He won't give up on it but today definitely felt like the end of his challenge for the race.
Podium may well be out of reach now.
Podium may well be out of reach now.
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This.yaco said:Aru is suffering from a lack of race miles - Little racing since the end of March.
Don't get me wrong, I believe even a top5 would be a very good result for him considering how his career was shaping out not longer than 2 months ago.DanielSong39 said:If he can at least ST with Bardet and Uran he still has a shot at the podium.
Too early to pack your bags and go home.
He said that he'll ride the Vuelta, that could be a nice team, Aru, Birdsong and Miguel Lopez.SafeBet said:Don't get me wrong, I believe even a top5 would be a very good result for him considering how his career was shaping out not longer than 2 months ago.DanielSong39 said:If he can at least ST with Bardet and Uran he still has a shot at the podium.
Too early to pack your bags and go home.
I'm just a bit worried about his consistency, his prep was not ideal for sure.
Perhaps he could be even better in the Vuelta if he rides it.
yaco said:Aru is suffering from a lack of race miles - Little racing since the end of March.
The very same arguments are used to explain why Froome is peaking later in the Tour -- third weekmovingtarget said:yaco said:Aru is suffering from a lack of race miles - Little racing since the end of March.
Yes he was racing well with fresh legs but the lack of training miles may be hurting him in the third week.
There's a difference.wouterkaas said:The very same arguments are used to explain why Froome is peaking later in the Tour -- third week
Dekker_Tifosi said:He had an epic suffer face yesterday, Aru. That';s how you recognize he has a bad day. Weird painfaces.
Not really. He also had a weird pain face when he won the giro stage to cerviniaDekker_Tifosi said:He had an epic suffer face yesterday, Aru. That';s how you recognize he has a bad day. Weird painfaces.