Also the fact he was 3rd consecutive Sky TDF winner. With Wiggins people said 'course suited him, field was weak ( no Contador) etc.', with Froome we got used to it, then just after Froome's doping troubles, Sky have Thomas winning the TDF with his first GT top 10 result, and winning in a dominant fashion in a climbers course (winning back-to-back MTFs). He was also a classics rider before his transformation circa 2015, not showing anything in climbs before that season's Algarve/Paris-Nice.
Checking out of this race for a week. Can’t stand sprinting
.many riders who follow wheels but dont suffer the crap directed at Thomas
Also there is no clinic conversation here ...he is an Olympic and World track champion and has the pedigree
No one saying issues about clinic for some many riders with more dubious questions...
As I say he has to be admired as he uses what he can and he is Tour champion and a Giro podium man with it ...many riders with probably better climbing ability cant hack it like he can and fall off the edge
There is more to admire in cycling than natural climbing ability...there is also admiration for toughness and mental attitude which Thomas has in bags
Plus he is a very liked rider and is a sound guy...but I guess there is no talking to some people who are free to dislike whoever they want ..that is sport for you
Yeah, it is not this stage that decides anything and you can lose a lot more on a bad day somewhere else. Now he will probably race a bit more conservative.
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The city of Sheffield is in his vocab
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I didn't say explicitly regarding the Clinic, but simply in order to discuss his reinvention, Indian summer and super-peaking it would be inevitable that it would stray in the Clinic direction so can't be discussed here.
And no, I don't have to admire or respect Thomas Mk II - and I don't. I respected Thomas Mk I and I have no problems with Geraint Thomas the human being, but Geraint Thomas the cyclist, no.
If your argument is that people are free to dislike whoever they want, why complain about who people choose to dislike?
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If you want an awful website: https://www.giroditalia.it/classifiche/di-tappa/2/
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Pink fairytale dust is required for this head in the sand comment, 'pedigree' or not.
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Ganna has the pedigree, no surprise if he wins a Giro.
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If only Bora had taken Buchmann to the Giro
View: https://twitter.com/NaichacaCycling/status/1787052114419556369
View: https://twitter.com/NaichacaCycling/status/1787052114419556369
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His talent is good but limited. He is good but not great. There are many on his talent level. IMHO. His Anglophonic media is feeding him the wrong messages. I am tired of arguing with people this. I am yet to see the reasons to put him at a very high level. I just haven't found 1. Other than his 4th place at the Tour due to his breakaway.
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No worries. I didn't catch the contradiction when you say "he has to be admired as he's using what he can" first time round.
Chapeau, nice one. You got me.
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Bora typically combine stagehunting and GC aspirations, especially at the Giro/Vuelta
LIpowitz brought Pogacar's gap from 35 to 25 seconds, an absolutely cracked performance from him
Around the same time as Dumolin in 2017 apparently
Around the same time as Dumolin in 2017 apparently
The quality of the Giro field gives O'Connor some shot at the podium. His TT has improved but not by a lot. I still see him as a top five hope or better if he can avoid results like today's............I don't hear anyone saying he is certain to make the podium.
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"I DROVE 470 WATTS FOR TEN MINUTES" - MIKKEL BJERG HAPPY WITH HIS OWN PERFORMANCE ON THE 2ND STAGE OF THE GIRO
It was a good day for Mikkel Bjerg and UAE when Tadej Pogačar took his first victory in the Giro. Here the Dane again played a big role, as he took a big lead on the last climb of the stage. After the stage, Mikkel Bjerg was also quite satisfied with his own performance, where he said that he drove 470 watts for about ten minutes.
It was a good day for Mikkel Bjerg and UAE when Tadej Pogačar took his first victory in the Giro. Here the Dane again played a big role, as he took a big lead on the last climb of the stage. After the stage, Mikkel Bjerg was also quite satisfied with his own performance, where he said that he drove 470 watts for about ten minutes.
...appreciate the discussion ..we all have different view s and that is to be expected in cyclingLords be praised I dont like Romco or Roglic for various reasons ..sacrilegious on here !!!
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well that was a good Giro, cant wait for the Tour
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Not certain, because there are only predictions, but I have heard many, many times in the last week He is very good bet for the podium. And I am not sure about bets, but in the media at least 50% of the predictions put him on the podium. If not more.
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No way. These kind of egotistical posts only prove that he would have never worked for Martinez like Lipowitz did today.
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