Amgen Tour of California 2019, May 12-18

[Pricey_sky]

Nice battle there, Pogacar continues to impress and a great performance by Higuita.

 

[JosephK]

Great stage! More excitement than I was expecting. Big chapeau to Pogacar and Higuita! That was fantastic!

 

[Poursuivant]

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Pogacar to be in yellow after this.

You were not wrong.

What a great season he is having. Impressed with Higuita too (sans scorpion kick), Colombia just keeps developing these brilliant climbers.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I'm assuming this will be the youngest podium in California, ever?

 

[sir fly]

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What a mistake from the goalkeeper.
Bakerman scores!

If Sérgio grew Rene's haircut, he would become an instant superfavourite.

There's something connecting Kekec's victories... isn't it?

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Pogacar, you need to up your helmet game unless you want to end up like Jan Hirt...

 

[Lequack]

 

[T-Nielsen]

Are there no TT this year?

 

[JosephK]

No grand tours planned for Pogacar till 2021. Maybe his team will reconsider for 2020? (hoping)

 

[Lequack]

Fun fact: UAE are leading both the tour of California and Giro d'Italia.

 

[RedheadDane]

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Well he's got a buffer now instead of just being dropped by the better climbers. Can't see what else he should do if he wants a serious shot at the win

Yeah, I do think Gregaard is out best bet though, he's been protected all day - now is the time to step up.

Turns out, he wasn't. Cort was actually better.
And apart from stage 1, Asgreen hasn't been outside top-10 on any stages (nor in the GC).

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

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Are there no TT this year?

Not in ToC, no.

 

[JosephK]

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Are there no TT this year?

Not this year for TOC, unlike previous years.

 

[Bushman]

Can someone please enlighten me. Yesterday Magnus Cort wasnt able to follow the lead group on the last ramp and ended ud 44th on the stage. Today on Mt. Baldy he comes in 13th just behind Schachmann. How does that make any sense?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

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What a mistake from the goalkeeper.
Bakerman scores!

If Sérgio grew Rene's haircut, he would become an instant superfavourite.

There's something connecting Kekec's victories... isn't it?

Good times, good times.

 

[tobydawq]

I heard Cort had been sick earlier in the week. Maybe today is the first day he has been completely healthy.

Unbelievably unlucky for Asgreen that this is the year with no time trial Mega performance by him throughout the week.

 

[johnymax]

Tejay is a good guy. He didn't want to win this way, with all the polemics around him so he let the young up and coming riders to battle it out.

 

[tobydawq]

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Tejay is a good guy. He didn't want to win this way, with all the polemics around him so he let the young up and coming riders to battle it out.

The same can be said for the good guy Moscon.

 

[JosephK]

So maybe it's Pogacar who is the next Eddy Merckx?

 

[RedheadDane]

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Good times, good times.

Imagine that hair-do under a helmet. Or, more specifically when the helmet is taken off!

Pooofff!

 

[Bushman]

Is Asgreen in consideration a spot in the Tour roster? Probably hasnt been up until now but perhaps Lefevre should reconsider.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So maybe it's Pogacar who is the next Eddy Merckx?

There are 3 exceptional talents, only 3 years apart. Bernal, Pogacar & Evenepoel. Pogacar falls smack dab in the middle, being roughly a year and a half younger than Bernal and a year and a half older than Evenepoel. Whether any of them will stand test of time, we'll know in a few years. But Evenepoel certainly has his work cut out for him, if he wants to follow in Bernal's and Pogacar's footsteps.

(PS: personally, i've compared Evenepoel more with a mini-Indurain, in style)

 

[Yingge]

Jury deliberating?
Revised GC to come?

 

[RedheadDane]

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Is Asgreen in consideration a spot in the Tour roster? Probably hasnt been up until now but perhaps Lefevre should reconsider.

I think he has been for a while, actually.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Jury deliberating?
Revised GC to come?

Since TJ didn't win, they can now revert the decision from two days ago. :lol: