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If Lipowitz is riding TdF and doing well (i.e. contending for podium) I expect media coverage and viewership figures will be significant in a 80 Mio population country. Not too bad for a sponsor.

"The four musketeers " - all for one, one for all ?

I suspect that also pro riders tried to use motors at some times. I would also not be surprised if the team of Mauro Gianetti has looked into this possibility. But I find it hard to believe that a motor was used at the video above, given all the circumstances.

we will never know if different racing by MVDP / Pidcock would have produced a different winner. I think you can make a case either way, given the very close gaps at the finish and on the Poggio. For sure Pogacar did not do 80% of the pulling after Cipressa, at least not in the coverage I watched.

Seems that is the last hope there is. We need to get the mighty Riis out of retirement to finally challenge the Slovenian wonderboy...

There is a common tactic which is called "neutralizing an attack" as I remember

Found it a bit pathetic that the peloton / big group did not close the 30s gap between Cipressa and Poggio. With a bit more teamwork it should have been possible easily. Big chance missed, if you look at the Poggio times, where G2 basically did not loose any time vs Pogacar / Pidcock.

MVDP tactical masterclass, it seems....

WtF are they doing? Why not just let Pogacar pull all they way until Poggio

Why is MVDP pulling???

Pidcock, MVDP, they should not go to the front for even 2s, with Pogacar in te group

I don't think MVDP is the only rider in the peleton capable of follwing a pontential Pogacar attack on Cipressa. It was rather surprising last year that it was only him and Ganna following. At the end its a 4% gradient climb.

Folks, Hamburg Clyclassics is missing in the list :hushed: I want to see him winning this one solo, before considering him GOAT

It certaily looks like that. Remember most people were quite certain it was impossible for him to even make it to the start of the TdF, not even considering being able to fight for podium. Even if his TdF performance was very good (even without "considering the circumstances") it must have been...

maybe. but tbh we are not certain if he is even the top favourite for TdF in his own team currently.