Great performance on stage 16 and congratulations for the stage win.
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You're going to reintroduce him as recurring character?😔 Come on, upper body worship is more amusing than a friend who call pros "weak rider".Maybe you guys remember my friend, with whom I like to watch cycling on some Sunday evenings, if possible… We discuss controversially, of course.
Last year, he complained about Roubaix and Amstel, called winners van Baarle and Kwiatkowski „very weak riders“…
After yesterday, he told me, „Now imagine, everyone talked about a Giro duel between strong Remco and Roglic, and now it‘s possible that a very weak rider like Almeida wins the whole race!“…
This suggestion seems to have the most likes. Change to this?
The thread maker isn't active anymore (in fact, the OP was their very last post), so I don't think that will happen.
Unless a mod steps up? @Red Rick
Chris Horner asked me to post his suggestion for a new thread title:
"Joe Allen Al Maiden - Knucklehead Extroardinaire"
"Joe Allen Al Maiden - Knucklehead Extroardinaire"
“Grand Tour stage winner Joao Almeida” just feels like a weird thing to type after all these years. (“After all these years” is a weird thing to say about a 24 year old).
Hope he can keep this form all the way to Rome and make it a close run finale.
Hope he can keep this form all the way to Rome and make it a close run finale.
As a fan of Primoz, I don't mind if Joao wins Il Giro, because he's shown courage & desire to winning it by attacking, which is what we like to see in a GC rider.
Good luck & fortune to the Portuguese Hunter
Good luck & fortune to the Portuguese Hunter
Maybe you guys remember my friend, with whom I like to watch cycling on some Sunday evenings, if possible… We discuss controversially, of course.
Last year, he complained about Roubaix and Amstel, called winners van Baarle and Kwiatkowski „very weak riders“…
After yesterday, he told me, „Now imagine, everyone talked about a Giro duel between strong Remco and Roglic, and now it‘s possible that a very weak rider like Almeida wins the whole race!“…
Your legendary friend must be Pogacar or Merckx then!
João Almeida can definitely win this Giro and I’m hoping he can. His climbing improvement this race is remarkable but not totally surprising for a young(ish) rider. He is a tenacious diesel and working on this aspect seems to have delivered.
His Mont Bondone ride this far into a grand tour was very impressive. I think he will be hard to beat in the uphill TT based upon the strength he showed on Tuesday. Of course there are more mountains before then and he could fade, but last year he was lurking in contention before Covid stopped him. I am cheering for him.
His Mont Bondone ride this far into a grand tour was very impressive. I think he will be hard to beat in the uphill TT based upon the strength he showed on Tuesday. Of course there are more mountains before then and he could fade, but last year he was lurking in contention before Covid stopped him. I am cheering for him.
Menchov bonked badly during the Kronplatz mtt. I'm not fully convinced with Almeida there. Although Kronplatz was constantly uphill rather than ___/
I don't think he improved is climbing skills. I think he returned to the shape of the last week giro 2021.
I hope he wins, but it depends of what roglic will do.
João Almeida is the former António Morgado thread
You are not but i'm fully convinced that he'll shine at stage 20
As long as he doesn’t crash uphill or on a wet corner….
I am hoping but cheering for him because I like his tenacity.
I think he’s improved as from what I saw he rode off the front and made Thomas chase him? When I saw him before he was just hanging on and managing his losses. Final judgment will be next three days. I also think it is encouraging that he can be strong climbing in the 3rd week (so far). We will see.
Do you remember sega di ala and alpe di mera in 2021? He wasn't just hanging on.
Not sure why you think riders don’t improve. 2021 is ancient history in the context of this discussion. We will see.
I didn't said riders don't improve. I'm just saying joao almeida is in the shape of last week giro 2021. He said that in a interview.
Gianetti said that Joao already told him this morning he wasn't feeling super. let's hope he's better tomorrow
Vine was in Godly mode today. If he didn’t had that descent turn mistake he would have put Almeida right on Roglic and Thomas wheels! Let’s just hope that it was Almeida bad day and if so he can Thank Vine for being still in contention for winning this Giro. With these gaps all will be decided on Monte Lussari. Tomorrow’s stage profile is less dangerous for Almeida than today’s if you ask me so if has a normal day he will be with both Roglic and Thomas
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Yes I heard it, let’s just hope that he recovers for tomorrow and Monte Lussari.
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