I didn’t see anything wrong with Jonas’ body language. In fact his shoulders were rolling less than Pogacar’s. Ok he set up on dancers more but that’s just a style thing there wasn’t any rocking.
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Froome, Caruso, and Erviti are out with Covid-19.
Van Aert started a breakaway right off the bet but was caught. Probably wants the green jersey points. Again used up energies. Then again. hindsight is 20/20.
Edit: Slow burn…Van Aert got the 20 points.
Pog giving it a red hot go but Jonas has the legs to hang on. Chapeau!
Pog crashes on descent after trying to put Jonas under pressure. Jonas waits for him. Classy!
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Vingegaard in beast mode for the final climb! Wow.
Van Aert came in 3rd…shows me what do I know about watching pro cycling! 
Heart in mouth stuff on that descent. What a brilliant Tour it’s been this year
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Jonas in polka and yellow. Some pup!
Had the day from hell in the office, so fucking pissed off today of all days I couldn’t work from home.
Fucking fuck fucks.
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I only ever watch the highlights. Try not to see result beforehand
Same, I avoid this thread like the plague until I’ve caught up. I like to say I caught up when watching the Tour.
Great day again. Jumbo tactics brilliant and what a machine van Aert is. I wonder if he’ll transition to a GC contender?
Vingegaard thoroughly deserved win.
Last word on Pog. I wonder if he’ll revise his tactics a little now? He has a true challenger now and can’t afford the constant attacking. It adds up and its cost him the overall race.
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I made this thread to be enjoyed by my fellow Reds who love cycling.
Your words cut me.
They cut me to the bone.
He’s incredible. But totally different shape to the GC guys
He surely has too. Especially when he doesn’t have a team like JV. Hope not though, it’s great to watch!
on yer bike sonny if you think I’m falling into that guilt trap, especially when you burned me after I thought we had something special
Every tactics (non-traditional when compared with US Postal, Sky, etc IMHO) that Jumbo-Visma deployed in this tour have turned to gold. They have screwed the final sprint outcome today for the big sprinters. 1km to go, Peloton caught up to the breakaway, Laporte jumped, pulled ahead and away from the rest. Jumbo totally pissed off the sprinter teams.
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I stand corrected. Apparently last km attack by Laporte was not planned but by instinct.
I certainly hope not. The commentators talked about what a great tour this has been, and a big reason for that has been his aggressive and unpredictable style.
I know, Fair play to him he even had a little dig today. Thing is his over attacking probably cost him the Tour unless that day in the Alps was down to a lack of food.
Still great to see 2 people really go hammer and tongs at each other
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It really is. It’s been a few years since I watched TdF now, not since one of the Froome wins. But this duel has revived my interest, really exciting.
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Down hill narrow road section of the TT, Vingegaard slipped just a little bit and not being able to take the corner properly. He almost slide into the edge into the grass/gravel/side of the mountain and lost it all! Whew.
He still finished ahead of Pogacar by a lot. Van Aert won the TT, Vingegaard gained more time.
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WVA is having some year. If he salutes tomorrow…
And Jonas…more than happy to eat humble pie on this one.
Fucking great Tour.
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