Teams & Riders Everybody needs a little bit of Roglstomp in their lives

[Red Rick]

"I'm happy I finished. It took a while eh"

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtgTiXCtbDk

 

[Gargamel35]

It's refreshing to see a happy rider. Remco came second and Belgium and himself are in total collapse despite winning ITT. Luckily Pog can loose, doesn't say nothing, regroups and wins the next one.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

I think he should have realistically been expected to finish with the Ciccone, Del Toro, Ayuso group. 3 minutes back from there isn’t terrible, but not amazing. His season has been so strange though that’s it tough to know what kind of form he’s in or should be in or when he should be at peak, if ever this year.

 

[Red Rick]

I think he should have realistically been expected to finish with the Ciccone, Del Toro, Ayuso group. 3 minutes back from there isn’t terrible, but not amazing. His season has been so strange though that’s it tough to know what kind of form he’s in or should be in or when he should be at peak, if ever this year.

Everyone cited altitude affecting their recovery, and recovery from 6h of intervals was never his strong suit to begin with. He would also have done some extra work defending countermoves, especially in the early finale.

He also came down from altitude very late. If he's in great shape to begin with, I would expect him to be with Ayuso and Pogacar on Mont Kigali, cause at that point the distance would not have gotten to him yet.

Basically the race unfolded in a way that it would have been possible for the 2 Slovenians to be away together for a lap or two.

 

[pablohidalgo7]

It's normal for your first effort after coming from training at altitude not to be the best, and even less so if it's such a violent one. It's usual to improve over the next week or two after altitude, so it's clear to me that his peak is scheduled for Lombardy (even though it's equally impossible to win) and that for Rwanda he arrived in good shape but without any freshness in his legs, knowing that he didn´t have any real options either.
In Emilia he should be more sharp

 

[Krzysztof_O]

"I'm happy I finished. It took a while eh"

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtgTiXCtbDk

Legend. He promised not to get in Tadej's way and he kept his word. I'm pretty sure he supported Tadej mentally during the race and it was decisive.

 

[AmRacer]

It's normal for your first effort after coming from training at altitude not to be the best, and even less so if it's such a violent one. It's usual to improve over the next week or two after altitude, so it's clear to me that his peak is scheduled for Lombardy (even though it's equally impossible to win) and that for Rwanda he arrived in good shape but without any freshness in his legs, knowing that he didn´t have any real options either.
In Emilia he should be more sharp

But the race was at altitude.

 

[pablohidalgo7]

But the race was at altitude.

Still not the same conditions as Sierra Nevada but yes, it's as if he added an extra few days to his high-altitude training (maybe that's why he only did 2 weeks). In any case, he should be better in Italy with some competition in his legs.

 

[HashRouge]

"I'm happy I finished. It took a while eh"

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtgTiXCtbDk

A few years ago I was completely ambivalent towards Roglic, now I adore him. I have no memory of how or why things changed, but interviews like this just make me like him even more.

 

[kamaveli]

A few years ago I was completely ambivalent towards Roglic, now I adore him. I have no memory of how or why things changed, but interviews like this just make me like him even more.

It is often a bit difficult to cheer on the biggest favorites and Visma was still a superior team under Roglic. Maybe that's why you didn't notice what a great character he is. Either way, you're forgiven.

Great ride at the WC the other day considering the late arrival and the length of the course. I think that Rogla was also the best rider, who also did some domestique duties.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Would love to see a stomp tomorrow. Roglic is probably Ok but this thread certainly needs it

 

[Red Rick]

Would love to see a stomp tomorrow. Roglic is probably Ok but this thread certainly needs it

Instant race of the season if it does tbh

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Dang. Consistent with how he’s looked on this type of stage in recent GTs. Used to be automatic here…

 

[pablohidalgo7]

The stomp seems definitely gone . Strange his lack of any sort of punchiness this season after his good display in Cataluña

 

[Red Rick]

The 40km solo Lombardia victory is loading.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I think he is looking more and more like Contador.
Probably his numbers in training are good but can't show them after 3 or 4 hours of racing.
For some reason his best performance this season was a 2h stage and his best performances in GTs were TTs.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

I think he is looking more and more like Contador.
Probably his numbers in training are good but can't show them after 3 or 4 hours of racing.
For some reason his best performance this season was a 2h stage and his best performances in GTs were TTs.

I’m not giving up on him, but I agree he’s looking more and more like 2016-2017 Contador.

 

[Netserk]

Dang. Consistent with how he’s looked on this type of stage in recent GTs. Used to be automatic here…

He had to rest for a long time after the Tour and just didn't have enough time to both recover and get back to his best. I had hoped that he was stronger in Rwanda and here, but while he is a bit more fragile and less reliable with age, I don't think his winning days are over.

He can win his 5th Vuelta next year.