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Geraint alone will be obliterated by the Slovenians, literally. He needs Porte, Yates and Carapaz to be good all at the same time.
The only one who could beat them I think is Lopéz, but he doesn't have the team.
Full results at: https://www.tissottiming.com/2021/tdr/nl-be/default/Stage/1/home
click "stage" or "show all" .
Great by Van Wilder and Bissegger, very good by Tiberi, expected a bit more from Brenner considering this should have been up his alley.
click "stage" or "show all" .
Great by Van Wilder and Bissegger, very good by Tiberi, expected a bit more from Brenner considering this should have been up his alley.
Just can't see him keep up with Pogacar on the big climbs
I don't think he has the raw power you need for this business, needs to develop a bit more physically.
Yeah, pretty decent by Tiberi after his DNS on stage 4 of the Tour of the Alpes.
No one can keep up with him. That's why they need the whole team to be good. And don't do stupid train this time.
I'd add Kelderman and Kuss, but the INEOS guys have another ITT at their disposal so it will be very difficult. Like I said previously, except INEOS, the GC field is not very strong here. A lot of riders are either taking a break or preparing for the Giro.
I didn't expect him to win here, obviously. But he's pretty far back, considering his pedigree and skillset. He's a punchy rider, a great TT'er and a good climber. I expected him in the top 40 for sure.
In their last 2 races where they were both racing for GC Carapaz has beat Roglic in one and lost on time bonuses in the other. He is not that special in grand tours. If (big if) G is in same form as 2018 as specified, he can hang with them, he was great that year.
I must say I really had no idea what to expect, or what his results thus far would mean for this TT.
30,3 km/h in average for Richie Porte on a climb. Insane, we could see from the helicopter that he was flying, but 30,3 is just crazy. Holding for 1min 37seconds it is really much. Bravo Ineos, that was really entertaining to watch. Hopefully Ganna gets better. But he needs a bit more steady terrain it seems. Last week he did on track 55 km/h in average for 30 minutes, so the shape is. He just needs some suitable terrain.
Things have changed for Roglic and Thomas in the last 2 years. And I have more faith in Carapaz than I have in Thomas if you want to go that road of comparison.
Hang with them, as in, smoke pot and get drunk?
Ineos are super rich & super strong... they just they missed out on the two exceptional GC riders of the current era.
No, Geraint Thomas doesn't stand a chance against either Pogacar or Roglic. In the first two puncheur stages of the Tour, he'll lose time against both. In the time trial on stage 5, he'll lose some more time, then at Tignes in the Alpes he'll get unceremoniously dropped by the Jumbo & UAE trains. Then in the Pyrenees he'll attack, but neither top two guys will care & they'll eat him up without a fuss.
Carapaz is the Ineos best bet, but his Vuelta last year is deceiving with regards to the Tour this year: Roglic was on his last legs in the Vuelta after a season riding full gas in the Tour already & that won't be the case in the Tour de France 2021.
With regards to the Tour de Romandie, I was happy to see superman Lopez put in a decent time. He should be a factor tomorrow & the rest of the week (& Sepp Kuss also did great).
No, Geraint Thomas doesn't stand a chance against either Pogacar or Roglic. In the first two puncheur stages of the Tour, he'll lose time against both. In the time trial on stage 5, he'll lose some more time, then at Tignes in the Alpes he'll get unceremoniously dropped by the Jumbo & UAE trains. Then in the Pyrenees he'll attack, but neither top two guys will care & they'll eat him up without a fuss.
Carapaz is the Ineos best bet, but his Vuelta last year is deceiving with regards to the Tour this year: Roglic was on his last legs in the Vuelta after a season riding full gas in the Tour already & that won't be the case in the Tour de France 2021.
With regards to the Tour de Romandie, I was happy to see superman Lopez put in a decent time. He should be a factor tomorrow & the rest of the week (& Sepp Kuss also did great).
Geraint Thomas is capable in beating the Slovenians in an ITT and he will not lose time on those first two puncheur stages as they are way too easy and Thomas has a good enough acceleration to keep up.
Yeah, Roglic sucks (relatively) at GC TT compared to 1 week stage race TT. And Pog has his reputation mainly built on one TT with an untypical profile.
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If he comes back from his injury they have a GC rider that is far superior to Roglic.
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It kind of depends on a lot of things, you can't just say that 30 kilometres per hour on any climb is amazing...
I have no idea who that might be.
I agree that Thomas in top form is close to Pogi and Rogla in TT or might even beat them.
There's just nothing to suggest Thomas in the same vicinity as Roglic and especially Pogacar uphill.
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