From what I see, nothing serious. Only skin cut.. Peloton also sits up & wait.. All is well

Here comes the Pyrenees! Stage 12 of TDF with mountain top finish, Hautacam. I think massive GC shake up will happen.

I remember in TDF 2022, this is where Jonas & WVA drops Pogi. For today stage, Visma will probably used the same tactics? Placing WVA or Campy into the breakaway.

Hopeful for explosive race today

This post has been edited by buffon11: Jul 17 2025, 09:50 AM

Yeah looking forward so.
Now the real race starts.

2022 - as I recall for Pogi push too hard JB first few rides. Young blood wants it all.

This round perhaps he is more composed and patience

Lance armtrong retired already?

Will watch when free

Pogacar doing Pogacar thing. Hail Pogi!!!

Visma try to tire Pogacar from the 1st stage, they ride aggressively on high pace but in the end yesterday stage Visma the exploded. even Jorgenson and Simon Yates also being drop before the start of Hautacam.

Tadej de France?

Visma can call GG already. Focus for 2nd place.. Jonas already 3m++ on GC.. Pogi can just piggyback until Paris.. Wonder if they will change tactic after this..

Also sad to see yellow jersey dropped so early with 13m++ shipped..

Wah long time ago already. Now he do a cycling podcast.. Focuses on cycling. Quite good

It is most likely over eh. Similar to last year.

UAE been pull hard and fast in the peloton last few days. They suppose to spend more effort while Visma sit back and conserve energy.

Just the fact is Visma guys are spent pre-maturely. No one left to suppose JV- needing him take it up himself.

Pocajar can be seen very relaxed in the bunch- and happy to flex it when attacked- while JV have limited punches left in this hard stage.

Happy to see Ineos win a stage with rookie Arensman. The joy need to be shared.

Will it be the same today?
Or Tadej will try to get another stage win before a rest day and a flat stage.

Its very apparent that Tadej outclasses everyone in the peloton now. He is like a tiger waiting to pounce and there is nothing others can do about that. Barring anything like crashes he would definitely wear yellow to Paris.

Jonas seems worse this year, due to his crash. Nobody can blame him.

Pogacar was blessed with the cycling roulette. 1 in 100000 genetics, no major accidents yet, girlfriend also a cyclist (unlike jonas who had a family compromise everytime he going to camp), and UAE burning money on him.

can he beat cavendish 35 stage wins? Only time will tell. Will he be tested for doping and be positive? Only time will tell.

But this guy is the pinnacle of cycling world now, good for us fans to see.

*Tadej is said to have a Vo2 max score of 89.4

Winner of stage 15..... Owait

Wout : wut soccery just happen???

Haha! Alaphilippe having a ride of his life!
that is after a crash and dislocated his shoulder right?

Wout expression says it all. They are the fun bunch.

remind me Philipsen 2022 haha.

Loulou a colourful character. Uniquely entertaining. Lol
We just have to love this guy antics.
Earlier he snatched a Wout fan placard, tore and place inside his jersey to block the chill wind. Brilliant idea actually. 👍



This the girl with the placard Loulou snatched






This post has been edited by vhs1: Jul 21 2025, 11:53 AM

Pogi's doping accusation always been highlighted when he won. I believe he's naturally talented and free from EPO usage. UCI nowadays has high tech machine to check the doping. what i heard every time stage winner, UCI will take blood sample from them.

Modern era cycling now focus on nutrition, diet, systematic training and cycling equipment. + recovery process to increase performance to their rider.

If no major accident, i believe Pogi can beat Cavendish records. In his current age (26 y/old) he already won 21 TDF stages compare to Eddie Mercx (19) and Cavendish (20). the TDF is not finish yet.

Pogi also already won 3 TDF GC in his 26y/old same with Eddie Mercx. this guy is phenomenal.

my TDF POV in last 5 years between Pogi n Jonas, i think Jonas won on 2021-2023 is partly because Pogacar not fit and his team got health issue.

in 2022, UAE got 4 riders abandon because of Covid. Pogacar kene bullied by Visma rider and always been isolated at every stage. but he still got podium behind Jonas.
in 2023, Pogi left wrist fractured one month before the Tour and he don't have enough mileage and training for the tour. still got podium behind the Jonas.
2024, Jonas got very bad crash (u can read on the net) but he got enough time to training, and his performance last year is better than 2023, u can read his watt/kg comparison X (cyclinggraphs) which shows his performance is at the peak last year but still can't beat Pogacar.

with 103 wins in hand i hope Pogi can beat Eddy records (276) which is quite impossible. different era.

Pogi - the richest cyclist in the world with 8M euro per year. equal with Alex Albon, F1 driver hahaha

This post has been edited by ImAn: Jul 21 2025, 11:55 AM

They are in such good spirit

Wout was taking a photo with the torn placard and making a joke out of it.