Or that little known Danish guy.Truly brutal performance from Roglic. On a stage like today only his fellow countryman could have beaten him.
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Or that little known Danish guy.Truly brutal performance from Roglic. On a stage like today only his fellow countryman could have beaten him.
I'm pretty indifferent towards the number cause they're so incomparable and this doesn't mean at all he can win the Tour. It barely makes a difference to that.
I'm happy because all the talk about leaving Jumbo and being washed and *** can be done with now. No vengeance for the Tour or anything, but winning a Vuelta after last year is *** nice too.
Everyone and his grandma does career best climbing performances this year.
Bora has stepped up big time. Rogla is repaying their investment. Today's launch with Lipowitz, Vlasov and Martinez was incredible. In the space of 5km Bora turned the Vuelta on its head and have everyone comparing Roglic to the best ever climbing performances.Yep.
Also just seeing the Red Bull Bora team working together like that as a well oiled machine was pretty damn cathartic considering what happened one year ago. People said he was downgrading when he left Visma. Well, apparently not. It's pretty damn sweet to see everyone working together & pulling for Rog like that (& Vlasov showing last year's 'problem' with Uijtdebroeks was entirely a one way street from the other guy).
And whilst I don't want to jinx anything but if this win happens it'll be up there with his greatest GT wins. Definitely in terms of performance so far (I actually think this is an even stronger Rog performance than 2021 Vuelta tbh).
Roger Adria was terrible the first few days but has really stepped up the last few stages. Lipowitz didn‘t do anything to launch Roglič today except for letting the wheel go.Bora has stepped up big time. Rogla is repaying their investment. Today's launch with Lipowitz, Vlasov and Martinez was incredible. In the space of 5km Bora turned the Vuelta on its head and have everyone comparing Roglic to the best ever climbing performances.
Here are the highlights I watched. Who was pulling at 50 seconds?Roger Adria was terrible the first few days but has really stepped up the last few stages. Lipowitz didn‘t do anything to launch Roglič today except for letting the wheel go.
I’m pretty sure it’s just his deadpan humor, triggered by the fact two RB guys were pulling while the rest of them were in the middle of the pack…Ha ha, if Roglic can be believed in his interview - he was once again forced, against his will, to follow his teammates and go for the win![]()
He said he didn’t want his team to control the break for the stage win not that he didn’t want to attack on the final climb.Happy Vlasov and Martinez are in his team. Apparently after the race he said he didn’t want to attack and ride aggressively, classic Roglic, but his teammates forced him to go for it. He was happy though, so hopefully this changes his view in general.
I understood this as also the coup they did with Vlasov and Martinez but maybe I misread thatHe said he didn’t want his team to control the break for the stage win not that he didn’t want to attack on the final climb.
I think you did. That would have been a pretty serious coup with Roglic potentially blowing up due to their pace being too strong for him - despite telling them so. They would have essentially destroyed their race for no reason whatsoever.I understood this as also the coup they did with Vlasov and Martinez but maybe I misread that
Yes, but...Bora has stepped up big time. Rogla is repaying their investment. Today's launch with Lipowitz, Vlasov and Martinez was incredible. In the space of 5km Bora turned the Vuelta on its head and have everyone comparing Roglic to the best ever climbing performances.
Not that it was a bad investment, and I'm a Rog fan, but realistically this is not exactly what RB/Bora had in mind. I"m sure they're happy but at the same time, I'm also sure that more was expected.
Billie just wants to bench watch the Vueltas from start to finish vs us having to wait each day.Billie Joe Armstrong is a confirmed Roglic hater
The true is Jonas and Tadej are not available so Roglic is the obvious pick to get. Nibali won a Tour because Froome and Contador crashed put, the same can happen again and Roglic is the number one favourite.
I agree. I think he should target Flèche Wallone, Suisse, Tour, Vuelta. He has proven he can win the Vuelta after riding (or crashing out of) the Tour so why not.I think next season is absolute last chance to win the TDF. He won’t do it if Pog and Vingo are there and are in good form, even if he himself is also in good form. He’s gonna be 35 in November. I don’t see him winning there unless those two aren’t there or both of them collapse.