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Almeida recently explained it in an interview. He knows that 3rd or 4th is the best possible result for him there and then he'd rather be part of the winning team as a dom than a leader in some other. Besides, a lot less pressure if you're a in the team of Pogacar

I know what you meant but if they're sending him as a solo leader they believe that he can (should) win the overall

Apparently they will send del Toro

I think UAE would rather have Del Toro and a win than Remco as well and a potential loss

I hope Jonas and Almeida do Catalunya as well, that would be something

At least 1 one the 2 has to be very close to the level to win 1v1. Like in 2022 TdF, Jonas was as good if not better than Pogacar. Remco and Lipowitz can't beat him because they aren't there

Has to be ME FW, no other race finishes on the wall

Yeah, exactly. They will train it close to the Tour, with the team that's actually confirmed for the Tour. Doing it in January is questionable at best

It's not an issue, I just think it's pointless to do a preparation race for another race that's 5 months later

Fair enough, good list. Although, if I had to guess there's no way my guess would be that riding a GT for 3 weeks, preparing for 30+ minute and TT (that's where the time gaps usually are) is a better preparation for a 270km race with 3 minute climbs than specific preparation for 270km race with...

Sure but more than 5 months in advance? A bit early because every single rider that will be in that TTT might have to skip the Tour for whatever reason

I never said that and don't claim that is the case

What is said publicly is often really not relevant. I'd rather trust behind the scenes talks if there are any known, like in this case

Read the comment @improb made in the "rate the Giro 2025 route" thread. Apparently there are serious talks behind the curtain to move the Giro

How many riders who did a GT for GC has beaten all riders that didn't ride that specific GT and instead decided to specifically prepare for that race?