He seemed more explosive than BassoIsn't this guy Ivan Basso?
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He seemed more explosive than BassoIsn't this guy Ivan Basso?
Is this moron trying to perform a touch down on poor Fortunato? I'm happy that he survived this with a win in his bag.
Covi looks like he enjoyed today. Definitely compared to Nibali and Evenepoel.Some more pics
Of course it’s normal. Cycling has a long history of riders, especially one who’s only 22, having their own ambitions reined in to help out a visibly struggling team leader. The only unusual part with Evenepoel is that he’s even younger than Almeida.I am just wondering is it normal that the better rider has to pull a worse teammate, you know like its happening with DQS; everybody has to work for the Belgians , DQS goal is I guess no rider in top 10 GC at the end
I wonder what goes through the minds of these morons when they think - "I might go watch a cycling race today"?Is this moron trying to perform a touch down on poor Fortunato? I'm happy that he survived this with a win in his bag.
I think the 'fans' are quite a drawback for the crawl climbs.The biggest idiots always seem to appear on the Zoncolan...
Porte was third last year at the TdF, and I think he had never had similar results before. Does it mean the field was bad? I guess people will now start saying that Pogacar did not deserve his win because he didn't have to ride against Pogacar. Caruso is in the form of his life and this is one of the rare occasions where he can lead the team.Right now we have 7 real GC riders left, Caruso, Ciccone, Vlasov, have never been near the top 5 in a CG. Carthy and Buchmann each have 1 good GT result. Of them Buchmann I would say is a tiny bit below top shape, Carthy isnt reaching new hights either. Caruso is 33 and we kind of know what he can do and what he normally cant, him being in 3rd place is a strong indicator that this field isnt the strongest right now.
Sagan there with the small gap, asserting dominance as the best climby sprinter boy.Groupetto boys: "This climb isn't so hard"
The only reason why some riders are dropping is not because they are not in top form. I could say the same thing about Bernal last year in the Tour. Roglic's win in the Vuelta in 2018. I get tired of reading these silly posts as soon as we see someone dominating the race. But before the race everyone was doubting him.Right now we have 7 real GC riders left, Caruso, Ciccone, Vlasov, have never been near the top 5 in a CG. Carthy and Buchmann each have 1 good GT result. Of them Buchmann I would say is a tiny bit below top shape, Carthy isnt reaching new hights either. Caruso is 33 and we kind of know what he can do and what he normally cant, him being in 3rd place is a strong indicator that this field isnt the strongest right now.
Right now we have 7 real GC riders left, Caruso, Ciccone, Vlasov, have never been near the top 5 in a CG. Carthy and Buchmann each have 1 good GT result. Of them Buchmann I would say is a tiny bit below top shape, Carthy isnt reaching new hights either. Caruso is 33 and we kind of know what he can do and what he normally cant, him being in 3rd place is a strong indicator that this field isnt the strongest right now.
If you look back down the climb just after this, some other fans 'manhandled' him out of the way. Shame they didn't throw him off the side of the mountain.Is this moron trying to perform a touch down on poor Fortunato? I'm happy that he survived this with a win in his bag.
Hahahaha love this oneI guess people will now start saying that Pogacar did not deserve his win because he didn't have to ride against Pogacar.
Hahahaha love this one
I think predictability is another. Especially if it's right at the end of a climb. It seems even a lot of riders were unimpressed judging by the backstage passI think the 'fans' are quite a drawback for the crawl climbs.
Porte was third last year at the TdF, and I think he had never had similar results before. Does it mean the field was bad? I guess people will now start saying that Pogacar did not deserve his win because he didn't have to ride against Pogacar. Caruso is in the form of his life and this is one of the rare occasions where he can lead the team.
You will never find a GT where all the potential competitors are in good form and don't crash out. On paper this Giro had several people who either won or podium'ed in GTs: Bernal, Yates, Nibali, Carthy, Landa, Bardet. Many others like Martin and Buchmann have also had high finishes in the past. Then add the young promises: Vlasov, Almeida (who showed he deserved his 4th place of last year by riding very well except for stage four), Evenepoel, Sivakov, and Hindley (who was nowhere, but apparently quite ill). Ciccone and Caruso have been pleasant surprises; and there are other solid riders who were supposed to ride for GC, like Bennett.
I call this a stacked field, regardless of inevitable lack of form/luck/crashes.
The only reason why some riders are dropping is not because they are not in top form. I could say the same thing about Bernal last year in the Tour. Roglic's win in the Vuelta in 2018. I get tired of reading these silly posts as soon as we see someone dominating the race. But before the race everyone was doubting him.
I guess they didnt pick the right team leader, I wonder if the team was portugese how this would play outOf course it’s normal. Cycling has a long history of riders, especially one who’s only 22, having their own ambitions reined in to help out a visibly struggling team leader. The only unusual part with Evenepoel is that he’s even younger than Almeida.
Same, but I felt that way in the third week of last years Giro too, mostly because I'm not a huge fan of any of the riders still in contention for the win.So far I've watched nearly every stage I could of this Giro but it somehow doesn't feel like the Giro.. it's a bit of a boring edition i'm afraid.
Bernal is strong and probably too strong.
Too many stages go to the breakaway. And there's no real drama really. I hope the final week delivers more...
It's not really the team who picked the leader. They had 2 co-leaders and 1 of them had a total off-day in the first week. Not much you can do as a team then.I guess they didnt pick the right team leader, I wonder if the team was portugese how this would play out
I guess they didnt pick the right team leader, I wonder if the team was portugese how this would play out