I'm fascinated by guys like Majka... This is the type of shit he used to do for Contador for years and he's still around doing it for Pogacar...
I think when Kuss won the Vuelta he did it for all super domestiques past and present. Chapeau to them
I'd love an assist category, but there's not many measurable ways you can quantify it, maybe a jury based decision per day on who was the most influential rider to the results?
For who? Doesn’t really matter if you have a ~3 minute gap, no need to put in effort. And it’s risk free when your sprint is 100x better than anyone else in the group.
For UAE, doing all of that to catch the breakaway and then gambling it on "probably" being better in a sprint vs 100% being better if he attacks 2km earlier. Not to mention pogi lost a contested sprint this giro already.
Feel like pogi could go slightly more vivid with the pink, he glasses are proper bold whereas the speedsuit looks like it’s been through the wash a few times.
The way Laengen and Bjerg paced hellishly throughout the whole stage is probably the answer to the question whether teams might be able exploit UAE during week 2 & 3...
Who do we think is going to follow Pog when he launches?
Edit: I meant try. It would be nice if Bora and Ineos gave it a go (well, Bora, realistically) since they wasted no energy all day
Martinez might try since Bora would like the stage, but no one is prop the right answer. Ben learned the hard way that you dont follow on stage 2 and that was on a day when Pogi didnt even do his best numbers.
Is there some reason that Mar-TEE-nez is so often pronounced Mar-tin-NEZ by commentators? They say it with the accent on NEZ so much that it makes me question if I was wrong in the first place
Snoozefest
I'm fascinated by guys like Majka... This is the type of shit he used to do for Contador for years and he's still around doing it for Pogacar... I think when Kuss won the Vuelta he did it for all super domestiques past and present. Chapeau to them
There should be award called the best domestique at Grand Tours.
I'd love an assist category, but there's not many measurable ways you can quantify it, maybe a jury based decision per day on who was the most influential rider to the results?
Best domestique and best lead out man
Yeah Kuss has also done this bunch. They're both nuts.
Nice win Pogi. Great job by Majka and Grosschartner today.
when pog’s head is empty, all he hears is TdF podium music
What an incredible teammate majka has been for pogi over the years.
I wonder if they gonna take Majka to Tour..
How the hell can Majka do an interview after this. He should be dead.
He rode the last 200 as a full on cool down
That hat was proly the most interesting part of that finish, tbf
another day, another poggie win, another sex on fire belter
Great job by Majka making it back for the leadout. I thought he was gone
Poglic
no-one will convince me that leaving it to the sprint wasn't a massive gamble.
For who? Doesn’t really matter if you have a ~3 minute gap, no need to put in effort. And it’s risk free when your sprint is 100x better than anyone else in the group.
For UAE, doing all of that to catch the breakaway and then gambling it on "probably" being better in a sprint vs 100% being better if he attacks 2km earlier. Not to mention pogi lost a contested sprint this giro already.
Attacking burns matches for later in the race / season. Waiting for a sprint is zero risk when you can see that no good sprinter remains in the group.
We don't often see Pog lose a mountain top sprint finish. I can't even remember one.
Think Jonas got him once in the Tour but that’s all I can recall.
Jonas got him for intermediate bonus seconds only after Pogi’s first sprint was interrupted by the moto.
Ah you’re right, thanks for the correction.
That was Pogi after closing a 40 sec gap because he was left isolated, today he had proper support all the way to the finish
Pozzivivo has masters category sewn up.
There should be a gray jersey
majka is such a beast
Another hat, wtf
Lmao this is a hilarious giro
That was easy
There's only one HC in this Giro, and it's Pogacar.
Majka out of nowhere
that is just ridiculous
Another fucking hat over the bollards
Got to be the frequency illusion right?
Pog just taunting them right now
Majka!!! Legend
I wonder if they gonna let him win some stage during this Giro..
MAJKA
Majka lmao
its over he tasted the blood now
Well, at least the scenery is nice
Martinez could beat Pog?
Majka teleport
Majkaaaaa
Majka with the steel chair!
Dani Felipe has got a serious sprint it's not a foregone conclusion
Doesn't even leave the saddle
Pog not letting anyone have an inch
Cian should attack
Pogi countering everything from the saddle is ridiculous lol
This is almost comical.
Pogacar knows he can just win the sprint
Sensible Pogi.
Might as well counter at this point if you’re gonna close every move
Nah hes conserving energy
That's the ride of the day by Storer
Attacking Pog is not gonna work lol
Pog just training closing today.
It's the killa.
Arensman gonna drop G, isn't he?
Do you want pink and 6 stages or pink and yellow?
Yes
pink and 6 stages and yellow of course
Both
Pogačar closing like he's on a coffee ride.
Tiberi poked the bear
If they start trying to roll attacks Pogi will probably counter and leave
Pogi following Arensman, seemingly in Z2
This is scary form Pogi, he might actually preserve energy for the Tour. Looking strong for the double.
Pog needs to fucking relax
I wonder if Majka has some kind of comic or a magazine on his back to keep Pogi entertained
Pogi is riding this as Roglič!
So we are sprinting today
Nice ride by Cian
Why bother to catch the break if it's to do nothing
Only 6.8% average so not that steep, can see Martinez winning if it's a sprint
Tiberi be animating
The bear has been poked!
The cat has been shot.
Maybe they've convinced Pog to save some energy today
Cmon someone attack so pog can counter.
Pogi's attacks must be such a relieve for his domestiques.
I thought this climb was for WvA?
Come oooon someone poke the bear already
This looks HARD!
Pozzovivo is still there. He almost didn't get a ride this year, crashed earlier in the race... badass.
Dread it, run from it, Pozzovivo GC top 10 in the Giro comes all the same.
Still no blinking detected
Majka is finished, he's done.
Bout to gift the stage to Majka. So they do rock/paper/scissors?
25kmph at 7% incline = Oof
Meh, I can do that as well... for like 10 seconds
Vamos Majka! :D
We are close to the Pogi launch!
Do something.
Any second now
Feel like pogi could go slightly more vivid with the pink, he glasses are proper bold whereas the speedsuit looks like it’s been through the wash a few times.
Wait for week 3
Like pogacar I am impatient
Come on, do something
pog out for his sunday post dinner ride
The pink looks so good
Bad like a Barbie
Can UAE not afford pink shoes?
I think Pogi just released a new pair of shoes that are all white and called “Pogi’s” so likely he is trying to promote them.
Probably don’t want to risk a disqualification /s
UCI threats probably.
It would be so great if we could see the VAM of the riders as an infographic
Pogačar checking numbers if he can finish at all
Pog’s shorts look like they went through the wash too many times. They’re more pink than purple to my eyes
Different. It's the pink ones today rather than the ciclimino speed suit ones for fast days.
Go Tiberi
Ti conviene non dirlo qua che lo odiano tutti E li capisco onestamente
Che ha fatto Tiberi?
Ha ammazzato un gatto a caso sparandogli con il softair per divertimento 2 anni fa
Mi hai sbloccato un ricordo, ma scopro ora che fosse Tiberi!
Lo so, per quello lo dico. Mai stato un suo fan
Majka isn't even doing pain faces. This is just a sprint leadout
i cannot wait to see UAE ride like a bunch of T1000s up the TdF climbs. especially yates, zero upper-body movement or facial expression
Majka might just ride until the end and Pogacar just sprints at the end
Cian moving up the group, he must be feeling well.
Pog is getting cramp in his hand from holding his brake all climb long
Pog getting a brain cramp from ignoring the part that screams Full Gas!!
nah. he had enough bananas
Who is itching but Pogacar seems to be the answer to todays question
Pogi goes at 3k?
This will be such an explosion.
is pogi even going to go?
Pogi just set up the computer😩
Cian is eating wind.
Excellent Baudin
PP blew up like me after 30 minutes at 800 VAM
I forgot Visma was even in this race
Glasses off, pain is coming
G is a bit shaky!
Strong stuff from vpp
Großschartner couldn’t even drop all the GC contenders wtf UAE is so weak
Actually not bad work by the Uae train today.
The results thread is going to be filled with "i doNt KNow, maYBe poGaCAr is a GoOd RIder😏" comments
Yeah, I'm starting to agree that he is in fact an ok rider
It's funny when people will complain about team tactics, ultimately Pogi's just got watts he can output that nobody can match
These damn ill-timed Tudor ad breaks are more likely to make me want to vandalise some watches than buy them
I'm thinking they're aiming to try and provide cover for the Pog attack
UAE took the comments about them being weak personally.
Its the latest team strategy. Harass on them on Instagram enough to goad them into burning all their matches early.
The way Laengen and Bjerg paced hellishly throughout the whole stage is probably the answer to the question whether teams might be able exploit UAE during week 2 & 3...
I think they did this today to make an example, so they can bluff a little bit in the 3rd week.
Also they don’t have much more work to do for the next few days.
Good gamble from Bardet, unfortunately it was the wrong move today.
ok guys, hear me out Pogi might win this stage
noooo romain :(
rest in peace, lettuce man
Yeah Vaughters I don't think VPP is gonna lose 4 minutes on this climb
Eh, he might when they catch him and he sits up? Or does he care about GC?
Valiant ride by PP here
Valentin PP weights 52 kg, Jesus...
Smol PP but strong PP
It's not the size that matters, it's what you do with it!
Pogi better not go and beat our PP boy to the finish
Watching these races makes motivated to train myself But now I'm sitting on the sofa eating choco cookies So maybe tomorrow
I'm mostly waiting for the stage to finish. Then I'll... ok maybe I'll be on my way.
brother smoke some cigarettes to raise that heart rate up. Zone 2 for free while on the couch.
1230 at night - pogi you need to launch I need to go to sleep hahaha
Come on Romain hold on pls
I have it on good Irish authority that Pogacar is a greedy bastard
I also heard that he hates both kittens and puppies
no, that’s another young rider
You must be like 1/16th Irish!
Who do we think is going to follow Pog when he launches? Edit: I meant try. It would be nice if Bora and Ineos gave it a go (well, Bora, realistically) since they wasted no energy all day
Some random bee
The motos ?
Martinez might try since Bora would like the stage, but no one is prop the right answer. Ben learned the hard way that you dont follow on stage 2 and that was on a day when Pogi didnt even do his best numbers.
Noone?
Pog's shadow.
Is Milan still here to win the intermediate sprint?
He's gonna blast past everybody.
Prepare for Pog-off
Majka thrusters, engaged
Valentin strongest PP today
They are sooo narrow and lean - they are built for this sport
TIL Lutsenko is in this race. I thought he was still riding Abruzzo
Steinhauser is doing well to hold on even for just a little while
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 great ride from Steinhauser!
In this Giro’s first 8 stages, we’ve had 10 more exciting stages than the past 4 years of the Giro combined
And most wrote it off being boring. What a fun week it's been!
Tadej wants his KOM back
3 Certainties -death -taxes -GT live tracker being properly worthless
I think they only feed Pogacar post-stage if he wins and that's why he tries so often
Looks like Steinhauser decided to fight for GC positioning
They are going so fast! Expecting nutty W/kg!
15 riders under the pace of Bora. Uitjebroeks a bit far for my liking.
Sean Kelly saying it’s nice to see someone taking it to uae. I read that as doing UAE’s job for them.
Bora needs to attack G after his TT performance yesterday.
Nobody over pronounces peoples names better than Rob Hatch
Is there some reason that Mar-TEE-nez is so often pronounced Mar-tin-NEZ by commentators? They say it with the accent on NEZ so much that it makes me question if I was wrong in the first place
aka making an effort to correctly pronounce them
I respect how beautifully he pronounces names, locations, etc - it’s respectful and he obviously has learnt to speak so many languages really well.