TACTICAL MASTERSTROKE IN THE PYRENEES! | Tour de France Stage 14 Race Highlights | Eurosport Cycling 

Big props to Politt as well who paced for a sheer eternity. UAE was really on fire today!

Qual Yates?!! Toda equipa e o mas combativo a ajudar pogacar de longe pollit

What was the master class? Ride hard all day and grind everyone else to death? It's just the Sky train all over again. Now, Yates attack was good tactics...either get the others to chase an attack that kills them, or Yates is up the road to support Pogi when he attacks. Pretty standard stuff for that scenario though...

@@dclark142002 Wow, what a lukewarm reply. I suppose if Jumbo & JV executed this, it would be a master class. UAE didn’t drill it & ride everybody off. They rode tempo & applied pace judiciously. Sending Yates exposed JV. Therefore, UAE forced JV to respond by himself. Unlike the previous stage where Pogacar attacked from too far out, he gained maximum time by maximizing his effort.

@dclark142002 that sky train contributed to one of the most dominant eras in cycling. If it ain't broke dont fix it. UAE have the vastly superior team if it isolates JV then it's tactics worth persisting with.

Ayuso definitely proved he’s not much of a team player.

merx

Long way to go, to reach Eddy Merckx.

That ain’t right. Pog can’t ride against himself. 😂

@@philipp-rt8mtsometimes i think Pogi attacks for the thrill of it and to give the fans something exciting to watch even though he could sit back and save energy. I respect that a lot

@@user-sd5bo1tz8jNo doubt he does, he even joins in on mass sprints when there is no need to, haha!

It was the sky train vs quintana and he did amazing in a 7v1 in my opinion, valverde great rider bad teammate

U just have to appreciate them cause we are wittnesing greatness in every possible way and whoever u cheer for u cant overlook the other… pogacar all the way though cause he my fellow countryman 👊

It’s called being juiced off your fooking biscuit!

2 vital helpers out, so it's seriously a tough situation. But anything can happen, a flat tire or a timetrial like last year's?

it was a Lucozade energy drink , no chips involved

​@@patthewoodboy What difference does it make what was inside? Still unacceptable.

@@patthewoodboy Nope, chips, listen to Jonas interview.

@@ivan3584 lets see what they say in a few days

@@patthewoodboyU need eyes.

Adam this year look Tadej and Jonas face when they came to finish!? Tadej can go 10 k more mountains and Jonas not! All we see Tadej look much freesher, stronger this year then Jonas! I bet Tadej winner TDF 💪🔥🇸🇮

@bostjanhribersek1205 sure. As I said, Tadej in the driving seat. Even more so after today.

when is the last time vinge struggled so much in the first two weeks?

@@tolstoyed In times of "War and Peace"? 😆😆 I just couldn't resist making a reference to your username. 🙏 Yes he probably hasn't struggled like this in the first 2 weeks, but his 3rd week is always when he comes out of the woodwork. His less than typical performance thus far is probably due to his crash before the Tour. For the sake of the Giro-Tour double and other reasons, I want Pogacar to win.

@@abdul-kabiralegbe5660 last year vinge got kinda lucky because pog had those two bad days for some reason. i would be super surprised if something like that happens this year again

This time last year vingegaard was already in yellow, with a complete team of strong riders and in tip top shape. This time around hes coming off a major injury with a weak team. If he still wins he will be crowned the goat.

I think that speaks to the perception of each rider. Like they're not judged by the same criteria. People expect Tadej to dominate the race, so him losing a second means he's a washed up loser. When he wins by 30 seconds he gets no praise because that's what they expect him to do every stage. You see?

People need something to talk about so they just make up stuff. Pogi loses a sprint by a milisecond? He's done, washed up, Tour is over. Pogi wins by 30 seconds and gains time? Ving had a bad day lmao

JV was in a giant crash earlier this year which almost claimed his life. The fact hes even at this TdF is a minor miracle. The fact he is this close to the top of the TdF after almost dying is an even bigger miracle. As this is the case, the expected outcome was that Pogi would win. Along with the fact he is a better sprinter then JV, and had the advantage on the stage, the fact that he didnt win leads people to assume that JV is just that good, and is going to come back and win. The truth of the matter I think, is that we are watching one of the greatest pairs of GC riders ever, and we should truly appreciate just how good both of them are, because they are literally a cut above everyone else riding.

Seems like it's time to stop listening to the journalists and podcasts you are following. Lots of empty headed talk in most of those...

@@antonziegler6397 I’m 100% with you … we should be appreciating both and I do. I get he was in a massive crash and fully appreciate he should be miles back … but it’s clear he’s back to his best the stats prove it … but when he does something great he’s lauded even though he is a far less exciting rider, yet Pogi smokes him by a far bigger margin and doesn’t get the same attention. Props where props is due Jonas has come here and delivered when he can but he just isn’t the best rider out there at the moment. Take nothing away from him but Pogi is just too consistent and too strong overall.

We will see about that

Stop deluding yourself pog isn't giving up 2mins in remaining stages.

@@stuartmitchell3236 Yeah I think he said that last year also. Then lost over 7 minutes in the end. It's not over until it's over. Happy it's fun to watch!

@drdumbo9124 difference is last year JV had Kuss, an overall better team, and hadn't been out of action for nearly 3 months. Pog has the superior team this year plus the fitness/form, JV won't get close.

​@@stuartmitchell3236he threw 7 minutes in 2 stages last year?

If I remember correctly they both finished the same time, but Vingegaard got the bonus seconds for crossing first as well as for winning the stage. But they crossed the line with no time gaps. It's more a psychological blow than anything else.

UAE gpt the refueling wrong. So pog had to battle through that day as a result and JV only beat him on the line. This tour is pogs.

Pogi was able to draft behind Yates and conserve just a tiny bit of energy even if it was just 100 meters. It didn't allow Vingegaard to catch up and wheelsuck like he always does

Pogacar has shown repeatedly that he can always create a gap to Vingegaard on steep climbs, but Vingegaard will come back later and the two are quite even in overall perfomance. Pogacar's team strategy was built on this, they tired Vingegaard so he wouldn't come back early, and timed Yates's and Pogacar's attacks perfectly so the maximum amount of gap would coincide with the finish line.

Tactical masterstroke? Hardly. Good tactics? Definitely!

Masterstroke in terms of mentally damaging JV when Pogi bridge to Yates. Pogi didn't benefit one bit when he made the bridge, other than mentally affecting JV.

dont cry

Yes

JUMBO can not atacke,,,,,, !, Uae is to good

they all have balls. know the difference of having a balls and running out of gas and legs. my goodness. people being as stupid as ever

Look at his watts, he must be at 100%

@@karl8805 hold on … when Jonas won a few days ago everyone was banging on about how great he was and how everyone underestimated the fact he was definitely 100%. Pogi smashes him today and all of a sudden Jonas is not 100% fit again… give me a break.

@@seanstrowger7716 I mean literally every one was crying saying Jonas was doing EPO after beating him. Jonas is not 100% everybody knows this. Even if he was his team is in pieces without their best rider for the mountain stage and Wout is injured. Give me a break man. Let me guess Tadej lost last year because of his wrist also? Same level injury was a pneumo, hospitalization, and no training?

Pogi will eat him alive!

Definitely...I saw the sparks in his eyes. If he can come back from that unimaginable injuries (not wrist) then it is not impossible for him to upset his opponents. The TDF is far from over.

​@@bryanmcclellan6890Pogacar is a spent force after this stage😂..see you tomorrow

@@bryanmcclellan6890 We shall see today..

The stupid left love it! Now run along and get your booooster!

UAE would easily stop this attack

It looks like JV are not in that shape yet, that he makes main attacks, he plays smart by hanging on and try not to lose time. But when Pog makes tornado attack theres is nothing much you can do , either follow and blow yourself or keep your pace.

You think attacking on the tourmalet and trying to do a 50km solo against pogo who had all of his team mates would be a good strategy?

@@lukacherriman5266 should have sent 1-2 team mates in the breakaway. Certainly, he was not going to gain back one minute by waiting for the last mild climb, that also favors Pogacar

Apparently they'd discussed it + Yates being up there allows Pogi to take a tiny bit of rest and recovery on his wheel while having a gap to the others on GC before he then pushes on his own

They put yates in front, so to speak, that he could slipstream pogi when he was attacking. So yates did everything he could for a few hundred meters, which allowed pogi to save himself just a little while Vingegaard was alone "in the wind". It was a great tactical plan, masterfully executed. Yates surely felt great about it.

3 things. 1) Yates attack forced Visma to work (Mateo J) while Pogi rested in the wheels. 2) Then, as Yates bridged to Healy, Pogi attacked bridging to Yates. 3) It was only a short distance that Yates pulled for Pogi, but enough I'd say for a micro-break so Pogi could recover and launch again.

Looks like someone got sad feelings yoday seeying someone no responding an atack like stage 11

then why are you watching?

Leftards love them!

Why not? Are you afraid of masks? Maybe go take some antidepressants🤣 or cry a bit.

So far: Tom Pidcock, Juan Ayuso, Michael Morkov, Fabio Jacobsen, Pello Bilbao and Fred Wright have all had to leave the Tour after contracting Covid. Geraint Thomas is ill with Covid and lost 30 minutes yesterday. So weird that you can't see this.