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I think UAE was counting on two podium spots, that's why they didn't go hard on earlier climbs (plus going on Ganda is a pretty safe bet for Pog). El Toro had his (already usual) post 200 km crisis though.
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Fully agree with both of you.
Which is why Evenepoel should have attacked before Ganda.
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To cause chaos in a very predictable race. Maybe he believed too much he could follow (or limit his loss) once Pog attacks.
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Del Toro wouldn't have been on the podium. It's clear he struggles from the 200 kilometers. San Sebastian was a lower-level race, and he also struggled.
In any case, I don't know how attacking earlier would have benefited Remco. The agonistics races and long-distance attacks benefit Pogacar.
If the Tour were to bring back the 250km stages of other decades, Pogacar would be even more superior to Vingegaard, who seems to be another rider adapted to the modern mileage of GT races.
Adam Yates could have worked, but he never did. I don't understand being eleventh serves for someone who finished on the podium in Lombardy three years ago....
Don't you think a more charitable explanation for why Del Toro didn't do as well as some expected is that he raced last Saturday (and won!), raced on Sunday, raced Tuesday (and was in the thick of it until Pogacar escaped), and raced Thursday (and won!)
For a 21 year old, that is a lot of racing and not exactly ideal preparation for a podium finish yesterday. But did admirably well none-the-less
For a 21 year old, that is a lot of racing and not exactly ideal preparation for a podium finish yesterday. But did admirably well none-the-less
It could be, but the same thing has happened to him in all three races over 200 km this year, also in San Sebastian.
And in the Giro, he had his two worst days on the two toughest stages.
By the way, if Del Toro wins today, that fatigue theory...
I think it's clearly an endurance issue. He has room for improvement.
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Worth mentioning Pellizzari in this as he got two strong GC results in Giro/Vuelta. Understandable to not be be his best here after that as I don’t think anyone who did GC at the Vuelta has had a strong result in the one dayers since then.
Yates has been living in past performances for a while with this now a frequent occurrence of him dropping prior to even feeling the first touch of wind to his face yet then continuing on to get a placement.
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Yes fair. Top ten here and 2nd in Emilia was close to the best he could do even if optimally prepared.
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That's not what I said. Comparing it to the level of entertainment in the races doesn't mean much. That's like telling your wife she is prettier than a pig. Try it and tell us how it went.Oh come on!! I normally enjoy pretty intellectual entertainment but there is something about Unchained and the unfiltered stream of consciousness that is pretty good. NEVER dull, that is for sure.
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I missed the race and am not inclined to watch the whole replay, but I really enjoyed the send-off to the riders who are retiring, especially Majka.
(I started following cycling when Majka first came on the scene, so it's kinda like we've grown old together or something.)
(I started following cycling when Majka first came on the scene, so it's kinda like we've grown old together or something.
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Oh come on!! I normally enjoy pretty intellectual entertainment but there is something about Unchained and the unfiltered stream of consciousness that is pretty good. NEVER dull, that is for sure.
It grows and there’s a lot in there. Maybe less unfiltered than it seems.
I've already said he can improve. But as of today, it's clear he didn't perform as well in those races because of the mileage, not dute to fatigue, or it would have been more noticeable today. Or he wouldn't have failed just in San Sebastian.
It seems no coincidence that his worst results in the fall were in the three races over 200km: San Sebastian, Rwanda, and Lombardia.
By de way, Del Toro isn't a neo-pro; he's a second-year rider.
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Del Toro never caught Simmons, so you could say he dropped Del Toro at km 0.
Del Toro was showing signs of being about to be dropped by Remco & Storer when coverage cut away to show Pogacar summiting the Ganda, When the cameras cut back there was a 30 m gap. Remco & Storer caught Simmons just before the top, and dropped Simmons soon after the top on a short rise.
Looks happier than the real version.
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