Lev has spent so much time on the podium in the last couple of years, he probably thinks staying on the podium and receiving trophies has to be an integral part of every adult's life...lolFamily is everything.
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Lev has spent so much time on the podium in the last couple of years, he probably thinks staying on the podium and receiving trophies has to be an integral part of every adult's life...lolFamily is everything.
I read somewhere that little Lev will be on the podium more times than most cyclists in their entire careers.Lev has spent so much time on the podium in the last couple of years, he probably thinks staying on the podium and receiving trophies has to be an integral part of every adult's life...lol
He makes plenty of mistakes in the sprints though, he should have won yesterday and been close the day before.Today he looked very good. Responding to several attacks in first person. He was keeping high cadence and never looked like going full gas. He was also up there in the sprint.
The GC is still very short and obviously Saturday's stage is the decisive one. But tomorrow there will be no hidding. The finale suits him, he should try to take some seconds on the main rivals.
You've been spoilt with a rider always performing at 100%. It's fine to sometimes be a little tired or not in optimal shape. It means he's human. Tomorrow is another day.Depressing.
I think that's how I'd describe this Basque Country. TJV need to have a closer look at why their number one stomper looks a little broken right now.
You've been spoilt with a rider always performing at 100%. It's fine to sometimes be a little tired or not in optimal shape. It means he's human. Tomorrow is another day.
I would like to add that these performances that you mentioned were - even though he lost time to some favourites - not that bad after all. He was comfortably in top 10 I believe. Today I’m not sure where he finished but there must have been 20 riders that did better than him..I don't think it's wrong to feel a little melancholic though. FYI I felt this way after Formigal in the 2020 Vuelta as well (let's not even mention the Planche des Belles Filles).
He usually comes back & stomps, i.e. that's his style, so I'm hardly writing him off entirely. But considering Basque Country is an actual objective for TJV, right now it looks unlikely either Jonas or Rog ill win (& Jonas with his little accident at the end made matters worse).
Meh.
He clearly didn't have the legs today otherwise he would have finished way higher in the chasing group. No point in letting the co-leader lose a minute as well. If it took you until today to realise that Pogacar is going to destroy Jumbo in the Tour this year, that's on you.He is too nice for a rider who wants to have the palmares of a champion. He can't be happy when his teammate goes away and he stay stick to the peloton. Seriously, he is the leader and vingegaard needs to know his role in the team. Vingegaard is a backup,period!! After today, I'm pretty sure Pogacar will murder jumbo in the tour.
Flying in Paris-Nice? Must have been watching another raceFlying all 2019
Flying All 2020
Flying all 2021
Flying in Paris Nice.
It's normal that he tires
He is too nice for a rider who wants to have the palmares of a champion. He can't be happy when his teammate goes away and he stay stick to the peloton. Seriously, he is the leader and vingegaard needs to know his role in the team. Vingegaard is a backup,period!! After today, I'm pretty sure Pogacar will murder jumbo in the tour.
This is either no decline or a very fast one lol.Flying in Paris-Nice? Must have been watching another race
This can be a slow start (compared to his usual dominant self) or a slow decline
Faster than slow prolly, but slower than very fast. He won PN, won a couple of time trials against the best in the world etc.This is either no decline or a very fast one lol.
To me the surprise is the prologue win in hindsight.