Yup.I think the bike change is assumed
Thomas after today’s stage: "I haven't practised the bike change yet, but I will do.”
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Yup.I think the bike change is assumed
I can't believe it but I am almost rooting for Thomas. Dude seems so chill.It is coming home!
That's the absolute last thing this Giro needs.maybe Thomas will crash
It's the correct impression, and we are not the only ones to notice it.Jay Vine? The dude seems calculating enough to have taken it easy today just to give himself the best shot for tomorrow.
I hope this is just my poor impression of him taking over.
That's what I meant. Illness took out Evenepoel, Tao and Vlasov. With those still in the game this would've been an entirely different race.the problem isnt the route the problem is the riders you have here. THE GC guys are ALMEIDA, G. THOMAS and ROGLIC all are notoriously knowned for riding defensive all the time.....ofcourse its gonne be a snooze fest.
Same route and put Pogacar in it, attacked left and right and sprints in intermiditates sprints too..its the riders not the course and their all notoriously knowned for riding this way all 3 of em so yeah here you go ofcourse this is the outcome then..their riding this non stop all their life its just these riders way of riding.
Ofc would pog ride there wouldnt be much excitment in the GC apartments in terms of time so in that perspective that also could been boring in the sense of easy win but wouldnt lack of attacks left right and center.
Also Roglic will win tomorrow, just a well educated guess from inner circles, run to the bookies.
Fun Fact:the problem isnt the route the problem is the riders you have here. THE GC guys are ALMEIDA, G. THOMAS and ROGLIC all are notoriously knowned for riding defensive all the time.....ofcourse its gonne be a snooze fest.
Same route and put Pogacar in it, attacked left and right and sprints in intermiditates sprints too..its the riders not the course and their all notoriously knowned for riding this way all 3 of em so yeah here you go ofcourse this is the outcome then..their riding this non stop all their life its just these riders way of riding.
Ofc would pog ride there wouldnt be much excitment in the GC apartments in terms of time so in that perspective that also could been boring in the sense of easy win but wouldnt lack of attacks left right and center.
Also Roglic will win tomorrow, just a well educated guess from inner circles, run to the bookies.
The best poster in the forum is backAlso Roglic will win tomorrow, just a well educated guess from inner circles, run to the bookies
That's why i think roglic will win the Giro. Pure W/kg he is superior.I cannot believe Roglic is not favored to win il Giro. 25 secs is nothing on this climb. I also believe in this type of effort intrinsic w/kg and power etc is much more important than shape and freshness compared to real road stages.
It's the two things. The riders and the route.the problem isnt the route the problem is the riders you have here. THE GC guys are ALMEIDA, G. THOMAS and ROGLIC all are notoriously knowned for riding defensive all the time.....ofcourse its gonne be a snooze fest.
Same route and put Pogacar in it, attacked left and right and sprints in intermiditates sprints too..its the riders not the course and their all notoriously knowned for riding this way all 3 of em so yeah here you go ofcourse this is the outcome then..their riding this non stop all their life its just these riders way of riding.
Ofc would pog ride there wouldnt be much excitment in the GC apartments in terms of time so in that perspective that also could been boring in the sense of easy win but wouldnt lack of attacks left right and center.
Also Roglic will win tomorrow, just a well educated guess from inner circles, run to the bookies.
And the darn weather.It's the two things. The riders and the route.
In the instructions for the stage they gave a specific time when team cars could drive up the road to recon. Don’t know if some guys will chose to do a recon ride —maybe just those 1st 10k?I'm wondering if the riders are doing the climb aswell in the recon? Or they al did it months ago, if it was accessible/open?
I was neutral about him until he said that defensive posturing about riders from past eras have no right to criticize and then a thousand folks on Twitter went all ga-ga about it. Similar to way Wiggins used to snap—with an air of superiority—at reporters for daring to ask him the wrong question. BleckI can't believe it but I am almost rooting for Thomas. Dude seems so chill.
Him and Roglic both were unlucky on the giro, and on this one as well, they both deserve it but there can be only one.
I dont remember him saying they had no right to criticize. Only him insinuating his generation shouldn't be doing things like a bunch of dopers.I was neutral about him until he said that defensive posturing about riders from past eras have no right to criticize and then a thousand folks on Twitter went all ga-ga about it. Similar to way Wiggins used to snap—with an air of superiority—at reporters for daring to ask him the wrong question. Bleck
Your whole post brings back sweet memories of The Cobra. Well, bittersweet perhaps. Ok, it was actually outrageous. But let us not deny, it was also a lot of fun to watchI dont remember him saying they had no right to criticize. Only him insinuating his generation shouldn't be doing things like a bunch of dopers.
I havent been watching cycling that long, but i watched a youtube video yesterday about the 2008 Giro by some youtuber that tells all the doping stories. Was pretty crazy how the race that year was dominated (stage wins) by pro-conti teams that had very little testing copared to pros.
I learned about Emanuale Sella. Too bad Gee didn't actually win any stages, we would have a great forum thread title for him!!!