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bajbar

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Roglič was good today, he got his kick back after the lack of it in Paris-Nice, but Bora tactics (and general team form) were definitely not okay. If you plan on going for the stage you don't let a breakaway like this get 5 minutes. And most of the team, except Vlasov and Haller, were basically useless. Seriously, Denz exploded on a 2% drag 50km to the finish, Jungels went bacwards as soon as the climb began. Sobrero was okay I guess, but should hold on much longer when you look at the size of the group. If those guys were better you wouldn't need to use Vlasov and Hindley (who is never going to be any help on a false flat drag to the line). And Vlasov would then be left fresh for the leadout. Which would likely mean Roglič would win.

The team definitely has a lot of work to do in the next three weeks. Or they need Martinez/Lipowitz. Beacause this is not a team that could defend a potential GC leader in the Tour...
 
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bajbar said:
Roglič was good today, he got his kick back after the lack of it in Paris-Nice, but Bora tactics (and general team form) were definitely not okay. If you plan on going for the stage you don't let a breakaway like this get 5 minutes. And most of the team, except Vlasov and Haller, were basically useless. Seriously, Denz exploded on a 2% drag 50km to the finish, Jungels went bacwards as soon as the climb began. Sobrero was okay I guess, but should hold on much longer when you look at the size of the group. If those guys were better you wouldn't need to use Vlasov and Hindley (who is never going to be any help on a false flat drag to the line). And Vlasov would then be left fresh for the leadout. Which would likely mean Roglič would win.

The team definitely has a lot of work to do in the next three weeks. Or they need Martinez/Lipowitz. Beacause this is not a team that could defend a potential GC leader in the Tour...
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Very good assessment, I would say.
 
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CyclistAbi

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Not a stage win just yet but in my opinion close enough to be optimistic. Tomorrow is a good opportunity to try again. I don't mind if tactically Bora decided to go full gas today, to stress test the team. It's important to do that at this point to detect potential issues and to then try to mitigate them, starting tomorrow i am sure that tactics will already start to play a role.
 
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Rackham

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Carols said:
Is it possible for dear Primoz to actually ride a full stage race without falling??? Geez he's won 80 races couldn't have fallen in all of them!
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Silly crash? Check.

Panicked fans? Check.

Body language analysis of the sprint in order to determine whether he could get out of the saddle or not? Check.

Some typical Rog style joke about his torn jersey in his post-stage interview? Check.

Yep, vintage Rogla going on right now. This show is just getting started as well. The Tour will be a wild ride!
 
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Rackham said:
Silly crash? Check.

Panicked fans? Check.

Body language analysis of the sprint in order to determine whether he could get out of the saddle or not? Check.

Some typical Rog style joke about his torn jersey in his post-stage interview? Check.

Yep, vintage Rogla going on right now. This show is just getting started as well. The Tour will be a wild ride!
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Teddy won't be even Rogla's biggest rival there, it will be tarmac!
 
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Rackham said:
Silly crash? Check.

Panicked fans? Check.

Body language analysis of the sprint in order to determine whether he could get out of the saddle or not? Check.

Some typical Rog style joke about his torn jersey in his post-stage interview? Check.

Yep, vintage Rogla going on right now. This show is just getting started as well. The Tour will be a wild ride!
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Shades of post 2015 Contador (and his fans), just saying...
 
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