It's also partially because they know he isn't a massive threat in a mountains (but still an outside chance), so he needs to play risky moves to extend
It is just showing that WVA is still green, too hot headed for a GC champion. I am sure that his team director might have instruct him otherwise. If he know what is he capable of, he wouldn't be in this position. Too bad, one of my favorite young racer though. His decision making is still need some improvement
Belgium thank you wout, a real flandrien has arisen. show that you are the strongest and, as in the good old days, do not take other interests into account. Fight, struggle and win and take your loss like a man. This made us feel back today.
@@Tazangamoz After his 2nd TDF win I thought the guy is just too good. But then had a look at modern testing. After the Armstrong business everything changed. They test the winners after every race, so Pogacar is tested permanently - and the organizers know exactly what to look for. He passes every doping test.
@@HBosman Remember its a business and just because he passes with flying colors doesn't necessarily mean he's clean. In the eye of the public he's a good ol boy. 🤷🏻♂️🚴🏽♂️
@@Tazangamoz Time will tell. Let's wait and see. Or maybe we just have to accept that the guy is just THAT good. When a guy is this good, suspicion is natural.
Bruh how are some people so clueless and saying what was WVA doing? It was pretty obvious, he was going on a suicide mission so that he could either win the stage or lose yellow, which would’ve spared his team for pacing in the mountains. It’s just unfortunate that Vingegaard and Roglic are no where near as strong as Pogacar. Now WVA can focus on the green jersey and being an engine for Jumbo
I don’t want to count out Vinegaard out yet, but it’s not a long shot to say that pogacar might be the most dominant rider ever that I’ve seen so far in this tour.
It kinda sucks to see WVA has to share the team with Roglic and Vingegaard since Jumbo-Visma's main goal is obviously the GC. Imagine the kind of success WVA would get with a team that fully supports him. It's not crazy to think he could've won the first 6 stages of this years TdF
Never expected Pogacar to be in yellow this early. Such is the grinder that the Roubaix stage unleashes. When you have luck and insane skill at your disposal, only a turn of misfortune would rob him of this tour. A rider worthy of his plaudits
Most probably game over, Pogi is just too good. But I hope Roglic and the entire Jumbo-Visma working for Vingegaard will produce a miracle. Hope they light it up soon.🤞🏽
Build wise, Vingegaard should have the advantage in the high mountains. But Pogacar is just so good that I'm having trouble imagining anyone being better than him.
I don't get the point of this escape by Wout van Aert. It looks like Pog. got one of the easiest wins of his life. Are Vingegaard and Roglic so much better than Wout?
@@cedriccappelle 3 guys from UAE were so spent chasing down wout they got dead last. Now pog only has half his team left to help in the mountains tomorrow. That he won was probably not part of TJV' s plan. As a team you have to believe Roglič is the strongest man there, even if it turns out he isn't.
@@cedriccappelle I don’t think we should be comparing Roglic and Vingegaard to Wout. They’re different types of riders. Wout ain’t a GC guy, but he is UCI rank #1 for 1 day races rn. They just have different roles, and different builds.
@@asnark7115 I completely agree - climbing is just his “best” thing but he is an all around rider - the TT on the first stage is a good example of that
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Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
I don't accuse any rider of doping unless there is EVIDENCE and PROOF of them doping. The problem is with the doping protocol and the techniques the use. Pogi is BLOWING AWAY the accomplishments of the riders in the 90s when dooing was rampant so it makes you think. As I said I won't accuse unless there's PROOF but there's just NO WAY Pogi is SMASHING the output of Armstrong and others in the 90s if he's not doping. It's VERY suspect that he's SMASHING the output of the doping era of the 90s tho.
I don't accuse any rider of doping unless there is EVIDENCE and PROOF of them doping. The problem is with the doping protocol and the techniques the use. Pogi is BLOWING AWAY the accomplishments of the riders in the 90s when dooing was rampant so it makes you think. As I said I won't accuse unless there's PROOF but there's just NO WAY Pogi is SMASHING the output of Armstrong and others in the 90s if he's not doping. It's VERY suspect that he's SMASHING the output of the doping era of the 90s tho.
I do not know were you all are watching it but in America we watch it on USA and Peacock for thr European coverage!! I started watching your coverage due to USA COVERAGE you watch more commercials in one hour then racing I timed it yesterday riding my cyclops trainer..it is completely annoying all the same commercials playing 3 times in a row!! Lol Thank you EU..For saving my sanity 😅!
EF dont have plans for yellow. They came as close as they would ever get yesterday and it didn't work out. They weren't planning in yellow and even if they got it tgey knew damn well they couldn't keep it.
@@kenkaniff8428 Agreed, but still, this is the best possible scenario for Powless and EF at this point in the Tour - they had no designs on GC cotention, and yet here they are within a few seconds of yellow, so if they ARE going to capitalize on it, I think its better they stay in the shadows a bit versus get handed the yellow and have top defend THAT.
Pogacar has only one weakness, his team. You have to make them do the work. Instead, EF Education, Bora and Ineos chased WvA, literally offering this win to Pogacar by putting him in the best situation with fresh teammates able to help him with the positioning in the finale. Such a huge collective tactical collapse from these so-called contending teams.
Ineos is literally 1st in team classification and has 2/3 rider in top 10 gc, EF could take yellow if pog didnt win and bora even after crash vlasov just lose 5"+ bonus time imagine what he could if crash didnt happen. Or now other team cant chase their glory just to follow TJV tactic? If that weak uae team cant catch it will be mess for all of them.
Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. I've said the same thing about UAE many times and it's true, they are not strong as a team but don't count Ineos out yet. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also!
@@RookYZRM1 I agree, and I know he and his team knew he wasn't going to keep it for the tour, but him going out there in break-aways and pulling, doesn't even give him a chance. Jumbo is putting all its stock in Roglic.
The plan was to keep the pace honest and prevent this from being a rest stage for Pog. So he went out hard and forced Pogi -- who was visibly exhausted yesterday -- to work hard to keep up. That way, they think they might break him in the mountains.
He wanted to tire everyone out. Almost 50kph for the entire 220km. Also spared his team from doing any work at the front and lost the yellow Jersey so that tomorrow in the mountains they won’t have to pace. It was a suicide mission for WVA that was a win win for himself in whatever outcome. Obviously the Pogacar win was not ideal
The TDF is so unpredictable that there's no way you can even guarantee he will win THIS year. ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!! It's not over till it's over.
Personally I think the first 85km race pace got to them. They were dropped early and Hircshi had a hip operation before the TDF. I think half of UAE are struggling already.
No nothing planned. They are not doung well. Hirschi has a bad knee and also had surgery on his hip recently I think. I'm not sure about that tho. I'd have to check on that
SMDH!! It's still close at the top. Ineos has 4 in the TOP 10 and Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
i dont understand why everyone is favoriting Jonas so much... ok he was 2nd last year but without many gs players beeing out soon... this year he has shown that under the pressure of the leader, he doesnt bring anyt. extra... i have Baskia in mind...
It's still close at the top. Ineos has 4 in the TOP 10 and Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
They want to tire Pogacar early, so he rode very hard in the breakaway to keep the pace honest. If he'd not done so, no other team had any incentive for a hard pace; it would have translated into a rest stage for Pogi. But his fast riding meant we got the fastest stage so far, and that Pogacar had to work hard for his win.
Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
@@kenkaniff8428 Yes , for many years there have been top riders knocked out of a race because of the mistake of others , so to win the Tour de France you need both skill and lady luck on your side.
@@bryanjeske6856 ABSOLUTELY. Each day brings unexpected surprises and no matter how hard you plan ahead, there are always unknowns that will come. I just laugh at the people that say the race is over. I'm a true cycling fan and I watch cos I respect the efforts and accomplishments of each rider, each day. Maybe Pogi does keep his lead but it's definitely NOT a reason to stop watching. There are MANY other things happening within the race. Many different battles taking place. Points, KOM, stage wins, team classification, and just watching the tactics in action is brilliant to watch
@@kenkaniff8428 Yes , I appreciate the hard work of these international cyclists , and we don't need these miserable British commentators saying the race has been won already by stage 6 - like what the hell is that ? Sometimes I watch TH-cam highlights in a foreign language so I can hear more positivity😁
It looks amazing in some sense, but seriously what the hell was the point of all that from Van Aert? At worst otherwise, having ridden a normal stage, he’d still be in yellow and also would have had a very realistic chance of the stage.
If I'm being honest I think the stage starting in Belgium and meeting Merckx might've had an effect on him. Think about it, attacking with 148km left to get into the breakaway and holding off the peloton to win in the Yellow Jersey. Sounds like something Merckx would've done in the early 70's lol, but if WVA had waited until the last two climbs of the day to put in an acceleration he definitely could've done the same thing he did on Stage 4. Don't know what propelled him to be so aggressive today, especially with La Planche De Belles Filles tomorrow.
Possibly to give a break to his team from yesterday so they don't have to do any chasing. Not that they did much with it, but I imagine that was an idea
What was the point? Well, he took full points at the intermediate sprint. If he had more help from the other 2 guys and some unwillingness to chase he could have won another stage. But regardless, he furthered his lead in the points classification which is his ultimate goal. Holding yellow is pretty much irrelevant at this point. He'll rest up on the coming mountain stages, but I'm expecting him back in action next hilly stage, to take more points for green.
Yeah. I didn't get that either. The pack wasn't going to let him just ride away. Then again, maybe that was his strategy...to make them chase all day. He's so incredibly strong, but I think he truly fried himself. I don't see how someone can bounce back mid-tour from that kind of an effort.
You are right! To burn yourself alone (!) as a leader in yellow in front of the peleton was neither smart from WvA nor from his team. The strongest team has so bad race tactics that they lost the TdF in the first week!
WTF is wrong with Jumbo.... I guess they don't care about winning the GC... "Hey, I have a great idea, lets completely destroy our strongest super worker in the first week so he can't help us in the last 5 days when we need him! Yes! Brilliant!"
Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
@@kenkaniff8428 Road cycling is an individual sport that has been turned into somewhat of a team sport, but occasionally there is someone so good that they win without much of a team because they are clearly superior to all other riders and teams in the race. Whilst he wasn't in the same class as Pogacar, Cadel Evans also managed to win the Tour without the help of even a half decent team, simply because he was the best rider that year. Pogacar proved again yesterday that he is just better than the rest.
@@gustaaf1892 I don't question he's the best rider right now but whether you like the direction the sport has come or not, it's not the same as it was 50 or even 20 years ago. I don't agree with all the radios and the use of some technology but the sport has transformed and it's absolutely a team sport and a team effort to get their rider across the line first. Froome was the best of his time but he had an invincible team that could just annihilate all the other teams. The team as a whole is ultimately the greatest asset in this sport. Not the equipment, not the training, not the tech, not the recon etc etc it's the team as a whole that's your GREATEST asset
@@gustaaf1892 an now UAE has lost 2 riders AND we don't know how Majka will respond after his positive result, we are ABSOLUTELY going to see a change in UAE tactics. They operate as a team and THEY know that. I understand Pogi is the strongest rider but this could really hurt them. I'm not sure how bad it will effect them but it will change things going forward. I'm watching till the last minute regardless of who is in the lead.
agree, no intresting to watch at all anymore... another dull tdf like 2021... only Primož makes it still exciting in terms of where will he climb to in gs after that fall and minutes lost. Hoping he is on the podium.
It's still close at the top. Ineos has 4 in the TOP 10 and Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
Or the Director Sportive of Jumbo is just too bad. The worst tactics give way to the defending champion. WvA burnt himself, lost badly and the team has to pick up the pieces. With this management, Jumbo should stop sponsoring them.
Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
@@adammorris6348 not at all. Pogi DOES have a weakness and that is the HEAT!! Also, one team member has already tested positive for covid so it may spread within the TEAM. We don't know what may be to come. UAE is having issues with their bikes also. Sponsors have let them down and SOMETHING is wrong with their frames but they can NOT say ANYTHING due to contract obligations. SO MANY THINGS can come into play in re last 2 weeks. That a LOT of time. The real tour starts now. HIGH mountain stages are coming!! Let's see if the issues with the frames really causes major issues🤔
Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also but they seem a bit confused! Pogi has NO TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV CAN HAVE. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
WVA’s efforts literally make no sense. People saying it was so he could lose the jersey so TJV wouldn’t have to defend it in the mountains makes no sense either: (1) WVA was literally out in front to try and extend his lead in the YJ and (2) he is not a contender for overall victory at all, so there would’ve been no obligation for them to defend it in the mountains. Instead, TJV put their TWO team leaders at risk by putting him out front where he spent all his energy, instead of using him to power them over the last couple of hills. That would’ve been far more effective. Seems TJV want to throw away this tour. Will wait to see if LR has the answer!
It kinda sucks to see WVA has to share the team with Roglic and Vingegaard since Jumbo-Visma's main goal is obviously the GC. Imagine the kind of success WVA would get with a team that fully supports him. It's not crazy to think he could've won the first 6 stages of this years TdF
But he had ALL THE SUPPORT from the team on stage 2 and 3 and he couldn't do it so that comment doesn't make sense. He also went ALL IN for TT and couldn't pull it off either so . . .🤔
What in the boneheaded Jumbo Visma was WVA doing out there in the lead after he got all of the points for the jersey. Chris Horner is gonna have a field day on these clowns. It’s gonna take tactics and the world class legs of WVA to get their GC rider remotely close to Pogacar. Tighten up JV.
@@kenkaniff8428 definitely, but the heartbreak kid Pog is looking scary strong this tour. Let’s hope the long climbs in the 2nd week provide a great show. Vive Le Tour!
@@daxquimm9799 NOT a lot of people are aware that Pogi DOES have a weakness tho and that is the HEAT!! The TEAM is having issues with their bikes also. They can't c omnent in it because of contractual obligations but there is something going on with their frames. I think the cobbles may have caused minor fractures in the frames. Also one team member has already tested positive for covid so it may spread within the TEAM. So many things can come into play and we have 2 weeks left!! Vive Le Tour!🤘🇬🇧
Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
Maybe getting to the sprint point with the break was a good idea for WVA but why keep on pulling? There was literally 0 chance of the stage win at that point, he should have gone back to help Roglic and Vingegaard
He wanted to tire everyone out. Almost 50kph for the entire 220km. Also spared his team from doing any work at the front and lost the yellow Jersey so that tomorrow in the mountains they won’t have to pace. It was a suicide mission for WVA that was a win win for himself in whatever outcome. Obviously the Pogacar win was not ideal
Yes, I am not sure that this is a JV strategy, he might gone berserk. He thought he can make it but apparently not. He just tossed away his championship opportunity just because his crazy act here. He really had a real chance in winning TdF 2022 though, too bad, too hot headed.. inexperienced. If he can just played it safe, he might still be in GC contender by now. Not necessarily still in yellow but he is still contending.
@@getrekt7772 that is a very stupid strategy. Tired everyone out?? This is stage 6. And all of them are professionals, they were not that that weak. Plus all of them working in teams. There is no way that Pogi or Powless will chase WVA just by themself. Pure idiotic strategy. WVA is risking his own chances of winning TdF 2022. Too bad 😞, I was rooting for him to actually contend for 🏆 but apparently WVA was just too inexperienced to win it all. 7 minutes gap 😭😭😔😔
@@cua7180 brother WVA will never win a tour unless he kidnaps the Race Director and changes the course to have 0 mountains, 10 sprint stages 10 time trials and a hilly stage
@@cua7180 'tossed away his champioship'. Nonsense. He was never going for yellow. All along he has been clear he is going for the green jersey. If Quinn Symonds had been a fitter cyclist with him they could have taken to the end and probably WVA would have gifted Symonds with the win and kept yellow for another day. However the main impact of his joining the breakaway and then soloing from 30km to 11km was that JV did not have to pace all day and so rested and the other GC teams have to organise a chase and spend a lot of energy - as we see it was one of the fastest races on record indicating a very high average speed for the lead out guys towing along his JV teammates in the bunch. The other GC teams would have hoped to coast along much of today to conserve energy for tomorrow. Then after he was caught at 11km to go he did the right thing by slipping right back through the peloton and coming in minutes behind Pog. Now he is definitely no longer a GC threat and will be allowed to join other breakaways and so mop up whatever intermediate sprint points are on offer on that stage and then drop back to the main group and ride with them as a domestique until the end plus if it is sprint finish contest that as well. It was smart tactics.
Roglic is playing a decoy for Vangard but it didn’t even close. UAE has too much fire power.. I wonder Bora Team is nowhere to be seen or they are just playing a card.
What are you talking about? UAE collapsed yesterday on this stage!! I think the LAST 3 RIDERS across the line were ALL UAE!! They are DEFINITELY NOT STRONG!!
I don't accuse any rider of doping unless there is EVIDENCE and PROOF of them doping. The problem is with the doping protocol and the techniques the use. Pogi is BLOWING AWAY the accomplishments of the riders in the 90s when dooing was rampant so it makes you think. As I said I won't accuse unless there's PROOF but there's just NO WAY Pogi is SMASHING the output of Armstrong and others in the 90s if he's not doping. It's VERY suspect that he's SMASHING the output of the doping era of the 90s tho.
@@kenkaniff8428if you dealv into the history of the sport and use a rational chain of thought to what's happening, as you watch in real time, its impossible to believe these days that those guys are riding without Tues or are just on some next level shit. To go faster than a bunch of cheating bastards is taking the piss. #discretionmotherfuckers 🙄😂
@@chrissummerhill9445 yes that is something YT has been doing the past year. They allow YOU to see YOUR OWN comment making you think it's still there but nobody else EXCEPT YOU can see it. It's pretty shady and manipulative. It's happened to me MANY times so I know it's very much a real thing
Wout and tour chance cant be in same sentence unless there are 13 flat, 6 hill, 2 TT and without mountain stages. Or if he suddenly wake up with gc skills.
WVA was NEVER in contention for the win!! He is NOT a GC!!! I don't understand why people think this. Just cuz he's good and wearing yellow does NOT mean he's GC
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So WVA pushes the pace to try and wear the other teams out and then completely flatlines 10k to go? I dont understand that strategy so early in the tour. He was hanging tough in the GC and you never know what can happen.
He knew he could not keep the yellow, he ultimately tried it all. I suspect Jumbo was expecting the other teams to leave UAE make the chasing work but they were so dumb to do the job themselves, which gave Pogacar the opportunity to have teammates in the end helping him in the finale positioning
What possessed WVA to breakaway in yellow, without his team around him, and from the very start? He lost any chances he thought he had for the GC today on this suicide mission that came to nothing. To go it alone only to lose seven minutes by the end of the stage was a useless expenditure of energy that the team manager should have told him will end in disaster, which it was.
I'm still scratching my head, commentary said it was to save his team doing any work on the front today, but if so why work so hard in the breakaway, and not just take equal turns, and why not sit up with 30-40k to go when all the team eyeing a stage win would have controlled the peleton.
He wanted to tire everyone out. Almost 50kph for the entire 220km. Also spared his team from doing any work at the front and lost the yellow Jersey so that tomorrow in the mountains they won’t have to pace. It was a suicide mission for WVA that was a win win for himself in whatever outcome. Obviously the Pogacar win was not ideal
SMDH!! It's still close at the top. Ineos has 4 in the TOP 10 and Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
OK,interesting point,but I don't see anyone dislogding Pogi out of the Maillot Juane at this stage,yes ineos got Thomas, Pidcock and Yates in the top 10 ,but I don't see their domestiques mounting enough pressure to topple Pogi,also Jumbo Visma are just riding each man for himself
@@allanvirimai7823 there may NOT be a rider to dislodge him from first but ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME in the Tour. As far as Ineos goes, there has not been a stage where a real attack could be made with results yet and they are waiting for the HIGH mountain stages to use their methods and attack so just cos they haven't made a move doesn't mean they won't make a move. They are waiting for the right opportunity and so far there has not been a legitimate opportunity yet. As far as TJV goes, they are NOT riding each man for himself. Didn't you see them all go back for Vingegaard the other day AND THEN they went back for Roglic AT THE SAME TIME and that was a stage that WVA could have won or at least been in contention for the win. TJV have several objectives here and they are doing quite well of supporting each rider on the days needed to support those riders. They are definitely not riding for themselves individually tho. Then we have the issue of one UAE rider has tested positive for covid so it may spread within the TEAM. Who knows. You don't need someone to take the yellow jersey from you. You can lose the yellow jersey due to MANY things happening.
At first I was like wtf is wva doing, but after some thinking it makes sense, he is eventually going to lose the jersey, doesn't matter if he lost today by 30 second or 30 minutes... Balls out, like it
Would love to see a USA rider win this thing. Powless might be the best chance for that. Hopefully he can hang on the climbs. It still sucks that the USA riders after Lemond were dirty.
Liking the fact Ineos have 3 in the top ten....we know Pogi does not have the strongest team so lets see if they can get him alone/expose him and attack or send one of them up the road. Pogi does look invincible right now though!
It's still close at the top. Ineos has 4 in the TOP 10 and Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
Roglic is such a tough rider, dislocated his shoulder yesterday but finished with Pogacar at the same time today...these guys are truely superhuman
Superhuman = dope
Roglic king of crash as predicted by many that he would this tdf... Better off as a domestique for WVA
i thought he lost time
@@sidrykchewo : EPO isn’t a pain killer
@@mrmercedes8528 So EPO is the only form of doping? How naive.
WVA is such a legend, it's so rare this day to see the yellow jersey alone in the front, I love it
Yeah, what an amazing effort, to throw everything he had at the stage in an attempt to keep yellow, it didn't succeed but amazing that he went for it.
It's also partially because they know he isn't a massive threat in a mountains (but still an outside chance), so he needs to play risky moves to extend
The difference between first and second place is racing smart. In this case - losing 7 Minuten on the f ing peloton when in yellow.
lol 7 min back....
It is just showing that WVA is still green, too hot headed for a GC champion. I am sure that his team director might have instruct him otherwise. If he know what is he capable of, he wouldn't be in this position. Too bad, one of my favorite young racer though. His decision making is still need some improvement
Belgium thank you wout, a real flandrien has arisen. show that you are the strongest and, as in the good old days, do not take other interests into account. Fight, struggle and win and take your loss like a man. This made us feel back today.
What an INSANE pace for the first 85km. These guys are all super-athletes.. which in turn makes Pogačar super-human. The guy is a beast.
It's called doping. smh. 🤦♂
@@Tazangamoz After his 2nd TDF win I thought the guy is just too good. But then had a look at modern testing. After the Armstrong business everything changed. They test the winners after every race, so Pogacar is tested permanently - and the organizers know exactly what to look for. He passes every doping test.
@@HBosman
What you just said has been said before............
@@HBosman Remember its a business and just because he passes with flying colors doesn't necessarily mean he's clean. In the eye of the public he's a good ol boy. 🤷🏻♂️🚴🏽♂️
@@Tazangamoz Time will tell. Let's wait and see. Or maybe we just have to accept that the guy is just THAT good. When a guy is this good, suspicion is natural.
Welp that was a good tour, congrats Pogacar on number 3!
Why? He can still crash like Roglic.
@@mikewow nahh he's a better bike handler than his compatriot!!!
Haha… true.. and I will not watch anymore
@@nielcutter3804 a farmer might roll out a hay bale Infront of him that he can't avoid 😂
I’m afraid I agree with you. It’s gonna get boring from now on 😅
Bruh how are some people so clueless and saying what was WVA doing? It was pretty obvious, he was going on a suicide mission so that he could either win the stage or lose yellow, which would’ve spared his team for pacing in the mountains. It’s just unfortunate that Vingegaard and Roglic are no where near as strong as Pogacar. Now WVA can focus on the green jersey and being an engine for Jumbo
I don’t want to count out Vinegaard out yet, but it’s not a long shot to say that pogacar might be the most dominant rider ever that I’ve seen so far in this tour.
Longest stage of the tour and he made pog use his fairly weak team to chase. No one understands the long game of a 3 weeks race
It kinda sucks to see WVA has to share the team with Roglic and Vingegaard since Jumbo-Visma's main goal is obviously the GC.
Imagine the kind of success WVA would get with a team that fully supports him. It's not crazy to think he could've won the first 6 stages of this years TdF
There are plenty of ways WVA can win a stage. Leading over 100K is not one of them.
@@helloweeny pog need a team to won tdf?
Never expected Pogacar to be in yellow this early. Such is the grinder that the Roubaix stage unleashes. When you have luck and insane skill at your disposal, only a turn of misfortune would rob him of this tour. A rider worthy of his plaudits
tour is over, nobody can stop this kid
When you have a full team that's only riding for you, it's easy
@@ProWeAreSo easy?? Lol okay
@@ProWeAreSo I’d like to see you try to be in the lead of the tour
Drugacar
@@ProWeAreSo he doesnt even have a team xD
Most probably game over, Pogi is just too good. But I hope Roglic and the entire Jumbo-Visma working for Vingegaard will produce a miracle. Hope they light it up soon.🤞🏽
Build wise, Vingegaard should have the advantage in the high mountains. But Pogacar is just so good that I'm having trouble imagining anyone being better than him.
I don't get the point of this escape by Wout van Aert. It looks like Pog. got one of the easiest wins of his life. Are Vingegaard and Roglic so much better than Wout?
@@cedriccappelle 3 guys from UAE were so spent chasing down wout they got dead last. Now pog only has half his team left to help in the mountains tomorrow. That he won was probably not part of TJV' s plan. As a team you have to believe Roglič is the strongest man there, even if it turns out he isn't.
@@Tibovl Sounds good. So if Pog wins tomorrow as well, then we know the tour winner if a miracle won't happen
@@cedriccappelle I don’t think we should be comparing Roglic and Vingegaard to Wout. They’re different types of riders. Wout ain’t a GC guy, but he is UCI rank #1 for 1 day races rn. They just have different roles, and different builds.
Pogacar is a phenomenal, a legend in making
He'll get his 7 Tour wins lawfully... possibly 8 or 9.
Wha wha whaaaa
@@andyz3925 sure he will, drugs and getting better and better.
@@bartdrozdek3356 he said lawfully btw
@@bartdrozdek3356 as far as I know, pogacar does doping tests regularly and nothing has ever been detected in his body.
Wout van Aert is a beast. So great to see him take the green and yellow jerseys finally. He deserves this
The acceleration by Pogacar at the end was just insane especially considering he's a climber!
He's a classic all around rider, meaning he can throw down a km at the end of a demanding stage better than most sprinters can.
@@asnark7115 I completely agree - climbing is just his “best” thing but he is an all around rider - the TT on the first stage is a good example of that
He has good sprint too.
If you remember olympic sprint, last year when photo finish had to decide between him and WVA for 2nd place
他叫"芬达超人"
Superhuman pace. Nearly 50km/h average speed for 220km plus 2500m of climbing 🥴
Everything Pogi does here on out is amazing. What we're really watching now is a race for 2nd and 3rd because #1 is under WRAPS.
Repent to Jesus Christ
“But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.”
Luke 6:35 NIV
@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3 Amen
@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3 Hallelujah!!!!
Yeah, of course. The Tour is always decided before even hitting the first mountains. Show us more of your knowledge.
@@elonif4125 you come back and say this after the end of stage 11. You must have been holding on to this for a long time. Embarrassing.
Looking forward to the first mountain stage!
Dam Tadej even had time to play flappy birds on his phone during the stage 😂
These guys are just amazing!
This is it! A shake up in the GC. More changes to come but maybe not in the yellow Jersey 💛 💪
And the race for 2nd officially begins...
:)))))
unless Pogacar has a crash...
Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
One of the greatest already, pogi!
Better than Merx and Armstrong:D
One of the fastest stages in history !... those performance enhancing drugs just keep getting better and better !
I hope we are not seeing Lance Armstrong part 3 in the making 😭😭
No way dude you are so clueless. It's the aero one piece handlebar/stem with internal cable routing! Now get yours!
20 kmh tail wind most of the way. If you ever been on a bike, you may know what that means. 🙄🙄
I don't accuse any rider of doping unless there is EVIDENCE and PROOF of them doping. The problem is with the doping protocol and the techniques the use. Pogi is BLOWING AWAY the accomplishments of the riders in the 90s when dooing was rampant so it makes you think. As I said I won't accuse unless there's PROOF but there's just NO WAY Pogi is SMASHING the output of Armstrong and others in the 90s if he's not doping. It's VERY suspect that he's SMASHING the output of the doping era of the 90s tho.
Well done Tadz !!
Chris honer's channel gonna be interesting after this nuckelhead move by jumbo😂🤣
No
🤫🤫🤫 for real 😂😂😂😂
Oh boy, Chris was allover Jumbos nuckelheadest.
Yup
Yep. That's where I'm headed right now actually 😂
DOPE! That is the word.
I don't accuse any rider of doping unless there is EVIDENCE and PROOF of them doping. The problem is with the doping protocol and the techniques the use. Pogi is BLOWING AWAY the accomplishments of the riders in the 90s when dooing was rampant so it makes you think. As I said I won't accuse unless there's PROOF but there's just NO WAY Pogi is SMASHING the output of Armstrong and others in the 90s if he's not doping. It's VERY suspect that he's SMASHING the output of the doping era of the 90s tho.
Noble Effort Quin! Durango proud!🇺🇸💪🏾🙌🏽
Shuut out from your homies in Fort Collins!!
Fantastic race..... Well done Pogacar... UAE..!!!
Not really a team
@@Illmatic1994 nope. Not at all!
Bring on some climbs!!
Yeah - for me personally it is all about the climbs.
Tomorrows planche des belles filles will be excited
Tomorrow we get our first taste of the climbing!!🤘
I do not know were you all are watching it but in America we watch it on USA and Peacock for thr European coverage!! I started watching your coverage due to USA COVERAGE you watch more commercials in one hour then racing I timed it yesterday riding my cyclops trainer..it is completely annoying all the same commercials playing 3 times in a row!! Lol Thank you EU..For saving my sanity 😅!
Wout did it because he could , I'm pleased some riders aren't just boring robots looking at their power meters and scared to make an effort
Trust me there are MANY riders that would love to be "cut loose" but 98% of tgem are under strict instructions from their team
As much as I'd love to see Powless in Yellow, I think having it passed over him to Tadej is the best thing for him and EF at this point in the Tour...
Perhaps, but it was as close as Powless was going to get to it today. Tomorrow the gaps start growing.
Powless even said so in his post race interview
EF sucks
EF dont have plans for yellow. They came as close as they would ever get yesterday and it didn't work out. They weren't planning in yellow and even if they got it tgey knew damn well they couldn't keep it.
@@kenkaniff8428 Agreed, but still, this is the best possible scenario for Powless and EF at this point in the Tour - they had no designs on GC cotention, and yet here they are within a few seconds of yellow, so if they ARE going to capitalize on it, I think its better they stay in the shadows a bit versus get handed the yellow and have top defend THAT.
Pogacar has only one weakness, his team. You have to make them do the work. Instead, EF Education, Bora and Ineos chased WvA, literally offering this win to Pogacar by putting him in the best situation with fresh teammates able to help him with the positioning in the finale. Such a huge collective tactical collapse from these so-called contending teams.
Ineos is literally 1st in team classification and has 2/3 rider in top 10 gc, EF could take yellow if pog didnt win and bora even after crash vlasov just lose 5"+ bonus time imagine what he could if crash didnt happen.
Or now other team cant chase their glory just to follow TJV tactic? If that weak uae team cant catch it will be mess for all of them.
Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. I've said the same thing about UAE many times and it's true, they are not strong as a team but don't count Ineos out yet. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also!
@@kimz959 4 riders in TOP 10!!🤘🇬🇧
@@kenkaniff8428 the most balanced this year tbh.
@@kimz959 what do you mean by "Balanced" and "THIS year"?
Did Van Aert even have a plan?
Keep the rest of his team from having to do any work probably
Plan was to give up the yellow and focus on the green while gambling for a stage win…that’s the way it looked anyway
@@RookYZRM1 I agree, and I know he and his team knew he wasn't going to keep it for the tour, but him going out there in break-aways and pulling, doesn't even give him a chance. Jumbo is putting all its stock in Roglic.
If his breakaway mates could have held on with him, he would still be in yellow
The plan was to keep the pace honest and prevent this from being a rest stage for Pog. So he went out hard and forced Pogi -- who was visibly exhausted yesterday -- to work hard to keep up. That way, they think they might break him in the mountains.
Pogi in yellow this early, it may be for a very long time in yellow. It's hard to understand the all effort thrown in by WVA though
He wanted to tire everyone out. Almost 50kph for the entire 220km. Also spared his team from doing any work at the front and lost the yellow Jersey so that tomorrow in the mountains they won’t have to pace. It was a suicide mission for WVA that was a win win for himself in whatever outcome. Obviously the Pogacar win was not ideal
@@getrekt7772 Also strengthens his goal of a green jersey
WVA had a real chance in compete in GC. But his decision making is poor and it is showing that Roglic is still the better leader in JV.
@@cua7180 no chance, he’s 5kg heavier than last tour, no way he was making it up any HCs
@@getrekt7772 well he was leading for a big part of it until today
Eddy Merckx of the 2020s cycling in the making.
Pogacar is such a beast!
Come on Powless! Please wear the yellow for at least one day!
Should rename himself Powmore. May be then?
Powless would be in Yellow today if not for all the stupid assistance Bettiol gave Podjcar over the cobbles. LOL
@@R6ex Let me tell you, that if he has not a major accident or a technical failure, Pogacar WILL win the 2022 TdF.
Powless missed the only opportunity he had yesterday. He won't be that close again this tour
Congrats to pogi i dont understand todays plan for Van Aert
Van Alert gambled in his attack and lost.
Where was Froome?
I could already imagine Pogacar wearing yellow, white and polka dot jerseys at the cerebration ceremony
He did that last year. Only other jersey was Cavendish in green
this year he will probably miss the polka dot one, since they have changed the rules for getting the points...
He should go for the green as well. He's so far ahead he may as well.
Polkadot change the rules it will be almost imposible
@@barbarap9452 what has changed with KOM points?
Did...did Van Aert sort of blow that.
Roglic sprinting the day after dislocating a shoulder and shoving it back in was so cool.
Who else is here to give Pogacar his flowers 💐
Pogacar is an absolute monster!
Pogacar will easily win his TdF no.3....even up to number 6 in 2025!!!
He'll get close to Armstrong record.
He has a potential of winning 10, he is still very young
Doping..........
He will win all the tdf in coming years..
The TDF is so unpredictable that there's no way you can even guarantee he will win THIS year. ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!! It's not over till it's over.
How many years has it been since the maillot jaune hangs out the front burning calories like that? If that isn’t insane please tell me otherwise.
Three of the last 5 guys across the line were Bjerg, Laengen and Hirschi.
Feels like they're setting up something big for Pogacar tomorrow.
Did you not see Hirschis knee today? He might aswell retire already
Personally I think the first 85km race pace got to them. They were dropped early and Hircshi had a hip operation before the TDF. I think half of UAE are struggling already.
@@karlkasse137 Ah so that was the reason; was wondering why he didn't roll in with the other 2.
No nothing planned. They are not doung well. Hirschi has a bad knee and also had surgery on his hip recently I think. I'm not sure about that tho. I'd have to check on that
Rog leading Pog out for the brotherland?
Of course not, Roglic is usually fastest sprinter on earth in 400m uphill.
But not today. Today was good only for 100m.
But one has to try to know
One of the fastest stages over that distance. Won again by TP. I think a derivative of Edgar Po is back in the game.
done and dusted by stage 5, see you next year
SMDH!! It's still close at the top. Ineos has 4 in the TOP 10 and Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
Last year 5 minutes. This year it will be over 10 min gap from Tadej to second place. Jonas and Vlasov are main players for second and third place.
i dont understand why everyone is favoriting Jonas so much... ok he was 2nd last year but without many gs players beeing out soon... this year he has shown that under the pressure of the leader, he doesnt bring anyt. extra... i have Baskia in mind...
It's still close at the top. Ineos has 4 in the TOP 10 and Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
What was Pogi messing with?
Looked like he was calibrating his power meter.
@@HBosman probably thought it was over reading then. ;) absolute beast of a ride.
@@xandershawvlog Yeah, my commentators explained the whole calibration thing. Was actually quite technical. (Pog prob thought he is being too good)
How is WVA now 7 mins behind on the GC? Must have seriously blown in the last 10km?
Bonus seconds applied I believe
@@denebrown4065 Ah, that explains it!
That is no problem. His goal has always been to win the green jersey in Paris, not the yellow one..
They want to tire Pogacar early, so he rode very hard in the breakaway to keep the pace honest. If he'd not done so, no other team had any incentive for a hard pace; it would have translated into a rest stage for Pogi. But his fast riding meant we got the fastest stage so far, and that Pogacar had to work hard for his win.
don't worry he'll be forgotten in the coming weeks....lol 😂
What was the average speed for the stage?
I watched 49.6 km/h until 10km before finishing
@@axlrose249 that is slightly sickening! So nearly 50kmh for 200km, absolute monsters
The first 85km had an average of almost 54km/h through hills! After the peloton sat up it was still about 50km/h at the end.
What a performance. Tadej Pogačar
Pogacar looking good in Stage 6 , but many surprises still to come 😉
Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
@@kenkaniff8428 Yes , for many years there have been top riders knocked out of a race because of the mistake of others , so to win the Tour de France you need both skill and lady luck on your side.
@@bryanjeske6856 ABSOLUTELY. Each day brings unexpected surprises and no matter how hard you plan ahead, there are always unknowns that will come. I just laugh at the people that say the race is over. I'm a true cycling fan and I watch cos I respect the efforts and accomplishments of each rider, each day. Maybe Pogi does keep his lead but it's definitely NOT a reason to stop watching. There are MANY other things happening within the race. Many different battles taking place. Points, KOM, stage wins, team classification, and just watching the tactics in action is brilliant to watch
@@kenkaniff8428 Yes , I appreciate the hard work of these international cyclists , and we don't need these miserable British commentators saying the race has been won already by stage 6 - like what the hell is that ? Sometimes I watch TH-cam highlights in a foreign language so I can hear more positivity😁
Pogacar is back in yellow jersey after an amazing climbing.
Mountains ahead, time to separate the wheat from the chaff !
Guys why don’t we try and join UAE, apparently the one man show doesn’t need much help, where can i send my cv 😃
It looks amazing in some sense, but seriously what the hell was the point of all that from Van Aert? At worst otherwise, having ridden a normal stage, he’d still be in yellow and also would have had a very realistic chance of the stage.
If I'm being honest I think the stage starting in Belgium and meeting Merckx might've had an effect on him. Think about it, attacking with 148km left to get into the breakaway and holding off the peloton to win in the Yellow Jersey. Sounds like something Merckx would've done in the early 70's lol, but if WVA had waited until the last two climbs of the day to put in an acceleration he definitely could've done the same thing he did on Stage 4. Don't know what propelled him to be so aggressive today, especially with La Planche De Belles Filles tomorrow.
Possibly to give a break to his team from yesterday so they don't have to do any chasing. Not that they did much with it, but I imagine that was an idea
@@JDGreen-vj7wx Yeah, sounds about right! Epic dreams but ultimately unhinged!
@@plainlyeclectic There must have been some logic hidden somewhere Jeremy!
What was the point? Well, he took full points at the intermediate sprint. If he had more help from the other 2 guys and some unwillingness to chase he could have won another stage. But regardless, he furthered his lead in the points classification which is his ultimate goal. Holding yellow is pretty much irrelevant at this point.
He'll rest up on the coming mountain stages, but I'm expecting him back in action next hilly stage, to take more points for green.
Pogacar almost as good as Jumbo’s tactics are stupid
lol
Happy they are "stupid", at least that team makes cycling exiting.
„tHe tOUr IS OVeR“
Whats with the camera only face nappies?
WVA should’ve just conserved his energy. I was really rooting for him to win. 😭
Yeah. I didn't get that either. The pack wasn't going to let him just ride away. Then again, maybe that was his strategy...to make them chase all day. He's so incredibly strong, but I think he truly fried himself. I don't see how someone can bounce back mid-tour from that kind of an effort.
You are right! To burn yourself alone (!) as a leader in yellow in front of the peleton was neither smart from WvA nor from his team. The strongest team has so bad race tactics that they lost the TdF in the first week!
@@VagaryEnterprises I guess his goal is the green jersey. I don't really think he is a GC rider. He got the points ,job done
WTF is wrong with Jumbo.... I guess they don't care about winning the GC... "Hey, I have a great idea, lets completely destroy our strongest super worker in the first week so he can't help us in the last 5 days when we need him! Yes! Brilliant!"
Gotta admire the kamikaze all out by WVA. Just so inspiring.
I expect a procession from now till the end of the tour now. Pogacar is just too good.
It's still tight at the top!
Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
@@kenkaniff8428 Road cycling is an individual sport that has been turned into somewhat of a team sport, but occasionally there is someone so good that they win without much of a team because they are clearly superior to all other riders and teams in the race. Whilst he wasn't in the same class as Pogacar, Cadel Evans also managed to win the Tour without the help of even a half decent team, simply because he was the best rider that year. Pogacar proved again yesterday that he is just better than the rest.
@@gustaaf1892 I don't question he's the best rider right now but whether you like the direction the sport has come or not, it's not the same as it was 50 or even 20 years ago. I don't agree with all the radios and the use of some technology but the sport has transformed and it's absolutely a team sport and a team effort to get their rider across the line first. Froome was the best of his time but he had an invincible team that could just annihilate all the other teams. The team as a whole is ultimately the greatest asset in this sport. Not the equipment, not the training, not the tech, not the recon etc etc it's the team as a whole that's your GREATEST asset
@@gustaaf1892 an now UAE has lost 2 riders AND we don't know how Majka will respond after his positive result, we are ABSOLUTELY going to see a change in UAE tactics. They operate as a team and THEY know that. I understand Pogi is the strongest rider but this could really hurt them. I'm not sure how bad it will effect them but it will change things going forward. I'm watching till the last minute regardless of who is in the lead.
Did Fuglsang actually fake a mechanical to pull out of the break?
No. I doubt that. I didn't see tho
After a few exciting exciting stages, it's Pogi once again 😐
2021 all over again
agree, no intresting to watch at all anymore... another dull tdf like 2021... only Primož makes it still exciting in terms of where will he climb to in gs after that fall and minutes lost. Hoping he is on the podium.
It's still close at the top. Ineos has 4 in the TOP 10 and Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
Too far from Paris to jump to the conclusion that Pogacar will be the winner.
THANK YOU!! EXACTLY RIGHT!! All these people saying the your is over😂
and where is Buchmann?
Buchmann targeted the Giro this year, so he's not riding the Tour
BUT.... where is Tom's post race interview?
Bravo.....
Honestly I’m kind of disappointed with the Tour already being decided on Stage 6... Pogi is too strong, props to him
Or the Director Sportive of Jumbo is just too bad. The worst tactics give way to the defending champion. WvA burnt himself, lost badly and the team has to pick up the pieces. With this management, Jumbo should stop sponsoring them.
Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
Who needs three weeks, when it can be settled in one.
ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!! It's DEFINITELY NOT over yet!!
@@kenkaniff8428 it can, but it does seem very doubtful.
@@adammorris6348 not at all. Pogi DOES have a weakness and that is the HEAT!! Also, one team member has already tested positive for covid so it may spread within the TEAM. We don't know what may be to come. UAE is having issues with their bikes also. Sponsors have let them down and SOMETHING is wrong with their frames but they can NOT say ANYTHING due to contract obligations. SO MANY THINGS can come into play in re last 2 weeks. That a LOT of time. The real tour starts now. HIGH mountain stages are coming!! Let's see if the issues with the frames really causes major issues🤔
@@kenkaniff8428 OK, you win! 👊👏
Pogs is going to do a Nadal at Roland Garros, 14 wins. Whilst the French fans keep waiting already 35+ years for a local winner :)
Some of the worst team tactics we've seen from jumbo visma yet.
Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also but they seem a bit confused! Pogi has NO TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV CAN HAVE. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
I'm not at all comfortable with Tadej's attack yesterday when he found that Rogic had crashed.
I think it is a strategy of TJV,to make uae suffer in this early stage,,,, let's wait for mountain stages 😁🤔
WVA’s efforts literally make no sense. People saying it was so he could lose the jersey so TJV wouldn’t have to defend it in the mountains makes no sense either: (1) WVA was literally out in front to try and extend his lead in the YJ and (2) he is not a contender for overall victory at all, so there would’ve been no obligation for them to defend it in the mountains. Instead, TJV put their TWO team leaders at risk by putting him out front where he spent all his energy, instead of using him to power them over the last couple of hills. That would’ve been far more effective. Seems TJV want to throw away this tour. Will wait to see if LR has the answer!
It kinda sucks to see WVA has to share the team with Roglic and Vingegaard since Jumbo-Visma's main goal is obviously the GC.
Imagine the kind of success WVA would get with a team that fully supports him. It's not crazy to think he could've won the first 6 stages of this years TdF
But he had ALL THE SUPPORT from the team on stage 2 and 3 and he couldn't do it so that comment doesn't make sense. He also went ALL IN for TT and couldn't pull it off either so . . .🤔
Always loved to watch the tour, but what is it with the gimp masks? maybe watch next year.
What in the boneheaded Jumbo Visma was WVA doing out there in the lead after he got all of the points for the jersey. Chris Horner is gonna have a field day on these clowns. It’s gonna take tactics and the world class legs of WVA to get their GC rider remotely close to Pogacar. Tighten up JV.
Well that was a good TDF, congrats Pog on a third victory. Who’s going to win La Vuelta this year?? 😂
ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!! It's DEFINITELY NOT over yet!! We get our first look at the climbing today!!
@@kenkaniff8428 definitely, but the heartbreak kid Pog is looking scary strong this tour. Let’s hope the long climbs in the 2nd week provide a great show. Vive Le Tour!
@@daxquimm9799 NOT a lot of people are aware that Pogi DOES have a weakness tho and that is the HEAT!! The TEAM is having issues with their bikes also. They can't c omnent in it because of contractual obligations but there is something going on with their frames. I think the cobbles may have caused minor fractures in the frames. Also one team member has already tested positive for covid so it may spread within the TEAM. So many things can come into play and we have 2 weeks left!! Vive Le Tour!🤘🇬🇧
Congratulations pogacar for his third Tdf victory.
Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
Maybe getting to the sprint point with the break was a good idea for WVA but why keep on pulling? There was literally 0 chance of the stage win at that point, he should have gone back to help Roglic and Vingegaard
He wanted to tire everyone out. Almost 50kph for the entire 220km. Also spared his team from doing any work at the front and lost the yellow Jersey so that tomorrow in the mountains they won’t have to pace. It was a suicide mission for WVA that was a win win for himself in whatever outcome. Obviously the Pogacar win was not ideal
Yes, I am not sure that this is a JV strategy, he might gone berserk. He thought he can make it but apparently not. He just tossed away his championship opportunity just because his crazy act here. He really had a real chance in winning TdF 2022 though, too bad, too hot headed.. inexperienced. If he can just played it safe, he might still be in GC contender by now. Not necessarily still in yellow but he is still contending.
@@getrekt7772 that is a very stupid strategy. Tired everyone out?? This is stage 6. And all of them are professionals, they were not that that weak. Plus all of them working in teams. There is no way that Pogi or Powless will chase WVA just by themself. Pure idiotic strategy. WVA is risking his own chances of winning TdF 2022. Too bad 😞, I was rooting for him to actually contend for 🏆 but apparently WVA was just too inexperienced to win it all. 7 minutes gap 😭😭😔😔
@@cua7180 brother WVA will never win a tour unless he kidnaps the Race Director and changes the course to have 0 mountains, 10 sprint stages 10 time trials and a hilly stage
@@cua7180 'tossed away his champioship'. Nonsense. He was never going for yellow. All along he has been clear he is going for the green jersey. If Quinn Symonds had been a fitter cyclist with him they could have taken to the end and probably WVA would have gifted Symonds with the win and kept yellow for another day.
However the main impact of his joining the breakaway and then soloing from 30km to 11km was that JV did not have to pace all day and so rested and the other GC teams have to organise a chase and spend a lot of energy - as we see it was one of the fastest races on record indicating a very high average speed for the lead out guys towing along his JV teammates in the bunch. The other GC teams would have hoped to coast along much of today to conserve energy for tomorrow.
Then after he was caught at 11km to go he did the right thing by slipping right back through the peloton and coming in minutes behind Pog. Now he is definitely no longer a GC threat and will be allowed to join other breakaways and so mop up whatever intermediate sprint points are on offer on that stage and then drop back to the main group and ride with them as a domestique until the end plus if it is sprint finish contest that as well. It was smart tactics.
Roglic is playing a decoy for Vangard but it didn’t even close. UAE has too much fire power.. I wonder Bora Team is nowhere to be seen or they are just playing a card.
Vlasov crashed - they all went back.
What are you talking about? UAE collapsed yesterday on this stage!! I think the LAST 3 RIDERS across the line were ALL UAE!! They are DEFINITELY NOT STRONG!!
Juice in every bottle 🤫
I don't accuse any rider of doping unless there is EVIDENCE and PROOF of them doping. The problem is with the doping protocol and the techniques the use. Pogi is BLOWING AWAY the accomplishments of the riders in the 90s when dooing was rampant so it makes you think. As I said I won't accuse unless there's PROOF but there's just NO WAY Pogi is SMASHING the output of Armstrong and others in the 90s if he's not doping. It's VERY suspect that he's SMASHING the output of the doping era of the 90s tho.
@@kenkaniff8428if you dealv into the history of the sport and use a rational chain of thought to what's happening, as you watch in real time, its impossible to believe these days that those guys are riding without Tues or are just on some next level shit. To go faster than a bunch of cheating bastards is taking the piss.
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@@chrissummerhill9445 the algorithm or you deleted your comment mate
@@kenkaniff8428 thanks for letting me know friend, I can still it on my account.
Armstrong must have had me cencered
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@@chrissummerhill9445 yes that is something YT has been doing the past year. They allow YOU to see YOUR OWN comment making you think it's still there but nobody else EXCEPT YOU can see it. It's pretty shady and manipulative. It's happened to me MANY times so I know it's very much a real thing
Wout goes kerPOP, 7 minutes to catch up. Looks like his tour chances are now miniscule
Wout and tour chance cant be in same sentence unless there are 13 flat, 6 hill, 2 TT and without mountain stages.
Or if he suddenly wake up with gc skills.
WVA was NEVER in contention for the win!! He is NOT a GC!!! I don't understand why people think this. Just cuz he's good and wearing yellow does NOT mean he's GC
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So WVA pushes the pace to try and wear the other teams out and then completely flatlines 10k to go? I dont understand that strategy so early in the tour. He was hanging tough in the GC and you never know what can happen.
He knew he could not keep the yellow, he ultimately tried it all. I suspect Jumbo was expecting the other teams to leave UAE make the chasing work but they were so dumb to do the job themselves, which gave Pogacar the opportunity to have teammates in the end helping him in the finale positioning
What possessed WVA to breakaway in yellow, without his team around him, and from the very start? He lost any chances he thought he had for the GC today on this suicide mission that came to nothing. To go it alone only to lose seven minutes by the end of the stage was a useless expenditure of energy that the team manager should have told him will end in disaster, which it was.
GC? You really thought he was riding for GC?
I'm still scratching my head, commentary said it was to save his team doing any work on the front today, but if so why work so hard in the breakaway, and not just take equal turns, and why not sit up with 30-40k to go when all the team eyeing a stage win would have controlled the peleton.
Well, his team didn't need to work. So they could save some energy for the next days.
@soylentGreen he could have stayed in yellow, but Jumbo has shown weakness wanting it off their backs.
He wanted to tire everyone out. Almost 50kph for the entire 220km. Also spared his team from doing any work at the front and lost the yellow Jersey so that tomorrow in the mountains they won’t have to pace. It was a suicide mission for WVA that was a win win for himself in whatever outcome. Obviously the Pogacar win was not ideal
How is Lachlan Morton doing on the alt Tour? That is more interesting and more relateable to me.
Pogacar in yellow, Here ends the TDF 2022
SMDH!! It's still close at the top. Ineos has 4 in the TOP 10 and Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!
OK,interesting point,but I don't see anyone dislogding Pogi out of the Maillot Juane at this stage,yes ineos got Thomas, Pidcock and Yates in the top 10 ,but I don't see their domestiques mounting enough pressure to topple Pogi,also Jumbo Visma are just riding each man for himself
@@allanvirimai7823 there may NOT be a rider to dislodge him from first but ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME in the Tour. As far as Ineos goes, there has not been a stage where a real attack could be made with results yet and they are waiting for the HIGH mountain stages to use their methods and attack so just cos they haven't made a move doesn't mean they won't make a move. They are waiting for the right opportunity and so far there has not been a legitimate opportunity yet. As far as TJV goes, they are NOT riding each man for himself. Didn't you see them all go back for Vingegaard the other day AND THEN they went back for Roglic AT THE SAME TIME and that was a stage that WVA could have won or at least been in contention for the win. TJV have several objectives here and they are doing quite well of supporting each rider on the days needed to support those riders. They are definitely not riding for themselves individually tho. Then we have the issue of one UAE rider has tested positive for covid so it may spread within the TEAM. Who knows. You don't need someone to take the yellow jersey from you. You can lose the yellow jersey due to MANY things happening.
LONG LIVE THE ISRAEL TEAM!!!
van Aert!!!
Pogacar massive doping
Keep going USA maintain your pace get the yellow jersey
At first I was like wtf is wva doing, but after some thinking it makes sense, he is eventually going to lose the jersey, doesn't matter if he lost today by 30 second or 30 minutes... Balls out, like it
Pogacar yeah. Pogacar Pogacar.
Would love to see a USA rider win this thing. Powless might be the best chance for that. Hopefully he can hang on the climbs. It still sucks that the USA riders after Lemond were dirty.
He had his closest shot at it yesterday and couldn't make it happen. He won't have an opportunity like that again this tour
Liking the fact Ineos have 3 in the top ten....we know Pogi does not have the strongest team so lets see if they can get him alone/expose him and attack or send one of them up the road. Pogi does look invincible right now though!
It's still close at the top. Ineos has 4 in the TOP 10 and Ineos is the most superior tactical team!! They are the most patient also. They have a TEAM that can put Pogi under real pressure and TJV does also! Pogi has no TEAM to help him like Ineos does or TJV does. But most importantly don't forget that ANYTHING can happen to ANYONE at ANY TIME!!!