When his biggest rival is Mas, yes we are screwed as cycling fans.Sure, but the others will attack him. He wasn’t even able to drop everyone so it’s not like he is in his best shape. Roglic can wait but that doesn’t mean others will.
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When his biggest rival is Mas, yes we are screwed as cycling fans.Sure, but the others will attack him. He wasn’t even able to drop everyone so it’s not like he is in his best shape. Roglic can wait but that doesn’t mean others will.
Went better than some posts in this thread from the last month.
Yes, to be fair today he seemed somebody riding his own pace up the climb instead of hiding behind a Visma lead out for the sprint. Went to the front early and drilled it.I don‘t know why people think the 2021 Vuelta was horrible. What did Enric Mas do to them? Also, Roglič actually rode at the front today so it‘s not that fair.
Gall did an attack and went over his limits (he was lucky to be picked up by Almeida), but Rogla did the most of the rest to force a selection. If Van Eetvelt were ready to cooperate, the trio would likely have stayed away.Giro wasn't exciting at all but at least we had attacks, even if Pogacar was 2 steps above everyone. Here, Roglic will just wait for the last km.
Giro wasn't exciting at all but at least we had attacks, even if Pogacar was 2 steps above everyone. Here, Roglic will just wait for the last km.
I missed that so much. Vamos Rogla!
On this mountain at stage 4. Wait until it gets really tough later on, he’ll have more oppositionWhen his biggest rival is Mas, yes we are screwed as cycling fans.
You mean less opposition.On this mountain at stage 4. Wait until it gets really tough later on, he’ll have more opposition
Yeah, but only if we were bit luckier and had Pogacar here, we would watch a real attack, he would gave everyone a minute and a half at least, and we will have a proper race.This is absolutely dreadful. This Vuelta will be so boring because everyone will wait for the last km. Typical win by Roglic
Again with the wheelsuck. Like today when he manhandled everyone on his turf. It's now UAE and Visma's turn to attack so it will still get exciting. Roglic has had a good day with only 180,000' left to climb so it's not over.Because the Giro was so exciting to watch? Mas, Landa, LVE, they’ll all try to go for red now. I think it will be a nice race. The only shame is Roglic in red because he’ll just wheelsuck now
There are fans of a recent 2X Gold medalist that really don't care for Roglic. They'll start mincing and whining very soon if he continues to get better; which is not a forgone conclusion.I don‘t know why people think the 2021 Vuelta was horrible. What did Enric Mas do to them? Also, Roglič actually rode at the front today so it‘s not that fair.
Yes and no. He led for 2.5 km of the 3 km steep section so that’s not exactly “waiting until the last km.” But yes, if you mean waiting till the end to put in an all-out attack. Since people are so certain that’s the way he will ride (and do so winningly) why complain about it. You could criticize the other riders for why they ride with him if they know that’s the outcome?Giro wasn't exciting at all but at least we had attacks, even if Pogacar was 2 steps above everyone. Here, Roglic will just wait for the last km.
Today the choice was ride with him or progressively further behind. The first hard climb of any race is always more impactful to those not quite prepared for it, seemingly. Roglic's TT showed he is ready for the start of the Vuelta but how deep can he go?Yes and no. He led for 2.5 km of the 3 km steep section so that’s not exactly “waiting until the last km.” But yes, if you mean waiting till the end to put in an all-out attack. Since people are so certain that’s the way he will ride (and do so winningly) why complain about it. You could criticize the other riders for why they ride with him if they know that’s the outcome?
Ninth consecutive season with at least one Grand Tour stage. Chapeau, Primoz.
Lol, while your statement is true, it's been also true since his first win in 2014 till the last stage of this year's Tour, for a period of 10 years. So it's not like it is a surprising achievement.He now also has more pro wins than Tadej Pogacar.