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Gigs_98 said:
yaco said:
The ITT is Dennis' to lose as he's been the best TTer in 2017 - He's much better suited with the length of the course which is 31km.
Dennis rode 3 ITT's this year. He won all three, but none of them were in a gt where the TT specialists are usually at their best so not sure if he is really the clear favorite like you say. I'd rather put my money on Dumoulin
Fully agree; their relative records of performing under pressure is very heavily in Dumoulin's favour.
TomD: 2015 Vuelta ITT, 2016 TDF ITT; 2016 Olympics; 2017 Giro ITT, 2014 Worlds
Dennis: 2015 TDF prologue
Yes, Dennis has won TTs at some one-weekers this year; all very creditable but you cannot realistically equate that in any way to a full length GT ITT or ITT medals at Worlds or Olympics. Only once has Dennis been even close to a medal at this level ... and even then, the mechanical probably only took him out of bronze.
Dennis certainly has the talent and, hey, maybe he will do the business come Wednesday but really; his CV (at the highest level) hardly lives up to the hype/reputation.