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Don't know if I would say easily...... but I do think he could become competitive. Especially if he can get to be more consistent.
With Pogacar and Almeida he will probably have to leave UAE to get a shot to ride for GC in a grand tour. Obviously things change, but personally, I very much enjoy watching him stage hunt, and attack from distance in hilly one day races. He, Powless, Simmons, Jorgensen and Sheffield could make for a fantastic national team on a hilly WC course.
- Sep 22, 2020
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Why him need leave? He got this year a lot of chances. Was in algarve captain and here to. But had unluck. He have contract 2024 he is happy in uae and take victorie's
You are correct. I simply meant to say if he wanted a chance to lead in a grand tour, he might have to leave. I don’t see UAE not sending Pogacar or Almeida to a GT in the near future unless there are injury problems- which is always a possibility.
McNulty targeting the Giro as leader next year would make a lot of sense. His upward trajectory continues. No reason he can't aspire to getting a GT win. Not saying it will be easy but he seems to have the qualities to reasonably go for it.
I'm a huge McNulty fan but he has not yet shown he can complete a major GT climb with the lead group unless I missed it. I'd like to see him do that first.
It would. But it would also make sense if Almeida does the same. Or maybe Pogacar to win another new race.
- Sep 22, 2020
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in my opinion, Mcnulty can be sent to the Giro along with an Almeida. you never know what can happen during a grand tour. then it is better to have another protected rider. is Mcnulty's goal to go for grand tours? or does he have more satisfaction of being the leader in rounds of 1 week, 1 day races and chasing stage victories in, for example, a Giro or Vuelta. I think he can easily win a stage in every Grand Tour than he will finish top 5 in the standings in every Grand tour.
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Well this was unexpected.
By a mile his best climbing performance ever.
By a mile his best climbing performance ever.
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Wow. Teddy should have worked for Brandon today, not vice versa.
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Was just checking the first page of Pogi's thread and saw his performance on Méribel against Sosa and Pogi. He has got some good climbing performances before and he could "rest" half of this Tour. But what a strong day, really impressed!
Indeed. I saw Pogi one time reaching for microfone to tell McNulty to knock it off a little bit, but he changed his mind and rather choose suffering on his wheel instead
. He was on fire today.
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Brandon was a controlled nuke detonation, today. Insane. The only problem for UAE today (stage 17) was that the skinny dude in the yellow jersey was a berserker that couldn't be dropped. Otherwise, Brandon would have led Tadej up the final climb Rohan-Dennis-Giro-style for not just the win but a massive time gain.
McNulty's best chance to win a Grand Tour is to get a time machine and travel to like 1993.
He's never going to win a Tour with his climbing level but I do feel bad for him because he's exactly the kind of skillset which used to win GTs.
He's never going to win a Tour with his climbing level but I do feel bad for him because he's exactly the kind of skillset which used to win GTs.
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I have no idea how anyone can be confident that he will never win a GT because his climbing level is too low on a day when he was at worst the the third strongest climber in a major Tour de France mountain stage. He pulled on the front for endless km while dropping and putting minutes into almost every GC rider in the race, including GT winners.
- May 29, 2019
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Red Rick
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- Feb 20, 2012
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It depends a little bit on the W/kg for today for me, you can have a lot of benefit on one day just because you've taken it easier for the first 2 weeks.
He hasn't shown the consistency necessary to really win, though. Today's stage really suited him well too, he's someone with good TT legs that's great at relatively steady climbs. But I think he needs more punch on the steeps and above all, the general level to not have days where he totally cracks to really be a GC guy.
- Jan 31, 2016
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Yes, that was the problem.....McNulty has been good for while and should keep his cool.
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