After the finish line obviously…
I have never seen Evenepoel call Oumi after the finish line. What are you on about?
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He can't really do that until after his teammates have finished.
Now, on this stage, Piganzoli only finished 34 seconds later, and Kuss 46 seconds later, so it might have been possible, depending on how quickly the stage winner is brought back-stage for the podium ceremony. (Also, I just realised why it's called a 'stage' in English.)
But on Blockhaus, the next best Visma rider - Piganzoli - finished over 2 minutes after Vingegaard.
Bad suggestion. Most of that comment come from people who care about the style of winning and is in the camp of Contador/Evenepoel/Van der Pool/Pogacar instead of that of Cadel Evans/Roglic and now Vingegaard.
Evenepoel lumped in with Contador is honestly hilarious.
Go back and watch the 2024 Tour. Jonas tried many big attacks against Pogacar while Remco did nothing.
Jonas is objectively a more attacking rider than Remco.
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From yesterday's jury communique. I'm afraid the highlighted part is not brought up without a reason? 
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regardless of what he had on the stem , i think its a bad way to cross the finish line aesthetically
almost as bad as the soccer celebrations where evenepoel slams the phone
kissing his ring and spreading his arms looks better
almost as bad as the soccer celebrations where evenepoel slams the phone
kissing his ring and spreading his arms looks better
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Is it possible that the request for guys not to pee into a bidon is linked to the 500 Swiss Francs fine for David de la Cruz?From yesterday's jury communique. I'm afraid the highlighted part is not brought up without a reason?
Those bottles need to be properly labelled. There's a new rule for UCIFrom yesterday's jury communique. I'm afraid the highlighted part is not brought up without a reason?
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Not to mention, probably not the way that gives the most control...
Imagine if he hits a small bump.
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He finished a little over 10 seconds ahead of Gall, who did all the work. Pogacar is not in the same league.
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So hamming up with the boys post race is authentic but family isn’t? There are definitely arguments for that in the rough world order but the alternative isn’t much more than escapism.
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and pogi was slower than ulissi on prati di tivo two years ago
did that put him in a lower league ?
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Vingegaard put a minute on Lipowitz on a MTF.
Pogacar only put him 3 seconds.
Tour over before it even started?
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Many cyclists are highly superstitious. The sport is notoriously steeped in strange habits and unwritten rules, which riders use to regulate anxiety, summon good luck, and ward off the unpredictable dangers of the road, - it varies from all aspects, and likely also how they celebrate.
Jonas generally comes across as a shy, introverted fellow. - I also doubt that he has a close relationship with his biological family, as it became headlines when he was hospitalized with internal bleeding after his crash in the Tour of the Basque, where his parents criticized the lack of communication in the media, claiming they hadn't heard anything from him for days.
Some have speculated that perhaps his father drank a tad when he was younger and that could have created a wedge, though I doubt it.,
On the other hand, he seems very tight with his wife Trine's mother, Rosa Kildahl... his wife is of Greenlandic descent but even there in private, kind of awkward in front of the camera, so clearly not his jam. - https://tinyurl.com/ymt2vvma
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Smiling Lord Campenaerts generously allowed Giulio to win but Dark Lord Gall had different plans...
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So Visma's plan was to let the breakaway win, but Decathlon thought Vingegaard was going to attack, and so attack themselves making Vingegaard react ... and then attack ... the plans of mice and men!
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Since Visma had promised Trek they wouldn't catch the break, it would have been a bit nickname-for-Richard-ish towards them if they had then giften the stage to Decathlon. But just because Visma weren't targeting the stage win, it naturally didn't mean they weren't interested in gaining time if the opportunity presented itself.
What Gall could have done was to promise Vingegaard the stage win in exchange for helping him distance the rest by as much possible, or Decathlon could have kept the time bonuses out of play so Vingegaard wasn't in danger of losing time to Gall. Whether Vingegaard would have accepted those terms or he would simply have dropped/tried to drop Gall sooner will remain unknown, but he did honour the agreement with Trek until Ciccone was no longer in contention.
What Gall could have done was to promise Vingegaard the stage win in exchange for helping him distance the rest by as much possible, or Decathlon could have kept the time bonuses out of play so Vingegaard wasn't in danger of losing time to Gall. Whether Vingegaard would have accepted those terms or he would simply have dropped/tried to drop Gall sooner will remain unknown, but he did honour the agreement with Trek until Ciccone was no longer in contention.
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Without Decathlon, Ciccone would not have been brought back into contention then anyway, though.
So if what Campenaerts says is true, and they are not just grabbing the chance to play the nice guy, I would think Movistar are those who suffered the most from Gall's plans to go for it.
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10 years ago Messi was pointing to the sky after each goal. Now every striker has its own unique celebration practiced for hours in front of the mirror. I guess it's about popularity and money. Children copying these gestures on the school playground, sponsors use them for advertisements etc.
Jonas won't become a rock star, or even even a tik-tok star, so someone advised him to embrace being a family man and build his personal brand on it.
If the trend catches on, we can expect more good content in ,,Celebrating too early/late'' thread.
Jonas won't become a rock star, or even even a tik-tok star, so someone advised him to embrace being a family man and build his personal brand on it.
If the trend catches on, we can expect more good content in ,,Celebrating too early/late'' thread.
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they did, but I don't really see it as decisive, to be honest. There would have been a battle anyway, and Trek wasn't good enough on the flat.
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It was a response to someone who said something about another league after a stage in which Vingegaard could hardly put a dent in Felix Gall after the latter did all the work. That's pretty poor timing for such a remark. Regardless, I also think that, with what we've seen the past 2 years, Vingegaard is not in Pogacar's league anymore.
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Gall ran out of teammates and Visma put 3 in the top 8. They looked pretty good when another team did all the work for them!
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