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RJH

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I was surprised Rog chose the Dauphine this year, 2024. Last Major Tour he still lacks (victory) is the Tour de Suisse, last Grand Tour he lacks is the TdF.

If he doesn’t ride the TdS, he cannot win it… Maybe next year, then?…
 
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RJH said:
I was surprised Rog chose the Dauphine this year, 2024. Last Major Tour he still lacks (victory) is the Tour de Suisse, last Grand Tour he lacks is the TdF.

If he doesn’t ride the TdS, he cannot win it… Maybe next year, then?…
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It seems most of the riders aiming to win the Tour prefer the Dauphine over Suisse for Tour prep, which is too bad for cycling fans.
 
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Ahh now I get it . Timewise it’s too close…for whatever reason I thought you talked about the profile of the race is too close.

For what it’s worth…I have read that Lipowitz is also in France … a hint that he is part of the Tour team!?
 
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Considering Rogla joined Bora at the beginning of the season they need some stage racing to get used to each other. In addition all training and no racing doesn't give you any feedback, on where you currently stand against the competition. The main idea hence likely was to do a stage race before the Tour. Now in theory Rogla and Bora should face Jonas and Remco with their A teams behind them and that likely suited them when selecting Dauphiné. A solid ITT stage and a lot of mountainous stages just perfect too. Time frame allows for an additional solid training block, around three weeks long, with a bit of rest time before and after it. Selecting ToS this year would on the contrary mean avoiding the toughest competition and at best to do a solid week of training before the Tour and after ToS. Meaning you would already need to be close to the planned Tour form before the ToS.
 
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CyclistAbi said:
Considering Rogla joined Bora at the beginning of the season they need some stage racing to get used to each other. In addition all training and no racing doesn't give you any feedback, on where you currently stand against the competition. The main idea hence likely was to do a stage race before the Tour. Now in theory Rogla and Bora should face Jonas and Remco with their A teams behind them and that likely suited them when selecting Dauphiné. A solid ITT stage and a lot of mountainous stages just perfect too. Time frame allows for an additional solid training block, around three weeks long, with a bit of rest time before and after it. Selecting ToS this year would on the contrary mean avoiding the toughest competition and at best to do a solid week of training before the Tour and after ToS. Meaning you would already need to be close to the planned Tour form before the ToS.
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The Dauphine gets you into Tour Alpine territory and a feel for the organizational flow of the Tour, too. What UAE did at Suisse would have not taught Bora much unless they had some riders that needed a serious beating to be in Tour shape.
 
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