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Pogacar just hit the deck, but luckily it was very minor. This is a reminder why you keep racing for GC, anything can happen and Pogacar can exit the TDF.

Tadej is only 23, and yet:

Meintjies moved up from 39th to 26th on GC on the first mountain stage of the tour. It could have been even more if it wasn't for a mechanical. Fingers crossed for another top 10 come Paris.

At this rate, is Pogacar maybe the real threat to the 35 stage win Record of Mercx?

Broken clock is right twice a day I was REALLY rooting for Jonas there, he almost hung on. Pity for Meintjies, unfortunate mechanical robbed him of a very decent result

As things stand, I can only see one thing happening -Long slug up the climb, everyone watching each other. Pogacar dominates the sprint to the line

Battle might be fierce for the Break, due to the fact that Poggi might be in a giving mood if the right combination goes.

First shootout between Pog and Jonas.... Pog should take it...

Is Powless still there? Can he stick with Poggi?

Wout drops, Pog into Yellow today?

Reinie into the ditch

Tiesj needs to launch an almighty attack the moment they catch Wout.... surprise them just as they relax.

Wout is tiring

Seems Wout is trying everything in his power to make sure this post ages badly, and I love every second of it!

Fuglsang is shot... I think it is tickets for the break... WvA should sit up too and recover for the stage finale

MCN! . At km 50, the ten leading riders are 20'' ahead of the peloton that remains quite active. Vegard Stake Laengen (UAE Team Emirates), Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma), Stan De Wulf (AG2R-Citroën), Kasper Asgreen (Quick Step), Simon Geschke (Cofidis), Andreas Leknessund (DSM), Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché), Magnus Cort (EF), Conor Swift (Arkea-Samsic) and Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) have taken off at km 46.

Here is your 2022 "OPI-OMI" moment: PS. No blood and gore, but still very disturbing crash with the sound on. The riders love the spectators, but they also probably despise them sometimes...

What an effort from WvA! Saved the TDF GC challenge prospects for Jonas, and kept the Yellow Jersey for one more day!

EBH for the Win...

MvdP Dropped from the main Group!

Definitely not in the lead group, most likely with the Yellow Jersey Peloton

MvdP attack loading......

If it was Gee or Roglic, I would not have asked...