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Danish team announced.
After Kragh, Vingegaard, Asgreen and Mads Pedersen said they would not ride the road race, because of other targets in this Corona season, the squad is:
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana)
Michael Valgren (NTT)
Magnus Cort (EF)
Cristopher Juul-Jensen (Mitchelton)
Mikkel Honoré (DQ)
Casper Pedersen (Sunweb)
Niklas Eg (Trek)
Jonas Gregaard (Astana)
TT riders:
Asgreen (DQ)
Bjerg (UAE)
Stated targets are top 5 in the RR and top 8 in the TT.
Wouldn't count on Roglic if he wins the Tour.
Yes he can. But the Tour is the problem, he needs time to recover.Roglic cannot handle the distance
The defending champion not taking part shows a lack of respect for the race.After Kragh, Vingegaard, Asgreen and Mads Pedersen said they would not ride the road race, because of other targets in this Corona season, the squad is:
The defending champion not taking part shows a lack of respect for the race.
Kragh definitely has a chance on this course. And Pedersen could at least ride as a helper the first 100-150 km. That doesn't ruin your chances in later races. Almost all their competitors will race anyway.
Honest question, and I say this as one of the bigger Roglic doubters of this forum, is there actually any proof of Roglic not being capable of handling long distances outside of one single bad Lombardia performance?Roglic cannot handle the distance
Would you count the Giro?Honest question, and I say this as one of the bigger Roglic doubters of this forum, is there actually any proof of Roglic not being capable of handling long distances outside of one single bad Lombardia performance?
I don't think we have enough evidence to conclude he can be at his absolute best at the end of a 250 km tough race.Yes he can. But the Tour is the problem, he needs time to recover.
It's also just the way it's raced. I don't think his in race recovery is amazing but if everyone holds hands to the final climb he should be able to fly. Innsbruck would've been amazing for him at peak w/o crash.He crashed in Innsbruck. I think his main issue is knowing how to conserve energy in a nervous peloton and keeping a good position. His racing instinct is also not the best. But on a good day, and with some luck, I can see him ride away from everyone on the last lap if they hesitate.
I mean he was pretty horrible in the long stages in the Alps but then he was pretty horrible anywhere in the last week.Would you count the Giro?
Everyone got dropped by Pinot and Nibali on the Muro in 2018. He was actually way less dropped then Bernal, yet Bernal did way better on the Civiglio. Combine that with the clear trend that Roglic performs better on climbs in stages that are soft pedaled and his main strength in mountain stages being the final km, and I'm not considering him a favorite on this course. If there had been 2 laps on this, sure he's in there. But not on 14 laps. Too much attrition in my opinion.I mean he was pretty horrible in the long stages in the Alps but then he was pretty horrible anywhere in the last week.
Lombardia 2018 is one I forgot although iirc he wasn't actually that strong on the Muro die Sormano either, got dropped by Pinot and Nibali and only caught them on the descent. Sure, he then looked even worse on Civiglio but really I think that performance can as well just be down to bad shape (or even that WC crash still affecting him)
Anyway, that Lombardia performance last year is indeed a questionmark, but I'm not yet certain. I definitely wouldn't go as far as saying he isn't among the top contenders because of one, maybe two, questionable performances
If the ride it like 2018 he'd be my favourite but you'd expect that not to happen on a course without one monster climb at the endEveryone got dropped by Pinot and Nibali on the Muro in 2018. He was actually way less dropped then Bernal, yet Bernal did way better on the Civiglio. Combine that with the clear trend that Roglic performs better on climbs in stages that are soft pedaled and his main strength in mountain stages being the final km, and I'm not considering him a favorite on this course. If there had been 2 laps on this, sure he's in there. But not on 14 laps. Too much attrition in my opinion.
So what you're saying is, Bernal will drop Roglic on the Col de la Loze by more than he lost on the Grand Colombier?Everyone got dropped by Pinot and Nibali on the Muro in 2018. He was actually way less dropped then Bernal, yet Bernal did way better on the Civiglio. Combine that with the clear trend that Roglic performs better on climbs in stages that are soft pedaled and his main strength in mountain stages being the final km, and I'm not considering him a favorite on this course. If there had been 2 laps on this, sure he's in there. But not on 14 laps. Too much attrition in my opinion.
I'm saying he should've had the decency to wait with collapsing until Col de la Loze to prove me right about the high altitude thing.So what you're saying is, Bernal will drop Roglic on the Col de la Loze by more than he lost on the Grand Colombier?
I'm saying he should've had the decency to wait with collapsing until Col de la Loze to prove me right about the high altitude thing.