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There's a lot of expectation being placed on Dumoulin in here at the moment, I'm not entirely sure it's warranted just yet. The Basso comparisons... way too early for that, and I doubt he'll ever get close to that level as a climber. So far the guys with genuine GT pedigree he's gone up against in his two Giro attempts (Froome, Quintana, Aru) have all turned up in pretty poor form.
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Wether Dumoulin does well today does not change that.
It's the most heard argument whenever a rider wins a GT that is unfavorable or somehow unconvincing to people. "The field was weak". Or "The others weren't in good shape clearly".
I used to do the same when Nibali won his first GT. Then later realized how stupid that was. And looking back years later they were all quality fields.
You don't need the competition to judge how well Dumoulin goes uphill. Just look at the wattages of last years Giro. They're right up there with the best of them.Pirazziattacks said:
Wether Dumoulin does well today does not change that.
It's the most heard argument whenever a rider wins a GT that is unfavorable or somehow unconvincing to people. "The field was weak". Or "The others weren't in good shape clearly".
I used to do the same when Nibali won his first GT. Then later realized how stupid that was. And looking back years later they were all quality fields.
Re: Giro 2018 stage 14:S.Vito Tagliamento-Monte Zoncolan 186
I came here to write these 2 hings but both had been written before. :lol:Laplaz said:
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Weak front group with no real climbers in the break. Any chance of stronger break forming on the upcoming climbs?
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Is the Selle Valcalda Ravascletto descent technical? A wet, technical descent could give a brave rider a nice start on Zoncolan.
Someone like Woods is gonna suffer.
Someone like Woods is gonna suffer.
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Mads Pedersen has been looking like he is about to drop for the entire stage. 
Not fun being a classics guy in a mountain stage.
Not fun being a classics guy in a mountain stage.
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