Men's Road Cycling UCI World Tour 2021 (Tour de France)

[Grassmarket 4,128]

Pogačar has backed off on the descent. Teuns will win if he stays out of the suburbs.

[heywoodu 16,182]

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.

[hckošice 15,875]

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

[heywoodu 16,182]

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

[Agger 1,721]

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.

[Olympionikes 27]

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

[hckošice 15,875]

Stage 8

Saturday - July 3rd, 2021

h. 13:15 (GMT +2)

 

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    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

 

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GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

 

 

  Tadej POGACAR

29:38:25

 

  Wout VAN AERT

+1:48

 

  Alexey LUTSENKO

+4:38

 

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POINTS CLASSIFICATION

 

 

  Mark CAVENDISH

168

 

  Michael MATTHEWS

113

 

  Mathieu VAN DER POEL

103

 

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CLIMBER CLASSIFICATION

 

 

  Wout POELS

23

 

  Michael WOODS

16

 

  Dylan TEUNS

12

 

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YOUTH CLASSIFICATION

 

 

  Tadej POGACAR

29:38:25

 

  Jonas VINGEGAARD

+5:00

 

  David GAUDU

+5:52

[hckošice 15,875]

Stage 9

Sunday - July 4th, 2021

h. 13:10 (GMT +2)

 

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    Cluses - Tignes  

144.9km - High Mountain (Uphill Finish)

 

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[dodge 1,040]

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

[hckošice 15,875]

Roglic DNS for the surprise of nobody