It’s Friday, which means it’s time to do a recap of the week that was. With the Tour de France on, there’s been all sorts of exciting drama, both on and off the road. The Giro d’Italia Donne is coming to a close, and Annemiek van Vleuten is just incredible. Plus, there’s a very strange bike that everyone is talking about.
1. Carlos Rodriguez hitting the deck after the race was over
Riding a pro bike race is tough enough, with the crashes, descents and obstacles along the way. But for this Ineos-Grenadiers rider, turns out the ride back to the bus can be just as hectic. Check out the lousy post-race spin the Spanish rider had.
The absolute worst thing to happen en route to the team bus after a Tour de France stage
2. Wout van Aert responds to Pog’s sass
The Slovenian made a little fun of the Belgian’s reaction to not winning Stage 2…but the Jumbo-Visma rider clapped back with just a few words.
Wout van Aert chirps back at Pogačar, dishes on Jasper Philipsen’s sprint
3. Pog’s cheek that caused the chirp
This was very funny, to be honest. Van aert threw his bottle down after not winning, and good ole Pog did a spot-on impression.
Watch Tadej Pogačar sass Wout van Aert hard after Stage 2 of the Tour de France
4. Van Vleuten keeps on winning
The Dutch woman is unstoppable at the Giro Donne. She keeps winning in pink, adding more and more time to her overall lead.
Giro d’Italia Donne Stage 7: Annemiek van Vleuten is absolutely unstoppable
5. A ChatGPT Bike?
There are no words for this. Well, there probably are, but we’d need AI to generate them.
6. Urška Žigart gives Pog the best support message
Urška Žigart, formerly known as “Tadej Pogačar’s girlfriend”, posted the best message to him before the Tour. Pogačar, now known as “Urška Žigart’s boyfriend”, dedicated his incredible win to her after she had to quit the Giro Donne with a concussion. Either way, we are here for cycling’s most famous couple.
Urška Žigart made the absolute best pre-Tour de France post about Tadej Pogačar
7. Greg LeMond talks about the past, and present
The three-time Tour champ spoke all about his life, and how much he loves the new Netflix documentary about the Tour.
Greg LeMond looks back on the best and worst moments of his incredible career
8. Emily Batty starts her next chapter
The Olympian and multiple national champion recently announced her retirement…but she is…
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