Nothing screams better than the previous generation more than "only beats Kelderman because of The Worlds Greatest Domestique In The World"
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Sky, 2012 Tour. #1, and #2 in GC, 6 stage wins with 3 different riders.So, today INEOS will finish with 7 stage wins and the GC. When was the last time a team dominated a grand tour like this?
Nothing screams better than the previous generation more than "only beats Kelderman because of The Worlds Greatest Domestique In The World"
I remember Vanhoucke saying after the Etna stage that he might target the white jersey because he basically only saw Almeida as competitor and he didn't look too good on the Etna.
Back then I already thought this to be very ambitious but it hasn't really aged well.
So, today INEOS will finish with 7 stage wins and the GC. When was the last time a team dominated a grand tour like this?
I'm usually hate stage 21 being a sprint procession, but if today was just a jolly jaunt around Milan then yesterday would have been absolutely insane
How long is it going to take to get to the GC guys today?
You can check out the starttimes here:
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/2020/stage-21/today/time-splits
Commentators are upset that Adam Hansen hasn't shown starting... Given how much he pissed off Vegni a couple of days ago, I don't think he will be seen crossing through the finish... and I wouldn't be surprised if his intermediate and final finish times are blacked out, too
It looks like quite a good time from Scotson. With the ways he's been going this year, I don't think Campenaerts can beat it.
He will not be a GC rider most likely, or at most only in 1 week races. And when he made that comment, Hart was supposed to ride for Thomas, and Hindley 's level was unexpected by basically everyone. At that time it did seem like Almeida was in poleposition for white. After decent efforts in Tour de l'Ain and Ruta del Sol, it was not that strange to think Vanhoucke might be a contender for white here. But it's clear he does not have the engine for a GT, and needs to aim for stagewin or smaller races.So Almeida will be fourth or fifth in final GC but will only get third place in the youth classification.
I remember Vanhoucke saying after the Etna stage that he might target the white jersey because he basically only saw Almeida as competitor and he didn't look too good on the Etna.
Back then I already thought this to be very ambitious but it hasn't really aged well.
Having said that, I hope Vanhoucke turns out to be a decent climber and maybe even a GT prospect in the future but he might be a little more careful in his ambitions and estimating his opponents.
He wants it badly... No wonder he is 69-70% in the redCampanaert's should come through ahead
He wants it badly... No wonder he is 69-70% in the red