Vingegaard probably won't be that terrified of the gravel itself, he's a good bike handler (better than Pogacar actually) and he has the power to do well on that sort of terrain. As with cobbles, the difficulty isn't really the surface but the nervousness and the bad luck factor.
Sometimes this seems true, other times not so much. Did you see him trying to get the photo with Roglic and Kuss? I’m sure someone has a link to the video.
Yes it's a good meme and it made me chuckle. There was one dude here who knew alot more about this stuff than me, that had an explanation as to why it's hard for Jonas to ride without hands, something with bike setup. Made sense when he posted it.
In times when it matters, like in descents, Vingegaard is noticeably better. But the perception is that Pogacar is the better bike handler, for some reason.
This „gravel stage“ in next year’s TdF: do you guys know if this will be „brutal gravel“, which requires excellent bike handling skills at the speeds TdF riders race - or if this will be harmless gravel, on roads which can be ridden almost as regular tarmac roads?
View: https://twitter.com/LeTour/status/1717473386287243470?t=HpX8Ioyh9WycykvovhWJaA&s=19This „gravel stage“ in next year’s TdF: do you guys know if this will be „brutal gravel“, which requires excellent bike handling skills at the speeds TdF riders race - or if this will be harmless gravel, on roads which can be ridden almost as regular tarmac roads?
I‘m also interested to see how Vingegaard will do. I would love to see him practicing at Strade Bianche in March.
No, because like I said, a stage like that is mostly decided on luck, not on skills. I'm not betting on bad luck of either of them.
If it's just bad luck, then surely Pogi is as likely to suffer from it as Vingegaard is? It's unclear to me then why that should dissuade you from a mere avatar bet.
Other than luck I don't think there's a lot of difference between the two, so why would I then bet on Vingegaard? I just don't think he's necessarily sh.tting his pants because he's supposedly so bad at riding gravel.
If there won't be a time difference, you'd win. It sounds like you think that side of the bet is more likely than the other.
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