Here's a video of the route, you can make an idea:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sCyuMsoc_c
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Okay, seriously, can you explain why Nibali is a favourite for many here? I like Nibali, but I can't see the reasoning.
Because we want to believe for one more week okayOkay, seriously, can you explain why Nibali is a favourite for many here? I like Nibali, but I can't see the reasoning.
Because we want to believe for one more week okay
He's a fan, it's not weird at all for fans to be irrational.But it is a bit weird how you completely dismiss so many other riders who objectively have much better chances than Nibali, yet keep going how he is the second biggest favourite...
He's a fan, it's not weird at all for fans to be irrational.
It's not weird to hype Nibali but at the same time saying people like Roglic and Alaphilippe have zero chance is just odd.
I didn't claim he was a favorite at all. Any hyping I've done on Nibalis side has strictly been rooted in the same little fantasyland where Contador can still win another Tour and surely Andy Murray is gonna win the Australian Open this year. Best I hope for from Nibbles is like Vlaanderen 2018 where he initiates the winning move in a moment of genius then gets dropped cause he has no legs.But it is a bit weird how you completely dismiss so many other riders who objectively have much better chances than Nibali, yet keep going how he is the second biggest favourite...
It was me, Gayle. Not irrational, you can rationalise anything.But it wasn't him who hyped Nibali, at least I don't remember in this thread.
I didn't claim he was a favorite at all. Any hyping I've done on Nibalis side has strictly been rooted in the same little fantasyland where Contador can still win another Tour and surely Andy Murray is gonna win the Australian Open this year. Best I hope for from Nibbles is like Vlaanderen 2018 where he initiates the winning move in a moment of genius then gets dropped cause he has no legs.
Former riders? I think I have to be clued in a little bit more (honestly, I don't know/remember what you're referring to).
Fuglsang has to be the number one favourite for this.
He loves this kind of short and steep climbs and he is the current LBL and Lombardia champion.
However there a significant number of riders that can win it as well among which Pogačar, Roglic, Valverde, Woods and Van Aert are a step above the rest
There was a debate on former riders (now commentators) calling Col de la Loze the toughest climb in the Tour ever, which people in here disputed citing the profile instead.
Anyway, just a tongue in cheek remark, since I thought you took the opposite stance on that one, but I clearly have confused you with someone else
What are your podium predictions?
Here's mine
- Pogacar
- Carapaz
- Valverde
Very, very hard. As I said earlier I only see real climbers doing good here. I see that Van Aert stands as a no.1 favorite, but I think he won't be able to go with Fuglsang, Valverde and co. when they put the hammer down on the steep stuff.Here's a video of the route, you can make an idea:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sCyuMsoc_c
He's mostly an unknown, he hasn't exactly failed much at them eitherSince when is Pogacar such a superb one day rider?
Valverde was dropped by Van Aert on the steep stuff in one of the hardest mountain stages of the TdF just a couple days ago.Very, very hard. As I said earlier I only see real climbers doing good here. I see that Van Aert stands as a no.1 favorite, but I think he won't be able to go with Fuglsang, Valverde and co. when they put the hammer down on the steep stuff.
Yeah, yeah, I know.., but these hills are his cup of tea, he was building form specially for this race and I have a feeling he will be more than ready on Sunday.Valverde was dropped by Van Aert on the steep stuff in one of the hardest mountain stages of the TdF just a couple days ago.
Since when is Pogacar such a superb one day rider?