jimmycool

I think the reason Pogi couldn't shake the other riders as easily as expected was that the stage was just to short and easy up to that point. The winning time was only 3 hours 14 minutes and the other riders were not too fatigued. Pog is able to go deep on a long stage and then still put in those massive attacks and then no one can follow him. Somehow his physiology enables him to generate such high power even after several hours of effort. Either way, I wouldn't read too much into him not being able to shake the other riders yet.

13:35 on channel 206 Last-minute dot com!

Yup, my thoughts exactly. If TP makes it all the way to the end I don't think anyone doubts his ability to win it all. But if he doesn't......... We could be in for some fireworks!

I think most riders in the top 20 lost have a realistic chance to get a good result if they ride smart. I can't remember the field being so wide open for a podium spot in a grand tour since I started following pro cycling around 12 years ago.

Only 5 sleeps to go... Looking at the start list, it's anyone's guess as to what the top 10 on gc will look like after 3 weeks. Especially 2nd and 3rd place.

There is a massive difference between "I messed up" And " I ripped of multiple unsuspecting people on the internet" I suspect we are dealing with the latter here.....

Lol, no. I just know that there are people out there who don't have the savvy for a vpn and also can't stand the glitchyness/ dodgyness of Tiz cycling and might not be aware that you don't have to get the full dstv package to watch the Tour. I am on the road all the time and I appreciate the fact that you can set the dstv stream quality to suit your data availablity and still be able to get a pretty stable feed - even with a less than desirable mobile signal.

For those more technically challenged cycling fans who don't understand vpns and such can subscribe to 1month dstv compact plus streaming service for R519 which includes channel 206 and gets you all the tdf action via the mobile app.

Remember to tune in early. Coverage starts at 11:50 as today's stage is the longest of this year's Tour at 220km.

Today's schedule for those who have dstv.

My dstv schedule says coverage starts at 13:05 today.

I'm glad I held off on entering too early this year. Hopefully the route will be back to normal next year.

Good show! Condolences on the loss of your friend though. ☹️

Does someone not perhaps have some dstv login details that they can share with Cois so that he can log into the dstv app and then stream the TDF? I would offer mine but I already use it on the max number of devices allowed per subscription.