We all knew that he would have a bad day, but 11 minutes?! Maybe his knee is worse than he/we thought?
- Jul 7, 2013
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It's strange that Simon didn't ask Adam for help today. They lost the Giro, it seems.
- Aug 13, 2011
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Adam couldn’t arrive in time probably.
Needs to quit, get fit and go to the tour. He's already got a stage win
His bad days are getting better. He also lost 11 minutes two weeks ago in a climb in Asturias half the length of today's.
- Feb 20, 2012
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Must be the knee. Sad.
Yates has been super unlucky in recent years and it kind of gets all handwaved away but "Yates is Yatesing" and being super inconsistent.
Yates has been super unlucky in recent years and it kind of gets all handwaved away but "Yates is Yatesing" and being super inconsistent.
- Aug 6, 2010
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Maybe he could do a really good Tour GC? If his ITT really has improved.
Simon could certainly add an extra element to the race.
Simon could certainly add an extra element to the race.
I don't think he really needs team support, when it comes down to it, Jumbo and UAE will control the race anyway.
- May 11, 2013
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It's a mix of being unlucky and inconsistent. Yesterday it was obviously the knee. People underestimate the amount of "everything has to fall into place (and luck)" in order to win a GT. That's why there are only 5 active multiple GT winners out of which three will most likely never win another and the other two are Slovenians.
- Feb 20, 2012
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Did you just count Froome as retired?
- Apr 30, 2011
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- Feb 20, 2012
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Supposedly Yates is continuing.
That seems like a terrible idea
That seems like a terrible idea
- Oct 2, 2020
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- Feb 21, 2019
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The problem is that Simon Yates seems to dislike riding the Tour for GC for some weird reason
- May 19, 2014
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maybe his brother likes riding the Tour
Agree that he should drop out and ride the Tour for stages or polka dots. he can win any mountain stage from the favorites' group, well, not easily, but it would be easier for him than for a GC contender. He might be able to recover and take one of the Alps/Dolomites stages in the Giro but the Tour is a bigger prize. Would be great for BEX to win a Tour mountain stage and a sprint stage...
Looked alright today. Fact he is continuing suggests the knee isn't so bad and blockhaus was just another bad day like in asturias?
- Nov 6, 2020
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We won't ever know the actual answer to that question and I don't think even Yates himself could answer properly.
I liked that in the after race interview he was blunt about stage wins not redeeming his race as far as he’s concerned. He was there to win the Giro, not to get his fifth and sixth stages.
- Oct 14, 2020
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I know Simon won a Vuelta, but damn, this man could be one of the greatest stage hunters ever if he chose not to focus on GC. Great ride, even though he never felt like a protagonist throughout the stage he managed to conserve the legs and seize his opportunity.
Point of order - he was off the front trying to get in a break on the first climb, in addition to his final, brutal attack.
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