“Has there ever been dominance like this in any sport?” - Lance Armstrong is completely in awe of Tadej Pogacar

Stage 6 of the 2026 Tour de France delivered one of the most striking performances in recent years. Tadej Pogacar attacked with more than 40 kilometers to go on the Tourmalet, blew apart all his rivals, and crossed the line alone to reclaim the yellow jersey with a display that drew unanimous admiration on the latest episode of The Move. Lance Armstrong, George Hincapie, Bradley Wiggins, and Spencer Martin agreed the Slovenian is racing at a level never before seen in modern cycling.

“Has there ever been dominance like this in any sport?”, Armstrong asked at the start of the show, a question that set the tone for the entire analysis. For the American, what happened in the Pyrenees goes beyond cycling and forces a comparison between Pogacar and the greatest dominators in sports history.

One of the most emphatic moments came when Spencer Martin asked how it was possible that Pogacar chose to attack so far from the finish with several teammates still around him.

Bradley Wiggins found no precedent. “This is a completely new kind of cycling,” said the Briton. “I don’t remember any Tour winner doing anything like that, attacking 40 kilometers out when he could easily have waited for the final climb.”

Armstrong shared that view. He recalled that even the great dominators of other eras chose far more conservative moves, whereas Pogacar seems to race without worrying about rationing his efforts.

“If you’ve got the legs, take all the time you can. You’ll sort out the rest later,” the Texan summed up, defending the world champion’s aggression.

Although all eyes were on Pogacar, Isaac del Toro again drew widespread praise. Spencer Martin highlighted the Mexican’s work on the Tourmalet, where he drove the pace before his leader’s decisive attack.

“He set the tempo, dropped Vingegaard immediately, and then gestured to Pogacar as if to say: ‘That’s as far as I can go,’” he explained.

What impressed the panel most was that Del Toro didn’t completely crack after that effort.

Instead of fading, the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider held on with the podium contenders and still had the kick to win the sprint for third place. “He looked very fresh at the finish,” Martin noted.

Armstrong added that the Mexican enjoyed an ideal scenario after cresting the Tourmalet.

“For a rider with his descending skills, the downhill was practically recovery. Then, in the valley, he didn’t have to pull a single turn.”

Isaac del Toro’s rise led Armstrong to draw a comparison with another of the peloton’s great prospects, Paul Seixas. The American acknowledged that the Frenchman delivered a superb ride in the mountains, but believes he now faces an unexpected problem.

“Paul Seixas has a problem. And his name is Isaac del Toro,” he stated.

Armstrong noted that the Frenchman is only 19 and his performance was outstanding, but he feels the Mexican’s emergence raises the bar even higher for the new generation.

“He’s looking at Del Toro and thinking that when Pogacar is gone, he’ll have to deal with him.”

Another debate focused on the morale of Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel after losing so much time to Pogacar. Bradley Wiggins had no doubts.

“Jonas, one hundred percent,” he replied when asked who was more demoralized.

The Briton believes Evenepoel can still view a podium as a success after changing teams and dealing with internal competition from Florian Lipowitz. With Vingegaard, however, the situation concerns him much more.

“I saw a broken man,” he said. He even floated a possibility that surprised the rest of the panel: "I have a feeling he might not finish this Tour.”

Wiggins made clear it was only a personal impression, but he believes the Dane’s body language was very different from previous seasons, when he remained convinced he could beat Pogacar even when trailing on GC.

The most striking reflection of the show arrived in the second half of the episode. Armstrong said that, after watching the Slovenian’s dominance, he no longer believes there is any rider capable of beating him.

In his view, Pogacar’s only real enemy could be himself: “It’s not a rider. It’s not a team. It’s not a crash. It’s boredom,” he said.

The American explained that he recognizes the feeling because he experienced it himself during his years of dominance at the Tour: “There comes a point when this becomes a job. You’re obliged to win and nothing surprises you anymore.”

Armstrong even admitted he felt a degree of empathy watching Pogacar’s post-stage interview: “He looked like a completely disengaged rider. And I say that with a lot of compassion.”

Bradley Wiggins partly agreed with that theory. According to the Briton, Pogacar’s attitude shifts radically depending on the type of race.

“I get the sense that stage races are his job and the Classics are his passion.”

As an example, he recalled images of the Slovenian in races like Strade Bianche or Paris-Roubaix: “There you do see a different side. There he looks genuinely excited.”

Although the mountains stole the spotlight, the analysts also highlighted Mads Pedersen’s performance. The Dane added more points in the green jersey classification after slipping into the break before the major climbs.

Bradley Wiggins called it a “power display” and noted that Lidl-Trek’s leader is exploiting every favourable terrain to stretch his lead.

Armstrong even pointed out that Pedersen’s advantage in the points classification is starting to resemble Pogacar’s margin on GC, though he admitted the only rider who could trouble him remains the Slovenian himself.

Despite Pogacar’s overwhelming superiority, Armstrong refused to declare the Tour over. He reminded viewers that more than two weeks of racing remain and any Grand Tour can turn quickly.

That said, he made it clear he had never witnessed an attack like the one on stage six. For him, Pogacar didn’t just gain time. He also fired a devastating psychological message to all his rivals.

While Vingegaard lost several minutes and Del Toro cemented his podium bid, the world champion again showed he is racing by a different set of rules to the rest of the peloton.

And after such an exhibition on the Tourmalet, the big question The Move left behind is no longer who can beat Pogacar, but how long he can sustain a dominance that, according to Armstrong, could only be threatened by one thing: running out of motivation to keep winning.