El Patron, the one and only Juanpe, would have kept them in line.
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That fully matches my impression watching it.Verona always writes a bit about the stages on Strava, and also today (google translated from Spanish):
"The truth is that I don't know what happened, personally in the first of the three descents today, I have already seen that the ground was much more slippery than usual, since I started with "dry" pressure in both wheels, and Right at the start I decided to deflate the front wheel a little but not the rear one since normally there are never grip problems on this one... but on that first descent, the rear wheel did a couple of strange things on me and I had to leave it alone. to the AG2R rider I was racing with because I felt completely out of my comfort zone.
Later we heard on the radio that in the escape a rider had fallen, that two motorcycles from the organization had also fallen, and on the second of the three descents I led the peloton as slowly as possible to try to reduce tension in the group and that the teams in the general classification saw that we only and exclusively wanted to compete in the sprint, but in the last descent and only 20km to the finish line, we all wanted to be in front even though my intention was the same as in the previous descent, and although I managed to stay at the head of the pack, we all wanted to be there, no one wanted to lose a weather to be ahead and the way the road was today, the last thing we could do was brake... but we didn't all get on the road, we have passed the first five and Then some team will have wanted to speed up the braking to gain positions and ciao... a millisecond that changes everything, and what could have been a day of great teamwork has ended up being a day of resignation and satisfaction for being all on our bikes. ."
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If the GC teams had chilled and let Trek manage the affairs up front, it wouldn't have went down like it did.
Two points:
-Take it up with Oxford.
-Why is a bike any different than an other 'vehicle'?
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Probably, the increased "fight for position" has a lot to do with the average speed of races going up. And then we have the secondary reasons, such as more aerodynamic bikes, and disc brakes making it possible to brake later than before.
It is almost like they are trying to catch someone slipping or in a very cynical way to look at it... provoke things like this occuring, but somehow being hit with the biggest blows themselves. Like it is self inflicted (from everyone involved).
Pretty much the same teams and riders involved here as in Basque as well, which makes it a bit eerie.
The irony is a bit ridiculous. They literally ride as hard as possible to stay out of trouble, and the main reason there’s any trouble is because they’re riding so hard, to stay out of trouble.
Todays conditions were particularly slippery, but the same sentiment applies in good conditions.
Todays conditions were particularly slippery, but the same sentiment applies in good conditions.
Patrick Lefevere bekent kleur over Remco Evenepoel in Dauphiné én Tour
Remco Evenepoel is nog steeds de leider in de Dauphiné. De verwachtingen zijn groot, ook bij CEO Patrick Lefevere.
Remco was going for the win all along here. That talk before the race, as I suspected, was Senator Remco sandbagging
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The contact patch is smaller, but the total weight is also MUCH less.
a bike rider on 30 mm tires inflated to 80 psi mounted on 25 mm (inside) rims with a combined weight of 170 lbs.
an automobile on 225/18 tires inflated to 40 psi with a combined weight of 4,500 lbs.
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Another angle from today's crash. They seemed to be going pretty fast downhill, for these conditions, certainly not taking it slow or easy.
PS: Sorry, it seems it has been posed before. So just a repost.
View: https://twitter.com/LeGruppetto/status/1798734260641358230
PS: Sorry, it seems it has been posed before. So just a repost.
View: https://twitter.com/LeGruppetto/status/1798734260641358230
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Going great for Team Soler!
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“We have come here to win,” Lefevere told Het Nieuwsblad.Patrick Lefevere bekent kleur over Remco Evenepoel in Dauphiné én Tour
Remco Evenepoel is nog steeds de leider in de Dauphiné. De verwachtingen zijn groot, ook bij CEO Patrick Lefevere.www.redactie24.be
Remco was going for the win all along here. That talk before the race, as I suspected, was Senator Remco sandbagging
Yep, classic Evenepoel.
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Im sure it was Soler who did some kind of Sagan-style bunnyhop at 80kph move to avoid that Basque crash too
A leadership role at Le Tour perhaps!
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Is this going to be your new “schtick”? After calling him Bambi now we’re going with this?
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Thanks. Looked like a touch of wheels. The speed and wet road did the rest.
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Patrick Lefevere bekent kleur over Remco Evenepoel in Dauphiné én Tour
Remco Evenepoel is nog steeds de leider in de Dauphiné. De verwachtingen zijn groot, ook bij CEO Patrick Lefevere.
Remco was going for the win all along here. That talk before the race, as I suspected, was Senator Remco sandbagging
You could also just link the original article, it isn't behind a paywall and you don't support a clickbait website that just steals content.
Quite funny though that Lefevere said the opposite to Sporza in front of the camera. Well opposite is a strong word but he just said that the TT was the real test and in the mountains they would wait and see.
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I don’t believe Evenepoel wanted to go for the win from the start. Lefevere might, but I don’t think Evenepoel would say I’m going to help teammates and then be the leader. At least not deliberately.
I think he’s unsure, in general insecure, and he doesn’t want to overpromise so he covers himself in case he does another Vuelta ‘23.
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And people blame organizations for crashes. Sorry but cycling nowadays is full of morons on the bike.
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Evenepoel with a pretty good comment:
“My helmet saved me,” Evenepoel continued. “That shows once again how important it is to wear it.” After such a massive fall, the discussion about safety in the pro peloton automatically flares up again, which Evenepoel also understands. The riders could have handled it smarter (in hindsight), he indicated. Especially since some had called for taking it easy. "It was the last dangerous point of the day. And we knew there had been falls in the previous descent as well, so we could have maybe ensured a little more peace."
Whether he still enjoys it, a colleague asked at the press conference. It prompted a grin on Evenepoel's face, but at the same time he was very serious. "Good question. I still love my job, but my job is to win races like in the time trial and not be on the ground. At times like this, you do start to think a little more negatively about it. Why all this pressure at the front when we go downhill? Why does everyone want faster and faster bikes with faster tires and less grip? There are many whys, but no answers."
“My helmet saved me,” Evenepoel continued. “That shows once again how important it is to wear it.” After such a massive fall, the discussion about safety in the pro peloton automatically flares up again, which Evenepoel also understands. The riders could have handled it smarter (in hindsight), he indicated. Especially since some had called for taking it easy. "It was the last dangerous point of the day. And we knew there had been falls in the previous descent as well, so we could have maybe ensured a little more peace."
Whether he still enjoys it, a colleague asked at the press conference. It prompted a grin on Evenepoel's face, but at the same time he was very serious. "Good question. I still love my job, but my job is to win races like in the time trial and not be on the ground. At times like this, you do start to think a little more negatively about it. Why all this pressure at the front when we go downhill? Why does everyone want faster and faster bikes with faster tires and less grip? There are many whys, but no answers."
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