Tadej Pogacar Causes Panic in Hectic Crosswinds | Tour de France 2024 Stage 13 

The other channels - and I mean this seriously - don't care enough about this as a race and a sport to deeply understand the play by play nature of each stage

LR has been killing it since he was literally handwriting on the screen back in 2020. It’s no accident Visma hired him as an analyst.

I would like if LR did some bike racing, because there is nothing like that experience and the insight you can have from having been in it

@@johnbowers5447 agree.. so funny to see Johan so salty about these guys every time he mentions them.. must hurt being excluded from the sport

@@ExplorinDoranRBrown While I agree, LR does better than I would ever expect from a non-racer.

Have a good experience! Stand away from the street. When they come flying! :)

Living the dream! Good on ya

enjoy, should be a fantastic day out.

That's a bucketlist item still for me, good on you for living your dream.

Amazing! I just got into Pau with my daughter to watch the start tomorrow. Will come back to follow a few stages into the mountains. So cool!

They know he’s capable of cracking them and causing them problems 😂😂😂

Hes got only his team mate ayuso with it bye ayuso

@@erwinmeijer9408 you tried to say something mate?

He's going to regret it tomorrow

stupid even as a pogi fan

@@jasonosunkoya Right?? Why is he burning joules now when we have two key mountain stages coming up???

Huge waste of energy and Jonas is going to eat him up

He just can’t help himself. Jonas is going to smoke him. I was thinking during this stage, looks like Pog is going to play it easy and wheel suck Jonas (which is all he needed to do) but then he starts pulling??? For what? If he loses this, it’s all his bone head decisions.

Looks like it could be Dorian Godon who is 1m90 tall (6ft 3in).

Because he's a well known public figure who has always stayed humble, and we all know how hard he works. People who stay relatable and also put in large amounts of effort are always looked up to, for good reason.

This podcast too invested in pogi and Jonas.

standard every tour

So sad

Well, he wasn't in the race and the recap is of the race.... Go watch the podcast with Benji. It's mentioned there.

quitters are unpersoned.

20 more meters and he wouldve :(

I hate Philippsen. All about winning, no values.

Seemed like Capiot shut him down.............

Unbelievable. What a joke.

@@jaycahow4667 It reminds me a bit of Sagan-Cav incident back in 2017. It looks a lot worse for Sagan because of the elbow and shoulder (like Van Gils), but I don't think he did too much wrong

It looks like the capiot need to come out more slowly.

And Capiot escaped unpunished? My goodness, what a fucking joke.

Battle between Mvdp Mads P and Van Aert! Bet on!

@@tonilauge5786and Pogi?

@@Alex-cm2hg I am 100% convinced when I last read WvA schedule for the year, he will do the road race, then vuelta and some smaller courses. He wanted to have a very bussy second half of the season after his crash.

*second place

@@louisbello930 he said he's not gonna participate in the olympics

it makes perfect sense when you race for fun, not for winning. This is the exact reason for why is he so good

@@KeithFlint350 Yeah we know how much fun he had when he lost the tour last time 🤷‍♂

thats why you are on the couch watching on youtube and he is the best cyclist in the world

@@roadie26

​​​​@@roadie26You wouldn't believe but even the best athletes make tactical errors over and over. Question is only whats bigger, their power advantage or the error. Yesterday it clearly was the latter. And yes, sitting on the couch its easier to spot the error than while racing. It just takes unbiased analysis.Something fanboys have a hard time dealing with.

if there hadn't been a 3km rule Vingo would've pursued

It’s because JV lost time due to a crash. It wasn’t his crash but I guess that doesn’t matter.

The crash means he got the same time, so he doesn't need to chase. He would have chased and prevented the gap otherwise.

Yeah, I keep asking myself who's gonna isolate pogacar for JV.

@@barbaroacosta5335 Exactly this, Plus Pog has Yates, who looks strong, JV still strong but Kuss is next level in the mountains, irreplaceable.

@@barbaroacosta5335 Kuss is missed for sure, but it's not like Kuss did that on his own constantly. Mateo and Wilco will have to proof their worth tomorrow in the climbing, and with how much WvA has been improving I'm not at all convinced he won't be able to have one of his signature high mountain days where he pulls his nose up on physics and science taking that big muscly body up slopes where even mountain goats have issues to follow ;) Ok that last bit is maybe not really likely, but I do expect Kelderman to have a good second and even better third week, like he always has if he doesn't crash and injure himself. Kelderman is on paper not just equal but a better rider as Sepp. Go to procyclingstats and compare, Wilco has three dips all related to major injuries and Sepp is very much below him on the ratings everywhere except last year when Sepp got the Vuelta victory from Visma. Kelderman was actually thought to have the quality to become lead rider, Kuss never had those results was always thought of as an ( excellent ) domestique. Mateo is mostly there to learn and taste, but I do expect some work from him in the next stages to do exactly what you're describing: start a stage so hard that they can isolate Pogi on the later climbs.

@@barbaroacosta5335pog seems to use his whole team to isolate himself and Jonas, so it’s a man-vs-man battle in the end.

@@l.d.t.6327 Be interesting to see what happens, JV i suspect has been waiting for these two days, just a question of how much does he have, and what does TP have left after Vuelta, if he's fatigued, and tbh he doesn't look like he is, we will see next 2 days. bubbling up nicely.

His role as a domestique aside, WVA’s goals don’t really seem to matter to his team. That was evident in TDF: Unchained. Nobody ever works for him, but he’s expected to work no questions asked.

Today visma seemed to be short on numbers when there where splits ye they where like 5 or 6 but two of them are controlling the peloton/ protecting Jonas, laporte does everything and two are at the back in another group and to go back for bottles isnt going to stop van aert from doing a good sprint on a normal day he aint beating philipsen but tommorow he can do decent

Literally paced for him today

​@@Sl33pwalkeruwumatter of priorities A 3 TDF win! Or a stage win to wout! Vingegaard VC counts more off course! DOH 🙄

@@tonilauge5786While I tend to agree, this does go a lot further back than 2024 TDF. Look at a couple years ago when he won green, same scenario really, he worked a ton despite being in green.

Blame UAE for sending Adam Yates. Breakaway had no chance.

>get to a bunch sprint >phillipsen or Bini then outsprints everyone Yeah it really isn't making any fucking sense why they keep doing it.

Yeah, all the Danish "experts" was saying red alarm for Visma... I was like what are you on about. Its quickstep and Ineos who should be towing him back to the peleton not Visma. But they didnt respond when i asked why the chief editors dictate what the "experts" say 🤣🤣

@@HH-xw4hr Fellow Dane here 🇩🇰 I honestly thought they had more say than that. Are they really fed a narrative in-ear? Yeah, I never get a response if I ask a critical question. Public service is too broad for higher intelligence 🤪

@@user-qx4bp5rf3n 100% they did it to get more people on their liveblogs. I asked both tv2 and Ekstrabladet. Tv2 didnt respond and Ekstrabladet said that" afterall it is Visma who has a Danish captain". Then i wrote " wild that the experts are controlled by the chief editor. No response🤣 they are corrupt to the bone.

@@user-qx4bp5rf3n i asked both tv2 and Ekstrabladet( i know they are not respected, but they have put a lot of money and energy into the tour for the last couple years) tv2 didnt respond even though i feel Emil Axelgaard is very knowledgeable, and Ekstrabladet just answerd that" Visma is the only team with a Danish captain" hahah then i wrote " so the 'experts' are controlled by the chief editors( Camilla boragih is a disaster)" then they didnt respond🤣🤣

crash annuled the time difference.

The original gap was no more, so instead of adjusting and potentially slipping through on his own he tried to create a gap for De Lie by smashing into Capiot. Though in interviews after Maxim somehow can't recall putting out his elbow and bracing his shoulder to hit Capiot, suggesting Capiot hit him 😂 It was a risky move given they were a bit behind and thus he needs to be aware that riders will be slowing in front of him and getting out of the way. Also I don't know about the barriers closing in as they seem to follow those road markers in a line 🤷🏻‍♂️

He had. He even had someone in the first group, per common knowledge even the fastest guy in the lead group, not pull because the team wanted to go for Wout. Keep crying how Visma is a bad team for him, I'm sure Wout really cares about your opinion 🤷‍♂

For all we know, plenty of people in the peloton have it now. Some people are simply more susceptible to having symptoms.

ridiculous COVID is still an issue. riders battling an infect was always part of a GT.

pogi had it a few weeks before tour aswell

@Robberscave1 riders get the flu too. It's just outside of most of cycling season so it's not an issue with racing. Covid is highly transmissible all year. Still worse in the winter but it doesn't have the drop-off that influenza has

@@veganpotterthevegan Yeah, 'an infection' doesn't cover the strain on health care covid-19 puts when people don't take it serious. It's like anti-vaxxers crying how they are still alive without a shot, thinking that their anecdotes actually have a changing effect on actual scientific studies.

Maybe there is some backstory to this 🤔

It’s only a rule if you obstruct or endanger someone.

i like jonas fanbois optimism this tour 😂

Jonas is juicing his mind out.

If JV do take the yellow... good for him Pogacar should then not get to far behind and win on the final TT

His job is to get WVA up to speed, if he's only doing 250 watts (at 65 kph) then he's going to be slowing down considerably, forcing WVA to lose his momentum and allowing riders further back to easily jump him

@@TheIcelizard82 yeah and WVA can decide when to go then. 250w is better than 0. Laporte should have kept his head down and kept pumping till they passed.

unlucky number 13. If you have them upside down t's almost 31 instead.

It's one of those cases where superstition becomes so widespread that it's cultural. Doesn't make it less stupid though. And now news articles have titles insisting on the fact that he abandoned on the 13th stage, as if that had any significance.

Or, he's concerned for the high mountains in the last week and feels it is worth taking the risk to gain extra seconds as more of a buffer. We've seen others do it in the past (?Yates in Giro about 4 years ago? but it's almost never successful.... but you have to try. I don't think it's good tactics, biut if they're convinced of Vingegaard's superiority in the 3rd week, it's kind of the best approach

​@@paulrawlinson8653 going for the sprint was never going to gain him any time

I will remember this comment after the weekend, that's why I react to it now so I can come back and have a laugh ;)

​@@MarvinWestmaasI will remember this comment

@@6h483 We'll have a good laugh then come sunday won't we...

This could be right or wrong, I can't predict. But in the past two years, all these narcissistic pro-Pogacar comments early in TDF have become very laughable.

@@MarvinWestmaas are you laughing yet?

Some Eurosport commentators mentioned that they believe it’s due to superstition since the number 13 is considered an unlucky number in various countries 🙈

yes almost everyone who gets number 13 turns one of the numbers upside down. it's superstition....

Depends who will be there… Tadej already said he wouldn’t. Especially if he wins TdF. Which he will. And today? He sprinted because he felt like it. And could. Thinking because of it he would lose Tour is funny. And yes, he did it for fun.

He came early in the front so he waited but philipsen went for a long sprint and wout could not overtake him anymore

Let's hope it's just a rumour!

And where did you hear that stupid rumour

it's the team doctor's decision as far as I can tell

Within 3k there’s no time gaps

Probably 3km rule due to that crash at the end

If there is a crash within a certain distance of the finish line on a sprint stage (usually 3, 4, or 5 km depending on the stage) then anyone involved in the crash or stuck behind it gets credited as though they finished with the group they were with when the crash occurred. Before the rule existed, General Classification riders would try to stay towards the front of the group in a sprint finish to avoid being caught in this exact situation, so the sprinters would have to weave their way between the GC riders and it actually made it worse for everyone. So they made this rule and now the GC teams only have to protect their rider until the last few kilometers and then they can drop back, ride passively and safely stop if they need to to avoid an incident, and let the sprinters teams handle the crazy slipstreaming nonsense at the front.

There was a 5 kilometer rule today, usually it's just 3, on uphill finished it doesnt exist, but pretty sure it was 5k today, where if any rider is held up by, or are involved in a crash within the last 5 kilometers, they don't suffer a time loss. Also gaps have to be larger than 3 seconds to count as a "new group" when calculating the differences.

Thank ya all for the info, ive been looking for ot ever since the stage finished 😭😭

Rider behinds responsibility to be aware of what's ahead. Always was, always will be. Idiots who don't know cycling just don't get it.

No need for Pogacar to give any excuse because he just love riding.... winning or losing I wish him all of the best for the rest of the TDF and if he doesn't win...so what It is not the end of the world Who ever the rider...as long as they do their best it is good enough

he's referencing that stage because it was similar for some reason. I don't remember🤷‍♂

yawn whinge no. wout is both stage hunter and domestique, that's how it should be.

@@EJGilb Stage hunter doesn’t mean burn your whole team lol.

Cope

More watts doesn’t mean you are quicker, or else Milan would dust Merlier in every Giro sprint. Despite that Phillipsen is indeed faster

I'm very sorry to burst your bubble, but Bimi wearing the green is because he's the most consistent sprinter this tour, not the fastest. I actually think in this sprint even Philipsen was strictly spoken the fastest, as WvA was put on the front to early, held in while Philipsen started pulling and from his draft still almost got there, couple more meters before the line was drawn and Wout would have had him he was still gaining ( so higher top speed ).

this comment did not age well

@@iansteelmatheson are we watching the same race? Vingegaard is now 3min back. Don't be so short sighted

@@iansteelmatheson it was a joke for all those thinking he was cooked. He is the chef bro

The number 13 is considered unlucky, so it is tradition that the number 13 rider wears their numbers upside down to counter the bad luck.

Unfortunately you can catch COVID regardless of how you wear your numbers.

Superstition cause number 13 is unlucky

More a spoiled brat with an overinflated ego.

​@@user-nw5iz2xs6qdefinitely not as much as Remco

UAE Tour would be murde probably 50© in the Emirates now Has LR Lost the marbles😱🙄😜

No, he is testing Gianetti's doping program, remember he is riding for UAE not Visma. And as we all know, Gianetti almost died experimenting with doping.

So UAE LAB vs Visma LAB, who has the best sauce?

Why did he sprint i dont get it

Warmup