Tour de France 2021

I’m at a kids party :-(

He was at the back of the bunch

so you are on the movistar bus?

unscheduled Zoom from boss with 10kms to go... fubar.

where is froome

Suggestion his early drop was mechanical related (perhaps convenient). No one went back to help their leader though....

How do you edit highlights for that stage? 3hr show?

That old chestnut.

Carapaz is known as "Billy"
New one for the list

I’ve swerved a kids party to watch it.

So if MVDP decides not to get involved tomorrow, WVA inherits the jersey?

Seems right.

Just caught up. A great grand tour stage. Holding a monument before the start of the mountains was brutal.

Mas having a go at kwiatkowski at the finish line. The absolute state of these mobile network sponsored athletes. https://twitter.com/soydiegoayus/status/1410974374165897219

WVA would hate taking yellow off VDP by default. Ouch.

It's almost the ultimate ignominy. "Cheers mate - you keep it warm while I'm off for a real race with Pidders in Japan - ciao"

The grandchildren in 40 years time: “Tell us grandpa, how did you get the yellow jersey for the first time?”

It's a pity that Ineos are generally above petty inter-team rivalries, because the payback Movistar are due from Carapaz/Ineos is titanic.

To be fair it was almost definitely unintentional by Movistar

Icebergs. Where?

Did they think he was on their team?

I feel for Carapaz today. He could see that Pogacar was isolated so gambled that he could get away. It was a well timed, savvy move. What he couldn't control was which teams, if any, decided to try and get him back and, once again, Movistar get involved in a GC race that they shouldn't be bothered with.

I have no love for Movistar, but it is reasonable to think that Mas is in a battle for a podium place with Carapaz, so isn't that why they were riding?

Insane racing on all fronts... Enjoyed the overhead replay of MVDP sprinting his arse off to finish before Asgreen

In the third week, you'd defend your position, but on the first Friday of the race when you've got the race favourite's team on the ropes? For what benefit? Mas isn't going to win the Tour, and is an outside chance for the podium, so why waste your team so early.

I’m guessing he forgot that Stuyven and Cort were still in front and there were no bonus seconds?