Teams & Riders Everybody needs a little bit of Roglstomp in their lives

[Lequack]

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I think tommorrow´s stage really suits him. Climbs are steep enough and not too long. Downhill is also good for him and his sprint is not that bad. But I am slightly worried about 12km+ long climbs. I think 11th and 12th stage will be too hard for him and he will lose time.

Could be. I just hope that if he realizes that he will lose time, he doesn't try to salvage some 11th place or something but rather focuses on winning a stage.

 

[bajbar]

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I think tommorrow´s stage really suits him. Climbs are steep enough and not too long. Downhill is also good for him and his sprint is not that bad. But I am slightly worried about 12km+ long climbs. I think 11th and 12th stage will be too hard for him and he will lose time.

Could be. I just hope that if he realizes that he will lose time, he doesn't try to salvage some 11th place or something but rather focuses on winning a stage.

I don't know why people think that he is not suited to longer clims. I always thought that he is best suited to long TDF style climbs and that the big gradient hills will cause him problems (of course he showed he goes very well on them in Pais Vasco). But the Romandie climb where he went head to head with Bernal or last years stage in the Tour that he won is where I think he will feel most at home.

 

[tobydawq]

He has a funny way of not riding for GC.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

He's definitely better than Landa though (thread title)

 

[Escarabajo]

At least I like this guy. Riding hard all year round. That's something.

 

[bajbar]

Well, quite satisified. But he should have gone with Martin and Froome - now either he couldn't or he was waiting for Kruiswijk, who was just behind. But he did show he was stronger than both Dan Martin and Nibali, both of whom were already dropped on the hardest part of the climb when Froome was drilling it. Now let us hope that Froome and Domoulin will start feeling the Giro...

 

[bajbar]

His statement after the finish: "It could have been worse. I did not have the best legs, but with Steven I continued to fight to the finish. The main point now is to keep the focus and view it daily. We will continue to fight. "

 

[yaco]

Think it's important that Roglic has a steady hand in Krujswilk with him in the mountains - Roglic keeps his form and his nerve, then a podium is a definite possibility.

 

[bajbar]

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

 

[alexix7]

Gotta love his accent :-D

 

[bajbar]

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Gotta love his accent :-D

For sure, yeah.

 

[Lequack]

Great ride today honestly, really strong. Obviously skybots were on another lever, with only Dumoulin and Martin in between. A great result in the end.

I guess recovery is key now, that's where the real difference is between winning one week races and winning the GTs.

 

[tobydawq]

He's just so cool. Not at all happy with his performance today, hoping to have better legs tomorrow. Such a beast.

 

[hayneplane]

He must be feeling super confident that he is capable of a special performance to view that as not having good legs and being disappointing. Up to 5th and kept his powder dry. I reckon he will attack halfway up The Alp and move into 3rd at the end of the day.

 

[Serpentin]

Is he allergic to the wind ?

 

[Jagartrott]

Why didn't he work with Nibali?
I hate it when riders sit on wheel the entire time, then overtake with 30 meters to go to secure a 7th or so place.

 

[Lequack]

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Why didn't he work with Nibali?
I hate it when riders sit on wheel the entire time, then overtake with 30 meters to go to secure a 7th or so place.

I think he was hanging on for dear life. Being more of a one week racer so far, he was never tested over such long climbs and over a span of many days, so I'm surprised he hung on at all, very good performance I think.

 

[bajbar]

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Why didn't he work with Nibali?
I hate it when riders sit on wheel the entire time, then overtake with 30 meters to go to secure a 7th or so place.

I think he was hanging on for dear life. Being more of a one week racer so far, he was never tested over such long climbs and over a span of many days, so I'm surprised he hung on at all, very good performance I think.

Yeah, he is doing great, but he was on his limit today. Third straight day in the Alps at full gas and he has only lost around 50 seconds to Froome in total. I think that is more than acceptable. And it should give him a good indication how far off the best he is, for the coming years. But for his 3rd Grand Tour and the first one where he is in the GC fight, he is doing above expectation.

For the coming days, the Mende climb should suit him a lot, but I think the break will take the stage. Maybe he can win the ITT... it would be a shame to finish the Tour without a stage win.

 

[bajbar]

"It was a big fight, what can I say, it was really hard," Roglic said at the finish. "My tactic was to climb as fast as I could and get to the finish. I was just a little behind, the climb was a little long. It was a really crazy climb to do for the first time.

"For sure, although I would prefer to win, it's a big race and the guys are riding really fast. I think I still have to train a little bit or something."

 

[johnymax]

I am a fan but he is probably one of the worst interviewees around haha. He almost always says the same stuff no matter the question.

 

[tobydawq]

His interviews are so funny. It seems like he's a bit puzzled that the others are not that easy to beat. Of course, he hasn't been used to being beaten so far this year, though.

 

[Lequack]

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His interviews are so funny. It seems like he's a bit puzzled that the others are not that easy to beat. Of course, he hasn't been used to being beaten so far this year, though.

I don't think he's the only one puzzled by being beat by Sky time and time again.

 

[tobydawq]

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His interviews are so funny. It seems like he's a bit puzzled that the others are not that easy to beat. Of course, he hasn't been used to being beaten so far this year, though.

I don't think he's the only one puzzled by being beat by Sky time and time again.

I don't see why such a comment is remotely relevant here.

 

[johnymax]

Regarding his riding style in this Tour, yes, he is mostly following wheels, but who could blame him. It's the right thing to do right now. Riding for GC in a GT is unknown territory for him. He should preserve as much energy as he can. 5th place would be fantastic for him meanwhile for Nibali or Quintana it wouldn't add anything to their careers. And Rogla also has the ITT on his side. I don't like it because I know he's an aggressive type of rider who loves to attack and he has shown this plenty of times in shorter stage races. But so far he's done what he had to do and that's try to follow the best as long as possible.

 

[Escarabajo]

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Regarding his riding style in this Tour, yes, he is mostly following wheels, but who could blame him. It's the right thing to do right now. Riding for GC in a GT is unknown territory for him. He should preserve as much energy as he can. 5th place would be fantastic for him meanwhile for Nibali or Quintana it wouldn't add anything to their careers. And Rogla also has the ITT on his side. I don't like it because I know he's an aggressive type of rider who loves to attack and he has shown this plenty of times in shorter stage races. But so far he's done what he had to do and that's try to follow the best as long as possible.

Some forum members will never understand what you are saying. Sometimes I think is the video game era that pollutes their minds. Roglic is the perfect example of an attacking rider hanging on for dear life at the Tour. There are so many reasons to offer as explanations of this but fans don't understand it. Go figure.

On an additional note, I think I saw him either hanging to a car or just blatantly behind a car on the last kilometers of Alpe when drafting was more crucial.