I came here for "my man Victor Campenaerts"!!

It's always funny to see the graphics show that the first name of Campenaerts is Victor. I could have sworn that was his middle name and his first name was Miman.

Seven different winners from seven different teams in the first seven stages. Awesome. Calling Arnold De Lie making it eight for eight tomorrow!

The actual surprise in my opinion was the TT of Roglic....people were already saying that Roglic can't cut it anymore....but here he is!!!!

This might be the most competitive tt I've ever seen even going back to the early 2000's...

Your man Victor was on TV every 2 minutes for hours! I say a good effort to thank the sponsors.

Really enjoy your passion Chris, I knew you would love that ride from your man Victor Campa-knots!

I love it when you say " My Man Victor Campenaerts"! Besides that it's your channel you should say what you want.

Seriosly, as i was sitting and watching the TT today. evrytime the commentator was mentioning Viktor Campenaerts name, a voice was screaming in my Head: " MA MÄÄÄÄN!"😄

Love the body mechanics of Remco on the TT. Looked sooo naturally strong. Chapeau to him. I think he achieved his goal, GC is just an extra for this tour.

congrats on all the partners supporting the show this year chris! very well deserved for all your hardwork and expertise you bring us

Was this video sponsored by Victor Campeanarts? 😂😂

Your show makes this all so exciting. It got me into the tour in 2021. Nobody else knows exactly what's happening like this and it makes it all so interesting. Thanks

When the guys on the Lanterne Rouge podcast were talking about your man, Victor, being in the hotseat, I knew I had to tune in.

My man victor campenarts as I’m sittin on the chesterfield

Feel bad for Wout. Got cut off yesterday and just had a suffer fest today. I hope he can recover because tomorrow suits him normally

I think Jonas has to pleased with where he is at moment, especially considering this is his first race since the big crash. This really has been a great tour up to this point.

I love this guys updates.

Thanks, Chris, for reminding us of the character of road racing again. It is a team sport. And yes, it is important to show off, but young drivers should not do that too often, except they really have it in them. Cheers mate!

I have to eat my words, Jonas is proving to be an out n out champion. I say this as a Tadej fan. After very serious injuries and not much time to prepare for the TDF, I thought top 10 would be a win for Jonas. Looks like we have a race on our hands after all and that's a good thing. Congrats to Jonas no matter how well he does from here on. Super effort from a champion.

Viktor Campenaerts the resurrection as a tt rider ❤

When interviewed after he'd finished, Mark Cavendish did comment that this was the first time he'd led a TdF time trial🤣

Remcos helmet inspired by Tesla Cyber truck and vismas helmets inspired by UFOs.

Played a game tonight, on how many times “my man Victor Campenaerts“ would be said. Seven times, dang, missed it by one. It was fun. Thanks Chris!

Watching Victor C on the hot seat for so long, i knew some where in Oregon Chris H is excited.

Wow great…. TT videos get released quickly 👏🏻👏🏻😍😍😍

What a great TdF, so far! The Butterfly Effect makes it even better! 🦋👊

I love TTs! I saw on strava that Matteo did a practice ride before the race. He’s so banged up (especially on his elbow) that they had to make a cushion for him. So, I think he TT’ed not full out but to the best of his injured ability. Maybe he’s better than everyone thinks. Idk but I really, really like him! Go Matteo! Go Visma…go WVA! And thank you, Chris and Garrett 👊🦋❤️

"my man Campanaerts!" ... he made it interesting today

Waking up at my friends' place in Osaka, checking the TT results, waiting for Horner Productions to drop

I was surprised your man Victor Campenaerts was in the lead for so long!

Slick looking shirt. I think i like this tt stage placed at this point in the tour.

Thanks Chris and Garrett....Bissinger almost ate it bad....Papillon !

What a tour!!!!

Just checked the intermediary time data, and noticed Primoz Roglic was the fastest between the 2nd time check point and the end.

To the point!

Was roooting for our man victor, great effort from him

I'm a Pogi fan and hopes he win the Tour but after the first 3 stages, I was lowkey hoping Remco would take the yellow jersey today. Guy's on fantastic form.

Camp looks like Groucho Marx with that mustache. 😂

Thanks for the breakdown, Chris. Best in the biz as always. My wife and I had a discussion today and we couldn't come to an answer. If Primoz still rode for Visma, would they have brought Jonas?

Nothing more entertaining than My Man Chris Horner talking about His Man Victor Campenaerts.

I got a fever...and the only cure is more my main man Victor!!

I don't see RE as a threat at all to Pog. Surely, less that JV and PR. So far he had favorable situations. Both climbs where he was dropped had the finish after a descent and with flat ground, giving him the chance to gain back time, and yesterday was his day. Next mountain top finish, Pog will just start pushing 3km from the finish, instead of just 1km, putting a minute on RE. And bar the last TT, he has no chance of gaining back time.

Keep saying it. It’s fun

Thanks, Chris, and this is a beautiful Tour, lots of different stage winners and Cav's record win and Bini's jersey and all of it has been great so far. But if traditional frame design is mandated, why not something traditional in headgear, too? I admire the aero skills of the helmet designers, and their crafty interpretations of the rules, but the aesthetic is incongruous to the minimalist look which is otherwise held in highest regard by our sport, even to the exclusion of any body armor. I don't understand yet I am happy for science-fiction fans who can wave their battery-operated light sabers for their favorite Fast Bug from the Space Cantina. 😀

Jonas did fairly well coming fourth 37 seconds down today and 1:15 down after 7 stages of racing. Consider Jonas did no reconnaissance of the stage 7 time trial. Two more weeks of racing for Jonas to prove himself.👍👍

Remco Evenepoel 24 years old, since he turned professional he has already won 56 races, and he is not a sprinter, in the next seasons he will be a potential winner on the races that he will ride!!! What a champion!!! Already champion of the world route and ITT ,won stages in the 3 grand tours ,vuelta winner and he doesn't have 25 years yet !!!

Chris, for the love of god!! Force your way back into the peacock coverage. I’m losing it dude!!!

i am a big pogi fan but i was rooting for remco in this one. the TT didnt even go perfect for him, but he was still absolutely amazing. also really good ride from tadej, he should probably try to go for WC ITT at some point.

Chris that Webcor top is snazzy bud

Chris do you think if the UAE chemistry doesn’t work out do you think we could see perhaps ayuso leave the team for a new one at the end of the season as I feel he has his own ambitions. Almedia like Yates could compete but is more selfless. Be interested to hear your thoughts on this. Great content as always

Who is that Victor guy again? Is he the one with the moustache and big smile? ✌️

I think riders like Campenaerts, Healy, Van Wilder, Jorgensen and Vlasov have some a to play in the team but are also allowed to test themselves. It matters for them but also for the team as a backup or future plan. Ulrich, Froome, Thomas have all been in a similar position. Campenaerts said it may have been the last time he could go all in on a TT if he'll be joining Visma next season and has to save himself for the team. The scenario for the next day may already have been written, so finishing fifth may be a much bigger trophy than taking one more turn in the leadout for De Lie or going on the attack to be caught by the sprinters' teams in the last 10K.

I would argue that teams like to have a Jorgensen and Vlasov in the top 10 in case their leaders lose big amounts of time or crash out. Understand your perspective on rest but why not keep a plan B before the first rest day. More importantly, thanks for the coverage!

Our man victor campenaerts

CHRIS WHY do you like Viktor so much ! you always calling him my man !!!! BTW Wout told the press " the chanse of winning is verry small, but he would go full in, to see what his chanses are for a olympic medal "

I understand Chris' advice to effectively rest the primary climbing domestique of Visma, et al., but how much does it make sense to keep a second option in the fight in case of a crash, etc.?

MY MAN VICTOR CAMPENAERTS in the hot seat 💺

Hey victor was a world Record hour holder , plus hes not wearing that Ridiculous Helmet , so give him some Love

Confirms the Olympics TTwill be a great fight. I think the Tour will be decided next weekend

Teams are also getting experience on potential future tour winners maybe. So where a pure lieutenant should ride at 95% , some young talents could go 100% as a learning trajectory. A balancing act of course with helping your favourite.

FWIW from Stage 8: Van Wilder (23), Healy (29), Jorgensen (40), and Yates (52) all timed at 04.04.50 and Campenaerts (133) @ 04.06.28

"My man Victor Campenaerts" is the new "Geraint Thomas screams: I can't do it!!!"

The chesterfield!

I'm not too familiar with ketones. When do you take them? Before a ride, after the ride, daily? Please advise.

Hi Chris.

Kung has been unlucky so many times!

WHILE WATCHING THE STAGE LIVE I COULD ALREADY HEAR CHRIS SAY "my man Victor Campenaerts" WAS PROUD OF VIC

“My man!” 😆

It is incredible... going at 90% or 95% gives them a small rest... They must have a strong competitive urge though to push in every stage, particularly a tt, which is hard to override!

I know you know… everyone needs to remember it is a team sport and riders who are here in support, should be doing exactly that!

I'd love to hear what you make of Janas's form, Chris. Does this TT performance shed any light on his capacity on the upcoming mountain stages, in your opinion? Cheers!

Victor is gonna win some races next year!

Campenaerts was flying

'My Man' Chris.

Most interesting to me: the four opponents for the GC were also the first four in this moderately long individual time trial.

Campeanart is VLab bound in next season?

28-30 minutes at 90% of max. heart rate is a tempo workout (for the non-contenders).

For Jonas to be a mere 1min 15sec off the lead is amazing given his injury and slow recovery and in the post race interview you could see he genuinely was pleased and as he said his super strength is long high mountain stages.

Knucklehead count: 0 Uncle Chris Horner is doing a "I'm not mad. I'm just disappointed" analysis. Looking forward to the mountains when Uncle Chris can get mad again.

Chris, nice job playing possum with Victor's name ;)

If Tadej has even 1 bad day Jonas will beat him for the gc. This is coming from a Pogs fan. Jonas is playing this perfect

How did Victor achieve “ My Man” status?

Almeida faster than Ayuso must make him feel good. If he’d have been a couple seconds faster Almeida would have hopped over Ayuso in the GC standings which would have been doubly sweet. I’m pulling for Pogacar in this one but Jonas is showing some serious grit in staying as close as he is after such a bad crash. I wonder if he will start to wear down later on?

Today's drinking game: One shot every time Chris says Victor Campenaerts.

No sport has better sir names. Camping-knots and Carrot-pants..?!? Awesome

Can anyone give me info on Pogi's bike with the water bottle/fairing? I thought this was illegal, obviously it is not or he could not ride with it on the bike.

Jonas and Roglic will be about 2 minutes behind Tadej when the high mountains hit on stage 14 and onward, and Evenepoel around a minute. Evenepoel and Roglic are gonna lose time in the high mountains, and Jonas and Tadej will battle for the victory once again.

Excellent analysis of the stage. Remco looked great, but I don't think he can hang with Tadej, Jonas, and Primoz on the mountain-top finishes.

Agrorithm 🎉

10:29 Jörgensen had the second fastest time on the second part of the stage (after Roglic). How did he start too hard? He did not start hard enough!

I'm not a prod, but why does Pogacar leave a whole between his hands and his head ... I don't think that's as Aero as Remco

Jorgenson did amazingly well considering he was injured and carrying road rash on his arms/elbows/leg.

😊

Remco was fast, but Victor was blazing…. ☄️🌪️🔥

Chris, does MY MAN JONAS have a chance to gain more time and give Pogacar a good fight during the next two weeks.? Hope you say yes he can. Thanks Chris and take care.😜😜👍👍♥️♥️

Nice comments on WvA! Guess you are right. But ... on stage 6 it would have been really hard even without Jasper interfering again. They should have punished him last year already. But Le Tour and A.S.O. are mostly looking only for the money and not for fair play in sports. Bad habits. But as we all know awarness and money are rising on bad news and lies and nothing is better to sell than a hero like Cav or Jasper. Last one was on stage 5 causing the accident of Mads Pederson with his turning from far right to far left. UCI rules are clear: "Sprints 2.3.036 Riders shall be strictly forbidden to deviate from the lane they selected when launching into the sprint and, in so doing, endangering others." But Le Tour does not react. If they would have reacted on Jasper instead of Phil Bauhaus, WvA really might have won stage 6. Yeah man that's life as we know it. Do not mess up with the big guys, that is dangerous.

BTW Victor told us this was the last time he was going ful in a TT , he never gonna do it again in the future ...

It just seems odd to me to think that 25.1Km and 30 minutes of all-out effort is going to take that much more out of riders who are riding hundreds of kilometers daily. It makes me wonder at the physiological effects of 100% for 30 minutes compared to 80% for 5 hours. Does 100% for 30 minutes really take that much out of riders, especially with the rest day Sunday?

Right per usual. Team Visma absolutely should have had Mateo and Wout ride easy and used others as makers for Jonas. Team isn’t strong enough.