who can climb with the best abd TT with the best is going to be hard to beat!

[@billpickle2875]

sur le jus

[@skippervevo8441]

@3:28, Anderson looking at Pogaçar like wft are you on😄😄😄