Pogačar & Del Toro's Perfect One-Two, Charmig's Heartbreak | TDF Stage 14 Review

About this episode

Alex and Max review the dramatic events of TDF Stage 14, discussing race tactics, GC implications, and previewing Stage 15.

A wild one from the mountains — Carapaz nearly stole the stage before Vingegaard, of all people, paced Pogačar back into contention. Alex and Max break down a genuinely funny piece of race tactics, a big GC shakeup, and one more sad Charmig update before previewing a brand new climb for Stage 15. In this episode: How Vingegaard's high-pace gamble backfired and gifted Pogačar and Del Toro a one-two Decathlon's surprise move to burn UAE's domestiques mid-stage Remco's rescue mission for Lipowitz and Ayuso, and what it means for the podium battle Paret-Peintre and Carapaz emerging as the real threats in the mountains classification Charmig's heartbreaking time-cut elimination, and another Alpecin withdrawal The ongoing "old Green Edge energy" storyline after Jayco's win, and more fuel for the Aussie team pitch Merch envy — why isn't there a Vice Struffer or Uno-X t-shirt stand at every stage? Listener voice notes continue, plus a proposed Alpe d'Huez shoey on Dutch Corner Stage 15 preview: a brand new HC summit finish at Plateau de Solaison Tonight's prize: a Pillar Performance starter pack up for grabs 💊

People in this episode

Host: Alex Clements

Guest: Max

Topics covered

• TDF Stage 14 review
• race tactics
• GC shakeup
• mountains classification
• Charmig's elimination
• Stage 15 preview

Keywords

• Pogačar
• Del Toro
• Charmig
• Carapaz
• Vingegaard
• TDF
• Stage 14
• mountains classification
• Stage 15
• Alpe d'Huez

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alpecin, Jayco, Decathlon

Places: Alpe d'Huez, Plateau de Solaison

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