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Removed on the PCS provisional lists for both this and Indurain this morning, can't find any details though. In any case, this looks like becoming a lost year for him.Ayuso no longer on the start list?
So it looks like Stage 3 still has those 4 uncategorized muritos of 9%-10% in the last 20 k that Mayomaniac pointed out on the previous page. Should be an excellent finale.Updated stage 3 and 5 profiles:
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Parcours favours Gregoire heavily, other GC favourites should be sh*tting themselves.
Dumoulin is retired.
Not in 2017, you're right.Surely, what he did was not shitting himself.
I disagree. If Vinge looks like how he looked at PN, there should be some serious questions withing JV about the TdF. Besides, last year he was not a monster, if you are refering to that, Pog was just underwhelming (both tactically and a bit physically I guess).Agreed regarding the route remarks. As for Vinge, it's too early anyway. Dauphine is the place where first glimpses of the monster should appear.
I disagree. If Vinge looks like how he looked at PN, there should be some serious questions withing JV about the TdF. Besides, last year he was not a monster, if you are refering to that, Pog was just underwhelming (both tactically and a bit physically I guess).
I disagree. If Vinge looks like how he looked at PN, there should be some serious questions withing JV about the TdF. Besides, last year he was not a monster, if you are refering to that, Pog was just underwhelming (both tactically and a bit physically I guess).
My point exactly. He has not had any. At the Dauphine he was a bit better than a hurt Rogla. At the TdF, I believe, the level of all the riders was fairly low and Vinge's level was very good so he won. But this year, if he is at the same level as last year's TdF, I do not think he can win.Please tell me, what superb performances did Vinge have before last year's Dauphine? None. His level this years looks similar (and in February he actually had some impressive rides). As for the Tour, he was a monster who absolutely crushed all non-Pogacar guys. Even if Pog had been in full flight on Granon it would still have been a very tight contest that Vinge could have won (Hautacam was very impressive even If Pog was suffering from the crash a bit).
Sure you're not still bitter than Roglic has chosen to focus on the Giro?
I believe the team chose the Giro for him. He probably would have chosen the TdF. And he is a better rider than Vinge for sure, no question in my mind about that.Sure you're not still bitter than Roglic has chosen to focus on the Giro?