I watch the TDF for the circus and the spectacle as well as the racing so with that said it's good to see the Dawg make the team.
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The lineup would be good with someone replacing Froome.
The lineup would be good with someone replacing Froome.
What's with the laughing emoji? His level increased a lot in May and June compared to the last few years. I'm not saying he will win the Tour or be able to do GC but name me an Israel rider not in the team who would improve their team if switched with Froome.
What's with the laughing emoji? His level increased a lot in May and June compared to the last few years. I'm not saying he will win the Tour or be able to do GC but name me an Israel rider not in the team who would improve their team if switched with Froome.
Who probably should’ve been on the team, he could’ve helped decently if he wasn’t sick or injured, if he is.Bevin. That's only one.
FDJ announced theirs in a video.
The Israel selection has a median age of 35.
The Israel selection has a median age of 35.
In Itzulia 2021, Roglic beat Pogacar by nearly 30 seconds in the opening ITT. Pog had no path to victory unless he dropped Roglic (most likely in a toe-to-toe battle on the final climb). So the final stage is a bit misleading, i.e. Pog was in a bit of trouble before that.
By & large the underrating of Primoz Roglic is a regular occurrence. The comments here are mild as well compared to what's being posted & said elsewhere. I mean the Dauphiné is being used to portray Roglic as a has-been & Vingegaard as way better. Is this rational? I don't think so. But it's similar to the conversations last summer, i.e. for example when certain Slovenians themselves wanted Roglic to give the ITT spot in the Olympics to Pogacar because he was 'past it' after the road race, or when people genuinely believed Enric Mas was stronger than Roglic uphill in the Vuelta (Contador for example). Or during the Covadonga stage, many expected Bernal to blow Roglic off his wheel on the final climb.
Etc. etc.
The truth is Roglic is not a normal predictable rider. So most of the visual clues & data people rely upon to make the judgement "Vingegaard > Roglic" don't actually apply because he's disproven such theories again, again & again in his career.
I mean if I'm Pogacar in the TdF, I wouldn't even fall for the Vingegaard bait (because Pog is better than Jonas in the ITT), I'd just stick to Roglic like glue & then attack him. And I suspect that's what we'll see.
Is he though? Once race days starts kicking in, hes usually nowhere to be found. Sure hes somewhat decent when completely rested, but seems to be that hard stages are just taking its toil on him and he gets increasingly more useless the more stages they ride.Nah, with what he did the last few weeks, he is good enough to be on a TdF team.
Oh boy, a Danish guy saw that another Danish guy had an opinionIs he though? Once race days starts kicking in, hes usually nowhere to be found. Sure hes somewhat decent when completely rested, but seems to be that hard stages are just taking its toil on him and he gets increasingly more useless the more stages they ride.
Has just nothing to do with it. He has a better train now than in the Giro.
Here we go again. Team leader not helping others... And he didn't help WvA at the WC 2020, what was he thinking.Even Van Aert will have to work for Roglic, if needed. Which he will do in full, even if this mortgages his chances of a stage win and the green jersey. Unfortunately, we have often seen in the past that Roglic is not willing to help a teammate. Certainly not in full and for longer than a few minutes
I think we've clearly seen over and over that Jumbo has tried to balance WVA's ambitions with the team ambitions. Last year done exceptionally well, but while I do think that WVA will help as he always has, he also is VERY focused on his own ambitions. I don't have the impression at all that it's as selfless as you describe with "mortgage his chances of a stage win..."Even Van Aert will have to work for Roglic, if needed. Which he will do in full, even if this mortgages his chances of a stage win and the green jersey. Unfortunately, we have often seen in the past that Roglic is not willing to help a teammate. Certainly not in full and for longer than a few minutes
Bevin probably. That's only one. But they're once again keeping him home to get points.
Thats an extremely weird comment. Do you seriously think I commented on tobydawg because hes... danish? XD I just think Froome is hot garbage and has been ever since 2019, and I think if his name was not Froome that he would not be selected.Oh boy, a Danish guy saw that another Danish guy had an opinion