Recent content by skippo12

Just doesn't have the skillset to win races. Not explosive. And even though he is good in TTs there will always be a GC guy that beats him. Biggest strength compared to other 2nd tier GC riders is endurance and resistance to attrition. But he is not strong enough to create a hard race by...

Played it smart. Not in a nuclear climbing shape and probably still feeling Liege in his legs. If he goes solo over the top he is on his own in the headwind against an even bigger chasing group lead by RBH. This way he at least got some pulls from Lenny.

Looking at THJ's schedule it't more or less only WT races from this point on and I don't see him winning a stage unless he drops out of GC in Dauphine or Tour and is free to join the breakaway. But even that is a longshot. Only risk is Uno-X chasing points in autumn. Meaning that THJ would start...

Not sure if I watched a different race. He was super strong. Just had bad luck. Under similar circumstances past greats finished outside the top 20. And Pog still finished second. Only real problem was how UAE/Pog handled the chase. I get that he wanted to make it back to the front before...

After a small panic moment he handled the bike change better than Pog in the sense that he didn't do an all out panic effort and gradually made up ground. Working with bigger chasing groups instead of dropping his own teammates. With a little more help from the Bora RB guys he probably saves...

Wout maybe not the strongest today but considering how many times bad luck ruined his chances in the past he deserved it. Credit to Pog and MVP. Both with the kind of bad luck that even all time greats cannot overcome every single time. And they still came close.

UAE as a team was pretty mediocre. Bjerg did his part and controlled the breakaway. Politt's leadout was great. Veermersch did his part afterwards and worked prior to the 2nd Kwaremont. Not sure what the rest of the team was doing. Oliveira crashed early. Never to be seen again. Cosnefroy...

Managed his effort. Smaller gap on the Kwaremont but with more left in the tank for Paterberg and the flat 10km.

Evenepoel clearly cannot keep up on the Kwaremont. No reason to go all out to keep him behind. Pogacar can drop him at will. Only question is if Pog is wasting so much energy that MVP might have a chance in the final.

He`s always in groups like this. And he always "manages" his efforts. Hagenes and Vermeersch pulled longer and harder. Tour stage last year was similar. I guess he can claim that he outsmarted the rest when he wins but I am not sure if it increases his chances in the future. At some point they...

At least he didn`t full crack. That`s already an improvement compared to UAE.

At least Abrahamsen finished last in the group. Has to be one of the most toxic riders to have in a group.

Rabofail + Politt coming up short in his attempts to ruin the day. Doesn't get much better.

The only logical answer is missing in the poll. Denz has won more GT stages than anyone else on the team in the last three years. Imagine what he could do if he wasn't wasting opportunities babysitting second/third tier GC riders.

Kanter might be too good for the most top 10s without a win competition these days.