Dumoulin.

[l.Harm]

Post rest-day is Astana's favourite day. Aru will crush Dumoulin in the TT, you read it here first

 

[PremierAndrew]

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Post rest-day is Astana's favourite day. Aru will crush Dumoulin in the TT, you read it here first

You never know, could have a bad reaction to the rest day blood bag

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Re: Re:

Post rest-day is Astana's favourite day. Aru will crush Dumoulin in the TT, you read it here first

You never know, could have a bad reaction to the rest day blood bag

More likely to be Dumoulin with the bad reaction, Astana too well-versed ;-)

 

[Gigs_98]

I think most people are overestimating his TT abilities. This ITT will be as long as the TT in the tds and there he didnt even get 2 minutes on pinot, majka wasnt even one and a half minute behind. 3 or 4 minutes are very hard to imagine, because honestly 38 kilometers really aren't that much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ_hDx6Xcfg

and then there is froome

 

[Rollthedice]

I think most people are overestimating his TT abilities. This ITT will be as long as the TT in the tds and there he didnt even get 2 minutes on pinot, majka wasnt even one and a half minute behind. 3 or 4 minutes are very hard to imagine, because honestly 38 kilometers really aren't that much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ_hDx6Xcfg

and then there is froome

Still Aru needs another minute and a half to be on the safer side before the TT which will be hard to get if Domoulin can keep up the newly found mountain goatness.

 

[LeindersGains]

I have the idea that Aru will be very good in the ITT for rest day reasons.

Top 15, even top 10 is possible.

 

[staubsauger]

Re: Re:

Post rest-day is Astana's favourite day. Aru will crush Dumoulin in the TT, you read it here first

You never know, could have a bad reaction to the rest day blood bag

Like Quintana!?

 

[classicomano]

I think most people are overestimating his TT abilities. This ITT will be as long as the TT in the tds and there he didnt even get 2 minutes on pinot, majka wasnt even one and a half minute behind. 3 or 4 minutes are very hard to imagine, because honestly 38 kilometers really aren't that much.

Also freshness will be a big factor with a TT coming this late, and Major Tom is totally killing himself right now.

 

[Brullnux]

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Post rest-day is Astana's favourite day. Aru will crush Dumoulin in the TT, you read it here first

You never know, could have a bad reaction to the rest day blood bag

Like Quintana!?

Astana have previous records with this, see stage 10 Tour de France.

 

[42x16ss]

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I have the idea that Aru will be very good in the ITT for rest day reasons.

Top 15, even top 10 is possible.

"Not doing the TdF" reasons will help as well. Same with Chaves.

 

[bebellion2]

Tom silently made up 40 seconds from his deficit on the last km yesterday. He wasn't even on camera.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

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Tom silently made up 40 seconds from his deficit on the last km. He wasn't even on camera.

They are truly the best times to make up deficits.

 

[hrotha]

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Tom silently made up 40 seconds from his deficit on the last km yesterday. He wasn't even on camera.

Why would you take the GPS seriously?

 

[bebellion2]

Good point... It didn't seem possible and I don't remember him looking that tired crossing the line. My bad (english too).

 

[JimmyFingers]

Wonder what Dumoulin can do in the TT, would love him to spring a surprise

 

[glassmoon]

LOL, he must be glowing green in the dark... wtf?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Un
blooming
believable

 

[classicomano]

This performance will shut you all up finally. Tom showing everyone how to be a clean champion, take notice rest of the world, THIS is how you do it.

 

[Rollthedice]

Either everybody is clean or Dumoulin was assigned Kittel's UV blood machine.

 

[bebellion2]

He was said to be strong on short steep climbs. The last two km-s was just that.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

He was actually better on the steeper climbs then on the long climbs. Confirms what his trainer said. He can do amazing wattages for 5-25 minutes. But not on a 40m climb or more

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

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He was actually better on the steeper climbs then on the long climbs. Confirms what his trainer said. He can do amazing wattages for 5-25 minutes. But not on a 40m climb or more

Its time he got some proper training from a swimming coach

 

[Rollthedice]

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He was actually better on the steeper climbs then on the long climbs. Confirms what his trainer said. He can do amazing wattages for 5-25 minutes. But not on a 40m climb or more

He did well on all kinds of climbs, multiple mountain stages in the third week of a GT and he is on his way to win the whole thing with no team. Next thing will find out that Giant was secretly preparing him to podium the Vuelta but he surprised himself and his staff by winning.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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He was actually better on the steeper climbs then on the long climbs. Confirms what his trainer said. He can do amazing wattages for 5-25 minutes. But not on a 40m climb or more

Come on, he's like 70kg and he's beating Purito on a super-steep finish after spending much more time in the wind on the slightly flatter sections. Fast-forward a bit, and now, after 16 days of fatigue, he's able to hang on on the super steep stuff after having no experience whatsoever in managing fatigue over a Grand Tour.

Your argument about 'well, Froome is the same weight' doesn't work unless you are suggesting that Froome is clean. Otherwise, by your own admission, he is extremely similar to a practically known doper (believe me, nationalism can blind your eyes - I too used to be in a state of denial about Froome doping, with patriotism clouding my judgement)

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

He might be doped. But if he is, so is the rest