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At least his usual behaviour is consistent with the use of a motorized bike: he fights as he can during the first two thirds of the climb, usually supported by his team or suffering and yo-yoing if under attack and, at the end, he enters his '*** mode' and empties his battery in a...
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It is very likely. I know very well that climb (just figure where my nick comes from...) and the place where TJ and the rest crashed is full of big pine roots wrinkling the road.
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Exactly. Make no mistake: the steep section of the Garbí -just after the little town of Segart- is very narrow and tough as hell. Even when finished, the rest of the road to go back to the Oronet before the descent is narrow and twisty. If someone places some help in advance he may...
I don't understand this. How in hell did he decide coming to the Vuelta and retiring afterwards in this shape? Something happened after the Tour...
A sad end to his career, to be sure.
Re: Tour de France 2017 stage 9: Nantua > Chambéry - 181,5 k
If Sky is able to boss into boredom such a stage it would be high time to change things in cycling.
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Yes, I saw him last saturday at a big Spanish cyclosportive stating his confidence on being selected for the Tour. Markel Irizar was also there, but he's been included in the team. Nice guys both.