Kinda reveals your Bais against him...Also, kinda funny that the "wrong" Bais ended up with a Giro stage win. In the u23 ranks I always rated his brother way higher.
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Kinda reveals your Bais against him...Also, kinda funny that the "wrong" Bais ended up with a Giro stage win. In the u23 ranks I always rated his brother way higher.
Remco looked very calm and unstressed at the finish - like an easy ride. Ominous.
I just don't believe in that excuse. We've seen crazy battles on flats at the start of mountain stages and it actually can make the battle bigger because it's harder to snap the elastic.That's why you don't have nothing but flat for and hour at the start of a mountain stage, you get a weak breakaway.
Migels told that the region is thin-inhabited. Guess that's the reason they are only few mountain passes.GC guys not going for for various reasons (wind, soft climb, backloaded Route etc) is one thing but what really annoys me what pathetic mindset so many teams have regarding breakaways. Outside of Jumbo and QS who have the two clear GC favorites by far surely every other WT team should be interested in at least getting chances to contest for stage wins. No ambition whatsoever.
As for the route, like many said this was to be expected but I'm still always surprised how little possibilities the Appenines seem to offer. I mean the central part has mountains up to 3000m, yet almost no attractive passes?
Central France also has the issue of putting bigger climbs together but at least the have these steep finishes like Puy Mary, Puy the Dome, Mende etc.
It's the voodoo, is n't it? Mind control or zombies, "Many people who follow the voodoo religion today believe zombies are myths, but some believe zombies are people revived by a voodoo practitioner known as a bokor.Yes they have given up long ago, after the first stage actually. They know what's up and that they're going to lose.
I just don't believe in that excuse. We've seen crazy battles on flats at the start of mountain stages and it actually can make the battle bigger because it's harder to snap the elastic.
Every single team bar the Jumbo and Soudal should have been in for this, especially after Lago Laceno, the headwind, and both Roglic and Evenepoel implying in media they weren't really gonna go that hard today.
Jonathan Vaughters was talking about that in commentary today. The Giro organisers laid on helicopters but teams had to pay for them and Vaughters said EF bought two seats and assumed that most other teams would pay for protected riders and let the rest go down the slow way.Remco got a first class ride off the mountain in a helicopter, while the lesser riders had to use a car
EF tried on Tuesday and it backfired on them pretty badly!I just don't believe in that excuse. We've seen crazy battles on flats at the start of mountain stages and it actually can make the battle bigger because it's harder to snap the elastic.
Every single team bar the Jumbo and Soudal should have been in for this, especially after Lago Laceno, the headwind, and both Roglic and Evenepoel implying in media they weren't really gonna go that hard today.
Remco just barely managing a grin for this shot, I would think a ride in a heli (in that weather), would make anyone nervous.Remco got a first class ride off the mountain in a helicopter, while the lesser riders had to use a car
Ok, they are wrong. Rog should attacked 150km before the finish line and win by 6 minutes. That bum.Wrong, because the break attacked and won by 5+ minutes.
Yeah?EF tried on Tuesday and it backfired on them pretty badly!
Cepeda lost over 4 minutes because he was spend after he repeatidly tried to catch the days breakaway.Yeah?
What did they lose?
He was nervous and a bit scared to flyRemco just barely managing a grin for this shot, I would think a ride in a heli (in that weather), would make anyone nervous.
And/or perhaps he's just tired of having to smile for the camera all the time.
This could be interpreted in so many ways... I suppose it depends on how much you like/loathe Remco.He was nervous and a bit scared to fly
Not sure I would put my susperstar GC rider in a helicopter in that terrain in iffy weatherRemco got a first class ride off the mountain in a helicopter, while the lesser riders had to use a car
If by "bag" you mean the one they put you in when you keep crashing I'd hope he's learned not to look around while in the middle of the field. If you mean taking the overall GC win; refer back to several days of crashing.He got this in the bag.
Blockhaus was absolute dogshit last year aswell.
You have to send the memo to the non-GC teams that they are non-GC teams. They are in denial.while I can understand the Gc guys that want to attack on more serious climbs I really do not understand while world tour teams with no Gc goals today did not send riders in the break. I ask to not Italian guys here: is a giro stage win so underrated????
You said it better than I was able to.Not sure I would put my susperstar GC rider in a helicopter in that terrain in iffy weather