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I was expecting him lo lose 45 - 30 sec to Pogi on this course, so not a huge drama. A bad day - for sure, but not a disaster. The fact Matteo had a bad day too suggests there was something wrong somewhere within the team. Maybe nutrition, maybe something else. The mountain TT suits him much...

So what's the scenario for a Jonas win in your opinion?

Realistically, hom much time do you see Jonas losing before stage 18 (I think we can all agree that this combination of stages 18&19 is where the biggest differences could be made)? In my book, is should be around 1:30-2:00, but it depends on many variables so very difficult to predict.

I think Jonas did a good Dauphine, even compared to expectations. The level was extremely high. When was the last time he competed at such a high level? Probably TDF24. I believe it will help him tremendously. Just the peloton skills themselves...Take stage 6 for example: Just as Sivakov was...

I expect Visma (with eventually Matteo) to attack on Croix de Fer too. They would probably need Valter in the break to make the threat effective, though. Then on Croix de Fer, you can use Tullet's and Kuss's position to attack and create chaos, which will set the stage for the Jorg attack -...

That would be insane for the mountains, with Ben the 5th best climber (potentially). Can't think of a stronger mountain team, maybe UAE with Ayuso, Del Toro, Almeida and Adam Yates. I'm confident that with Giro and altitude in his legs, Wout will be significantly better at the Tour. Still think...

Yes I meant next year, 2026

Promising signs from Jorg. Put on quite a performance for such a big guy with no explosiveness. At this point in his career, it's pretty clear that stage races are his niche, and he has to focus on being a Grand tour rider. He'll have a huge role this summer, and if, as I expect him to, he'll...

Wout will be stronger in PR, that's for sure. He is on an upward trend and it should continue towards his biggest goal this spring. It's a race that suits him much better and he has a big chance to fight for the victory. Alpecin will need to control the race but Visma will have enough big units...

Taking bad luck into account, they are actually doing pretty well. Wout is obviously not at his best after that horrible crash at the Vuelta, but getting better. There are plenty more races for him to prove himself. Jonas suffered from a crash again, otherwise he would have 3 stage race wins...

I agree it's not a disaster, but it's not just missing a peak Sepp Kuss. Normally, you get a much better Wout. Normally, you would have Dylan van Baarle and Nathan Van Hooydonck, not Tratnik and Lemman (who has huge potential IMO, but never was supposed to race the tour this year). Matteo...

The biggest problem is the weaker team this year, due to all the injuries and it being a transition year for the team anyway (Next year's team will be crazy good). For example, what would you do to defend on stage 14? Ideally, you want to smash it on the Tourmalet and on the 2nd climb, to make...

Voted Jonas cause i'm a fan, but honestly speaking, it's tough to look beyond Tadej. When you take everything into account, they have the best package. Best team, best rider, yellow jersey.

Best rider in the world by far. I have never seen someone so talented. His only weakness is mental, not riding smart at times. He still needs to mature.

Great ride by Jonas and the team today, so proud of them! To be able to control Pogi on this terrain is incredible. Also Matteo was so strong, and was able to pull Pogi back at a critical moment.