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Best teammate ever.Pantani_lives said:Landa might finish fourth at one second from the podium again.
Best teammate ever.Pantani_lives said:Landa might finish fourth at one second from the podium again.
No, he is supposed to be riding in service to Krushweak at le Tour.bajbar said:The "peak-form" seemed to be reached too early yes... But maybe he was thinking about the Tour as the second peak and thought that he would have big enough advantage because of the TTs that he didn't need to be at the absolute peak. Which might be true if the team was there. But without the team, he came up short.Lequack said:He really peaked too soon it seems, but I wouldn't be too disappointed if I was him, pulling this off without much of a team is great, even better if he manages to get the podium.Carols said:So Roglic has to make up 23 seconds on LandaIf he isn't entirely done in that should be within his scope. But I think he's pretty close to 'stick a fork in him' territory. I hope he makes it, he rode a brave race, mostly without a team mate on every single climb. Today he was isolated with 110km to go.
Until a week before the Tour a team with De Plus, Gesink and Tolhoek looked quite decent. But it turned the way it did... In the end he might still get a podium, so it will be a step into the right direction. He didn't have any really bad days. He just wasn't climbing as good as he did in the 3rd week of the Tour last year. But his TT was better at least. Which I gues is what matters for tomorrowEscarabajo said:If he was thinking of the Tour with practically no team at the Giro with those crazy climbs at the end would not be very smart of him. I don't think that's what he did.
As he is in almost every race they both participate inCarols said:No, he is supposed to be riding in service to Krushweak at le Tour.bajbar said:The "peak-form" seemed to be reached too early yes... But maybe he was thinking about the Tour as the second peak and thought that he would have big enough advantage because of the TTs that he didn't need to be at the absolute peak. Which might be true if the team was there. But without the team, he came up short.Lequack said:He really peaked too soon it seems, but I wouldn't be too disappointed if I was him, pulling this off without much of a team is great, even better if he manages to get the podium.Carols said:So Roglic has to make up 23 seconds on LandaIf he isn't entirely done in that should be within his scope. But I think he's pretty close to 'stick a fork in him' territory. I hope he makes it, he rode a brave race, mostly without a team mate on every single climb. Today he was isolated with 110km to go.
That's certainly a very optimistic view of it. I'm not sure Roglic was at all thinking about the Tour, and if he was he's done it completely the wrong way, he'll be tired out by the time they reach the pyrenees the way he's stromed spring. And i certainly hope that Roglic wasn't arrogant enough to assume that he'd be able to win the giro not at his best, he's not Froome! Much more likely is that yes, he came into it a bit too hot but the level he's shown in the mountains is the same as what he's shown in the past, maybe even slightly better. The way sky did the tour last year suited him, as did the climbs, and I feel that's why he did so well there. I do feel though he needs a stronger team, or a better route with less difficult mountain stages, to win a GT.bajbar said:The "peak-form" seemed to be reached too early yes... But maybe he was thinking about the Tour as the second peak and thought that he would have big enough advantage because of the TTs that he didn't need to be at the absolute peak. Which might be true if the team was there. But without the team, he came up short.Lequack said:He really peaked too soon it seems, but I wouldn't be too disappointed if I was him, pulling this off without much of a team is great, even better if he manages to get the podium.Carols said:So Roglic has to make up 23 seconds on LandaIf he isn't entirely done in that should be within his scope. But I think he's pretty close to 'stick a fork in him' territory. I hope he makes it, he rode a brave race, mostly without a team mate on every single climb. Today he was isolated with 110km to go.
I'd be shocked if he isn't DQed! Not that I blame him, but that behavior shouldn't be tolerated.Lequack said:Video of the Lopez slapping
https://twitter.com/easydoughMo/status/1134862274466897921
Seemed to have been the rare double slap.![]()
Really? Should Lopez be penalized even more for that idiot bringing him down?Carols said:I'd be shocked if he isn't DQed! Not that I blame him, but that behavior shouldn't be tolerated.Lequack said:Video of the Lopez slapping
https://twitter.com/easydoughMo/status/1134862274466897921
Seemed to have been the rare double slap.![]()
I've got the impression that J.R.'s idiotic tweets are gonna provide as much entertainment as Tinkov'sLequack said:Video of the Lopez slapping
https://twitter.com/easydoughMo/status/1134862274466897921
Seemed to have been the rare double slap.![]()
The idiot that brought him down should be arrested and jailed for battery!Robert5091 said:Really? Should Lopez be penalized even more for that idiot bringing him down?Carols said:I'd be shocked if he isn't DQed! Not that I blame him, but that behavior shouldn't be tolerated.Lequack said:Video of the Lopez slapping
https://twitter.com/easydoughMo/status/1134862274466897921
Seemed to have been the rare double slap.![]()
The thing is, despite all the jokes, he mostly did his own race.Rollthedice said:Best teammate ever.Pantani_lives said:Landa might finish fourth at one second from the podium again.
Longer video with commentary:Lequack said:Video of the Lopez slapping
https://twitter.com/easydoughMo/status/1134862274466897921
Seemed to have been the rare double slap.![]()
And the supercombative rider pricePantani_lives said:López should get a one minute time bonus for hitting that guy.
And the fact that he is Spanish. Dunno. Maybe he likes Giro and TDF more.Lequack said:I wonder why Landa doesn't go for the Vuelta more, he's clearly one of the best climbers. The last time he's done the Vuelta was in 2015, but no in 2016, 2017 or 2018.
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Yeah he's doing the TDF this year as well, in service of Quintana.fuiers said:And the fact that he is Spanish. Dunno. Maybe he likes Giro and TDF more.Lequack said:I wonder why Landa doesn't go for the Vuelta more, he's clearly one of the best climbers. The last time he's done the Vuelta was in 2015, but no in 2016, 2017 or 2018.
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Apparently the rules are suchCarols said:I'd be shocked if he isn't DQed! Not that I blame him, but that behavior shouldn't be tolerated.Lequack said:Video of the Lopez slapping
https://twitter.com/easydoughMo/status/1134862274466897921
Seemed to have been the rare double slap.![]()
You already made your point many times and we read it and heard it. Relax.Lequack said:Apparently the rules are suchCarols said:I'd be shocked if he isn't DQed! Not that I blame him, but that behavior shouldn't be tolerated.Lequack said:Video of the Lopez slapping
https://twitter.com/easydoughMo/status/1134862274466897921
Seemed to have been the rare double slap.![]()
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I'm no the author of the original tweet.Escarabajo said:You already made your point many times and we read it and heard it. Relax.Lequack said:Apparently the rules are suchCarols said:I'd be shocked if he isn't DQed! Not that I blame him, but that behavior shouldn't be tolerated.Lequack said:Video of the Lopez slapping
https://twitter.com/easydoughMo/status/1134862274466897921
Seemed to have been the rare double slap.![]()
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And you already read all the reactions from fans.
Well... acording the current UCI rules he should've been DQed. Not that I agree with that...Robert5091 said:Really? Should Lopez be penalized even more for that idiot bringing him down?Carols said:I'd be shocked if he isn't DQed! Not that I blame him, but that behavior shouldn't be tolerated.Lequack said:Video of the Lopez slapping
https://twitter.com/easydoughMo/status/1134862274466897921
Seemed to have been the rare double slap.![]()