Recent content by RobertCrawley

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    World Championship 2025: Men’s RR, September 28

    Ayuso says he won't settle for second. This is starting to get interesting.
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    Teams & Riders Tadej Pogačar discussion thread

    An animal lives in the peloton.
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    World Championship 2025: Men’s ITT, September 21

    There is no way to know this for sure. That's why they ride the race. So many factors are involved to determine who rides well on any given day.
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    World Championship 2025: Men’s ITT, September 21

    Yep. If he has good results in the road race, all will be well in the world.
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    World Championship 2025: Men’s ITT, September 21

    The Tour de France really seemed to empty his tank. He began talking about retirement I think before the Tour even ended. When a man talks retirement, it means he is not enjoying what he's doing. He can get some downtime in the winter, come back and win a couple of monuments in the spring, and...
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    Vuelta a España Vuelta 2025, stage 21: Alalpardo - Madrid (108 km)

    Feral Pidders realizing he probably shouldn't have his hat on and two pups in his arms with the Danish national anthem is being played! This really is a fun and very appropriate podium to end this crazy GT.
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    Vuelta a España Vuelta 2025, stage 21: Alalpardo - Madrid (108 km)

    Let's hope peace makes these questions moot next year.
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    Vuelta a España Vuelta 2025, stage 21: Alalpardo - Madrid (108 km)

    This was 100% foreseeable. Race organizers should have used their imaginations prior to the start.
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    Vuelta a España Vuelta 2025, stage 20: Robledo de Chavela - Bola del Mundo - Puerto de Navacerrada (164.8 km)

    You'd think with the money and experience and knowledge they have on Visma, they'd be the best at getting the most out of riders.
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    Vuelta a España Vuelta 2025, stage 20: Robledo de Chavela - Bola del Mundo - Puerto de Navacerrada (164.8 km)

    Yeah, I don't know about his trainers. What's the story? I know Tadej moved on from Iñigo San Millán, even though he had some great results with him, and became even better with the next trainer.
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    Vuelta a España Vuelta 2025, stage 20: Robledo de Chavela - Bola del Mundo - Puerto de Navacerrada (164.8 km)

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but Pidders seems to have matured in the past couple of years and fits better in the structure of team cycling.
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    Vuelta a España Vuelta 2025, stage 20: Robledo de Chavela - Bola del Mundo - Puerto de Navacerrada (164.8 km)

    We didn't spend a lot of time in Madrid except to have dinner and catch a plane. Need to get back and spend some time there!
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    Vuelta a España Vuelta 2025, stage 20: Robledo de Chavela - Bola del Mundo - Puerto de Navacerrada (164.8 km)

    I am too. He was impressive in this race. It would have been closer if his team put in a unified effort in support.