Del Toro is not allowed to finish ahead of Pogi. At RBH currently there are no such limitations regardless of the leader.
Del Toro is not allowed to finish ahead of Pogi. At RBH currently there are no such limitations regardless of the leader.
If he is stronger, he would.
Giulio not allowed to ride, while he is stronger.
Thats the difference. Nor is he getting the opportunity to lead the race from the beginning, as he should.
Indeed. Pogacar is still much better than Del Toro. Roglic is not better than Pellizzari, big difference.
So if Rogla will be better then Giulio, then no issues there? Until then and AFAIK Giulio is free. Del Toro isn't.
If Primoz is better of course there is no problem. He is a big former champion that deserves support if he is still the best for his team in a race.
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Almost got a stage win, distanced everyone except Del Toro. Surely the maximum he could have gotten out of the race? I don't really value taking pulls just to look more manly when he's the weakest in the group.
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UAE have a very big ATM though, so I think Del Toro will be okay for the time being.
Some surprising takes here.
I saw zero indication Pellizzari was working for Roglic today. He was clearly racing for himself.
Yes
He is already free…
He didn’t cooperate with Del Toro in part because he was hanging on with two guys with better punch and proven off-road chops and Del Toro is the GC favorite now. It was smart not to cooperate.
Del Toro is the dom in most races, although Pogi is so good he hasn’t even needed him. I don’t think Pellizzari is actually serving as a dom anywhere.
He was better today, sure, but I would not choose him over Roglic in a GT. Maybe that will change after the Giro. We’ll see. I’d love to see him hang with Vingegaard.
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He raced brilliantly today, and he was hyper aware of what he needed to do and executed. He did make a mistake by slowing so much at the finish, he thought like everyone else Del Toro was toast and was sitting up..slight miscalculation. He really looks great .
No, he is dom in almost every race starting out thus far.
It is actually the complete opposite, as Del Toro has led 2/3 so far this season.
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Today clearly not, and in Valencia he probably got the best result he could have gotten anyway. Don't think he would have beaten Almeida, and he clearly wasn't beating Evenepoel. If you're on a stacked team, you sometimes have better riders than yourself in the team. Price to pay for being on a good team. I don't see any evidence of him suffering particularly badly yet from not being free. He'll be 'official' co-leader at the Giro, and the other co-leader isn't looking stellar at the moment.
It could have been in his interest to keep the pace high and potentially gain another 8-10 seconds on GC rivals.
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This is the first race that actually matters this year and he is not a dom. Then he is racing the Giro as protected leader. What am I missing?
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Pellizzari has been dom in one race so far.
He isn't a dom here, he won't be in the Giro.
edit: Unless Hindley fights for the win or he loses time early.
Still want him to be getting more opportunities. Not being hindered.
Nothing wrong with that. I like him and think he is that good.
Hope he doesnt have to keep coming off the bench. Thats all.
So free Giulio!
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He is going to get more opportunities if he proves to be good enough, they are not hindering him.
If he podiums the Giro, he is getting a protected role in the Vuelta as well. What more does he need?
Now with Evenepoel/Lipo the balance is similar to what Del Toro has in UAE.
He should be leading more stage-races as he is the best one they got. IMO.
Sue me for rating him highly.
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To be honest putting him as a protected rider is actually better for him IMO. He is not working for someone and he gets to ride for himself if he is the best indeed, as you claim, without dealing with the pressure early on.
Not being the sole leader can help him in some tactical situations as well.
Pellizzari is not in such a bad position as you claim he is. He'll be if he's beaten by Roglic here and Hindley in the Giro.
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