Grassmarket 2,976 Posted July 3, 2021 #211 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Pogačar has backed off on the descent. Teuns will win if he stays out of the suburbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,813 Posted July 3, 2021 #212 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Just now, Monzanator said: But when you have defending race winner then you should go for GC again? Btw, Carapaz has only been "elevated" to Ineos team leader during this week after the early crashes? Alpecin doesn't have the defending race winner though I'm assuming Carapaz was always the second guy behind Thomas this year, and then Thomas crashed. So yeah, plan B. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,646 Posted July 3, 2021 #213 Share Posted July 3, 2021 12 minutes ago, Monzanator said: As for van der Poel, what's the point of him doing Grand Tours as team leader when he's not aiming to even make the finish? The reward for a stage win is 11.000 EUR + 600 for every day in yellow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,813 Posted July 3, 2021 #214 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Just now, hckošice said: The reward for a stage win is 11.000 EUR + 600 for every day in yellow Plus a win is a win, otherwise we'd never see a single sprinter in any race again anymore If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agger 1,609 Posted July 3, 2021 #215 Share Posted July 3, 2021 1 hour ago, hckošice said: The reward for a stage win is 11.000 EUR + 600 for every day in yellow And don't underestimate the status in getting the yellow. Even for a star like VdP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympionikes 25 Posted July 3, 2021 #216 Share Posted July 3, 2021 And with this yellow jersey he is making a memory for his grand father who never wear it during his several second place finish on the tour heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,646 Posted July 3, 2021 #217 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Stage 8 Saturday - July 3rd, 2021 h. 13:15 (GMT +2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oyonnax - Le Grand Bornand 150.8km - High Mountain STAGE CLASSIFICATION Dylan TEUNS 3:54:41 Ion IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI +44 Michael WOODS +47 Complete Standing HERE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL CLASSIFICATION Tadej POGACAR 29:38:25 Wout VAN AERT +1:48 Alexey LUTSENKO +4:38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POINTS CLASSIFICATION Mark CAVENDISH 168 Michael MATTHEWS 113 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIMBER CLASSIFICATION Wout POELS 23 Michael WOODS 16 Dylan TEUNS 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOUTH CLASSIFICATION Tadej POGACAR 29:38:25 Jonas VINGEGAARD +5:00 David GAUDU +5:52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,646 Posted July 3, 2021 #218 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Stage 9 Sunday - July 4th, 2021 h. 13:10 (GMT +2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cluses - Tignes 144.9km - High Mountain (Uphill Finish) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge 903 Posted July 3, 2021 #219 Share Posted July 3, 2021 6 hours ago, Agger said: And don't underestimate the status in getting the yellow. Even for a star like VdP. Sean Kelly, who won the Vuelta, dozens of Grand Tour stages, multiple monuments and was world number one for years still says his day in Yellow is one of the highlights of his career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,646 Posted July 4, 2021 #220 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Roglic DNS for the surprise of nobody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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