How Tadej Pogacar Nearly Lost the Tour de France on Crazy Descent | Tour de France 2024 Stage 21 

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„We didn’t see him see him set off, because they were showing Bardet doing Zone 2 rides“ 😂😂😂

A full year until the next tour de france stage review :(

Thanks, Lanterne Rouge, for another year of fantastic TdF coverage. You make any kind of fandom even a possibility for a lot of us.

Thanks for the great recaps again this year. It was a pleasure.

Pog descending at 93kmph and on the extension bars!, the moto cameraman even filmed motorbike speedo as it was with disbelief! Thanks for the best commentary on the Tour. 🙏

So much respect for Jonas and Remco. Gave everything they had but Tadej was just on another level this year

Pogi also said in the interview that Urska hates the course, because she knows that he will take risks and he loves to descend. When they ride together, he casually steers the ride in the direction of recon climbs and rails the descents much to her dissatisfaction 😅

It’s wild Pogi only chose to win 6 stages this tour

The way Pog mentioned the chips attack in his speech and the Peter Sagan remembrace celebration with the cup in the end were the highlights of the day for me

Can't wait to see a fully healthy Vingy and a more experienced Eeeeeevenpoel race Pog next year

Despite the crash, a great TT by Mateo and a fantastic Tour overall. This season has definitely proven that Mateo is a true force to be reckoned with in the future.

Imagine telling someone at the beginning of the year Pog would win 12 grand tour stages (could've been 13 if he beat Jonas in that sprint) and would beat the runner up in the Giro by nearly 10 mins and 6 mins in the Tour. His season is insane to think about: 80km solo win at Strade, 4 stage + gc at Catalunya, 30km solo attack at LBL, 6 stages + gc at Giro, 6 stages + gc at the TDF. And there's a chance he's not done; he still has opportunities at the Olympics and Lombardia.

This is such a classic route on the way home from monaco avoiding the traffic along the coast.

My first time watching the tour this year. Thanks for all of the consistent updates!!

Remco had a really good tour. Rode disciplined throughout. Mostly rode his own tempo in the high mountains and avoided cracking. Finishng only 3 minutes behind Vingegaard is very very good in his first real battle with the two galacticos. Makes me feel that Remco could likely challenge them for real next year. Pogacar was superhuman this year. The most dominating win I have ever seen in the 35 years or so I have watched the TdF. But there is no guarantee that he will be this strong next year. Kudos to Jonas for giving it his all and finishing second despite his terrible injury. Hopefully he will be at full strength next year to challenge Pogi.

The scariest thing was to see Jonas exhausted while Tadej looked more rested than the sleeping spectators AFTER the stage

Has to be said: absolutely horrendous coverage today. There were no time checks on screen for T1. We saw Jorgenson and Gee maybe five times total. Jorg's crash wasn't live as we were watching guys warming up. Ciccone, fighting for a top 10, had an absolute shocker and the only time we saw him was in the background of Gee at T2. We watched Bardet hydrating after he'd finished for about five minutes. A dreadful viewing experience.

Damn, Jorgenson crashed and still got 4th? Props.

Anyone seen the pigeon sitting in the middle of the road not caring about any cyclist coming towards him at 60 km/hour?😀

As always great recap of the stage. Cheers mate! And I can't wait until next time these three guys will battle against each other. Epic racing!

Again this Year I had to tune into Latern Rouge after the Stage in the tour, and I will do it next Year also, you have been amazing. Jonas told on Danish TV after the ceremony that it wouldnt be a whole night at a Nightclub, Jonas was tired like never before.

The best part is he managed to win the stage with one of the less stupid looking helmets.

Another anonymous tour from Ineos … so much resource and so little to show for it

Tadej Pogaćar power is marvelous!....💛 Biniam Ghirmay the African guy congratulations for having Green Jersey you deserve it!..💚

Congratulations Tadej and UAE. The best of the best this year. Well done.

Cycling is a fickle sport. Pogi should enjoy this win. You never know when how a crash, illness, or newcomer could shape the future.

Pogacar is a competitive demon...just like extraordinary comeback kid Vingegaard. Anyone complaining about greed for winning is really acting the 🤡; this is a wonderful time for the sport of cycling. And, those who whine about it being all about doping (indeed, I've heard that quite a bit) ard very much in the same boat. We have riders consistently putting in the top performances, at different times/races being supreme (Pogacar most often, surely, but still-). As this is the case, are we to believe only Pogacar and Vingegaard (and often Remco, too!) have access to the special sauce? It's not like there's a secret hot spring only they know about where they go to bathe every so often🤣 The thing to do is enjoy this golden era of cycling until theres actual evidence worthy of such despairing talk.

Thanks again for another year. Lanterne Rouge is a huge part of why I started getting into the sport. Can’t wait for the next one from y’all.!

Once again, thank you for these stage recaps!!! No one on RU-vid comes even close to you guys! Cant wait for next year❤

Pog came into this tour in PEAK form. Amazing 83 hours in the saddle! I still would've loved to see how close it would've been had Jonas never had his big crash. But that's racing!

Thanks for the best recaps on the internet 🎉

After giro and vuelta disappointment last year remco absolutely never out a foot wrong. Tour full of emotions he let it out after itt after congratulating and and then congratulated by whole UAE team saw accomplishment sink in was very nice to see. A Belgian tour champion will be a celebration id love to see. Jonas performance regardless but after crash, tadej completing double all 3 over achieved in ways which was really cool . Hell of a podium.

Thanks for all the coverage, Patrick. It is what I have looked forward to each day for the last three weeks.

Pogi was inevitable this Tour. It’s incredible. It is unbelievable.

Thanks for another great 3 weeks of TDF highlights and analysis! Looking forward to the Olympics, La Vuelta and Worlds. Its a shame the Italian races are a bit more difficult to access - would love to see recaps like this for the Giro, Strade etc.

Thanks my man for all the amazing recaps again this your, really makes the sport come alive 🫶🏻

Thank you so much for your coverage, pointing out the details and giving riders perspective!

Most dominant performance in TdF history! It was a dream Tour for Tadej (and team), executed to perfection.

I watch all the main channels, I do think your analysis is the best... Liked and subbed

Thanks Patrick @LanterneRougeCycling, for 21 stages of the excellent reporting, as usual!

Hey Lanterne - just wanted to thank you for your brilliant coverage. I’m new to cycling but every morning here in Aus I’ve loved watching your daily recaps over brekkie.

great coverage, enjoyed the whole tour this year. Loved the aero celebration...

Was that Jorgensens sweat that wet the pavement when he went down? or are they using some aero gel ???

Pogacar looks absolutely rock solid in the TT position, almost as solid as Evenepoel. He must have learned from Vingegaard last year, when Pogi was waggling all over the place and Vingegaard was rock solid. Jonas was rocking back and forth a lot this year, and that can't be good for aerodynamics. I wonder if Jonas has some residual muscle atrophy from his time in hospital that prevented him from having as good TT technique as he had last year. Looking forward to what these three can do next year!

Congrats Tadej and the complete UAE team. Well deserved.

Pog is madman. No one else in the yellow jersey would have taken such a risk.

Thanks for all your TDF coverage mate. I appreciate it🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I swear on it that there was a section when Pogi was doing 90km (yes!) downhill.

92 km !!! He’s flying, all he needs is wings. We are privileged to be living at a time when Tadij is lifting cycling to another level, with their team support and phenomenal modern technology. Cherishing every moment! Fantastic Tour de France!

Great recovery from Jorgensen. He killed it on the descent because he lives around these roads.

Thanks for your coverage over those last three weeks!

What's up with Jonas' knees every 10 strokes, Q factor issue or bad bike fit?

Insane how he had time to dick around and post up and STILL took a minute in the TT. Insane.

Jorgensen had a helluva tour honestly! He's been impressive and finishing as well as he did after a crash today...respect! Great TDF even though Pogi had it in a bag...still it was great and thanks to Lantern Rouge for all the recaps...fantastic work as always.

Always love your content. Thanks for the work.

Pogi probably remembered how Jonas destroyed him in a TT previously. Would have been great motivation to train this.

Thanks so much, love your work 😍

He just went all in, like a maniac he is, much respect for these ultimate cyclist!! Vive le France, vive le Tour,vive le Pogiiii!

Special thanks to the unsung heroes - the scientists - behind this years *amazing* tdf!!🎉

Ha una guidabilità della bici incredibile,pure se sbaglia riesce a rimettersi dritto subito... è uno dei motivi per cui è così fuoriclasse

Pog: "I could win the La Vuelta too, but I just don't feel like it".

For me the scariest moment for Pogacar during the Time Trial was when was at 90 km/h at a descent and there were people in the apex of the corner he took right after that. That was so damn dangerous!

Thanks for the great coverage!

Been watching cycling for 45yrs Tadej Pogacar is the best all round rider I’ve ever seen..congratulations 👏👏👏

Really like how stage top 10 correlate with top 10 overall

Thank you for you great work 🙌🏻

So, the Lennaissance is delayed. Also, that section with the drone camera shot was excellent!

Thanks for your coverage Pat!

The last stage a time trial and not ending in Paris. I am 60 and would never have guessed the tour would be dead to me.

Between 21-24 TdF, Tadej and Jonas are separated by 3 seconds in overall time, per ProCyclingStats. 😮

Look at those disc brakes locking up the wheels. No wonder noobs are crashing more than ever. You need to be a freak WT level bike handler to keep a skidding disc TT upright.

Bardet doing Zone 2 around the French Riviera 😂😂😂

29 minutes back for 10 place is just crazy. What a wild tour this year.

I'm so pleased Tadej didn't give Jonas the win. In 22 and 23 Jonas and Team Visma just kept putting the knife into Tadej so the shoe was on the other foot. Tadej just kept the foot on Jonas and Visma throat which is what I would have done. Winning is everything in this sport and time is so precious. TADEJ you're such an amazing person on the road BUT even more so off the road. LEGEND

What was Vingegaard doing with his left leg all the time? Knee injury or saddle sores? Nobody seems to be commenting on this.

3 UAE riders in the top 6. The final GC kills me on so many levels. I can't wait for 2025!

what gear ratio are they using on 5 - 6% grade ? In the video I can see big ring but I can't make out the rear

What a beautiful place to finish the tour.

Thanks Patrick and Benji :-)

Interesting to hear he doesn't consider the stage he lost to Vingegaard as a bad day. It goes to show how strong Vinge was in the second week

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6:11 Swedish commentator Anders Adamsson suggested he was counting stage wins, and at three, he realised he didn't have enough fingers.

Doing a zone 2 at the France Riveira is not so bad.

5:06 can you really fumble a six minute lead with a potential crash in this situation?

I could have sworn there was no "Nearly" in the title when i clicked on this. I'm a bit of a Pog fan, and white knuckled the whole way through this, trying to send good vibes back in time telling Tadej not to crash... And i just got to the end and it kind of feels like it worked

Tadej taking in 150-200g of sugar per hour. Even in a quick TT he is still taking in sugar. He knows the importance.

Was the Pogi gel spit kind of a Mario kart Bananna ?

What I don't understand is the following.I know we don't want to talk about it.But look at races from Armstrong.tik tik tik.I sometimes see Armstrong 2.0 by Pogacar ? I know it is not something that has been proven.But if I lay races against the two side by side.Just do it yourself sometime..... And then the last race, Vineggaard and Evenepoel all sweating like hell. But Pogacar just comes from the bike maybe two drops of sweat ? I don't say he uses something.Vingegaard and Evenepoel can also use something. But i see things I cannot explain....

Can someone please explain why Jonas has this twitch on the TT bike where he’s constantly flaring his knees out?

It's have been a Awesome Tour again! Vingegaard says he has never been so Tired! Imagine Tour with out Him! Incredible Brave Guy from hospital To second only one. That could challenge Pogacar just a little bit. Vingegaard will be back next Year. Hopefully total fit, and with a Team That' s on level with UAE😜🔝❤️

thanks LR!

Can someone tell me where I get a TT-suit that doesn't rip once I slide over 3m of concrete with it?

Bardet doing Zone 2 xD

really fun three weeks

60/46??!?!??! I kinda want a 46 as a big ring now 😞

...the race of truth never fails to excite...however of recent times i find myself appreciating the countryside, chateau's and punditry more....as there is no racing action until the last 5k !!...time to change the format..

now what am i watch every night 😢 thanks for another year

Are you durian rider? Exactly the same accent! Adelaide accent? (Melbournian here).

Some of those helmets are getting out of hand... they look so ridiculous