Recent content by SomeSome1010

I wish I could feel the same way. I'm German, but I couldn't enjoy Lipo's ride at all because my heart was with Rog all the way. I actually had to turn off German TV, because obviously to them Lipo dropping Rog easily was the stuff of dreams.

I really think there is far more psychology involved than people think. Something tells me the stupid unlucky timelosses contributed to him dropping like a stone on sunday and abandoning today.

If Roglic had the same defeatist mentality as people in this thread, he would have never won anything. His chances of winning the tour were tiny even before today. I don't think a borderline full crack after repeated crashes and multiple psychological setbacks in the form of random time losses...

The fact that he's good at TTs and therefore not a "pure" climber doesn't mean he's a worse climber than Carapaz or Bernal. Roglic's peak climbing performances are demonstrably superior to anything Carapaz or Bernal have ever done. If Roglic is not a great pure climber, no one in the Peleton...

I get your point, but he was sitting weirdly deep both on that previous mountain finish ayuso won and on today's stage 11. I don't think that's reflecting a deliberate choice of playing the long game. He just isn't at 100 % right now. Here's hoping for a strong last week, which is still more...

This really epitomizes what it feels like being a Roglic fan. Just constantly on the edge of your seat fearing imminent disaster. I feel super anxious even during the most mundane sprint stages. The only time I can relax is on a mountain finish, because I usually feel pretty confident in...