Collapsed quite hard in the final km. He was lucky the final wasn't uphill
We were told last September that Enric Mas is a formidable opponent
Jumbo used their assets perfectly on this final stage, they rode it like they had to attack the lead, when they were the leaders themselves. Even Kruijswijk rose from the dead.
They know how to ride this final stage in Pais Vasco. Two years ago they completely upended the race, beating both Pogacar and McNulty and finishing 1-2 with Roglic and Vingegaard. It doesn't matter how many races they win with great tactics, people only remember the bad ones. That goes for every team, sometimes rightly and sometimes less so.Mas has never quite lived up to expectations. But he like really Hot weather.
And yes Jumbo has changed a lot as a team! Did they get new management? Today was a Masterclass in tactics and Vingo had the legs to do the job!
Yeah I can't even begin to tell you how tiresome it's been to hear Rabofail for years now.....In 2019 they deserved though. Wasn't that when the car was stopped for a piss when Rogic needed a bike change?They know how to ride this final stage in Pais Vasco. Two years ago they completely upended the race, beating both Pogacar and McNulty and finishing 1-2 with Roglic and Vingegaard. It doesn't matter how many races they win with great tactics, people only remember the bad ones. That goes for every team, sometimes rightly and sometimes less so.
Honestly sad for Chaves. He's been riding great this Itzulia and getting nothing to show for it.
It's just stupid, I think there's just one DS left from the Rabobank era, Frans Maassen. Who was in the car for this raceYeah I can't even begin to tell you how tiresome it's been to hear Rabofail for years now.....In 2019 they deserved though. Wasn't that when the car was stopped for a piss when Rogic needed a bike change?
They put too much faith in Carapaz and Uran, neither of whom had any form to speak of.EF stuffed up their strategy - Chaves had the form to top ten or even top five if he was not wasted early in the race by the team.
Vingegaard now the favorite to win the Tour. I mean who is going to stop him?
Kelderman.Vingegaard now the favorite to win the Tour. I mean who is going to stop him?
Remco, after He wins the Giro!Vingegaard now the favorite to win the Tour. I mean who is going to stop him?
this is his trademarkWhat happened to Landa? How can he be so strong the previous stages and now blow out like this?
Remco...if he was thereVingegaard now the favorite to win the Tour. I mean who is going to stop him?
Unless of course both are on the start list . . .Must really suck to be a GC guy with Pog and Vingegaard around. Even outside of those, you've got Roglic and Remco, but I feel like those are beatable. You see the first two on the startlist and you know you're racing for 2nd.
Unless of course both are on the start list . . .
I feel like they should just look at a different race if you see both of them on it. Tour is the Tour so a top 10 there anyway is great but I'd nope out of any prep races that they were both in.
They aren't really racing against anybody else in the first place right now. It's the big issue of this era and it's at its worst (so far) this year because almost every WT stage race has only had one of the big 4 in form, leading to one-sided non-event after one-sided non-event, now culminating in the first boring edition of Itzulia in a very long time. Evenepoel and Roglic are just as bad as Pogacar and Vingegaard in this regard, they were every bit as far ahead of the rest of the field in Catalunya as Vingegaard was here, it only gets forgotten because they had each other to fight. Also means that a major crash (or something with similar effect) by Evenepoel or Roglic in the Giro or by Pogacar or Vingegaard in the Tour all but guarantees a one-sided Giro or Tour.So who will they race against?
They aren't really racing against anybody else in the first place right now. It's the big issue of this era and it's at its worst (so far) this year because almost every WT stage race has only had one of the big 4 in form, leading to one-sided non-event after one-sided non-event, now culminating in the first boring edition of Itzulia in a very long time. Evenepoel and Roglic are just as bad as Pogacar and Vingegaard in this regard, they were every bit as far ahead of the rest of the field in Catalunya as Vingegaard was here, it only gets forgotten because they had each other to fight. Also means that a major crash (or something with similar effect) by Evenepoel or Roglic in the Giro or by Pogacar or Vingegaard in the Tour all but guarantees a one-sided Giro or Tour.
We really need either the gap to the other riders to narrow, or some new riders to jump the gap, because an era inevitably goes stale if it lasts long enough without evolving much and IMO we're seeing the first signs of that starting to appear.