Huge performance so far, him and Ayuso looking like the best chance at being the next world beaters
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More than half of JBs media is done in Spanish, based from Spain. Looks to have lots of incidental contact with people in the bicycle business in and around Spain.Where did Bruynell get that intel from in regards to Rodriguez not being a sure bet for Movistar 2024?
nah, JB2 or la Movita. The Move is just ads and everyone explaining to Lance what's going on and who's whoFound the The Move watcher.
The banter between Lance and George is kind of entertaining for me and as for the ads, they're on every show and it's easy to skip past them.nah, JB2 or la Movita. The Move is just ads and everyone explaining to Lance what's going on and who's who
All of a sudden? Hindley has been suffering from the crash on stage 14. Not sure Rodriguez would be ahead if not for that crash?The small attack on the descent was quite clever, UAE immediately picked the pace up and all of a sudden Hindley was in trouble. Now Yates is the biggest competition for 3rd though, and he's looking stronger than ever in my book.
“Carlos has been restricted because he broke his collarbone in Strade Bianche and it was quite a bad break and took him a bit longer,” Ellingworth said.
“With a collarbone you can’t do the work with a TT bike. Then he got knocked off by a car and damaged his knee and that took longer than he wanted. So, he’s been quite compromised in his preparation.
“If you think about Carlos, he’s had some good time trials, he’s had some not so good time trials,” Ellingworth continued.
“But he’s not thinking about the podium though. He’s like, ‘Yeah okay, it would be nice, but I’m not thinking God, I’m going to chase the podium’ if you like. He’s just sticking to his plan, which is doing the best he can every day.”
Yates improved his position in the general classification, after riding away from Pogacar on Mont Blanc, while Hindley felt the injuries he sustained in a mass crash on stage 14. Rodriguez won on Saturday and so was able to eat into the Australian’s GC margin and move above him.
“My suspicion would be Adam will perhaps time trial a bit better than Carlos I would think, off history, so we shall see,” Ellingworth predicted.
My prediction might happen, he is going to get caught by Pogi.Ineos don't sound too confident about his TT
I second that!! I also think that preloaded excuses is pretty standard.Ineos don't sound too confident about his TT
Pity because Carlos has ridden some good TTs (including the Vuelta last season). Hope the team is just trying to manage expectations. Particularly against the folks below him other than the Yateses, I would generally expect Rodriguez to take time from them. And who can tell what sort of ITT Simon Yates will be on from one race to the next?Ineos don't sound too confident about his TT
I am hopeful he gets back on the podium!Slightly disappointing, but not a big loss. Rodriguez should be really, really good tomorrow, or else my analysis of him as a rider type is wrong.
yeah, he is still young though. But yes right now he looks more likely to shine in the Giro/Vuelta category (New Purito). But that is super hard judgement for such a young rider.I know he had a crash in the 2022 Vuelta but this is two GT's where he has tailed off in the thrid week.
He's more of a diesel climber like Carlos Sastre with a better TT under normal circumstances. At this point we cannot know the impact of his suboptimal preparation due to his injury at Strede Bianche and training accident in April in his 3rd week decline.yeah, he is still young though. But yes right now he looks more likely to shine in the Giro/Vuelta category (New Purito). But that is super hard judgement for such a young rider.
yeah, more purito comparison in terms of being strong contender for Giro+Vuelta, than punchyness(and then joking reference to thread name).He's more of a diesel climber like Carlos Sastre with a better TT under normal circumstances. At this point we cannot know the impact of his suboptimal preparation due to his injury at Strede Bianche and training accident in April in his 3rd week decline.
In another news, Ineos may be willing to buy him back from Movistar. It looks like Acquadro is repeating the Amador case.
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El Ineos no renuncia a Carlos Rodríguez, pese a su acuerdo con el Movistar
Dave Brailsford, ‘boss’ del equipo británico, se pasa por el Tour en vísperas de un día de descanso dedicado habitualmente a la negociación de contratos de ciclistaselpais.com
And Landa adds fuel to the fire saying Ineos will take care of him better than Movistar. And that, coming from him, carries some authority.
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Mikel Landa aconseja a Carlos Rodríguez que si tiene dudas sobre dónde correr el próximo año "en Ineos le van a mimar más que en Movistar"
Mikel Landa sabe lo que significa convertirse en una gran esperanza del ciclismo español. A él le señalaron hace una década como el sucesor de Alberto Contador y eso le llevó a tener una presión añadida que no le benefició. El cicldiariodeltriatlon.es
yeah, he is still young though. But yes right now he looks more likely to shine in the Giro/Vuelta category (New Purito). But that is super hard judgement for such a young rider.
i could edit the post, but my toe hurts today for unknown reasons so I feel very lazyNew Purito... I don't think he could be much further from Purito skillset-wise.
(Okay, I see the last couple of post made that redundant).
Landa just says that Ineos has more resources, which everyone knows anyhow. He also says the either team could be a good situation for Rodriguez. I don't think that qualifies as fuel for the fire.And Landa adds fuel to the fire saying Ineos will take care of him better than Movistar. And that, coming from him, carries some authority.
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Mikel Landa aconseja a Carlos Rodríguez que si tiene dudas sobre dónde correr el próximo año "en Ineos le van a mimar más que en Movistar"
Mikel Landa sabe lo que significa convertirse en una gran esperanza del ciclismo español. A él le señalaron hace una década como el sucesor de Alberto Contador y eso le llevó a tener una presión añadida que no le benefició. El cicldiariodeltriatlon.es
He fought to hold on and not lose another spot in GC. It may not matter much to us or to him, but being able to say you finished in the top 5 at the Tour de France sounds more impressive than top 6.Limited the damage quite well today. Could be in a podium fight or a fight a win at the Giro depending on who shows up.