Recent content by Escarabajo

No way he changes his style. No way. Is not that simple.

I wouldn't read too much into Vingegaard's form today because he has not been riding hard since a long time ago. I think He is going to be better than the rest, but not close to Pogacar.

Mouth closed! Enough said.

Can someone explain to me what is Tejada doing?

I want to be excited about this race but I am not. I see why some people get demotivated with Pogacar. If Vingegaard and Remco don't perform nearly close to Pogacar the Tour is going to be very boring. Having said that, I really don't have high hopes for Vingegaard and Remco for the amount of...

In stage 4? that means nothing. I assume you are being sarcastic as usual. Anyway, at the pace these riders are going they will end up sprinting up the mountain from the bottom. I am still surprised that the Alpe de Huez record is still being held by Pantani.

You mean Tour 2023? That was when he collapsed

Was it enough to get a contract? I was expecting somethin like what Mauricio Ardila did for Savoldelli in 2005.

I'm not sure I agree about Pellizari. Finishing 6th is a strong result both for him and for the team—it could very well be a sign that he's ready for bigger opportunities, in my opinion. Sure they came here for the win, but having Pellizari on 6th place is not bad at all! As for Bernal, his...

That was what I was thinking. But that would be helping Del Toro defend his jersey, so probably the answer was "No Thanks".

7. Too backloaded. GC should have been cleaner earlier. They like the tension of having many riders close until the end, but not having a very hard mountain in the second week is a huge error. Too many riders watching each other for 2 weeks.

Thoma's take says it all. And coming from Thomas: https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/baffling-geraint-thomas-confused-by-how-final-crunch-stage-of-giro-ditalia-played-out/

Actually, I believe Del Toro would have won the race. Yes, I know everything—and I mean everything—went Simon’s way: EF and UAE refusing to control the break, UAE not sending anyone up the road like Visma did, and EF going absolutely bananas at the base of an 18 km, 9% climb—that was always a...

However, to win races—or even just to make the podium—you sometimes have to take a conservative approach and ignore what the fans want. It’s sad, but true.

People have mentioned countless times that EF and Carapaz's strategy was a mistake. The problem is that it has been overshadowed by Del Toro's behavior. At some point Carapaz lost the race and it was up to Del Toro to pick up the flag, but He (UAE, whatever) didn't want to do it.