nope, all of those were well outside the top 10, Martinez is always there while pulling BernalYeaa.. the same was with Kuss, Bennett and many other
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nope, all of those were well outside the top 10, Martinez is always there while pulling BernalYeaa.. the same was with Kuss, Bennett and many other
My brain isn't big enough to understand figurative language.I think he used race number issue more like figuratively.
Ok, why not. Last year's Dauphine wasn't a coincidence maybenope, all of those were well outside the top 10, Martinez is always there while pulling Bernal
a bit above there is literally someone claiming that actually.I believe literally nobody has made that conclusion.
that is assuming he would finish with bernal every stage. He lost 3:20, assuming he could've finished with Bernal. We can't assume that. Also, he gained 2 minutes back because of a break. So he would have lost at most 1:20, still assuming he could've finished with Bernal, which I doubt.Almeida could be 4th in GC now if he wouldn´t have to wait for Evenepoel on stage 11 and 14.
As for this one, we can't really say if he would've been worse at the finish if he had stayed with Bernal group all they long. I'd even say that he actually didn't benefit from being in the break but quite the opposite.Also, he gained 2 minutes back because of a break. So he would have lost at most 1:20, still assuming he
Moscon being left to do his own thing usually ends in punching or racism thoughBe nice if Ineos let him ride for himself for the rest of the season. Such a versatile ride
...And Almeida wouldn't have been in the break at all if he hadn't lost that time beforehand. A lot of "but if" in here, every situation creates the next scenario, you can't just deduct linearlyAs for this one, we can't really say if he would've been worse at the finish if he had stayed with Bernal group all they long. I'd even say that he actually didn't benefit from being in the break but quite the opposite.
Agree.If its not his back I doubt Bernal will fade. Showed too much already and wasn't overcooked coming into the Giro
If Martinez had a free role from start I think he could damn win this
True, you can't describe a cycling race by a simple equation (actually by any equation)....And Almeida wouldn't have been in the break at all if he hadn't lost that time beforehand. A lot of "but if" in here, every situation creates the next scenario, you can't just deduct linearly
So his strategy is to take it easy and lose time?True. Btw, I still have an impression that Yates hasn't gone full gas even once so far in this race (Almeida was clearly sprinting that last part). Both on Zoncolan and today he looked for me like riding for 95%.
Concerning Ulissi, while this was indeed strange, it's really not the first time he has a superb one off climbing performance where he is suddenly up there with the gc contenders. For example he finished 4th in that stage to Rissoul in 2016, where Kruijswijk crashed and Nibali turned the Giro upside down. I guess he got into the position to make that ride because he was in the break but he still only climbed Rissoul a minute slower than Nibali, 10 seconds slower than Chaves and faster than all gc contenders from the group behind like Valverde, Majka or Uran. Also in 2014 he won a 1st category mtf from the peloton but that was more due to the categorization being ridiculous and the racing pathetic.
Well it was meant as praise. I thought it was nice to see someone who I think of as a kind of boring uphill Simon Gerrans try something more exciting. I know about Lombardia and Liege, of course, I thought Martin raced defensively on those occasions. One of his TDF stage wins was Mur de Bretagne, the other from a break with Fuglsang and that was like 30 kilometres (?) from the finish with a long downhill so not comparable to the stage today.You are kidding me right ?
Dan Martin won his Tour stage on a long range attack
He won the Vuelta Catalunya on a long range attack
He is a Lombardy and LBL winner
Remco would not have won the stage..not even come close...
I might as well say Viviani would have won the stage
No foundation and no sense ...just a load of ill informed hype
Also if Remco wants to learn about long distance wining then he would do well to study Dan Martin
I don't know. Maybe it's some kind of '18 Giro induced trauma, maybe just my wrong impression.So his strategy is to take it easy and lose time?
I'm quite a fan of Martinez and have watched him a bit in this race and he really hasn't done much work for Bernal before today. On all the stages so far he looked weaker than not only Bernal but also some others.
Exactly. You can never just subtract and add time and assume results. I mean, if Almeida was riding for himself the whole time he may have also gone deeper on some stages trying to stay with Bernal, et al...rather than sataying with Remco which could have meant he had more tired legs and wouldn't have gone as well today....And Almeida wouldn't have been in the break at all if he hadn't lost that time beforehand. A lot of "but if" in here, every situation creates the next scenario, you can't just deduct linearly
Even Almeida with a lower VAM than Nibali 2013, though he'd probably be a liiitle slower if he had to do 300m more