The Last HAIL MARY of the Tour de France

Tadej: Well crap, they put me in position where I had to accidently win again.

Agree with your takes Chris! On stage 20 last year, Pog wanted the win to make up for his terrible day on La Loze, and Jonas didn't take a single pull, he had over 7 minute lead but still marked Pog as if he was 10 sec behind. They got caught by a bunch of other people and Pog had to win the sprint with an amazing leadout from Adam Yates. Nobody gifted Pog last year stage 20 as a consolation because he cracked spectacularly on La Loze and lost the tour by over 7 minutes. And that's fine. Then, Visma didn't hesitate to win the 3 grand tours last year. In La Vuelta they won 5 stages and went 1,2,3 in the GC, no apologies, no gifts, and that's all good. The thing that was not cool was Jonas and Roglic attacking Sepp, their own teammate!!, that's actually bad. Sepp Kuss saved his Vuelta thanks to Mikel Landa who was not even his teammate but pulled him on Angliru. Pog not gifting the stage today was not mean and not even revenge. It is a competition and if he is in the position to win he should try, as long as he is not attacking his teammate!

Historical day for POG and TdF! The Cannibal is real and i loved every second of it!

This is a race! And Tadej loves to race his bike. We are fortunate!

I’m certain Pogacar went to bed thinking today would be a vacation ride through home roads, but Pogacar is someone who gets that itch to race the moment he sits in the saddle. I’m happy the day ended with another battle between the top riders. Pogacar came into the tour with otherworldly form backed by an incredible team, and he should reap all the rewards of his efforts. To those thinking that Pogacar should have gifted the stage to Jonas, let’s not forget that Jonas and Primoz had no problem putting their own teammate Sepp Kuss to the sword while he was leading the Vuelta. There are no expectations of gifts in professional sport, especially between opposing teams. Besides, I think the fact Pogacar and UAE gave no gifts this tour makes Carapaz’s KOM jersey feel much more satisfying.

"do not give up the stage"... damn straight, happy to see Tadej go for it

I loved Tadej refusing to pull with Jonas...you don't pull with me when I want you to pull through, fine, I won't pull through when you want me to pull through. This rivalry is going to entertain us for years if we are lucky...

Keep on crushing the wins Tadej. No mercy. No charity.

“No, I told you I’m on vacation right now.” I think this is my new favorite snippet from The Butterfly Effect.

Right on Chris, agree 100%; all this moaning about Tadi winning to much. What a bunch of wining wusses. Tadi could have an accident tomorrow and never ride again. Professional athletes should always win as much as possible and never apologize for it.

Tadej- Please do the Vuelta Please do the Vuelta Please do the Vuelta Please do the Vuelta!

The highlight of the day: Grand Mark Soler slaps Jonas’ wrist when he tried to snatch the bidon Soler tried to give to Pog. 😂😂😂 I literally cried laughing. Mark Soler is SAVAGE! 😂😂

The people saying pog has no class for winning too much are the same people who ignore the 2023 vuelta situation…

If the word "trifecta" isn't furiously flying around email at UAE HQ, then someone's asleep at the wheel. Tadej is in a mood. We may be in for an historic season!!!!

Chris, I know you said no gift, but did you catch that exchange between Phill and Bob on Peacock? Phill wanted Pog to gift the stage to Jonas. It was a laugh riot, with Phill dramatically proclaiming that Bob would eat his own tongue if that happened. I mean, talk about dedication to the bit! Regarding the trifecta, I say Pog should absolutely go for it. After all, how often do you get the chance to metaphorically feast on a Danish anchovy's lunch and then tell him to swim in water without salt? It's a golden opportunity! And just imagine the scene: after clinching the Vuelta, Pog casually strolls over with a shaker of salt, gleefully rubbing it into the Viking King's wounds. It's the stuff of legends—epic, salty legends.

Remember Pantani beating lance by one second or less up alp d’huez ? Lance claimed he gifted it ( bs ) . Pantani was justifiably furious. Gifts have no place between opposing teams. The rare time a lieutenant helps his team leader is good

Sometimes when you think you have big balls. You find out somebody has bigger balls.

Tadej doing the Vuelta would be so incredible... that HAS to be so tempting to a RACER like him

Tadej got the win for us Chesterfieldians. A great way to cap the mountains

Tejay van Garderen is a serious knucklehead.