I didn't really understand the tactic of Jumbo today. Was it purely to put Roglic in a decent position? Could be achieved without trying to break the peloton. I think he wanted to attack but felt his legs weren't there today.
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These guys have barely raced together, but I wouldnt be shocked if Dennis is on his best behavior despite not doing much for quite some time and will give everything to help Roglic win this one.I'm really liking what I'm seeing from the team right now. Dennis in particular looks a class above where he was in the Vuelta 2022.
These guys have barely raced together, but I wouldnt be shocked if Dennis is on his best behavior despite not doing much for quite some time and will give everything to help Roglic win this one.
It was all about positioning before the cobbles where it was only place for two riders in width and if you were in bad position there you could ship time even if you had the legs to follow.I didn't really understand the tactic of Jumbo today. Was it purely to put Roglic in a decent position? Could be achieved without trying to break the peloton. I think he wanted to attack but felt his legs weren't there today.
Yes, he will. One Slovenian journalist has mentioned a few times that they get along very well... and AFAIK Roglic wanted Dennis to join TJV.These guys have barely raced together, but I wouldnt be shocked if Dennis is on his best behavior despite not doing much for quite some time and will give everything to help Roglic win this one.
It just dawned on me… Rogla is deliberately doing minimum possible effort Giro victory to go full TDF in July
Not yetSo the mountain sprinter wins the Giro by bonuses alone only to reduce the Fisherman to a bidon-carrier role come the Tour? Makes sense!
Your team doesn't need to go that hard just for a proper positioning. Don't think it was just about positioning. Which is OK, he might have thought he could do more.It was all about positioning before the cobbles where it was only place for two riders in width and if you were in bad position there you could ship time even if you had the legs to follow.
Your team doesn't need to go that hard just for a proper positioning. Don't think it was just about positioning. Which is OK, he might have thought he could do more.
It just dawned on me… Rogla is deliberately doing minimum possible effort Giro victory to go full TDF in July
Thinking… I don’t mind Roglic winning this Giro. Since Evenepoel left I have no specific preference, and I’m not a child that goes along with media created rivalries.Thinking or wishing?
If Astana had ridden like Ineos and UAE, Contador might have won the 2015 Tour.That thought has occurred to me too.
Roglič this morning to Slovenian Press Agency 👇.#rogla #roglic #Girohttps://t.co/HQHAmuQlDS pic.twitter.com/hao8zbuIbn
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View: https://twitter.com/Debby_Drckx/status/1660709567712428033Roglič this morning to Slovenian Press Agency 👇.#rogla #roglic #Girohttps://t.co/HQHAmuQlDS pic.twitter.com/hao8zbuIbn
— Debby (@Debby_Drckx) May 22, 2023
In the words of Tiesj Benoot: "Primoz is great at talking a lot while not saying anything"
Cautious by Primoz. Still not 100%? Will we wait till Tre Cime before a proper GC action starts?
It just dawned on me… Rogla is deliberately doing minimum possible effort Giro victory to go full TDF in July
He's quite stoic in a way. What happens happens. Takes the losses, takes the wins when he gets them. I like that.I speak Rogla therefor I'll translate: Everyone has their own problems. Rog's own problems might have been specific to the weather as well (like not feeling well in some stages so far due to the conditions aka not just crash related stuff). He'll crush the last week with everything he's got but if someone is better than him, so be it.
That's the gist of it.
I think for there to be action tomorrow, the stage will have to be paced really hard from the start (especially over the successive climbs). Otherwise those shallower gradients at the end on Monte Bondone will dissuade attacks if the bunch hasn't been seriously reduced by then.
He's also famous among riders for complaining about how hard it is before attacking.
He (or maybe it was just the Jumbo PR machine) had a good whine at Fred Wright.The guy is a class act.
No arrogance, no cockiness, no overconfidence, no whining when things doesn't go his way, etc...
Good old modest champion!
That was too bad.He (or maybe it was just the Jumbo PR machine) had a good whine at Fred Wright.
He (or maybe it was just the Jumbo PR machine) had a good whine at Fred Wright.