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JosephK said:It turned out to be an entertaining stage. Chapeau to Carthy, Bernal, Dennis, and the battlers. Bernal is really a cool customer, and Dennis was surprisingly strong again on the mountains. Carthy . . . well, great stones!
For Dennis, could it be that he now needs to go back and work on his time-trialing?
Velolover2 said:Tbh, it looked like Bernal was on a training ride.
He will be scary in the Tour.
You really think so? To me it looks like Thomas and Bernal both will be captains and let the legs decide who will win the race of the two. And Bernal could very well get a good headstart at La Planche considering Thomas's crash in Suisse.Lequack said:Velolover2 said:Tbh, it looked like Bernal was on a training ride.
He will be scary in the Tour.
He'll not get the chance to go for himself I believe. Only as a last resort.
Seems very odd to say the least. On the other hand, whoever they decide to go for will probably win the race, so why not choose Thomas? He is more experienced and obviously is British.Red Rick said:I like how there's not a single doubt in the world Thomas will be in great shape after diong nothing all year and crashing out of his most important prep race
Yes, the British riders are the priority and he's the defending champion, so the pre-race hierarchy is pretty clear.Valv.Piti said:Seems very odd to say the least. On the other hand, whoever they decide to go for will probably win the race, so why not choose Thomas? He is more experienced and obviously is British.Red Rick said:I like how there's not a single doubt in the world Thomas will be in great shape after diong nothing all year and crashing out of his most important prep race
Valv.Piti said:You really think so? To me it looks like Thomas and Bernal both will be captains and let the legs decide who will win the race of the two. And Bernal could very well get a good headstart at La Planche considering Thomas's crash in Suisse.Lequack said:Velolover2 said:Tbh, it looked like Bernal was on a training ride.
He will be scary in the Tour.
He'll not get the chance to go for himself I believe. Only as a last resort.
Exactly! Team leadership at Ineos is decided on passport. Diet and shape follows from that.Valv.Piti said:Seems very odd to say the least. On the other hand, whoever they decide to go for will probably win the race, so why not choose Thomas? He is more experienced and obviously is British.Red Rick said:I like how there's not a single doubt in the world Thomas will be in great shape after diong nothing all year and crashing out of his most important prep race
KZD said:Valv.Piti said:You really think so? To me it looks like Thomas and Bernal both will be captains and let the legs decide who will win the race of the two. And Bernal could very well get a good headstart at La Planche considering Thomas's crash in Suisse.Lequack said:Velolover2 said:Tbh, it looked like Bernal was on a training ride.
He will be scary in the Tour.
He'll not get the chance to go for himself I believe. Only as a last resort.
Looking at stage 6 I really think the roles might reverse there.
I wouldn't be surprised if Thomas loses close to a minute to the best there (including Bernal).
Think he should just say *** it and rip it on La Planche.Valv.Piti said:Seems very odd to say the least. On the other hand, whoever they decide to go for will probably win the race, so why not choose Thomas? He is more experienced and obviously is British.Red Rick said:I like how there's not a single doubt in the world Thomas will be in great shape after diong nothing all year and crashing out of his most important prep race