The first hour should be great, good prospects for the break to go to the line and lots of guys with a shot at a few days in pink. VDP having a go at getting up the road to keep the jersey seems a good bet, not convinced it's doable with guys in the break likely to be close on GC still but I'm sure he'll give us some action.
Tour of the Med 2004 up Mont Faron was a great idea. I'd love to say it worked
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Sensibly, it was with individual times on the line. I think all TTTs should be like that, no matter the route.Tour of the Med 2004 up Mont Faron was a great idea. I'd love to say it worked
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GC before the stage
Why did you omit the leader? Etna is shallow enough for him to crush the rest and kill the GC race once and for all.
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GC before the stageGC before the stage
1-11 brats the lot of them
12 Nibali
13- ... Many more brats
Outside of a select few races, I think Valverde now avoids what he thinks are even minimal risks. It's possible he still ends up in the GC Top 10 but it won't be intentional.
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contador will be mad you didn't consider VDP as GC riderGC before the stage
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I guess it makes sense, ending a career with a serious crash is no way to go. Better to ride into the sunset by winning on the Angliru at the Vuelta, like Contador.
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Will we see 2018 or 2020 Yates?
And even more interesting. Will the future winner of the race lose nearly two minutes on Etna again. Special circumstances but all of the top guys on Etna in 2020 faded in the third week.
And even more interesting. Will the future winner of the race lose nearly two minutes on Etna again. Special circumstances but all of the top guys on Etna in 2020 faded in the third week.
Likely the break takes this. The flat(ish) start makes it hard to predict who will be in the break but I think Bouwman is a really good bet. He has said that he will have the freedom to go for stage wins and his time trial suggested he might be at the high level he was in the Giro last year. He can climb (particularly on moderate gradients) and had a good finishing kick if he can't go to the line alone.
Everyone seems to be on Kamna but he is way too short in the betting. Even if he makes the break then there's a decent chance there will be climbers as strong as him and he does not have much of a sprint. He is better suited on stages that require tactical nous and a bit of descending. This stage shapes as more of a grind.
Everyone seems to be on Kamna but he is way too short in the betting. Even if he makes the break then there's a decent chance there will be climbers as strong as him and he does not have much of a sprint. He is better suited on stages that require tactical nous and a bit of descending. This stage shapes as more of a grind.
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As soon as the tempo drops just a little bit on the climb Guillaume Martin will go. Joined by Buchmann and Perez? Something like that. Not sure about the early break taking it.
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