1 00:00:01,340 --> 00:00:06,641 When you're French and you're cycling for France, there's intense pressure out there. 2 00:00:07,540 --> 00:00:11,520 My goal for the Tour is to win a stage, and the French expect a victory. 3 00:00:17,100 --> 00:00:20,860 But we know the nation is behind us, so naturally, that gives us wings. 4 00:00:31,530 --> 00:00:35,750 Winning a stage of the Tour was a real dream for me, and I managed to win three. 5 00:00:37,730 --> 00:00:38,930 You're gonna give us all! 6 00:00:39,570 --> 00:00:40,030 Come on! 7 00:00:40,130 --> 00:00:43,570 Timo Pino claims his second Tour de France stage win. 8 00:00:43,770 --> 00:00:46,230 And those moments are engraved in my mind forever. 9 00:00:47,090 --> 00:00:50,030 This will be a win for Pino and Groupama FDJ. 10 00:00:50,670 --> 00:00:51,750 Come on, Pino! 11 00:00:52,010 --> 00:00:52,690 Win it! 12 00:00:52,830 --> 00:00:53,510 Win it! 13 00:00:53,630 --> 00:00:55,570 Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps. 14 00:01:18,570 --> 00:01:21,470 So then let's go to preview, see what we got. 15 00:01:28,350 --> 00:01:30,752 The seventh stage of the Tour de France between 16 00:01:30,753 --> 00:01:33,511 Tom Blaine and Superplanche de Bellefille. 17 00:01:35,570 --> 00:01:38,530 We expect another great show this afternoon. 18 00:01:39,670 --> 00:01:41,710 It's the first stage in the mountains. 19 00:01:42,850 --> 00:01:46,570 We're a third of the way through this year's Tour de France, and so far, 20 00:01:46,690 --> 00:01:48,430 France still hasn't had a stage win. 21 00:01:48,790 --> 00:01:51,630 The next three stages are highly anticipated. 22 00:01:52,070 --> 00:01:54,377 The hope is they'll change things, because the 23 00:01:54,378 --> 00:01:56,751 French are known for their climbing prowess. 24 00:02:00,750 --> 00:02:02,910 They've created a Bernadeau section now. 25 00:02:03,050 --> 00:02:03,510 Oh, yeah? 26 00:02:03,810 --> 00:02:05,490 And I don't think he's raced Paris-Roubaix. 27 00:02:05,995 --> 00:02:07,370 Oh, that is jealousy. 28 00:02:07,610 --> 00:02:07,850 No. 29 00:02:08,190 --> 00:02:09,250 Ah, he's jealous. 30 00:02:09,350 --> 00:02:10,630 I think he's the second last. 31 00:02:10,890 --> 00:02:11,890 He's jealous. 32 00:02:12,170 --> 00:02:13,470 You gonna show some fight today? 33 00:02:13,630 --> 00:02:14,630 I'm gonna fight big time. 34 00:02:14,690 --> 00:02:17,430 Hey, win a section, and you might get it named after you. 35 00:02:17,431 --> 00:02:18,431 That's my dream. 36 00:02:19,330 --> 00:02:20,330 We'll get a summit. 37 00:02:20,845 --> 00:02:22,285 Dan, you have a bend on Alpe d'Huez? 38 00:02:22,820 --> 00:02:23,820 Yeah, which one? 39 00:02:23,970 --> 00:02:24,370 Thirteen. 40 00:02:24,470 --> 00:02:25,470 Oh, yeah. 41 00:02:27,850 --> 00:02:29,830 Marc Maggio really is like a protective dad. 42 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,510 He's a father to the whole family, a family group armor FDJ. 43 00:02:34,100 --> 00:02:35,850 And he protects us like... 44 00:02:36,790 --> 00:02:38,030 like a hen protects her chicks. 45 00:02:38,790 --> 00:02:39,990 He shields us. 46 00:02:40,495 --> 00:02:41,495 He's never let us down. 47 00:02:42,690 --> 00:02:43,890 Here he comes now, Mario! 48 00:02:44,130 --> 00:02:45,130 Look at him go! 49 00:02:46,310 --> 00:02:47,310 Here he comes! 50 00:02:47,630 --> 00:02:48,630 It's my life. 51 00:02:49,190 --> 00:02:52,850 When I was a kid, I was called to cycling the way a priest is called to the church. 52 00:02:52,851 --> 00:02:55,810 I started racing the day I first started cycling. 53 00:02:55,930 --> 00:02:57,190 I knew I had something in me. 54 00:02:57,970 --> 00:02:59,750 That would determine my life. 55 00:02:59,790 --> 00:03:01,010 A spectacular win! 56 00:03:02,690 --> 00:03:06,750 And once I reached the final stage of my career, I wanted to build a team. 57 00:03:07,570 --> 00:03:08,890 And to build it from scratch. 58 00:03:09,230 --> 00:03:12,510 Marc, you wanted to be a sports manager, and today, you are. 59 00:03:12,970 --> 00:03:17,310 I had no experience, and had just come out of Peloton and all that, but I wanted this. 60 00:03:18,010 --> 00:03:19,210 And that's all that counts. 61 00:03:20,170 --> 00:03:21,170 Timo Pino! 62 00:03:21,350 --> 00:03:22,510 You gotta get him! 63 00:03:23,030 --> 00:03:23,790 Go on! 64 00:03:23,950 --> 00:03:25,410 You gotta push it harder! 65 00:03:26,290 --> 00:03:28,270 I want everyone on the team to want it. 66 00:03:28,710 --> 00:03:30,845 Whether they're sitting there, in the 67 00:03:30,945 --> 00:03:33,270 workshop, or on a bike, they gotta want it. 68 00:03:33,650 --> 00:03:34,650 Come on, Timo! 69 00:03:34,730 --> 00:03:35,450 Come on, Timo! 70 00:03:35,710 --> 00:03:39,790 These days, when I get in the track car with a sports manager, I'm with my team. 71 00:03:41,190 --> 00:03:43,070 They have to rise to the challenge. 72 00:03:43,890 --> 00:03:45,650 You have to be hungry, have an edge. 73 00:03:46,110 --> 00:03:47,250 That's what really matters. 74 00:03:49,390 --> 00:03:52,609 We're not the best yet, but if you have determination, 75 00:03:52,610 --> 00:03:55,171 and ambition, you can beat anyone out there. 76 00:03:59,910 --> 00:04:05,170 Pressure is mounting for the French teams, especially for local rider Timo Pino. 77 00:04:05,690 --> 00:04:08,570 He's carried French cycling for the last ten years. 78 00:04:09,025 --> 00:04:10,950 And he's managed to get onto the podium as well. 79 00:04:14,050 --> 00:04:15,050 Timo Pino! 80 00:04:15,730 --> 00:04:18,878 It's the perfect opportunity to strike that ball in the 81 00:04:18,879 --> 00:04:21,530 back of the net and get that first stage win for France. 82 00:04:26,510 --> 00:04:28,750 I'm lucky to have Timo Pino on the team. 83 00:04:29,890 --> 00:04:31,850 The French love him because he's authentic. 84 00:04:32,130 --> 00:04:34,990 There are times when he's too spontaneous for my liking. 85 00:04:39,050 --> 00:04:43,290 He has this ability to offer something that others don't have. 86 00:04:44,450 --> 00:04:47,450 In today's peloton, there aren't many riders like him. 87 00:04:50,590 --> 00:04:53,770 Pino is a romantic rider lost in the modern world. 88 00:04:55,910 --> 00:05:03,830 He has immense talent, but he has had some difficulties in the Tour. 89 00:05:08,970 --> 00:05:12,057 In 2019, there were a lot of people who thought he'd 90 00:05:12,058 --> 00:05:14,491 win, but three days before the end, he had a problem. 91 00:05:14,850 --> 00:05:16,310 And he dropped out with an injury. 92 00:05:16,630 --> 00:05:18,850 A torn thigh muscle was causing too much pain. 93 00:05:19,070 --> 00:05:20,250 It was a shock to everyone. 94 00:05:24,550 --> 00:05:29,630 Then in 2020, he fell during the first stage and was hit by another rider. 95 00:05:31,430 --> 00:05:33,150 But he stayed in the Tour. 96 00:05:36,270 --> 00:05:39,690 It earned him a lot of respect that year, but it didn't really do him any good next 97 00:05:39,691 --> 00:05:42,481 season because he was seriously injured, mainly 98 00:05:42,482 --> 00:05:45,731 his back, which put him out of the 2021 Tour. 99 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:01,946 Stop putting your feet in there. 100 00:06:01,970 --> 00:06:02,650 It's for your food. 101 00:06:02,910 --> 00:06:03,910 Come on. 102 00:06:05,930 --> 00:06:07,630 I keep donkeys, goats and sheep. 103 00:06:08,690 --> 00:06:11,390 And I take pleasure in looking after my animals. 104 00:06:13,050 --> 00:06:16,070 Let's just say they give me something no human being can give me. 105 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:22,750 I'd recommend you give this one some strepsils. 106 00:06:24,740 --> 00:06:28,690 It does take up quite a lot of my time, but it's not like... 107 00:06:29,590 --> 00:06:30,810 It's not like it's a chore. 108 00:06:30,990 --> 00:06:33,810 And although it has its ups and downs, it's still a pleasure for me. 109 00:06:44,460 --> 00:06:47,900 When I fell, I couldn't do what I really loved for a whole year. 110 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:52,080 Come on. 111 00:06:52,280 --> 00:06:55,411 It was really hard, and I almost quit and gave it 112 00:06:55,412 --> 00:06:58,241 all up to focus upon something other than cycling. 113 00:06:58,840 --> 00:07:00,920 A year on, I still had constant back pain. 114 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:01,960 It was tough. 115 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,680 But I was lucky to have the love of my family, who were always there for me. 116 00:07:06,540 --> 00:07:07,540 You all right? 117 00:07:08,460 --> 00:07:09,460 My dad. 118 00:07:10,060 --> 00:07:10,840 Nice to meet you. 119 00:07:10,980 --> 00:07:11,980 Glad you do. 120 00:07:12,930 --> 00:07:14,260 I really needed to be occupied. 121 00:07:14,790 --> 00:07:18,100 And thanks to my other life, I was able to keep busy from morning till night. 122 00:07:24,170 --> 00:07:27,310 I didn't want to end my Tour de France story like that, so... 123 00:07:27,750 --> 00:07:28,750 I fought on. 124 00:07:32,740 --> 00:07:36,220 I live in the Vosges, 12 and a half miles from La Planche de Bellefitte. 125 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:39,840 And for me, that place is legendary. 126 00:07:41,860 --> 00:07:44,440 And that hill was my first climb when I was a kid. 127 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:48,880 I've got fourth and second place, but I've never won up there. 128 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:53,900 I'm in much better shape this year, and I want to win this stage. 129 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:58,020 Winning up there would be a dream come true. 130 00:08:03,020 --> 00:08:04,020 Gents, let's go. 131 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:05,520 Seventh stage. 132 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:07,800 Another big day ahead, guys. 133 00:08:08,100 --> 00:08:09,680 You handled yesterday well. 134 00:08:10,260 --> 00:08:11,260 It wasn't easy. 135 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,440 And now... we're heading to La Superplanche. 136 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,240 I think Thibaut Pinot needs to come back to life in the Tour. 137 00:08:23,140 --> 00:08:25,780 He must relive the Tour de France with more... 138 00:08:26,980 --> 00:08:27,980 calm. 139 00:08:28,820 --> 00:08:30,420 The ideal race scenario. 140 00:08:31,260 --> 00:08:32,260 Thibaut, you're ahead. 141 00:08:32,340 --> 00:08:33,340 You stay in control. 142 00:08:33,500 --> 00:08:36,100 And you let the peloton carry you as far as you can. 143 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,380 It took him a while to recover physically. 144 00:08:40,420 --> 00:08:41,420 It was traumatic. 145 00:08:41,700 --> 00:08:43,821 And he must now... erm... 146 00:08:44,570 --> 00:08:45,700 paint over it somehow. 147 00:08:46,580 --> 00:08:48,700 With a good Tour de France in 2022. 148 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:52,340 And he is obsessed with the idea of winning a stage. 149 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:57,780 Let's not hold back from creating opportunities today, guys. 150 00:08:58,060 --> 00:08:59,480 Ultimately, boys... 151 00:09:00,180 --> 00:09:01,180 give gas. 152 00:09:01,460 --> 00:09:02,460 We need you. 153 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:11,280 Groupama FDJ have passion and a desire to win. 154 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:14,420 Come on, mate. 155 00:09:14,540 --> 00:09:16,220 France will be looking to us. 156 00:09:16,560 --> 00:09:18,703 From Paris to the deepest depths of the 157 00:09:18,715 --> 00:09:21,140 Corrèze... everyone knows the Groupama logo. 158 00:09:21,540 --> 00:09:22,540 Good luck. 159 00:09:23,420 --> 00:09:25,100 Cycling's become a sport internationally. 160 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:29,700 But Groupama FDJ is an example of French excellence. 161 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,040 And it has to stay that way because... 162 00:09:33,041 --> 00:09:37,480 it's important that the people who watch and support us... feel connected to us. 163 00:09:38,540 --> 00:09:43,240 There are other French teams... but... in the end... Groupama's DNA... 164 00:09:43,241 --> 00:09:46,120 is not like that of my colleagues in the other teams. 165 00:09:50,940 --> 00:09:54,940 The Ager-Desert Citroën team... for the past two decades... 166 00:09:55,980 --> 00:09:59,060 we've been the French team with the best results in the Tour de France... 167 00:09:59,061 --> 00:10:00,160 and in the stage races. 168 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,620 And I know all the other French teams are... 169 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:05,400 envious. 170 00:10:05,580 --> 00:10:06,920 And we have a real brand. 171 00:10:07,300 --> 00:10:10,520 We know how to win stages in the Tour... and get general confidence. 172 00:10:10,540 --> 00:10:11,900 And we have a real classification. 173 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:17,001 Groupama... has a lad you're all aware of... called Pino. 174 00:10:17,260 --> 00:10:20,680 Who climbs La Planche de Belphi... around ten times a year. 175 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:22,880 So he knows every inch of that climb. 176 00:10:25,370 --> 00:10:27,180 I want us all to focus on the battle. 177 00:10:27,410 --> 00:10:28,410 The mental element. 178 00:10:28,470 --> 00:10:29,470 The whole team. 179 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:30,800 And of course the smile. 180 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:34,120 Just because the Tour isn't going well six stages in... 181 00:10:34,370 --> 00:10:36,520 doesn't mean we should look like we're at a funeral. 182 00:10:36,740 --> 00:10:37,740 We're still in the game. 183 00:10:37,860 --> 00:10:38,860 No problem. 184 00:10:39,855 --> 00:10:42,360 Because this is the biggest race for everyone in the peloton... 185 00:10:43,370 --> 00:10:45,290 there's always that added pressure when you're... 186 00:10:45,810 --> 00:10:46,810 riding for France. 187 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:48,600 Our last winner, Bernaino... 188 00:10:49,300 --> 00:10:50,300 won it a while back. 189 00:10:50,680 --> 00:10:51,680 Over 30 years ago. 190 00:10:52,545 --> 00:10:53,585 So the pressure's intense. 191 00:10:55,180 --> 00:10:58,080 And this is the first time we're aiming for a top result in the Tour... 192 00:10:58,081 --> 00:10:59,081 with a foreign rider. 193 00:11:00,310 --> 00:11:03,080 This picture here, guys... that's our leader. 194 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:05,780 And we're now entering a stage that suits our skills. 195 00:11:06,700 --> 00:11:07,920 We give everything at the start. 196 00:11:07,921 --> 00:11:08,720 And you, Ben... 197 00:11:08,945 --> 00:11:11,060 all you do is just focus on your climb. 198 00:11:14,860 --> 00:11:19,840 Joining a French team as an Australian... that doesn't speak any French... 199 00:11:19,841 --> 00:11:22,560 that was quite a big moment. 200 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:26,600 And you have to adapt and survive. 201 00:11:27,580 --> 00:11:34,020 When I signed for the team... the main thing that the team said to me was... 202 00:11:34,021 --> 00:11:39,240 we want you to be aggressive... and to finish on the podium of the Tour de France. 203 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:41,720 It's what you always dreamed of. 204 00:11:44,100 --> 00:11:45,100 Oh, superb. 205 00:11:46,510 --> 00:11:47,160 Oh, good job. 206 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:47,520 Yeah. 207 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:49,740 In 2021, Ben finished fourth. 208 00:11:50,260 --> 00:11:51,080 He's a fighter. 209 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:52,160 He's a winner. 210 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:55,640 It was really special with the French team... 211 00:11:55,641 --> 00:11:57,820 and that was the moment that changed my career. 212 00:11:59,070 --> 00:12:00,070 But this year has been... 213 00:12:00,700 --> 00:12:02,440 definitely pretty up and down. 214 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:05,360 On day two... 215 00:12:06,180 --> 00:12:09,840 Ben crashes... just a few hundred meters... from the finishing line. 216 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,420 Whoa, that's a lot of riders on the ground. 217 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:18,120 I find those images very shocking. 218 00:12:19,100 --> 00:12:22,941 But the medic said he was okay... and then Ben said it's all going to be fine. 219 00:12:23,300 --> 00:12:25,940 Ben O'Connor... just checking everything's okay. 220 00:12:27,060 --> 00:12:29,340 And then the cobbles really slowed him down. 221 00:12:30,140 --> 00:12:34,340 And you deserve a Citroën on the right... for number 31, O'Connor. 222 00:12:34,540 --> 00:12:35,800 Shit, this is so frustrating. 223 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:38,861 He was the only one of the favorites... to get a puncture. 224 00:12:38,940 --> 00:12:42,180 Ben O'Connor's group... over four minutes, 20 seconds behind. 225 00:12:42,560 --> 00:12:43,940 Did anyone else puncture in front? 226 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:48,941 So in stage seven... we had to deal with some issues... 227 00:12:49,090 --> 00:12:49,720 right from the top. 228 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:50,800 You put it in the car? 229 00:12:50,860 --> 00:12:52,340 Yeah, I put the rest in the car, yeah. 230 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:53,400 Okay, let's go. 231 00:12:53,580 --> 00:12:54,860 Have a good race, see you later. 232 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:57,240 So we started out hopeful. 233 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:01,120 We told ourselves that if Ben has a good day... if his injury isn't too bad... 234 00:13:01,121 --> 00:13:02,641 then the rest of us will be all right. 235 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:05,020 Because we've got to keep our dream alive... 236 00:13:05,270 --> 00:13:06,830 of getting a place in the championship. 237 00:13:21,940 --> 00:13:25,100 The start has just been given for this seventh stage. 238 00:13:32,380 --> 00:13:37,120 A long stage of 176 kilometers... with the first big mountain finish. 239 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,060 Thibaut Pinot on the screen there. 240 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:51,520 He's dreaming of a victory today. 241 00:13:54,020 --> 00:13:55,980 Thibaut Pinot grew up in this area. 242 00:13:56,900 --> 00:14:00,320 And he's going to be rammed... for any one of us. 243 00:14:00,420 --> 00:14:02,680 When the Tour runs through your local area, 244 00:14:05,700 --> 00:14:07,520 understandably, it affects your mindset. 245 00:14:13,220 --> 00:14:16,540 It is July the 8th and Saint Thibaut's day, so it's 10 246 00:14:16,541 --> 00:14:19,120 years since his first stage win in the Tour de France. 247 00:14:19,460 --> 00:14:22,940 That's a lot of omens and a lot of pressure on Thibaut Pinot. 248 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:28,980 When you're giving it everything, that's when the pressure's on. 249 00:14:31,940 --> 00:14:35,540 You fight for the stage win and tell yourself, I know I can win here. 250 00:14:36,165 --> 00:14:37,165 This is my moment. 251 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,900 We're approaching the foot of La Superplanche de Bellefitte. 252 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,920 The riders have a seven-kilometre climb ahead of them. 253 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:01,040 It's a first-degree climb. 254 00:15:01,940 --> 00:15:04,120 OK, it's going to burn at the start, but hold on. 255 00:15:04,180 --> 00:15:04,680 Come on, Ben. 256 00:15:04,740 --> 00:15:05,740 Come on, guys. 257 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:12,720 The front of the peloton is set at a frenetic pace for this climb. 258 00:15:19,350 --> 00:15:25,130 Thibaut Pinot is hanging on, but he needs to join the rest of the Groupama team if 259 00:15:25,131 --> 00:15:27,450 he wants to have any hope of winning this stage. 260 00:15:30,930 --> 00:15:32,330 Lots of manoeuvring. 261 00:15:33,790 --> 00:15:36,270 This is going to be a thrilling finish. 262 00:15:39,710 --> 00:15:42,170 Thibaut Pinot tries to position himself. 263 00:15:42,650 --> 00:15:44,150 Could this be his moment? 264 00:15:45,150 --> 00:15:46,630 We're playing with the big boys here. 265 00:15:46,750 --> 00:15:48,770 We're in the running for a yellow jersey. 266 00:15:51,030 --> 00:15:52,970 This climb is steep and tough. 267 00:15:53,370 --> 00:15:54,730 It's a place of suffering. 268 00:15:55,050 --> 00:15:57,430 I must have done it 100 times during my career. 269 00:15:57,690 --> 00:15:59,650 I've sweated so much up there. 270 00:16:00,150 --> 00:16:02,250 But to win races, you have to suffer. 271 00:16:02,750 --> 00:16:03,750 We're doing great. 272 00:16:03,910 --> 00:16:04,630 We're doing great. 273 00:16:04,870 --> 00:16:07,570 The pace on the last climb is going to be savage. 274 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:13,980 And the riders are struggling. 275 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:16,100 And 54 has dropped back. 276 00:16:16,300 --> 00:16:17,140 Jenny A number. 277 00:16:17,141 --> 00:16:18,700 93 has dropped back two. 278 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:20,560 And so has Verona number 68. 279 00:16:22,220 --> 00:16:23,660 Only 15 or 20 left. 280 00:16:31,070 --> 00:16:35,090 Ben O'Connor, who placed fourth in last year's Tour de France, has fallen behind. 281 00:16:35,230 --> 00:16:36,910 Ben O'Connor has fallen behind the peloton. 282 00:16:38,490 --> 00:16:39,190 Come on, Ben. 283 00:16:39,230 --> 00:16:39,590 Keep going. 284 00:16:39,670 --> 00:16:39,950 That's it. 285 00:16:40,070 --> 00:16:40,470 Keep going. 286 00:16:40,530 --> 00:16:41,370 Everyone's side of the lag. 287 00:16:41,430 --> 00:16:41,770 Come on. 288 00:16:42,030 --> 00:16:42,770 Yeah, it's all right. 289 00:16:42,950 --> 00:16:43,990 I'm not riding for GCN. 290 00:16:43,991 --> 00:16:44,310 Come on. 291 00:16:44,311 --> 00:16:44,810 It's all right. 292 00:16:44,870 --> 00:16:45,290 It's fucking dumb. 293 00:16:45,530 --> 00:16:46,210 Come on, Ben. 294 00:16:46,250 --> 00:16:46,670 Keep going. 295 00:16:47,030 --> 00:16:48,030 Come on. 296 00:16:49,810 --> 00:16:52,625 Ben O'Connor, who was already seven minutes behind, the 297 00:16:52,626 --> 00:16:55,650 yellow jersey this morning, is losing even more time here. 298 00:16:55,790 --> 00:16:57,650 How can he try and close the gap? 299 00:17:02,220 --> 00:17:03,220 OK. 300 00:17:06,700 --> 00:17:10,020 Groupama FDJ are still at the front of the peloton. 301 00:17:11,860 --> 00:17:15,880 Thibaut Pinault in right-hand side of the screen giving it his all. 302 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:26,100 We're about to enter the steepest part of the final climb. 303 00:17:30,890 --> 00:17:31,890 Come on, Goal. 304 00:17:32,050 --> 00:17:32,170 I can't see them. 305 00:17:32,570 --> 00:17:33,970 I can't see them anymore. 306 00:17:35,770 --> 00:17:37,410 And Thibaut Pinot has dropped. 307 00:17:37,650 --> 00:17:38,990 Number 97 has dropped. 308 00:17:39,310 --> 00:17:41,710 Thibaut Pinot has dropped behind the peloton. 309 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:00,520 Thibaut Pinot is struggling. 310 00:18:01,460 --> 00:18:04,280 The Frenchman battling with his bike. 311 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:06,840 It's game over for him today. 312 00:18:12,380 --> 00:18:15,600 A major disappointment for the people of France. 313 00:18:15,601 --> 00:18:19,020 He crosses the line in 31st place. 314 00:18:25,530 --> 00:18:27,150 We're here with Thibaut Pinot. 315 00:18:27,570 --> 00:18:30,530 Thibaut, you weren't able to keep up on La Planche de Belphi. 316 00:18:31,500 --> 00:18:33,550 Are you disappointed with your performance today? 317 00:18:34,500 --> 00:18:35,820 Yeah, of course I'm disappointed. 318 00:18:36,130 --> 00:18:37,890 The atmosphere was magical, as always. 319 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:40,690 They came here for me and it's such a shame. 320 00:18:42,350 --> 00:18:44,110 Anyway, I'd like to thank them for coming. 321 00:18:44,610 --> 00:18:45,610 Thank you. 322 00:18:45,650 --> 00:18:46,650 Thanks very much. 323 00:18:46,690 --> 00:18:46,970 I appreciate it. 324 00:18:46,971 --> 00:18:48,006 Good luck for the rest of the tour. 325 00:18:48,030 --> 00:18:49,030 Thank you. 326 00:18:49,850 --> 00:18:50,170 Of course. 327 00:18:50,171 --> 00:18:51,171 Great. 328 00:18:52,310 --> 00:18:54,990 Of course, for me, the worst thing is letting people down. 329 00:19:00,270 --> 00:19:02,550 They all know that I gave it my all. 330 00:19:03,090 --> 00:19:05,010 But at times like this, I'm just so sad. 331 00:19:05,110 --> 00:19:06,630 I just want to get away from everyone. 332 00:19:08,430 --> 00:19:11,610 I was so far back and I'm a little embarrassed by my performance. 333 00:19:13,410 --> 00:19:18,050 I think my popularity is disproportionate to my talent. 334 00:19:18,051 --> 00:19:20,830 And I'd rather I won more and got less love. 335 00:19:23,710 --> 00:19:25,270 Oh, look, the whole family's here. 336 00:19:25,570 --> 00:19:26,850 You came en masse. 337 00:19:27,270 --> 00:19:28,290 Yes, wouldn't miss it. 338 00:19:28,470 --> 00:19:29,470 Hey. 339 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:33,810 We were so close to the top, but we didn't get there. 340 00:19:34,150 --> 00:19:35,150 You okay? 341 00:19:35,910 --> 00:19:36,910 It could be better. 342 00:19:37,630 --> 00:19:38,810 Yeah, come now. 343 00:19:39,710 --> 00:19:42,030 Disappointment, yeah, because we tried. 344 00:19:43,230 --> 00:19:44,230 We believed. 345 00:19:47,770 --> 00:19:52,130 A really tough day for Ben O'Connor and the As You Desire Citroën team. 346 00:19:52,430 --> 00:19:57,010 Their ambition to achieve a high place on the classification has taken a big hit. 347 00:19:57,370 --> 00:20:01,630 By the end of the seventh stage, Ben was 56th. 348 00:20:02,790 --> 00:20:04,270 Over six minutes lost. 349 00:20:05,390 --> 00:20:06,390 That's it. 350 00:20:10,300 --> 00:20:11,300 You okay? 351 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:12,600 Pretty much. 352 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:14,660 I've got no legs. 353 00:20:15,660 --> 00:20:17,480 This guy this, and then I stop. 354 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:18,880 You know what you need to do. 355 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:21,600 We know that's how it goes in pro sport. 356 00:20:22,020 --> 00:20:24,500 It's never easy, and we wanted to see Ben perform well. 357 00:20:24,740 --> 00:20:27,720 His right leg, it really hurts after the crash. 358 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:31,680 He's got no strength in his right leg. 359 00:20:32,120 --> 00:20:33,120 Yeah, right here. 360 00:20:33,580 --> 00:20:36,200 We have a good leader, and things will work out. 361 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:38,460 I assure you, he's a beast. 362 00:20:39,820 --> 00:20:41,740 He is fierce, and we will never give up. 363 00:20:43,340 --> 00:20:44,340 This is our job. 364 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:47,580 And I do this with heart and passion. 365 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:53,500 And personally, I have my Auxerre de Zeres jersey engraved here on my heart. 366 00:21:02,950 --> 00:21:05,330 This one shows the podium for the team 367 00:21:05,342 --> 00:21:08,101 classification from the 2014 Tour de France. 368 00:21:08,290 --> 00:21:13,180 This is really symbolic for me because it once again represents specific values. 369 00:21:14,780 --> 00:21:15,780 Team spirit, solidarity. 370 00:21:16,180 --> 00:21:19,180 And down the middle of my back, I have this one. 371 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:23,083 And you might say that it symbolizes my professional 372 00:21:23,084 --> 00:21:26,340 achievements like sports manager since 2006. 373 00:21:26,820 --> 00:21:31,040 The map of France represents Tour de France with the Eiffel Tower. 374 00:21:31,300 --> 00:21:34,180 And of course, my family is represented by a... 375 00:21:35,650 --> 00:21:37,300 a compass and my son Axel's hand. 376 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:39,560 He's my little joker. 377 00:21:40,490 --> 00:21:41,690 And he's just started cycling. 378 00:21:45,460 --> 00:21:46,520 Go on, attack! 379 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:51,740 Okay, we'll stop at 300 meters. 380 00:21:54,020 --> 00:21:56,900 I watch all the races that I can when I'm not in school. 381 00:21:57,700 --> 00:21:58,960 And I follow my dad. 382 00:21:59,140 --> 00:22:00,540 And I talk to him on the phone. 383 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:04,180 Every night, I ask him, so, Dad, how was the race today? 384 00:22:05,910 --> 00:22:10,820 I think if you really want to win the Tour, it's going to be really hard. 385 00:22:12,365 --> 00:22:13,920 Podium is, I don't think so. 386 00:22:17,120 --> 00:22:18,960 It's nice to have a kid who... 387 00:22:19,730 --> 00:22:21,730 who's interested in what his dad does for a living. 388 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:23,760 Right, put your helmet back on. 389 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:25,940 My dad was an engineer. 390 00:22:27,950 --> 00:22:29,700 He never really played any sports, so... 391 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:31,960 he found it hard that his son... 392 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:34,400 wanted... 393 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:36,120 to compete at a high level. 394 00:22:36,375 --> 00:22:37,495 But he never told me not to. 395 00:22:39,020 --> 00:22:40,020 But he was... 396 00:22:40,650 --> 00:22:41,650 different to how I am. 397 00:22:42,610 --> 00:22:43,820 He never came to see me race. 398 00:22:47,580 --> 00:22:48,720 And the irony... 399 00:22:50,780 --> 00:22:51,920 And the irony is that... 400 00:22:54,990 --> 00:22:57,190 I lost my father during a Tour de France. 401 00:23:10,730 --> 00:23:11,730 I lost my parents. 402 00:23:12,835 --> 00:23:14,480 And I found a real... a real family. 403 00:23:14,660 --> 00:23:16,720 And that's really important to me, because... 404 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:20,940 As you know, Citroën embodies certain family values. 405 00:23:21,540 --> 00:23:22,540 Respect. 406 00:23:23,120 --> 00:23:24,880 And so... Solidarity. 407 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:26,640 Sadly... 408 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:28,960 I never competed as a rider in the Tour. 409 00:23:30,260 --> 00:23:33,660 But I managed to get my revenge, and... being able to do... 410 00:23:34,285 --> 00:23:37,381 this job, it's... well, it really is something... extraordinary. 411 00:23:47,310 --> 00:23:51,410 This is the eighth stage of the Tour de France... from Dole to Lausanne. 412 00:23:55,030 --> 00:23:58,270 We're expecting a better performance... from the French teams today. 413 00:23:59,570 --> 00:24:01,190 Ben O'Connor on the screen. 414 00:24:01,410 --> 00:24:03,710 Does the As You Desire Citroën team... 415 00:24:03,711 --> 00:24:05,910 still expect a place in the general classification? 416 00:24:10,730 --> 00:24:11,750 Thibaut Pinot. 417 00:24:11,870 --> 00:24:14,850 He dropped back on the climb up La Superplanche de Bellefille... 418 00:24:15,190 --> 00:24:16,750 and finished 31st yesterday. 419 00:24:19,130 --> 00:24:21,710 La Planche de Bellefille was pretty hard. 420 00:24:23,850 --> 00:24:28,510 When you're having difficulties... a form of survival instinct kicks in... 421 00:24:28,511 --> 00:24:29,951 and we think things will get better. 422 00:24:37,360 --> 00:24:38,360 Crushing the peloton! 423 00:24:38,500 --> 00:24:39,500 Crushing the peloton! 424 00:24:39,700 --> 00:24:40,700 A pile-up! 425 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:42,100 They're all in the ditch. 426 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:45,620 La Planche de Bellefille was the day before. 427 00:24:46,220 --> 00:24:48,100 I was a bit shell-shocked after it. 428 00:24:48,360 --> 00:24:51,881 Pinot with two, three, four, five, six... from Groupama FDJ. 429 00:24:52,260 --> 00:24:56,160 And O'Connor from the As You Desire Citroën team... has no one waiting for him. 430 00:24:56,580 --> 00:24:57,960 I think he got tapped from behind. 431 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:00,740 Ben O'Connor is having a really tough time. 432 00:25:01,140 --> 00:25:02,880 Yeah, he really has had a rough few days. 433 00:25:03,120 --> 00:25:04,200 He looks like he's injured. 434 00:25:04,820 --> 00:25:06,880 The muscle on my glute just went bam. 435 00:25:07,060 --> 00:25:08,060 And then that was it. 436 00:25:08,860 --> 00:25:09,860 See you later. 437 00:25:12,860 --> 00:25:14,120 It's Thibaut Pinot down. 438 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:14,840 He's in the ditch. 439 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:16,120 I think he landed on the grass. 440 00:25:17,140 --> 00:25:20,220 There's so much bad luck in the Tour... 441 00:25:20,221 --> 00:25:23,640 and it took me so long to get back into the peloton. 442 00:25:26,900 --> 00:25:29,020 Some days you're unlucky and you've got to be careful. 443 00:25:29,360 --> 00:25:31,560 Anything can happen until you cross that finish line. 444 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:40,840 Yeah, slowing down. 445 00:25:41,120 --> 00:25:42,120 It's Thibaut Pinot. 446 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:43,580 Second crash of the day. 447 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:44,720 This is beyond frustrating. 448 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:48,260 This is a gruesome day. 449 00:25:50,820 --> 00:25:52,960 But the race isn't over, so you've got to be quick. 450 00:25:57,020 --> 00:25:58,060 What a smack. 451 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:01,840 Thibaut Pinot in the last 20 minutes had a terrible time. 452 00:26:02,020 --> 00:26:03,840 A crash going uphill... 453 00:26:04,090 --> 00:26:06,440 but then got smacked around the head. 454 00:26:06,620 --> 00:26:07,620 That was terrible. 455 00:26:08,230 --> 00:26:09,560 You can actually see it coming... 456 00:26:09,785 --> 00:26:11,225 but it's over in less than a second. 457 00:26:12,095 --> 00:26:13,255 You don't have time to react. 458 00:26:14,660 --> 00:26:16,360 You take that hit and... 459 00:26:16,660 --> 00:26:17,800 you think I'm cursed. 460 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:23,356 I really couldn't take any more... and I just wanted to get through the day... 461 00:26:23,380 --> 00:26:25,720 move on to the next stage and put it all behind me. 462 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:28,980 When there's a fall... 463 00:26:28,981 --> 00:26:31,940 the first thing that kicks in is the instinct for self-preservation. 464 00:26:32,810 --> 00:26:34,180 He gets up as soon as possible... 465 00:26:34,330 --> 00:26:37,241 and he takes a look around to try and find his bike... to carry on. 466 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:38,880 Because no one waits for you. 467 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:43,800 The peloton is cruel because it keeps moving forward. 468 00:26:43,900 --> 00:26:44,900 It never stops. 469 00:26:48,260 --> 00:26:52,081 In football, you take the slightest little knock... and a sub comes on in your place. 470 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:53,920 In cycling, there are no subs. 471 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:55,560 No subs at all. 472 00:26:56,380 --> 00:26:57,380 So, you survive. 473 00:27:01,300 --> 00:27:05,040 Thibaut Pinot crossing the finish line in 51st place. 474 00:27:05,580 --> 00:27:06,760 Such bad luck. 475 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,180 Another tough day for the Frenchman. 476 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:13,820 You okay? 477 00:27:14,100 --> 00:27:14,820 You're not... No. 478 00:27:15,260 --> 00:27:16,140 Did you get it? 479 00:27:16,141 --> 00:27:17,280 What, on the nose or what? 480 00:27:17,540 --> 00:27:18,540 Can I borrow you? 481 00:27:18,980 --> 00:27:22,441 Cycling places human values and human suffering... at the heart of everything. 482 00:27:23,990 --> 00:27:26,421 The day you don't accept suffering... go do something else. 483 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:28,396 We're going to need to check with the doctors. 484 00:27:28,420 --> 00:27:28,740 Can we go? 485 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:29,920 The osteo. 486 00:27:30,820 --> 00:27:31,880 I want to get an x-ray. 487 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:33,600 Why? 488 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:35,540 Because... I need one. 489 00:27:35,700 --> 00:27:36,340 Yeah, sure. 490 00:27:36,530 --> 00:27:37,530 Get on the bus now. 491 00:27:38,300 --> 00:27:39,540 I want an x-ray. 492 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:40,760 Fuck me. 493 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:43,940 I went through hell on stage eight just to finish. 494 00:27:44,610 --> 00:27:45,610 I was pretty adamant. 495 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:46,800 That was it. 496 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:49,160 That's me over. 497 00:27:50,740 --> 00:27:52,260 Someone hit me from behind. 498 00:27:53,780 --> 00:27:54,780 See if I'm here. 499 00:27:54,820 --> 00:27:55,820 I can't lift my leg. 500 00:27:56,560 --> 00:27:57,460 You can't lift it? 501 00:27:57,580 --> 00:27:58,580 No. 502 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:02,300 It's here. 503 00:28:02,780 --> 00:28:03,220 Yeah. 504 00:28:03,460 --> 00:28:04,460 Okay. 505 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:05,320 So look there. 506 00:28:05,780 --> 00:28:06,780 Can you see that there? 507 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:07,640 Yeah. 508 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:08,960 There's the muscle. 509 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:11,580 And then there's the muscular contusion. 510 00:28:15,820 --> 00:28:16,820 Difficult one. 511 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:19,600 Because it's not an injury that you can see. 512 00:28:20,180 --> 00:28:22,340 You see someone with a smashed up face. 513 00:28:23,300 --> 00:28:25,060 This big scar down his elbow. 514 00:28:25,460 --> 00:28:27,220 And you say, oof, you know, this guy's tough. 515 00:28:28,060 --> 00:28:28,980 Bone is okay. 516 00:28:29,020 --> 00:28:30,020 The muscle is... 517 00:28:30,900 --> 00:28:31,900 torn. 518 00:28:32,860 --> 00:28:34,580 For me, it's internal at the moment. 519 00:28:34,581 --> 00:28:36,940 So... I don't feel so tough. 520 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:38,840 Ah. 521 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:40,280 Hello, soldier. 522 00:28:40,420 --> 00:28:41,420 Hello. 523 00:28:41,610 --> 00:28:44,201 So, today's good news is... No fracture. 524 00:28:44,420 --> 00:28:45,420 Oh, really? 525 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:45,960 Ah. 526 00:28:46,300 --> 00:28:46,780 Ah. 527 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:47,260 Great. 528 00:28:47,261 --> 00:28:47,980 Thank God, eh? 529 00:28:48,140 --> 00:28:49,140 You relieved? 530 00:28:49,460 --> 00:28:49,940 Yes. 531 00:28:50,140 --> 00:28:51,140 I am. 532 00:28:51,340 --> 00:28:52,340 Nothing's broken. 533 00:28:52,580 --> 00:28:53,580 Great. 534 00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:55,300 Yeah, it could be worse. 535 00:28:55,380 --> 00:28:55,600 Good. 536 00:28:55,650 --> 00:28:56,810 But I've still got a problem. 537 00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:58,140 Yeah, but... Listen, Ben. 538 00:28:58,180 --> 00:28:58,380 Yeah. 539 00:28:58,960 --> 00:28:59,960 Okay. 540 00:29:00,190 --> 00:29:01,190 The goal, soon... 541 00:29:02,140 --> 00:29:02,980 Is to finish the tour. 542 00:29:03,060 --> 00:29:03,140 I've got it right. 543 00:29:03,380 --> 00:29:04,560 The goal now... Yeah. 544 00:29:04,561 --> 00:29:05,120 Is to heal. 545 00:29:05,260 --> 00:29:06,420 Yeah, I totally understand. 546 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:06,860 You do? 547 00:29:07,510 --> 00:29:09,540 Because, like, the muscle is torn so badly. 548 00:29:09,820 --> 00:29:10,220 It's damaged. 549 00:29:10,221 --> 00:29:12,780 I don't think there's the remotest chance it'll recover. 550 00:29:13,580 --> 00:29:14,580 So, there's Sunday. 551 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:15,080 Yeah. 552 00:29:15,220 --> 00:29:15,600 Monday. 553 00:29:16,100 --> 00:29:16,500 Tuesday. 554 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:17,040 Mm. 555 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:18,120 Take it easy. 556 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:20,601 And Wednesday... Hmm? 557 00:29:20,790 --> 00:29:22,800 You may or you may not be better. 558 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:25,120 Step by step. 559 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:26,260 Take it slowly every day. 560 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:26,600 Yeah, yeah. 561 00:29:26,750 --> 00:29:28,156 But you've got to be in the right head space. 562 00:29:28,180 --> 00:29:28,820 That's just as important. 563 00:29:29,060 --> 00:29:30,296 There are two weeks to go, Ben. 564 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:31,320 You've got two weeks. 565 00:29:31,420 --> 00:29:32,420 Yeah. 566 00:29:32,780 --> 00:29:33,860 It's simple, but it's true. 567 00:29:34,020 --> 00:29:35,100 Do you want to win a stage? 568 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:37,520 Think it in here. 569 00:29:37,730 --> 00:29:38,730 I want to win a stage. 570 00:29:38,780 --> 00:29:39,780 I want to win a stage. 571 00:29:39,900 --> 00:29:40,900 Yeah. 572 00:29:42,350 --> 00:29:45,060 Ben's probably thinking deep down that I'm not in my right mind. 573 00:29:46,380 --> 00:29:49,561 He's thinking, I would rather pack it in and get out 574 00:29:49,562 --> 00:29:52,201 of here, but he wants to get me back on the bike. 575 00:29:52,620 --> 00:29:57,701 In my personal experience, I've seen a great many comebacks in the Tour de France. 576 00:29:58,540 --> 00:30:01,780 And for that reason, I still hope that Ben can pull through. 577 00:30:02,500 --> 00:30:03,500 OK. 578 00:30:03,820 --> 00:30:04,820 Take it easy. 579 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:05,740 Thank you. 580 00:30:05,741 --> 00:30:06,741 Get better, OK? 581 00:30:12,150 --> 00:30:13,150 Can't wait for tomorrow. 582 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:22,720 The Tour de France is heading into high altitude. 583 00:30:23,060 --> 00:30:25,180 Welcome to the start of stage nine. 584 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:30,621 The promise of another great day, and the fans are still hoping for a French victory. 585 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:37,180 We are going to head over the mountains. 586 00:30:37,181 --> 00:30:41,847 Today, we go to some pretty big altitudes, two first category 587 00:30:41,848 --> 00:30:45,360 climbs, one second category climb, one fourth category climb. 588 00:30:45,980 --> 00:30:48,640 It's a big day for all the riders involved. 589 00:30:53,930 --> 00:30:57,990 So according to the latest information, Ben O'Connor has torn a muscle, 590 00:30:58,110 --> 00:31:01,150 but he's going to give it his all to try and finish the stage. 591 00:31:02,810 --> 00:31:04,750 So then, goals for the day. 592 00:31:05,350 --> 00:31:09,770 As you all know, we're going to forget about getting GC with Ben. 593 00:31:09,771 --> 00:31:12,690 So that naturally opens up new possibilities. 594 00:31:13,490 --> 00:31:17,350 Now, Ben's goal is to work with the team so that together as a collective, 595 00:31:17,470 --> 00:31:22,170 we can get Benoit, Auré and Bob in a good position at the foot of the final climb. 596 00:31:24,250 --> 00:31:29,690 My name is Bob Younghals, and I ride for HG2R Citroën team, and I'm from Luxembourg. 597 00:31:30,155 --> 00:31:32,620 I'm feeling good, but at the moment, obviously, 598 00:31:32,621 --> 00:31:36,230 not everything is going to plan in the team. 599 00:31:36,515 --> 00:31:39,610 It is a bit of a shitty situation. 600 00:31:39,611 --> 00:31:40,611 Yeah. 601 00:31:40,845 --> 00:31:44,330 So far, we haven't had luck on our side, and we need to turn things around. 602 00:31:44,820 --> 00:31:46,070 Guys, the pain is temporary. 603 00:31:46,500 --> 00:31:48,550 We're hurting right now, but we don't give up. 604 00:31:49,270 --> 00:31:52,379 From stage nine onwards, general classification 605 00:31:52,391 --> 00:31:54,731 is no longer the absolute priority. 606 00:31:55,230 --> 00:31:57,830 We've just got to be 100% focused. 607 00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:00,590 And goal number one is a stage win. 608 00:32:02,850 --> 00:32:04,950 So there is a glimmer of hope. 609 00:32:05,490 --> 00:32:09,590 We tell ourselves that with the riders we have left, we have a chance to win a stage. 610 00:32:09,610 --> 00:32:10,850 Even in this position. 611 00:32:11,590 --> 00:32:14,310 Everyone's ass, legs, and head hurt. 612 00:32:14,825 --> 00:32:16,770 But let's focus on the positive, guys. 613 00:32:17,170 --> 00:32:19,890 The sooner we do that, the better. 614 00:32:20,550 --> 00:32:21,550 Yeah? 615 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:29,490 The plan A with Ben didn't turn out to work, and there was not really a plan B. 616 00:32:30,650 --> 00:32:33,970 So for this stage, it's a bit of an open game now. 617 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:38,270 Everyone has an option to join the breakaway and then see where it goes. 618 00:32:39,610 --> 00:32:46,070 Although I'm not French, I know how important the tour and the victory and the 619 00:32:46,071 --> 00:32:52,270 stage victory is for Julien and for a French team, because it is their identity. 620 00:32:57,980 --> 00:33:02,020 The team directors keep having to change their strategy for each stage. 621 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:06,080 So there's a plan A, a plan B, and sometimes even a plan C. 622 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:08,600 You have to keep adapting to reach your goal. 623 00:33:10,940 --> 00:33:12,100 Thibaut wants to win. 624 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:12,920 Thibaut wants to win. 625 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:14,360 He's the first to cross that line. 626 00:33:14,590 --> 00:33:19,080 He thinks that making a comeback and winning a stage here will show everyone 627 00:33:19,081 --> 00:33:21,820 his real value, the level he's at, what he's made of. 628 00:33:23,075 --> 00:33:24,075 Talent never dies. 629 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:27,000 But you've got to be strong up here. 630 00:33:27,900 --> 00:33:31,540 In the Tour de France, if you have any issues that trouble you, or perhaps you're 631 00:33:31,541 --> 00:33:35,720 injured, if you're on a downward spiral, it's extremely hard to get out of it. 632 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:42,880 Stage nine of the Tour de France. 633 00:33:42,881 --> 00:33:42,980 Yeah! 634 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:44,000 The race is underway. 635 00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:45,460 The sun is shining. 636 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:46,560 It's a beautiful day. 637 00:33:49,280 --> 00:33:51,260 We're going to head from Aigle. 638 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:54,890 A little bit of a loop over three climbs before we go back 639 00:33:54,891 --> 00:33:59,120 through Aigle and then up to Châtel for the race finish. 640 00:34:25,130 --> 00:34:28,510 Ben O'Connor still in the peloton, despite the pain. 641 00:34:28,750 --> 00:34:32,550 If he makes it to the finish line, it will be a miracle for the Australian. 642 00:34:33,850 --> 00:34:37,060 Come on, Ben. 643 00:34:37,220 --> 00:34:38,220 Keep going now. 644 00:34:49,380 --> 00:34:50,600 This is terrible. 645 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:52,740 Ben O'Connor falls back now. 646 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:57,493 Ben O'Connor is so brave, but how can you pedal 647 00:34:57,494 --> 00:34:59,940 with a torn muscle, especially on a climb? 648 00:35:00,540 --> 00:35:02,160 We'll take stock tomorrow, Ben. 649 00:35:02,500 --> 00:35:03,860 Come on, keep going, okay? 650 00:35:06,060 --> 00:35:07,060 I'll finish. 651 00:35:07,500 --> 00:35:08,600 I have to finish. 652 00:35:08,660 --> 00:35:09,860 I have to finish for the team. 653 00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:14,560 I'm meant to be one of the guys fighting for the top five for the Tour. 654 00:35:14,561 --> 00:35:16,720 I finished fourth last year. 655 00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:19,140 Do you think I want to be last man? 656 00:35:21,580 --> 00:35:24,720 A day of extremes for the As You Desire Citroën team. 657 00:35:24,940 --> 00:35:28,188 Ben O'Connor behind on a mission to survive, 658 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:30,881 and we have Bob Jungels in the lead. 659 00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:34,000 He's hoping to lift his team's morale now. 660 00:35:34,220 --> 00:35:36,260 He's on course for a stage win. 661 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:39,545 Okay, a small group has broken away from 662 00:35:39,546 --> 00:35:42,781 the peloton, and at the front is 36 Jungels. 663 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:44,520 Come on, Ben. 664 00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:46,120 The group is starting to peel away. 665 00:35:46,500 --> 00:35:47,500 Come on, Bob. 666 00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:48,920 Come on. 667 00:35:49,780 --> 00:35:56,140 I was feeling very good, and I was very calm, which is always a very good sign. 668 00:35:57,060 --> 00:35:58,520 I can ride with the best. 669 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:00,580 It was a very, very strong group. 670 00:36:02,220 --> 00:36:05,540 Thibaut Binot, a couple of days late, but also in the breakaway. 671 00:36:06,540 --> 00:36:08,480 They need to open the gap now. 672 00:36:09,020 --> 00:36:12,800 Bob Jungels isn't necessarily one of the best climbers, that's for sure. 673 00:36:13,360 --> 00:36:15,340 It's never come all that naturally to Bob. 674 00:36:15,700 --> 00:36:18,420 He's not often part of a breakaway group. 675 00:36:18,940 --> 00:36:20,580 So I encouraged Bob. 676 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:21,560 Come on, Bob. 677 00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:22,760 Go, go, go. 678 00:36:23,020 --> 00:36:24,020 This is your moment. 679 00:36:24,240 --> 00:36:25,240 Come on. 680 00:36:25,360 --> 00:36:26,360 Go. 681 00:36:26,740 --> 00:36:27,480 Good, Bob. 682 00:36:27,540 --> 00:36:28,140 Pick up speed. 683 00:36:28,260 --> 00:36:28,960 That's good, Bob. 684 00:36:29,060 --> 00:36:29,620 Come on, lad. 685 00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:30,480 Come on, lad. 686 00:36:30,481 --> 00:36:31,481 Go. 687 00:36:32,780 --> 00:36:34,160 Bob Jungels getting clear. 688 00:36:34,580 --> 00:36:39,300 We were at the front, and from then on, we thought things might end well. 689 00:36:40,220 --> 00:36:40,900 Come on. 690 00:36:40,901 --> 00:36:42,296 You're 20 seconds ahead of the others. 691 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:42,780 20 seconds. 692 00:36:42,781 --> 00:36:44,181 20 seconds ahead of the others, Bob. 693 00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:46,780 The one with the best mental attitude wins. 694 00:36:47,100 --> 00:36:48,200 Mindset is what counts. 695 00:36:54,290 --> 00:36:58,010 The gap is widening significantly in favour of Bob Jungels. 696 00:36:58,090 --> 00:37:00,590 He's having one of the best races of his life. 697 00:37:02,550 --> 00:37:03,590 You're doing great, Bob. 698 00:37:03,790 --> 00:37:04,790 You want a drink? 699 00:37:07,290 --> 00:37:08,550 This one's caffeine free. 700 00:37:11,090 --> 00:37:11,530 Two. 701 00:37:11,590 --> 00:37:12,650 Two minutes, ten seconds. 702 00:37:12,750 --> 00:37:13,750 Two minutes, ten. 703 00:37:21,540 --> 00:37:24,060 A massive attack by Thibaut Pinot. 704 00:37:24,460 --> 00:37:27,980 Breaking away, trying to catch up with Bob Jungels. 705 00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:31,320 It's the last challenge of the day. 706 00:37:31,480 --> 00:37:35,780 And Pinot has found the legs he didn't have at La Superplanche de Belphi. 707 00:37:36,940 --> 00:37:37,800 This is it. 708 00:37:37,860 --> 00:37:38,860 Thibaut's going for it. 709 00:37:39,400 --> 00:37:40,400 He's out of there. 710 00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:45,620 And with that incredible acceleration, Pinot has closed the gap on Jungels. 711 00:37:46,820 --> 00:37:48,060 Pinot is at 150. 712 00:37:48,380 --> 00:37:49,520 Pinot is at 150. 713 00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:51,820 Pinot, 150 behind you. 714 00:37:54,280 --> 00:37:58,200 My way of winning is to make sure I always reach the summit on my own. 715 00:37:59,540 --> 00:38:01,340 I need to win in these locations. 716 00:38:02,320 --> 00:38:04,260 Legendary places from my childhood dreams. 717 00:38:05,620 --> 00:38:07,820 And I have real connection to the mountains. 718 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:10,840 I feel small at the foot and big at the summit. 719 00:38:12,020 --> 00:38:15,940 So for me, those are the only victories that really count. 720 00:38:21,260 --> 00:38:26,160 We're seeing classic Thibaut Pinot for the first time since his injury two years ago. 721 00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:35,860 Just 37 seconds between them now. 722 00:38:36,060 --> 00:38:40,740 Thibaut Pinot may be able to secure a stage win for his team, Groupama FDG. 723 00:38:41,320 --> 00:38:42,320 He's fighting. 724 00:38:46,190 --> 00:38:47,970 This gap just keeps melting. 725 00:38:48,310 --> 00:38:50,590 Bob Jungels, two kilometers from the finish line. 726 00:38:56,590 --> 00:38:59,170 Come on Bob, come on Bob, you can do it now. 727 00:38:59,410 --> 00:39:00,410 Keep going. 728 00:39:00,550 --> 00:39:01,350 Nearly there. 729 00:39:01,550 --> 00:39:02,070 Now Bob! 730 00:39:02,210 --> 00:39:02,450 That's it. 731 00:39:03,130 --> 00:39:05,890 All of a sudden, Julian goes ballistic. 732 00:39:06,630 --> 00:39:07,030 Hey! 733 00:39:07,570 --> 00:39:08,570 Now Bob! 734 00:39:08,750 --> 00:39:09,750 Now Bob! 735 00:39:09,830 --> 00:39:10,830 Goal! 736 00:39:11,890 --> 00:39:15,190 It goes from encouraging to screaming. 737 00:39:15,550 --> 00:39:16,630 Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry! 738 00:39:16,930 --> 00:39:18,510 My ear almost blows off. 739 00:39:19,690 --> 00:39:21,390 Thibaut is closing in fast. 740 00:39:23,130 --> 00:39:25,890 That's when I realized I might not win this stage. 741 00:39:27,390 --> 00:39:29,650 Thibaut is one of the world's best climbers. 742 00:39:32,110 --> 00:39:34,210 Pinot still believes he can win this. 743 00:39:34,310 --> 00:39:36,790 Just 200 meters between the two men. 744 00:39:37,950 --> 00:39:38,950 He's close. 745 00:39:40,030 --> 00:39:41,030 Go, go, go. 746 00:39:41,170 --> 00:39:42,170 Accelerate, accelerate. 747 00:39:48,350 --> 00:39:51,370 Bob Jungels is counting down the distance between them. 748 00:39:51,371 --> 00:39:52,371 And the finish line. 749 00:39:52,530 --> 00:39:54,050 Another 1500 meters. 750 00:39:54,270 --> 00:39:55,270 Can he win the stage? 751 00:39:58,630 --> 00:39:59,710 Go, go, go, go! 752 00:39:59,910 --> 00:40:00,610 The flat route! 753 00:40:00,930 --> 00:40:01,610 There's a small distance. 754 00:40:01,870 --> 00:40:02,290 Stop it! 755 00:40:02,330 --> 00:40:02,750 Stop it! 756 00:40:02,770 --> 00:40:03,770 Now! 757 00:40:04,530 --> 00:40:05,170 Come on! 758 00:40:05,210 --> 00:40:06,230 The last half mile, Bob! 759 00:40:06,270 --> 00:40:07,270 We've got this! 760 00:40:07,590 --> 00:40:11,790 And Pinot still thinks he can do it and gives everything his legs have left. 761 00:40:13,610 --> 00:40:14,670 It's looking difficult. 762 00:40:17,290 --> 00:40:17,890 Come on! 763 00:40:17,950 --> 00:40:18,530 You can do it! 764 00:40:18,610 --> 00:40:19,330 300 meters! 765 00:40:19,430 --> 00:40:19,970 Go, go, go! 766 00:40:20,030 --> 00:40:21,030 We've got this! 767 00:40:23,230 --> 00:40:24,850 We're gonna win this fucking stage! 768 00:40:28,510 --> 00:40:29,510 Fuck. 769 00:40:31,670 --> 00:40:32,370 That's good, Bob. 770 00:40:32,450 --> 00:40:32,810 That's good. 771 00:40:32,850 --> 00:40:33,210 That's good. 772 00:40:33,270 --> 00:40:33,910 It's yours, Bob. 773 00:40:34,050 --> 00:40:34,370 You're winning. 774 00:40:34,490 --> 00:40:34,830 You're winning. 775 00:40:34,990 --> 00:40:35,570 Come on now. 776 00:40:35,610 --> 00:40:36,030 Come on now. 777 00:40:36,050 --> 00:40:36,450 Come on now. 778 00:40:36,670 --> 00:40:37,290 That's it, Bob. 779 00:40:37,370 --> 00:40:37,790 Come on now. 780 00:40:37,830 --> 00:40:38,830 It's yours. 781 00:40:39,870 --> 00:40:45,090 Bob Jungels wins the stage after a brutal 4 hours and 46 minutes. 782 00:40:45,390 --> 00:40:49,550 What a performance from this Luxembourger after being out there on his own. 783 00:40:50,010 --> 00:40:51,010 Heroic. 784 00:40:52,650 --> 00:40:54,050 Yes! 785 00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:03,840 Fuck yeah! 786 00:41:06,100 --> 00:41:07,500 Fuck! 787 00:41:16,260 --> 00:41:18,500 Such a rollercoaster. 788 00:41:20,560 --> 00:41:21,740 Oh my God. 789 00:41:24,220 --> 00:41:27,020 Great job. 790 00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:31,580 It was just phenomenal. 791 00:41:31,960 --> 00:41:32,960 Phenomenal. 792 00:41:32,990 --> 00:41:34,150 Never seen such speed before. 793 00:41:37,060 --> 00:41:42,561 So many emotions came up thinking about achieving the goal we all had at the start. 794 00:41:43,140 --> 00:41:47,580 And I keep thinking that my mum and dad passed away before they could see this. 795 00:41:48,140 --> 00:41:51,443 I'm not gonna cry again, but I just know that up there 796 00:41:51,444 --> 00:41:56,080 somewhere that they're proud to see their boy doing good. 797 00:41:56,081 --> 00:41:57,880 And having success. 798 00:41:58,480 --> 00:42:01,880 Leading a French team once again to victory along the streets of the Tour. 799 00:42:03,120 --> 00:42:08,120 And Thibaut Pinot is left behind, overtaken 100 metres from the finish line. 800 00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:12,220 Oh, for fuck's sake. 801 00:42:13,140 --> 00:42:14,380 He's not even second. 802 00:42:15,200 --> 00:42:16,200 Shit. 803 00:42:17,220 --> 00:42:20,117 The French climber's dreams have been shattered, 804 00:42:20,118 --> 00:42:22,440 but we saw the great Thibaut Pinot today. 805 00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:23,820 He gave it everything. 806 00:42:36,490 --> 00:42:37,490 It hurts. 807 00:42:39,630 --> 00:42:40,670 I'm not happy. 808 00:42:40,750 --> 00:42:43,150 I'm... I'm really not happy. 809 00:42:44,870 --> 00:42:48,150 When I crossed the finish line, I felt so disappointed to have lost. 810 00:42:52,520 --> 00:42:53,840 I went head to head with Jungels. 811 00:42:57,120 --> 00:43:00,540 The pressure I put myself under is sometimes hard to bear. 812 00:43:01,220 --> 00:43:05,040 And when your dreams disappear every year, it's hard to live with it. 813 00:43:24,820 --> 00:43:30,900 As I'm well over 30 now, you could say that sadly I'm over the hill. 814 00:43:34,060 --> 00:43:35,060 Shame. 815 00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:38,220 If it had been steeper, you'd have done it, but... 816 00:43:39,680 --> 00:43:40,680 That's racing. 817 00:43:43,400 --> 00:43:47,080 You can't be sentimental about those who achieved a lot in the past. 818 00:43:47,220 --> 00:43:48,220 That's all gone. 819 00:43:49,120 --> 00:43:53,100 It's the harsh law, the reality of racing. 820 00:43:54,740 --> 00:43:55,800 All right, mish-mish. 821 00:43:56,320 --> 00:43:58,980 The young ones are there to replace the older generation. 822 00:44:00,885 --> 00:44:04,860 And now the team's full and complete focus is securing general classification. 823 00:44:06,580 --> 00:44:10,040 No one's a greater royalist than the king, and our time will come. 824 00:44:17,640 --> 00:44:21,580 The King of the World The King of the World During the finish line, 30 minutes 825 00:44:21,581 --> 00:44:25,300 after Bob Jungels, he's shown so much strength of character today. 826 00:44:27,600 --> 00:44:31,300 I think at the finish line, it was a bit conflicting. 827 00:44:31,460 --> 00:44:35,160 It was like, obviously it's average for me, personally. 828 00:44:35,900 --> 00:44:38,200 I'm still in pain, but, you know, he's won. 829 00:44:39,080 --> 00:44:40,100 What else do you want? 830 00:44:40,240 --> 00:44:42,020 So, yeah. 831 00:44:43,200 --> 00:44:45,060 I was just happy for Bob. 832 00:44:50,780 --> 00:44:52,080 Julian came up to me. 833 00:44:52,120 --> 00:44:55,880 You could just see how much this means to him. 834 00:44:56,360 --> 00:45:04,360 You feel that weight has fallen off the team's shoulders. 835 00:45:06,640 --> 00:45:09,200 For Bob and Azure Desert Citroen, hip hip! 836 00:45:09,480 --> 00:45:09,720 Hooray! 837 00:45:10,160 --> 00:45:10,900 Hip hip! 838 00:45:11,080 --> 00:45:11,280 Hooray! 839 00:45:11,780 --> 00:45:12,040 Hip hip! 840 00:45:12,240 --> 00:45:12,700 Hooray! 841 00:45:12,800 --> 00:45:13,360 Again! 842 00:45:13,660 --> 00:45:14,060 Hooray! 843 00:45:14,100 --> 00:45:14,460 Again! 844 00:45:14,680 --> 00:45:15,220 Hooray! 845 00:45:15,221 --> 00:45:16,140 Come on, hip hip! 846 00:45:16,220 --> 00:45:17,220 Hooray! 847 00:45:25,690 --> 00:45:26,690 Hip hip! 848 00:45:30,820 --> 00:45:33,020 I didn't make the team proud this whole race. 849 00:45:34,440 --> 00:45:37,000 After the, you know, the crashes and the bad luck. 850 00:45:38,110 --> 00:45:39,980 So the least I could do yesterday was fight. 851 00:45:41,550 --> 00:45:45,180 But the pain's too sharp, and it's like, literally impossible to race. 852 00:45:46,040 --> 00:45:48,500 So, I'm not going to start the Tour de France tomorrow. 853 00:45:49,170 --> 00:45:50,370 Pretty much is the main thing. 854 00:45:52,600 --> 00:45:56,360 So, not the fairy tale story that we all wanted, is it? 855 00:45:57,680 --> 00:45:58,400 Good to go? 856 00:45:58,660 --> 00:46:00,020 I'm standing in for you now. 857 00:46:00,120 --> 00:46:01,216 You're a substitute then, yeah? 858 00:46:01,240 --> 00:46:02,240 Too right. 859 00:46:03,360 --> 00:46:04,360 Good luck. 860 00:46:04,400 --> 00:46:05,040 You too. 861 00:46:05,260 --> 00:46:06,260 Thank you. 862 00:46:08,920 --> 00:46:12,220 I think we made the right decision at the right time with Bob's win. 863 00:46:14,100 --> 00:46:16,940 And it meant that Ben could leave feeling a bit better about everything. 864 00:46:17,000 --> 00:46:20,700 Because he knew that his friends really stepped up to the plate. 865 00:46:21,270 --> 00:46:22,510 And they did something special. 866 00:46:28,040 --> 00:46:31,240 It's the queen stage of the Tour de France today in Mont-Alpes. 867 00:46:31,800 --> 00:46:34,240 The plan is to try and win the stage with Jonas. 868 00:46:35,040 --> 00:46:37,380 I don't think you can beat Tadej Pogacar alone. 869 00:46:38,160 --> 00:46:39,760 You definitely need your team. 870 00:46:40,940 --> 00:46:42,220 You need to snap him. 871 00:46:42,600 --> 00:46:46,540 I hope all of you are ready for a super, super hard day. 872 00:46:47,160 --> 00:46:48,540 You don't want to poke the bear. 873 00:46:48,760 --> 00:46:51,460 And Tadej Pogacar, if you poke him, he's going to react. 874 00:46:52,180 --> 00:46:54,420 You have to endure what other people can't bear. 875 00:46:56,260 --> 00:46:57,480 Finger guard attacks! 876 00:46:57,860 --> 00:46:59,000 Go, go, go, go! 877 00:47:01,040 --> 00:47:02,540 What are they up to?