I will be making a separate Mark Padun “where the hell did this come from” analysis video in the next couple of days - will take a look at all the power data from stages 7 and 8 once the riders upload them to see how nuts his performance was this weekend
That will be fascinating. The occasional ‘individual rider analysis’, winner or not, will be a nice variation on your coverage. The added value (of the podcast especially) is in the insightful analysis, not merely the description, of a stage. I bet most know viewers and listeners know the actual results already via Eurosport/GCN+ etc. Keep it rolling!
@ 5:06 Re: Padun’s time trial abilities. He has a slew of TT national titles at various age categories. So, he might not have any TT wins at the highest level but that might just be that until now he and TBV haven’t made it a priority. I am not saying he is going to be a world beater right away but if he can both hold his own in TTs and hang on to the best climbers, that augurs a high placing in the GC.
Am I the only one who is happy for Padun but also has that nagging feeling in the back of his mind...the feat that this is "too good to be true" for him?
I mean...just listen to lanterne..."incredible" - "quicker time on the hardest climb solo than the peleton and only Ulrich and Pantani have been quicker"....I hope so much that my nagging feelings are unjustified
@@kalestu_ And he looked so honestly, innocently surprised of his performance! I mean I don’t see this naïve young joyful face puting needles in his veins some hours later in his chamber, but of course appearances don’t say it all...
@@aurelienbaude8646 Armstrong back in the day said something on television like "You think i would cheat and if it comes out my son would be the biggest bum in school because people know his father cheated and got caught, i would never do this to him." Appearances say nothing, even if Armstrong might be the biggest psycho in.a long time.
I think his balance on the bike is wrong but he doesnt want to change his position since he comes from track and uses a similar fit. He is known for not changing things if his sunnies are anything to go by aha
@@IJoAnZI this is actually true, i read this in an article from team sky awhileee ago about how his fit on the bike is a tad unusual or “unique” as the article stated. It’s actually quite understandable when you think about how he did track for so long, either way he’s a beast and can’t wait to see what happens in the TDF
This is amazing coverage. Really snappy in under 10 mins (but also not too short 😁). I remember watching the highlights of the TDF on Itv4, it took an hour to watch but now I can get it in under 10 mins sans ads. Thank you so much for all your hard work everyday Lanterne Rouge. Hats off to you mate 👍
I've seen him crash on a corner while pedalling banked over and banging the ground with his pedal and lifting his back wheel off the floor putting him on the deck yet again. I don't rate his bike handling skills at all
I would normally be asking how he crashes so often, but when my teammates compare ourselves to riders from the WT Peloton, I was called Geraint Thomas lol. It appears I used to crash a lot in my 2017-19 days.
Im new to this channel, and to the un-informed viewer, you do a brilliant job of pointing out the goings on in the race. Other outlets just don't offer this, especially for free. Nice work
You noticed - the LR is something special in cycling commentary and analysis. He is a tactical surgeon using his YT channel as a podium. No self promotion or hyperbole. He dissects the race and distills the utter essence, sans pareil. There are a few, very few, who rival him.
These have been brilliant, keep it up and can’t wait for TdF! Would also love some of old school/classic videos to mix it up but guessing the right for them are tricky.
It's amazing what having a good team around you does. When Porte lost the Dauphine to Fuglsang, he was one out on his own doing a solo 30km mountain time trial over. Froome dropped him on the last descent only to blow up on the final climb and watch Richie sail past him. It's a shame Richie crashed out so badly in the Tour De France that year as he was in career best form.
It's a mystery whether Carapaz, Hart, Porte or Thomas will emerge as the third strongest rider behind the Slovenians in the Tour. Even Rohan Dennis has a solid chance if he can be consistent for three weeks.
Movistar were absolutely terrible today again..why didn't they send Mas/Valverde in the break or attack on the Colombiere.. and then wait until the last 2 km of the Joux Plane to attack with Lopez and dropping the rest of the team themselves.. One thing's for certain, Movistar that we all know and love is back!
Can we get some analysis on Kruijswijk's helmet/sunglasses and why they were squint today?? Must have lost time with that. Concerned it could be the rekindling of some of those Lazar TT helmet demons from Rogies Planche de belles filles ride.
Similar concern to others here -- how is Padun putting out doping era level times on the climb? The recovery to do that on consecutive days and make it look so easy raises eyebrows. I was there on the roadside in Samoëns 2006 watching Floyd Landis hurtle up that hill following his blood transfusion...
First of all, thanks for the videos, they´re awesome. But most important, why is no one talking about mark padun´s bike? It looks like a new merida scultura to me, yet I can´t find anything online.
Gotta love G. At least he actively crashes. Not like Porte who seems to be in the wrong spot most of the times. Will be a nail biting first week at Ineos this year. Maybe you could do a GT crash statistics. I bet Porte and Thomas are pretty high up on that list.
What was the strategy behind G going off the front on the decent leaving Ritchie on his own , then pushing the pace until he crashed , again leaving Ritchie isolated. Granted G did well to get back up and re-join to help Ritchie again. Seemed like an unnecessary risk to take.
He used to race and do well on the cobbles. I thought that required a degree of power and bike handling skill. Maybe he is just inattentive to his surroundings.
Geraint usually is a better bike handler than that crash on the turn shows. He must have been tired i think. Congratulations Geraint on getting back on and helping Porte win. You turn in the TDF. Way to go Ritchie!!!! super!!!
Thomas crashes too much but not always his fault - think he may have been distracted by Porte being a bit behind and wondering whether he should cover the three ahead. He has had Giro crashes due to a police rider and a water bottle and Barguil took him out in 2015 TDF on the corner and rode him into a telegraph pole and over the edge. The Romandy sprint finish crash was all his own work though - when he won the Tour he was perfect though! He looks very close to his 2018 form and better than he was in 2019 when second. I think he could have won Dauphine but he was happy for Porte to win after his previous frustrations in the knowledge that Porte will pay him back in the tour. There is little between them but Porte - superb rider though he is - usually has an off day or bad luck in a three week tour. 2020 was the odd one out. Tao looked good too in Dauphine considering how much work he did and is now in better form than when he won Giro. Carapaz looked great in Swiss Tour TT today. Thomas could have been a lot closer to Bernal than he was in 2020 TDF but he obviously was under orders not to follow once Bernal attacked and am worried same thing could happen in Tour as Carapaz has a tendency to put big efforts in on the mountains. I think the extra TT’s this year puts Thomas as marginal leader though it could change. Guessing eight at Tour will be Thomas, Carapaz, Tao, Porte, Kwiato, Dennis, Rowe and probably Van Baarle or De Plus or even Sivakov. which I think gives them edge over Jumbo with no Dumoulin and a slightly off form Kuss though Van Aert is worth 3 riders.
Was O'Connor riding for Porte just bit #OzzyMafia ? Also, Porte said in an interview, I think just after the ITT, 'Geraint is the leader here' ... I reckon GT will be nominal leader at TdF but once there's a bit of a shake up on the road, especially if not much happens in the first half of the race, it'll be whoever looks the goods on team IG.
Difficult decision for Ineos. Thomas has won the tour but arguably Porte's 3rd place last year behind pog/rog was up there on terms of performance. I think they'll both be kept up there on GC and no decision will be made until one of them loses significant time (or crashes out)
Great way to take the pressure off, go as a super domestic, don’t loose time in the first week and wait to see how if G has the tour winning form or not
If they show up with G, TGH, Carapaz (all GT winners), and Porte... it leaves Sir Dave with a nice problem to have. Balance that out with Dennis, Sosa, Narvaez, and Van Baarle... now that’s a team!
Gotta be honest ineos seems the only team who gets things like that right other teams have stupid problems when they have two leaders with ineos the only thing that happens is that the get 1 and 2 but uåin the wrong order so team leader gets second just because well they drop everyone else but thats about it
Geraint Thomas is looking strong and lean. What a ride today from him today, and what a great teammate he was for Ritchie Porte. Chapeau to Ritchie, and to the entire Ineos Grenadiers team for another fine win.
Poor old Geraint certainly has a problem staying on his bike. I think he could have won overall if this hadn't happened. But brilliant ride to get back. Still fancy him for podium in TDF
All athletes have a vulnerability or two in their craft. Let’s say G’s is bike handling on occasions. Well, one might say. “Fall down, straighten your crown, stand up, carry on.” Because- “it’s not about the fall but how you get up.” I am sure that is what Ineos is celebrating with 1st and 3rd on Dauphine GC podium tonight ! 🥂 🍾
Could Astana and Movistar make it any easier for INEOS? Good for them, they win despite being vulnerable and G crashing.. disappointing GC battle. Amazing win by Padum!
Assuming INEOS try to give flawless bikes to their riders at the start of each stage, we should be grateful that G crashes so often. He will eventually force Pinarello to ramp up production of the F12 thereby bringing its cost down for the rest of us.
I just hope he isn't looking at GC at all. If he gives up on GC early, he obviously can win a couple of stages. Also, he hasn't to be consistent during three weeks. Pull for GC leader at penultimate climb and then drop, take 10 minutes and go into the break a couple of days later...
@@chrisko6439 part of me wants to say given how inconsistent he looks he may aswell try to stay with the front group and protect whatever movistar guy is in there for as long as possible and that he shouldn't happily lose a lot of time early on to be a GC threat and that he'll pick up stage wins anyway on his really good days. The other part of me thinks that the version of Valverde that can do that (perform that well that consistently) is dead
Yeah, I don't get Richie Porte's comments about TDF. He seemed clearly in better form than G, not just in the mountains but also in the time trial. G's not quite there. Seems to be a bit on the back foot sometimes, and is having too many mishaps. Assuming Porte maintains his form, I hope Ineos works mainly for him in the TDF and shares that championship wealth. Surprise, surprise, considering Porte returned to the team primarily to be a domestique, a super one at that though!
Excellent analysis. Padun, what a rider. Where do he come from? Porte for TdF GC: nope, not a 3 week racer. What an absolute clusterfuck after Geraint crashed. They could have got Porte off 1st.
@@simonbailey2151 there is a lot of great GC riders and not much winners but most winners were leaders for their team, so if we wan’t Porte to win he needs (and he will have) support from his team
Let's be honest unless theres some form of natural disaster in Slovenia over the next couple months no teams not named Jumbo or UAE are going to winning
@@superdark813 I agree. The thing about Porte though is he always seems to have a ‘jour sans’ at some point over a 3 week GT. Love the bloke though, such a likeable character.
I think G gets a bad rap for his bike handling, clearly today was his fault but he's been unlucky so many times. He also went for a long period of his career barely falling off at all. I'd love to see a lanterne rouge analysis of all his get off's, to see how the evidence stacks up
A non-climber wins two stages in a row against the best climbing riders of the pro-peloton, did he crack a sweat? I enjoy watching these super-human performances, although we are nowhere close to the good old days.
Fireworks on Saturday; fizzled on Sunday. Well, sometimes that’s how it pans out. Some stages are more crucial than others despite the small cumulative time differences entering final stage. Individual performances and team decision vagaries mark the day. Kudos to Thomas bringing it home in tandem with Porte.
Kelderman was sleeping. He should have kept a steady the pace. Instead of letting Geraint come back. He should have focused on position 3 instead of 1.
INEOS will go with several options that would confuse the GC group just as they did in this tour. Each of their guys helping the other. Porte is correct that this team's knows how to win.
How so is it click bait ? It is precisely and succinctly what occurred. Scarcely a better headline might be written. Geraint Thomas fell on a curve late in race. He recovered remarkably in catching up to the GC pack. Then, he finally led the yellow jersey, his Ineos teammate, Richie Porte, to the line keeping the GC standings for 1st (Porte) and 3rd (Thomas ) intact for his team.
I will be making a separate Mark Padun “where the hell did this come from” analysis video in the next couple of days - will take a look at all the power data from stages 7 and 8 once the riders upload them to see how nuts his performance was this weekend
Looking forward to this but please don't forget the giro recap. I also need some 'free speed'😛
Will you interview WADA as well?
So sad that you didnt get the rights for the Swiss Cyling Armanda - I would give them instandly!!! (not correctly spelled right)
It is coming, Benji and I just been flat out with the Dauphine straight after Giro
That will be fascinating. The occasional ‘individual rider analysis’, winner or not, will be a nice variation on your coverage. The added value (of the podcast especially) is in the insightful analysis, not merely the description, of a stage. I bet most know viewers and listeners know the actual results already via Eurosport/GCN+ etc. Keep it rolling!
A UCI event without G hitting the deck is like a UFC event without the Diaz brothers bleeding all over the place.
@Red Lobster Skull 😆
Geraint Thomas the undertaker coming back from the dead had me dying
Chapeau dear G, what a beast
Love the commentary especially so quickly after the stages.
Thanks mate
That’s what happens when you put your money where your mouth is and buy the rights.
G, prob the most gifted GB rider at the mo. I wish he did not have this love affair with the tarmac.
Discs, man, it's the discs.
@@follandgnat1654 Ineos Pinarellos are rim brakes only. Or maybe I missed the sarcasm 🤭
@@siddhesh2204 Yes!
He’s a glutton for road rash
Fun fact: 50% of INEOS' mountain domestiques used to be grand tour GC winners.
Why isn't there a financial fair play rule in cycling like it exists in football?
At the bottom of the climb Padun was like: Sorry lads, my gf said she's home alone...See you later boys
He seemed genuinely surprised that they weren't with him any more
@@LanterneRougeCycling those marginal gains really help
4.5kg isnt marginal
Respect for showing the crash as the first thing in the video
Geraint please stay on your bike mate! It loves you, it wants you to stay in the saddle. Great riding by Ineos.
Honestly the best coverage and re cap on the internet
@ 5:06 Re: Padun’s time trial abilities.
He has a slew of TT national titles at various age categories. So, he might not have any TT wins at the highest level but that might just be that until now he and TBV haven’t made it a priority.
I am not saying he is going to be a world beater right away but if he can both hold his own in TTs and hang on to the best climbers, that augurs a high placing in the GC.
Am I the only one who is happy for Padun but also has that nagging feeling in the back of his mind...the feat that this is "too good to be true" for him?
Certainly reminds you of performances of years past don't it.
I mean...just listen to lanterne..."incredible" - "quicker time on the hardest climb solo than the peleton and only Ulrich and Pantani have been quicker"....I hope so much that my nagging feelings are unjustified
@@kalestu_ And he looked so honestly, innocently surprised of his performance! I mean I don’t see this naïve young joyful face puting needles in his veins some hours later in his chamber, but of course appearances don’t say it all...
Thanks for this, I was thinking the same thing...also two days in a row seems a bit mutant to me. Looking forward to LR analysis.
@@aurelienbaude8646 Armstrong back in the day said something on television like "You think i would cheat and if it comes out my son would be the biggest bum in school because people know his father cheated and got caught, i would never do this to him." Appearances say nothing, even if Armstrong might be the biggest psycho in.a long time.
I can't believe how often G crashes in seemingly low risk situations
I think his balance on the bike is wrong but he doesnt want to change his position since he comes from track and uses a similar fit. He is known for not changing things if his sunnies are anything to go by aha
@@IJoAnZI this is actually true, i read this in an article from team sky awhileee ago about how his fit on the bike is a tad unusual or “unique” as the article stated. It’s actually quite understandable when you think about how he did track for so long, either way he’s a beast and can’t wait to see what happens in the TDF
This is amazing coverage. Really snappy in under 10 mins (but also not too short 😁). I remember watching the highlights of the TDF on Itv4, it took an hour to watch but now I can get it in under 10 mins sans ads. Thank you so much for all your hard work everyday Lanterne Rouge. Hats off to you mate 👍
Thanks a lot for these Dauphine stages, LR, they've been really great, an essential accompaniment and follow-up to the hour of Ned and David on ITV4.
I love G but I do wish he could stay upright on his bike.
He is clumsy. Definitely not the best bike handler in the world but if he can keep it together he can win a tour.
@@fireblade2681 he's won a tour right?
I've seen him crash on a corner while pedalling banked over and banging the ground with his pedal and lifting his back wheel off the floor putting him on the deck yet again.
I don't rate his bike handling skills at all
I would normally be asking how he crashes so often, but when my teammates compare ourselves to riders from the WT Peloton, I was called Geraint Thomas lol. It appears I used to crash a lot in my 2017-19 days.
If carapaz doesn’t have the legs in France then Porte should be Team Leader. Chow.
I always come to lanterne for great analysis and stage review. Thank you!!💪😎
Thank you for all the Dauphine highlights LR, much appreciated and very enjoyable!
Im new to this channel, and to the un-informed viewer, you do a brilliant job of pointing out the goings on in the race. Other outlets just don't offer this, especially for free. Nice work
You noticed - the LR is something special in cycling commentary and analysis. He is a tactical surgeon using his YT channel as a podium. No self promotion or hyperbole. He dissects the race and distills the utter essence, sans pareil. There are a few, very few, who rival him.
Great recap as always. LR makes the best recaps by far.
Brilliant Lanterne as always, always loves your insight and game theory type analysis
Excellent coverage of a great race. Thanks 🙏
Lantern… lots of pertinent info packed into this video.. fan of ur channel.
These have been brilliant, keep it up and can’t wait for TdF!
Would also love some of old school/classic videos to mix it up but guessing the right for them are tricky.
I was there today. All a bit odd with the covid situation but it was great to get a solid recap. Thank you.
It's amazing what having a good team around you does. When Porte lost the Dauphine to Fuglsang, he was one out on his own doing a solo 30km mountain time trial over. Froome dropped him on the last descent only to blow up on the final climb and watch Richie sail past him. It's a shame Richie crashed out so badly in the Tour De France that year as he was in career best form.
The Tdf Vid's will go to the Moon! Keep up the good work!
It's a mystery whether Carapaz, Hart, Porte or Thomas will emerge as the third strongest rider behind the Slovenians in the Tour. Even Rohan Dennis has a solid chance if he can be consistent for three weeks.
We will have more informations during next days about carapaz but it is impossible to tell. I think Tao is weaker than the others
What are you smoking? Dennis was poor on his TT today. Will he be better at the mountain TT later on? I doubt it. He doesn’t even climb that well.
Dennis won’t be leader in TDF. However he isn’t strong enough to be leader. He would need to win some one week race first
Lol change your crack pipe, bro. Get a brand new instead. Cheers.
Porte can't be a GC leader because he can't descent.
Nice rundown, thanks!
Subscribed! This was especially helpful after the NBC Sports audio train wreck for this stage. Enjoying your insight!
Excellent recap ! Thankx.
Thank you for your insightful commentary - worth persisting with the video despite jerky delivery.
Really enjoying these insights
Movistar were absolutely terrible today again..why didn't they send Mas/Valverde in the break or attack on the Colombiere..
and then wait until the last 2 km of the Joux Plane to attack with Lopez and dropping the rest of the team themselves..
One thing's for certain, Movistar that we all know and love is back!
Yeah it’s almost like once Valverde wins a stage Movistar don’t know what else to do in a bike race 😆
Can we get some analysis on Kruijswijk's helmet/sunglasses and why they were squint today?? Must have lost time with that.
Concerned it could be the rekindling of some of those Lazar TT helmet demons from Rogies Planche de belles filles ride.
Better than gcn eurosport coverage. Thanks
eurosport production blows
Similar concern to others here -- how is Padun putting out doping era level times on the climb? The recovery to do that on consecutive days and make it look so easy raises eyebrows. I was there on the roadside in Samoëns 2006 watching Floyd Landis hurtle up that hill following his blood transfusion...
Let's be clear. The doping era never ended. This is professional sport, where you're paid to win.
Good insights as usual. Ty!
Thomas is a beast.
i was worried we'd have a stage race where g didn's crash for a sec there
When Thomas and Bernal on your team, Super Domestique is about the best you can hope for in the Tour. Good Job Porte
First of all, thanks for the videos, they´re awesome.
But most important, why is no one talking about mark padun´s bike? It looks like a new merida scultura to me, yet I can´t find anything online.
Gotta love G. At least he actively crashes. Not like Porte who seems to be in the wrong spot most of the times. Will be a nail biting first week at Ineos this year. Maybe you could do a GT crash statistics. I bet Porte and Thomas are pretty high up on that list.
Tasmanian devil,Richie Porte,haha..great GC win,last Delphine (i watched now, highlights) with little help from Gerant Thomas,cool..;-)
What was the strategy behind G going off the front on the decent leaving Ritchie on his own , then pushing the pace until he crashed , again leaving Ritchie isolated. Granted G did well to get back up and re-join to help Ritchie again. Seemed like an unnecessary risk to take.
Teams should make their roadies train on MTB or cyclocross during winter time... Those skills help a ton on road
He used to race and do well on the cobbles. I thought that required a degree of power and bike handling skill. Maybe he is just inattentive to his surroundings.
I would say cyclocross is probably the better of the two options, just because the position is generally similar.
Pretty sure they do but if I’m wrong no disrespect to you.🚴♂️
"Geraint Thomas: Undertaker" - classic!
Great content!
Pretty damning impressive by G
Geraint usually is a better bike handler than that crash on the turn shows. He must have been tired i think. Congratulations Geraint on getting back on and helping Porte win. You turn in the TDF. Way to go Ritchie!!!! super!!!
Thomas crashes too much but not always his fault - think he may have been distracted by Porte being a bit behind and wondering whether he should cover the three ahead. He has had Giro crashes due to a police rider and a water bottle and Barguil took him out in 2015 TDF on the corner and rode him into a telegraph pole and over the edge. The Romandy sprint finish crash was all his own work though - when he won the Tour he was perfect though!
He looks very close to his 2018 form and better than he was in 2019 when second. I think he could have won Dauphine but he was happy for Porte to win after his previous frustrations in the knowledge that Porte will pay him back in the tour. There is little between them but Porte - superb rider though he is - usually has an off day or bad luck in a three week tour. 2020 was the odd one out.
Tao looked good too in Dauphine considering how much work he did and is now in better form than when he won Giro. Carapaz looked great in Swiss Tour TT today.
Thomas could have been a lot closer to Bernal than he was in 2020 TDF but he obviously was under orders not to follow once Bernal attacked and am worried same thing could happen in Tour as Carapaz has a tendency to put big efforts in on the mountains.
I think the extra TT’s this year puts Thomas as marginal leader though it could change. Guessing eight at Tour will be Thomas, Carapaz, Tao, Porte, Kwiato, Dennis, Rowe and probably Van Baarle or De Plus or even Sivakov.
which I think gives them edge over Jumbo with no Dumoulin and a slightly off form Kuss though Van Aert is worth 3 riders.
Good work man
What are your thoughts on Garmin Unbound gravel in USA pros results?
INEOS Grenadiers!!!!!
Was O'Connor riding for Porte just bit #OzzyMafia ? Also, Porte said in an interview, I think just after the ITT, 'Geraint is the leader here' ... I reckon GT will be nominal leader at TdF but once there's a bit of a shake up on the road, especially if not much happens in the first half of the race, it'll be whoever looks the goods on team IG.
The G, what a hard man!
Difficult decision for Ineos. Thomas has won the tour but arguably Porte's 3rd place last year behind pog/rog was up there on terms of performance. I think they'll both be kept up there on GC and no decision will be made until one of them loses significant time (or crashes out)
Porte looked very uncertain without Thomas. He's a good rider but I don't think he's a leader like G is.
Great way to take the pressure off, go as a super domestic, don’t loose time in the first week and wait to see how if G has the tour winning form or not
thx for the vid
“Thomas, the undertaker back from the dead” 🔥
I blame those rim brakes. They're obviously far stronger than all the others on disc brakes and caused him to lock up.
the way he says Padun reminds me of the sound when you get a puncture.
is there anywhere that we can watch the old, now removed, LR videos?
Sign up for channel membership and there is a link in the discord
If they show up with G, TGH, Carapaz (all GT winners), and Porte... it leaves Sir Dave with a nice problem to have. Balance that out with Dennis, Sosa, Narvaez, and Van Baarle... now that’s a team!
Gotta be honest ineos seems the only team who gets things like that right other teams have stupid problems when they have two leaders with ineos the only thing that happens is that the get 1 and 2 but uåin the wrong order so team leader gets second just because well they drop everyone else but thats about it
id switch out narvaez and sosa for kwiatkowski and castroviejo
Luke Rowe will be there as road captain.
@@diggsfather that seems better
@@diggsfather Good choices too!
Geraint Thomas is looking strong and lean. What a ride today from him today, and what a great teammate he was for Ritchie Porte. Chapeau to Ritchie, and to the entire Ineos Grenadiers team for another fine win.
Poor old Geraint certainly has a problem staying on his bike. I think he could have won overall if this hadn't happened. But brilliant ride to get back. Still fancy him for podium in TDF
He wouldn't have won even if he didn't fall because he would have keep defending attacks to help Porte
Man at work suffers setback, instead of walking off the job decides to continue until the end of his shift. OMG!
All athletes have a vulnerability or two in their craft. Let’s say G’s is bike handling on occasions. Well, one might say. “Fall down, straighten your crown, stand up, carry on.” Because- “it’s not about the fall but how you get up.” I am sure that is what Ineos is celebrating with 1st and 3rd on Dauphine GC podium tonight ! 🥂 🍾
Paris-Nice x2
Volta a Catalunya
Tour de Romandie
Tour de Suisse
Critérium du Dauphiné
quite the resume for Richie now!!
Padun didn’t know he had it. Now he’s legs, and the head.
Egan stepped up
Yayyyy go Australia
Lutsenko just didn't have the legs to attack Porte when he was isolated with 2k to go....
I hope Padun is not pulling a Riccardo Ricco.
Out of contract at the end of the season. Then again, would fit in well at UAE with Gianetti... Ricco's old boss.
Could Astana and Movistar make it any easier for INEOS? Good for them, they win despite being vulnerable and G crashing.. disappointing GC battle. Amazing win by Padum!
I think Astana couldn’t make difference with their attacks because they weren’t stronger than Porte. And Movistar is Movistar ^^
Assuming INEOS try to give flawless bikes to their riders at the start of each stage, we should be grateful that G crashes so often. He will eventually force Pinarello to ramp up production of the F12 thereby bringing its cost down for the rest of us.
Valverde was racing so inconsistently all week long. Wonder how is he going to manage in the Tour.
I just hope he isn't looking at GC at all. If he gives up on GC early, he obviously can win a couple of stages. Also, he hasn't to be consistent during three weeks. Pull for GC leader at penultimate climb and then drop, take 10 minutes and go into the break a couple of days later...
@@chrisko6439 part of me wants to say given how inconsistent he looks he may aswell try to stay with the front group and protect whatever movistar guy is in there for as long as possible and that he shouldn't happily lose a lot of time early on to be a GC threat and that he'll pick up stage wins anyway on his really good days.
The other part of me thinks that the version of Valverde that can do that (perform that well that consistently) is dead
@@yaboykirby7789 Recovery might be an issue, simply due to his age.
Yeah, I don't get Richie Porte's comments about TDF. He seemed clearly in better form than G, not just in the mountains but also in the time trial. G's not quite there. Seems to be a bit on the back foot sometimes, and is having too many mishaps. Assuming Porte maintains his form, I hope Ineos works mainly for him in the TDF and shares that championship wealth. Surprise, surprise, considering Porte returned to the team primarily to be a domestique, a super one at that though!
Excellent analysis.
Padun, what a rider. Where do he come from?
Porte for TdF GC: nope, not a 3 week racer.
What an absolute clusterfuck after Geraint crashed. They could have got Porte off 1st.
Came 3rd in the 2020 TdF. Not a 3 week racer?
@@evilrslade Fair comment. I was imprecise. Not a 3 week winner though, that’s what I meant.
@@simonbailey2151 there is a lot of great GC riders and not much winners but most winners were leaders for their team, so if we wan’t Porte to win he needs (and he will have) support from his team
Let's be honest unless theres some form of natural disaster in Slovenia over the next couple months no teams not named Jumbo or UAE are going to winning
@@superdark813 I agree. The thing about Porte though is he always seems to have a ‘jour sans’ at some point over a 3 week GT. Love the bloke though, such a likeable character.
Thomas! Brave soldier....
As a Brit I'd love G to lead and win the tour but as a cycling fan I really want to see Porte go for it
I think G gets a bad rap for his bike handling, clearly today was his fault but he's been unlucky so many times. He also went for a long period of his career barely falling off at all. I'd love to see a lanterne rouge analysis of all his get off's, to see how the evidence stacks up
Thomas should have Elastoplast as a personal sponsor, given how much he spends eating asphalt.
he has the bike handling of a Mars Bar.
Rim brake mafia!!
Aw i would have loved lutsenko to give it a go
Porte could be a #2 for GC for Ineos.
Ineos should ride for porte 100%.
@@claroeoscar he has a tendency to fade in grand tours.
They will start with 2 or 3 leaders (depending of what Carapaz will show this week) and decide after first days of race in TDF
@@superdark813 ya I think it may come down to whoever does better in the TTs for them. G and Porte will have an advantage there.
@@claroeoscar He can't descent.... impossible to defend at TdF
It was inevitable, the guy just can't stay on his bike.
A non-climber wins two stages in a row against the best climbing riders of the pro-peloton, did he crack a sweat? I enjoy watching these super-human performances, although we are nowhere close to the good old days.
I would love to ride one of those bikes down a mountain...
I’m so glad Richie Porte celebrated the GC with no mask.
Fireworks on Saturday; fizzled on Sunday. Well, sometimes that’s how it pans out. Some stages are more crucial than others despite the small cumulative time differences entering final stage. Individual performances and team decision vagaries mark the day. Kudos to Thomas bringing it home in tandem with Porte.
Kelderman was sleeping. He should have kept a steady the pace. Instead of letting Geraint come back. He should have focused on position 3 instead of 1.
Kelderman only wanted the 4th place. He didn't deserve more either with this way of riding. Painful to see.
I think Ineos will go with Porte and Thomas as leaders.
INEOS will go with several options that would confuse the GC group just as they did in this tour. Each of their guys helping the other. Porte is correct that this team's knows how to win.
Agree 100%, seemed that Movistar and Astana focussed a lot on Thomas yesterday and then INEOS played the Porte card to take the race away from them
Why he always crash??
Astana was all over the place creating a mess of their own! LOL!
Ripper Ritchie
That sir is a bait title
How so is it click bait ? It is precisely and succinctly what occurred. Scarcely a better headline might be written. Geraint Thomas fell on a curve late in race. He recovered remarkably in catching up to the GC pack. Then, he finally led the yellow jersey, his Ineos teammate, Richie Porte, to the line keeping the GC standings for 1st (Porte) and 3rd (Thomas ) intact for his team.
For an ex-classics rider he certainly crashes an awful lot.