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I don't get why so many voters seem to have changed their opinion based on the time trial. Of course, Yates was great and it was indeed surprising, but that does not take away any of the doubt with respect to his performance over three weeks. Yates didn't even manage to win the Vuelta a Asturias one week ago because he had an off-day.
And this could also be the case of someone overperforming in the time trial, just to underperform at his usual specialty in the mountains.
What if you already expected Yates to be strong but are now convinced that he will be very hard to drop by his competitors. Of course the Time Trial result can change the opinion people have on Yates.Was about to post something similar, Yates being the strongest on Saturday does not change the odds of him having on off day in week 3. Still Carapaz for me.
To watch how fickle people can be. Recency bias ect. Its fun to watch.What is the point of this thread?
What if you already expected Yates to be strong but are now convinced that he will be very hard to drop by his competitors. Of course the Time Trial result can change the opinion people have on Yates.
It just shouldn’t change your opinion if you were convinced that he would have an off day in third week.
So... What's the swing?
If Tao Geoghegan Hart can do it, maybe Lenny can too?Kämna the new favourite. Bora to sweep the podium.
He probably can, with the right preparation and all, but does he want to?If Tao Geoghegan Hart can do it, maybe Lenny can too?
Yes, good points. I was half-joking at TGH's expense. He really did have a great ride in his Giro win.He probably can, with the right preparation and all, but does he want to?
He was pretty clear about his goals when he came back to cycling.
Please don't tell me that you have doomed Nibali with your jinx vote just now?Yates.
Agree that he is favourite but I wouldn't say overwhelming not based on what has happened so far. The real race is in the third week with so much climbing yet to come. The advantage for Carapaz is that his rivals are not known for their consistency. No Roglic and Pog and Yates now out of the picture and Carapaz is usually pretty solid in the third week of GTs. One thing that did surprise me was to see Nibali, Pozo and Valverde last for so long. based on that some may think that Carapaz may not be in his best form or you could see it as some veterans performing better than expected.Carapaz is obviously the overwhelming favourite now but to pick a dark horse I would suggest Almeida after today. He would smash Carapaz in the TT if he is still in contention by then. But a long way to go for him to stay in contention.