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    Tour de France Tour de France 2020

    Well that lady is very bendy ...not sure I tuned in for this ...rather interview riders
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    Tour de France Tour de France 2020

    Why does he french comms guy have such an American English accent
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    Tour de France Tour de France 2020

    There were alot of the younger riders to the fore yesterday ...it is possible they need less training to get to top shape but may not hold as long as the older guys who need longer to get there Valverde, Porte, Uran, Froome, Thomas had flashes ...small ones but some They will improve but not...
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    Critérium du Dauphiné 08/12 > 08/16/20

    With all the drug fueled winners of the Tour either lauded on podiums or by media or banished to edges of the sport and Geraint Thomas is the embarrassment ? FFS such a ridiculous and pathetic comment Thomas is not in shape yet but at least he is a natural talent and lack of form is not...
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    Teams & Riders Team Movistar-thread

    Its not just Spanish riders not going great ...MScott ? Here is a team that were going to challenge Sky a few years ago ... They changed from a classics/TTT team into a GC team and yet at the moment things look very ropey Also soem individuals like Bob Jungles, M Valgren, Kwaito, Bilbao...
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    Teams & Riders Team Movistar-thread

    Well one person who trained more than anyone on rollers was Uran and where is he in this race ? There is more to it than what riders say at interview about training Look through the results ...some unexpected riders in final 20 on clims and some MIA
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    Teams & Riders Team Movistar-thread

    The number of disappointing/disappointed riders at the Dauphine is large but you got to say for teams as a whole Movistar are up there Obviously Jumbo V are streaks ahead of everyone with DQ, Astana and Bora to the fore Trek arent too bad for them And UAE and Bahrain are putting in a good...
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    Critérium du Dauphiné 08/12 > 08/16/20

    was Richie Porte dropped early on
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    Critérium du Dauphiné 08/12 > 08/16/20

    Dumoulin is really improving Rolland is riding very well this week
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    Critérium du Dauphiné 08/12 > 08/16/20

    2 weeks to the Tour and Thomas and Froome are no where
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    Critérium du Dauphiné 08/12 > 08/16/20

    So Steven Kruijswijk v the Shark at the Giro ? (of course once the shark dispatched the kid)
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    Critérium du Dauphiné 08/12 > 08/16/20

    What a rider brings to a team is not always seen...maybe he makes decisions on the road, all the work that is needed to position teammates onto a climb, morale and a sense of calm, ability to grind out on long hot stages over rolling terraine...I could go on but Gesink is there for a reason and...
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    Critérium du Dauphiné 08/12 > 08/16/20

    KIrby aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh Saying Kuss is dropped when SK finished ...they look nothing alike
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    Critérium du Dauphiné 08/12 > 08/16/20

    Nice to see Reichenbach is looking good for Pinot
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    Critérium du Dauphiné 08/12 > 08/16/20

    So Valverde, Yates, Uran (who did the most training on all on the rollers) , Bardet , Barguil ...