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The world won't have to wait long now. Will the fish be slapping, or being slapped?
Time for the world to see some ridiculous performances and equally ridiculous explanations, whether it be fish powered emotional stability and mindfulness, or good boy powers enhanced by magically better bike technology.
Some beautiful bikes out there though!
Also, out of 'favorites', the only extraterrestrial time trial I would get close to buying is by Remco. The rest have been provided substance v
Time for the world to see some ridiculous performances and equally ridiculous explanations, whether it be fish powered emotional stability and mindfulness, or good boy powers enhanced by magically better bike technology.
Some beautiful bikes out there though!
Also, out of 'favorites', the only extraterrestrial time trial I would get close to buying is by Remco. The rest have been provided substance v
Apparently Vingo didn't even recon the route. No nuke today but survival mode. Teddy is more likely to nuke it today IMO.
So, what to make of this? Vingegaard didn't destroy the field, but I'd be worried if I were Pogacar. A narrow lead ahead of the high mountains.
Evenepoel could be more of a factor than expected if he keeps riding as well in the mountains as he did on Galibier
Evenepoel could be more of a factor than expected if he keeps riding as well in the mountains as he did on Galibier
Pog and Vinge attacked the last k.
In the high mountains, they will go much earlier.
For now Pog has some lead and what's even more important - Visma team looks weak as hell, which isn't a good sign for Jonas. UAE can slowly bring him back if he attacks far from the finish, just like Sky in their prime. Pog can definitely drop Jonas during a short effort like on Galibier. So Jonas isn't in the best position for the overall unless some miracles happen during the last weekend.
Vingo needs to be noticeably stronger than Pogi later in the race. Then he won't need super long-range attacks but can gain time gradually on climbs like Plateau de Beille, Isola or Nice TT. That being said, I'm not really convinced if he will be that strong later on, his form trajectory can actually go downwards at the end (for obvious reasons).
Vingegaard is about to be the next Disney prince if the miracle keeps going on.
Without accounting for bonus seconds, I suppose that Vingegaard could suck Pogacar's wheel all the way through the mountains, pull off an alien level time trial like last year in the final stage, and win the race by seconds without having dropped Pogacar a single time in the mountains.
So at some point, Pogacar should drop him more significantly before they reach stage 21
I just saw Vingegaard's comment after today's stage: "I'm really happy with this time trial, especially how I perormed on the uphill sections. Last year I gained 7 minutes and 30 seconds during two stages towards the end of the Tour, so I'm not worried about the current time gap"
Yeah he is very arrogant but i like that people see his true face right now
The mind games and trying to get into each others heads is a funny thing!
I am certainly impressed with Voldimort's ability to recover from such as nasty crash, not ride the TT bike much, not really pre ride the route, and still be where he is at. Doped but also pretty insane recovery - they should X-Ray him for electronic parts!!
He'll either decline because of lack of prep, or will improve because he will "race himself into shape" ... which I thought was no longer a thing
The mind games and trying to get into each others heads is a funny thing!
I am certainly impressed with Vingemort's ability to recover from such as nasty crash, not ride the TT bike much, not really pre ride the route, and still be where he is at. Doped but also pretty insane recovery - they should X-Ray him for electronic parts!!
He'll either decline because of lack of prep, or will improve because he will "race himself into shape" ... which I thought was no longer a thing
Fixed it for you.
I don't see his statement as arrogance, more like a very methodical brain doing the calculations. He's an alien robot! (I don't mind him though, I like sci-fi.)
Seems like arrogance to me - or perhaps insecurity? After losing time to his big rival at high altitude then again in the TT, saying "he gained 7 minutes and 30 seconds during two stages towards the end of the Tour, so I'm not worried about the current time gap" is a slap in the face to Pogacar. Now I know not to just blame Richard Plugge.
Not a fan of either but it would be hilarious if Bingo keeps trash talking The Pog and beats him in week 3.
He isn't the most intelligent rider in the peleton, is he? Well, he was a fisherman before, so I don't expect much from him. We shall see how well he does in a classic terrain next.
It's not exactly the most accurate translation, it's more along the lines of "it's not the end of the world, anything can still happen"
Yeah, and Pog has been known to have real bad days where he loses minutes. As has Remco for that matter.
I kinda hope it happens. Not for Jonas, but just to make the TDF more interesting. Also just a bad enough day to keep others in contention.
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