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https://lanternerouge.com/2025/07/04/riccitello-dominates-in-romania-with-help-from-froome-sibiu-tour-2025-stage-2/ Froome was first day at Sibiu pulling maybe 100 of the 214 km of the stage. Yesterday he pulled as well on the flat, but much less, becouse the maillot Jaune, with no options of...

Del Toro IS not working abnything for Ayuso. He should have junord yesterday in the wall at 8 km to the line, to help the last attack of Ayuso. And the other day he sprinted for long working for Roglic. If you just want to avoid him bonus just sprint at the end, and before put to his wheel.

If a big group like that IS at the finales wont not a group fighteen for victory. There are sone sterrato descents at the middel of the stage,that I think could be a problem.

Ayuso left that Tour 3 days later but COVID. Considering that and the problems with the team, I dont think is possible to take any good conclusión about him that Tour except that he was climbing with the best at Galibier. Maybe he is not very good at a flat cobbles stage similar to Roubaix, but...

He is good at sterrato. Today stage is quite good for him, he is a similar rider as Pogacar ( no so good, Pogacar is historic, but quite close)

Nice stage! I think WVA Will be in the right for the stage, if he choose the right position for that, I mean, the break or the peloton. Pidcock is still on GC, so any time he get is important, but for Van Aert just victory is important. For Perdersen similar, but he is less favourite with that...

Historic race. Maybe first time we can see at good shape Remco and Pogacar in this kind of race. I think Remco wanst at his best after the olimpic ITT. Today is the day and I think they will be similar.

Lot of tailwind this year, no possible to compare

No, It is not the only way he can win. You have to choose the stepedt part of those soft climbs tk attack really hard, but once you are in a soft oart if VdP IS at your wheel he must be at his wheel, always at his wheel..if he stop, no problem, maybe another rider attack later, and MVDP as the...

He was as well maybe stupid when he attacked at the end of the Poggio...but maybe no, he was so comfortable as Pogacar was working for him after his attacks than he could attack at the Poggio, to fail, and he has sure the sprint as well. He was not interesting in Pippo, just with Pogacar he was...

Merkx was much better sprinter than Pogacar, he would have one option even playing as Pogacar...but Pogacar playing this way, zero. Playing another way, 80% to win.

Pogacar rode as a junior, quite stupid, working for a man stronger than him at the sprint. He was the stronger climbing but in those climbs you cannot go with a man as VDP at you wheel. I cant understand why he didnt want at the end to be with Ganna, It was the only option for him to win an...

No news how is recovering and training.

It depends how selective is the race due to weather conditions. Last year he fade good weather conditions...could be another race. Anyway, Esther conditions are quite normal, nothing excepcional..normal weather for March...considering wind direction, It will take soft importance in a route so...

It is not likely rain at Poggio, but It could rain a little at that hours there. If happens, It will chance a lot the race, specially at the descent, but would make harder the climb as well. Pogacar have to risk in the descent in all the scenarios, so for him better no rain there, just from...