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Does that even count as a beard?Does Bettiol deserve this win? Absolutely. Does his beard deserve to be in the middle of all these cameras? No.
The group to come outside the time limit!
Nibali has also said something similar about Bettiol.A guy with his class only 3 wins is a bit absurd.
Not the hardest of workers I've heard...
He would know for sure, they often train together.Nibali has also said something similar about Bettiol.
Yeah, I've heard people say that Bettiol could even be a legit gc rider, if he had the work ethic and the mindset.He would know for sure, they often train together.
That one is going right to my breakaway ride hall of fame. Riding Roche and Cavagna off his wheel is nothing short of incredible. Really enjoyed this stage.
Ulissi could/should have chilled as well. Not sure why he rode as hard as he did with today's stage looming. Not as if he was going to win yesterday.Agreed. Insane performance. But unlike Ulissi, he could just chill on Sega di Ala yesterday because he had to drag the inferior Hugh Carthy to the finish. He is at an absolutely incredible level right now.
He was also in the 2nd gc group with Remco, Yates, Dan Martin, Bardet and Formolo on the uphill finish on stage 4, he's in great shape. Cassani has to bring him to the Olympics.Agreed. Insane performance. But unlike Ulissi, he could just chill on Sega di Ala yesterday because he had to drag the inferior Hugh Carthy to the finish. He is at an absolutely incredible level right now.
Ulissi could/should have chilled as well. Not sure why he rode as hard as he did with today's stage looming. Not as if he was going to win yesterday.
The group to come outside the time limit!
1:20 is pretty far away if you ask me. It would be different if he'd been in the break. He performed better than we all thought but he can't have thought he had any realistic chance of the win going into that final climb with the GC guys. Why go so deep?He wasn't that far away, either.
If Ciccone were closer, I bet Trek would have tried something on one of the descents.How cheeky would it be for a GC rider to just attack this descent.