- Apr 16, 2009
- 17,600
- 6,854
- 28,180
I would not be concern at all about this. I did not see any stress on his face on trying to hang on. INEOS playing their cards strategically for the Tour.
- Apr 13, 2021
- 7,466
- 19,544
- 17,180
Similar situation last year when Martinez was outside the top 10 in Trentino and then was the strongest in Giro final week
- Mar 13, 2015
- 7,658
- 3,422
- 23,180
- Jul 7, 2013
- 8,113
- 14,953
- 23,180
Very difficult stage: up&down non stop and hot weather. Vlasov confirmed his Tour podium aspirations and looks the favourite to win this race as well. Thomas strong as well. Evenepoel lost the race today, which was totally unexpected. Hunger knock? Dehydration? Weak day? Big MTFs are ahead (esp. tomorrow's).
Regardless of what happens from here, the boy will always have the 'Beat Jay Vine and Luke Plapp up a climb' trophy. Some say that the Tour of Norway is really just the cycling purists version of the TDF.
- Jul 16, 2015
- 5,374
- 13,954
- 23,180
Yeah I don't get all this talk of heat being a problem.
If this is considered 'bad', people should remember the TdF & Vuelta have often traditionally been furnaces, irrespective of perhaps a few cooler summers. Last year's Vuelta was brutal for example, but everyone coped.
- May 5, 2010
- 51,703
- 30,252
- 28,180
Still, couldn't the first hot period be a different kind of fish than when your body has had time to get used to it.
- Apr 10, 2019
- 12,079
- 15,996
- 23,180
- Oct 21, 2012
- 3,857
- 3,212
- 19,180
Speaking as someone who does an outdoors, physical job, this is definitely the case in my experience. Same with the first cold snap of the winter. It does get easier as you learn to adapt over time, but perhaps that may explain the relatively poor performance of younger riders today, Higuita aside.
- Oct 21, 2012
- 3,857
- 3,212
- 19,180
- Jun 26, 2020
- 278
- 354
- 4,730
Yes lost year for him. Will be interesting how he will return next year and if there's still the role in the team for him available that he wants to be in.
- Jul 20, 2017
- 573
- 726
- 11,780
So, tomorrow is about real climbers.
Will Vlasov live up to the expectations ? I've seen on twitter that he is bad when the climb is long.
I only see Thomas or Fuglsang as rivals, but maybe someone "far" today, will be better on real climbs (Uran, Higuita, DFM, Evenepoel, Pinot ?).
Let's hope it's not a snail pace for half of the climbs.
Will Vlasov live up to the expectations ? I've seen on twitter that he is bad when the climb is long.
I only see Thomas or Fuglsang as rivals, but maybe someone "far" today, will be better on real climbs (Uran, Higuita, DFM, Evenepoel, Pinot ?).
Let's hope it's not a snail pace for half of the climbs.
- Feb 26, 2022
- 1,462
- 2,309
- 5,680
Vlasov is bad on long climbs? Haven't recognized that yet, doubt it a bit. We will see, but looks super strong for now.
- Oct 21, 2012
- 3,857
- 3,212
- 19,180
Thanks. Seems like quite a few riders, perhaps unsprisingly, with that combo this year. And looks possible the cycle is about to start again.
Maybe he got cooked by the heat..........36 degrees and not a lot of cover. Noticed how much the break riders were sweating.
- May 5, 2010
- 51,703
- 30,252
- 28,180
Wow can’t believe Evenpoel was even behind people like Michael Mathews. Truly a bad day for him, hopefully it’s just a blip. What happened to Dani Martinez? Shouldn’t he be better if he’s the leader of Ineos at the Tour?
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