c’mon, it was most likely a motor, and a motor may not have even realised was there, it was also likely the mistake, instead of adding 5% watts to the effort throughout it was adding 10% watts throughout, which led to the insane delta over the rest.
Motors are way safer than doping for everyone, and it’s just a one off risk of detection on the stage.
I think you might be right. I remember thinking about that young woman who was caught with one in her CX bike and thinking at the time. If some bloke can get one for his daughter what can these big budget teams do? I appreciate he would have contacts within CX but even so…
Like those systems that were cadence activated, pedal real slow and they kick in with help, pedal real fast and they kick in with help. Wasn’t there a guy who used to climb at 120 RPM? 
I doubt anyone at ASO wants to find a motor in a bike at the world’s biggest race.
Some talk on twitter about it possibly being the biggest time gap in history (in pace/km), which when you consider 2nd was still Pog who was still quite clear of everyone else certainly says how dominant those two are at the top. Pog didn’t have a particularly bad day.
This was from procyclingstats for the last 10 years
They’re clearly miles ahead of 3rd. The way they ride the big mountains with huge attacks where noone else can even remotely follow. It doesn’t surprise me that they were 1 and 2 in the ITT, the gap was just massive.
Which year did Pog seem ‘not normal’ 2020 or 21? Even the pundits were making veiled comments.
The one where he smashed Roglic on an uphill TT up to La Planche de Belle Filles
Ah, but Roglic just capitulated that day.
It was a very poor day for him.
Again, the bike change cost them 
I mean yes, but he also smashed Dumpy and Wout…
Would love to see both plus Remco next year 
it seems rare (except Pog/JV double team against Pog) recently for tactics to be that relevant. In the sense that 3rd or 4th place can’t attack and make the leaders chase, because they don’t really care that much . I guess power meters and Team Sky style riding have that to account for.
Wout is a big guy, though, no?
Rog, Pog and Vin are but pipe cleaners 
But yes, agreed 
Maybe Vin was just THAT much better than everyone 
What if Pog’s wrist hadn’t healed, do you think Vin would’ve been 3+ mins ahead of 2nd? Or simply eased round? Because without Pog, Hindley/Yates et al aren’t even in the same ring 
Why don’t the rest of them just hop onto Bologna and chase fruity up there, they’d soon be up to scratch
I’m more frustrated your tweet got liked by Orla than by any alleged doping 
We have a thing going on 
Roglic beat Ganna, Dumoulin, Dennis, Kung,etc. to Olympic TT gold and they said the course was hilly but it was only 846m over 44.2km and the expected TT performers were there until you get to Rigo in 8th.
Don’t get me wrong, they’re protected all day by their team mates, they should be ahead of the others - it’s just how much they are ahead that has me doubting. Winning maybe. Winning by seconds impressive. Minutes ahead on an uphill TT in the third week of the TdF, no way man.
Would love for Pinot to win today. I doubt he will but it would be great if he could.
Pog looks done
Come on Simon Yates
Another motorbike issue
Leader had an issue on that same corner. Fans just blocking the road.
And the moto stalled