The little man showed some signs of arrogance in the Vuelta when he was commanding others to work work work. This is though a surprise. Hope he is just joking.
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Poursuivant said:The mindgames have started...
Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) threw the hammer down with a vengeance in his pre-Giro d'Italia press conference, stating categorically that he is in top condition to win his second consecutive Grand Tour. If he was in his rivals' position, he said, "I would be scared, I’d be shitting myself.”
Lequack said:If it was a reference to Dumoulin that is pretty funny actually.
armchairclimber said:Lequack said:If it was a reference to Dumoulin that is pretty funny actually.
That's Pennine humour for you.
SafeBet said:As I've said a number of times, some trash talking is not bad for cycling at all.
I miss Wiggo, he was a master of this kind of stuff.
Matt White’s stage-by-stage guide to the Giro d’Italia
stage 2 -
What I also found was that the descent of the final climb of the San Baronto is super fast, so if a group is still clear at the bottom of the descent it’s going to be quite hard for the chase to become organized. Also, if that final descent is wet then it’s going to be really dangerous. It’s rapid and it’s technical.
SafeBet said:Nibali didn't take Simon's joke too well.
It's Tour 2012 all over again: BEEF!
Pricey_sky said:SafeBet said:Nibali didn't take Simon's joke too well.
It's Tour 2012 all over again: BEEF!
Too easy for Yates. Surprised Nibali got triggered, thought he was old and wise enough to not take the bait.
Waterloo Sunrise said:Decent start - weirdly slow on the flat bit of the TT - presumably air was a little cooler by then which won't have helped, but no rain disaster at least. Climbing about where expected - just need to hope it's Roglic that cracks and not him.
Maybe the start was intentional, to go all out on his favoured part of the course.Waterloo Sunrise said:Decent start - weirdly slow on the flat bit of the TT - presumably air was a little cooler by then which won't have helped, but no rain disaster at least. Climbing about where expected - just need to hope it's Roglic that cracks and not him.
Brullnux said:Maybe the start was intentional, to go all out on his favoured part of the course.Waterloo Sunrise said:Decent start - weirdly slow on the flat bit of the TT - presumably air was a little cooler by then which won't have helped, but no rain disaster at least. Climbing about where expected - just need to hope it's Roglic that cracks and not him.
The second TT is much harder on him, as the climb is inconsistent but broadly around 6-7%, which suits powerful riders. Beyond that, the only issue until stage 13 will be a few sketchy downhills, but he's well on track to enter the mountains with a two minute deficit or there abouts.