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Vingegaard won't make it, even if he starts the race.I agree, I think Vingegaard, Pogacar, Roglic and Evenepoel will all compete for victory. Mostly due to Vingegaard not going to be 100% ready, Pogacar feeling the Giro, and thus reducing the gap with Roglic/Evenepoel
I'm afraid something like this will happen as well. In the third week he will lose up to 10 minutes, which will diminish his 30 minute lead over runner-up Pogacar to merely 20 minutes. After finishing the TT in Nice, instantly immense festivities ensue and Evenepoel gets carried by the crowds into the night, and he won't make it to the podium ceremony.Remco will fade, he won't make it to the podium.
Roglic fans can hope, it's the only way he can win the TDFVingegaard won't make it, even if he starts the race.
Remco will fade, he won't make it to the podium.
Pogacar will feel the Giro, although he will fight for the win.
Roglic will be a contender for the win.
Bernal will emerge from the "dead" and fight for podium, at least...
No, he can't be as good as those two. Wishfull thinking.Roglic is currently lurking and waiting that the Gods grant him another chance. With Pogi a bit battered and Vingo still in doubts, he has a chance. Actually, he already had one. IMO he can be as good as those two.
I'm personally waiting for Remco to battle it out but I feel he will be competitive for some stages until he fades out with a bang in some stage.
I think he's above Thomas, really, but it depends on Vingegaard's state of affairs and Pogi's recovery from the Giro as to whether or not Roglic can be higher than they. Of the three, it seems Primoz has the most ideal trajectory in terms of preparation and pre-race build-up, which shall be more understood after the Dauphine.No, he can't be as good as those two. Wishfull thinking.
Currently, Roglic level on a GT is more close to the level of guys like G.Thomas than close to the level of Pogacar and then Vingegaard.
Froome means the distance between Rog and Thomas is less than between Rog and Pog.I think he's above Thomas, really, but it depends on Vingegaard's state of affairs and Pogi's recovery from the Giro as to whether or not Roglic can be higher than they. Of the three, it seems Promoz has the most ideal trajectory in terms of preparation and pre-race build-up, which shall be more understood after the Dauphine.
That perhaps depends on how it pans out, as I suggested in my postFroome means the distance between Rog and Thomas is less than between Rog and Pog.
I also think Roglic is above Thomas but not that much, and certainly more close to him, than close to Vingegaard and Pogacar in terms of GT level.I think he's above Thomas, really, but it depends on Vingegaard's state of affairs and Pogi's recovery from the Giro as to whether or not Roglic can be higher than they. Of the three, it seems Promoz has the most ideal trajectory in terms of preparation and pre-race build-up, which shall be more understood after the Dauphine.
Like if Pogacar and Vingegaard didn’t beat Roglic in the past.And what if Thomas beats Pogi on this Giro edition, are then Pogi and Jonas behind Thomas? Point being this is just so selective memory, like if Rogla didn't beat them all already in the past.
If Thomas beats Pogacar this Giro, then obviously Pogacar is behind Thomas in GT riding. Unless it’s due to an injury.And what if Thomas beats Pogi on this Giro edition, are then Pogi and Jonas behind Thomas? Point being this is just so selective memory, like if Rogla didn't beat them all already in the past.
It's not that black and white. It would also mean Pogacar was closer to Adam Yates than Vingegaard as a GC rider after the TdF last yearIf Thomas beats Pogacar this Giro, then obviously Pogacar is behind Thomas in GT riding. Unless it’s due to an injury.
Like if Pogacar and Vingegaard didn’t beat Roglic in the past.
If Thomas beats Pogacar this Giro, then obviously Pogacar is behind Thomas in GT riding. Unless it’s due to an injury.
Apparently, he seems to be a yardstick for being a bad GT rider for whatever reason.I'm mostly curious why we're talking about Thomas here.
Like if there is one dude you expect to not do a good Giro/Tour double it's Thomas.
Either that or he will blow everyone away for the n-th time by being a good GT rider. What a *** surprise…I also think Roglic is above Thomas but not that much, and certainly more close to him, than close to Vingegaard and Pogacar in terms of GT level.
I was talking in normal conditions, if Roglic at 100% against Vingegaard and Pogacar at 100%, but there's a possibility that Vingegaard and Pogacar will not go to the Tour at 100%, so the chances of Roglic increase a bit.
Either that or he will blow everyone away for the n-th time by being a good GT rider. What a *** surprise…
I'm just saying that if Thomas is able to beat Pogacar one-on-one, I don't see Pogacar like I see him now.It's not that black and white. It would also mean Pogacar was closer to Adam Yates than Vingegaard as a GC rider after the TdF last year
You can't get away with not explaining the thought process that led you to this post in full detail.Roglic will not win the tour until he learns how to state and prove the Hahn-Banach theorem.