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He was 11th last year in the Mercan Alps Maritimes classic, one of his best result this year, so maybe the problem is not one day races, but the parcours.
The dawg is back. Slowly building, getting the miles.
And it was in that Alpes Maritimes classic.
He is working well..as usual, but not issues this winter after his Covid and all the phisichal problems asociated at la Vuelta and later. It looks like he is okey again...He said he wanted this year to recover the feelings he had at Tour the France (It was not just AlpnD Huez, he was quite strong at Pirineos) as soon as possible and then built from that base...So I understand he Will try to be at that level at Catalunya. Except to be very strong, and it is not likely, he will have to work some days for Corbin..or another good rider for stage 1 and similar...or for Woods...close to the best at the Queen stage of Tirreno, so It Will be difficult to measure his level, at least not with clasificación, but if he is quite strong, for sure we will notice some way.
Skyjunper talk about June, not now. Yes, he didnt climb with the bedt since his crash almost 4 years ago...but the objetive remains the same. It is going to be difficult,and year by year is most difficult to believe...Maybe he show on Catalunya the same that his last 2 times he races, but some people still keep the faith that this time he can start on march at the level he was at le Tour 22, becouse other way would be difficult to believe in a high level in June. I think that without Covid he would hace been figthen for the top ten al La Vuelta...(difficult top ten with Hindley, Urán, O Connor, forns Rider Who has been on the last positions on the races the last 3 years, and Tour Down Under wasnt different), but the reference of Catalunya, with no pressure, will be more important.
What you mean be competitive? Tour de France is not a world Tour level race? Alp Huez stage is a random stage? 3rd is a no competitive level? 25 ( although he was looking for breaks) at GC when he caught Covid is non competitive? ). The objetive is not that level, but that level isbgonoetitive for a lot of races. But anyway, could he get him or not that level, to see the fight and the progress on that is nice.
Ofcourse he is. He's listed for Catalunya.
Hey Grandpa, who were your favorite doctors?
He's learning to age gracefully like the rest of us.............as for mentoring..........injury recovery mentoring, time limit mentoring, reality acceptance mentoring...........pre retirement planning, a real treasure trove right there...........how to win grand tour seminars ?Such mentoring cannot be discussed in this forum ...
Wich is almost his best result in a GT ever, at 39.
Why? Froome is not a problem for his objetives today, nor the help he would have done to Woods, as he could get a top ten, no more, so...
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