Was probably even more about Zana gaining in Young Riders -competition...it' more about keeping Bardet behind, I think. But they are not closing the gap at all.
And maybe seeing a weakness in blobloblo...
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Was probably even more about Zana gaining in Young Riders -competition...it' more about keeping Bardet behind, I think. But they are not closing the gap at all.
Sounds like first seasonal allergies. Feel like the flu but go away when you start working hard. Except the nasal drainage....no one wants to be downstream of Springsnotrockets.He did that performance while sick!!
Same bronchitis as Pantani on Alpe d'Huez 1997!? 😄He did that performance while sick!!
Shockingly the whole commentator group never figured out that the most serious real race in this Giro is about WHITE jersey.
Bengsch was highly critical about Bardet last Saturday. Claiming that the Frenchman does both (going for the general classification & stage wins from the breakaway), but nothing fully. So that his attempts end up half baked, freely cited.bardet saying the stages for him are on the way ? Not feeling good today after rest day
But he wont be given chances in 7th now
And even here, it just suffered a big blow...To be fair, BYR competitions haven't been much of a thing in recent years...
Is that for the grey jersey for best pensionerAnd even here, it just suffered a big blow...
Uijtdebroeks vs Tiberi loomed highly interesting.
While they are still in close competition as of now, Zana is likely not strong enough climber while Arensman & Baudin have captains to help.
To have even a single semi-exciting category in this race, we need Geraint to crash out... (sarcasm)
Ineos could just send Arensman up the road instead of controlling the race. There's a 2nd spot to gain from Martinez rather than a 3rd place to defend from Thomas that way. Pogacar might be far away enough and apart from UAE only Ineos has got the horsepower.And even here, it just suffered a big blow...
Uijtdebroeks vs Tiberi loomed highly interesting.
While they are still in close competition as of now, Zana is likely not strong enough climber while Arensman & Baudin have captains to help.
To have even a single semi-exciting category in this race, we need Geraint to crash out... (sarcasm)
"It was a fairly diplomatic decision not to ride for the stage win. But making such concessions doesn't necessarily make me happy," Pogacar said in a post-race interview. "We wanted to race in a way that would make everyone happy. It wasn't about whether I would win or not. We just rode more calmly, and that meant Bahrain Victorious had to do more work. We weren't in control on the final climb."
Why? Sick is not a permanent state...
Let's see when the Tour squad is announced, we'll get back to this.