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.Unless Dani Martinez goes crazy in the high mountains he doesn't look great for the Tour...
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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.Unless Dani Martinez goes crazy in the high mountains he doesn't look great for the Tour...
Similar situation last year when Martinez was outside the top 10 in Trentino and then was the strongest in Giro final weekI 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.
evenepoel lost 7 mins!
What in the world happened?
I know its hot at present but its been this hot before sat the Tour and the Vuelta
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.
TDS site has evenepoel losing 2:12. Cyclingnews had him losing 7 mins
CN needs a new live blogger it seems
Laughs in Volta a Portugal...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.
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.
On the topic of Bora doing very well in hilly races, in Switzerland. Does anyone know what's happened to Ide Schelling this season?
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.1st Covid
2nd Bronchitis
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.
1st Covid
2nd Bronchitis
Maybe he got cooked by the heat..........36 degrees and not a lot of cover. Noticed how much the break riders were sweating.evenepoel lost 7 mins!
What in the world happened?
Maybe he got cooked by the heat..........36 degrees and not a lot of cover. Noticed how much the break riders were sweating.