Tour de France 2021 Stage 8 Highlights | Race Blown Apart In the Alps!

Seemingly a day for the breakaway, Stage 8 of the tour saw Mathieu van der Poel valiantly attempt to hold his yellow jersey ahead of Wout van Aert and a blistering Tadej Pogačar.

From the longest stage to the one of the shortest, Stage 8 will see the riders make their first foray into the mountains on a 151km-long route from Oyonnax to Le Grand-Bornand. The first two thirds of the stage are relatively tame, but once the riders pass through Bonneville at 57km to go they’ll stare down the triple threat of the Côte de Mont-Saxonnex (5.7km at 8.3%), Col de Romme (8.8km at 8.9%) and Col de la Colombière (7.5km at 8.5%). These are the first three Cat-1 climbs of the 2021 Tour and they fall in rapid succession, meaning any gaps created on the first will then be increasingly magnified on the latter two.

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[liam]

"Putting in a performance that we haven't seen for quite some time in professional cycling" I think the commentator says it all there really

[maxm]

With the camera angle from above and behind, and Pogacar overtaking all the climbers from the breakaway, this looked like a cycling computer game on "easy" mode. All the way while looking more relaxed than me on my morning commute.

[adammorris]

MVDP: right, I'm off for a spin on my mountain bike.

[miropribanic]

Sean Kelly is a legend...I loved him on the bike...love him behind the mike....every time I listen to him it broadens my view of what is possible in the English language....now he's topping it with these laryngal indispositions of his... I think I need a glass of Connemara Peated Single Malt in order to come to terms with it all ;-)

[marks]

Pogacar was awesome today climbing on the big ring in some parts. Reminded me a bit of the 2018 Giro with Froome blowing up the Giro on that unbelievable stage.

[headofmyself]

I've been watching cycling for more than 30 years. This stellar performance is too good to be true or otherwise he would be the best cyclist ever lifed. I hope the latter is the case. Would love to see the power data... Greetings from Germany

[susanhill]

Pogacar made most of them look like they were on a Sunday club run. Has to be the number one for podium. Can't see anyone beating him. Tremendous stage today.

[boiboi]

Oh boy i´d already have kissed the asphalt with this rain lol

[shatnersbassoon]

Pogačar is unreal, climbing in the big ring making it look effortless!

[MICHAEL_MAY_]

Narrator:
"It will take a monumental effort to change the course of this race "

2006 Floyd Landis:
"Hold my blood bag!"

[broccoliwobbles]

I can't even enjoy performances like this without being a bit suspicious even if the suspicions I have are really low. Lance's scandal had such a magnitude that people's assumptions today are 'guilty until proven innocent' instead of the other way around. Pog's a beast but the performance on this stage was just domination.

[fragmate]

great performance by my guy Tadej "Lance Landis" Pogacar

[gsync]

Nice, Pogacar destroyed the peloton single-handedly, against other strong teams and without having himself a strong team by his side.

[Stubbo]

Destroys specialist TT-ers. Flies past specialist climbers like they're standing still. I hate to say it but it's been a very Armstrong-esque performance...

[AiraCamille]

Year 2018 I saw UAE team along the way practicing from Dubai to Ras Al khaimah. Never forget. I'm new into cycling sports and I really wanted to learn more. Impressive Pogacar!

[miropribanic]

he wiped the floor w his rivals amongst whom Grand Tour Winners...stunning, epic

[holdenmcgroin]

Pogačar was savage in this stage, the champion has landed!

[PaoloGardinali]

If it looks incredible, its because it is.

[gamersden]

So that's why the pog was smiling at the start of the TT

[rodrigofaria]

basically, Movistar ended any chance of an exciting battle by chasing Carapaz on the last stage