A Pradell attack is a bit risky. The lower part of the descent is a bit of a highway where you can get mowed down.
I would attack on Isidre if it is an open race. Or if his team is unexpectedly good, I would just wait for the last climb.
I would attack on Isidre if it is an open race. Or if his team is unexpectedly good, I would just wait for the last climb.
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Can someone compare it to his previous performances?
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Don't think they'll put teammates in the attack. Probably want to control the race just in case something would go wrong. He'll let his team set a high pace on Santuari de Queralt, and once Kuss is done, he'll attack. A very UAE-like scenario.
Unless, like I said in the Evenepoel topic, Remco wants to go earlier, and Vingegaard joins him. Then the both of them might ride into the sunset, and eventually Vingegaard wins the sprint or drops Remco
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I could, but it's not really that useful because the entire race is always different.
But taking 1 minute+ on basically everyone, and riding guys off your wheel and taking much of the time in what's mostly unfavorable headwind is really strong.
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I think Evenepoel + Vingegaard make up session is more bound for the Montjuic circuit. I can see that be very similar to 2023.
I have not calculated just the attack part yet, but if 6.4 w/kg is true then just the the attack part would rate worse in my model than the whole climb. (6.13 w/kg for 38:25)
The wind in the second half of the climb was not really a headwind and even if it was that would make extending the gap against a non-cooperating group even easier. It was still a good performance and he could have done even more damage with better pacing.
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In that sense it is easier but like Pogacar, Vingegaard is putting himself at more risk of an outside event happening ie crash, sick. Both his double attempts he got sick in the Vuelta. Vingegaard is ridding better during the spring but so is Pogacar. There was still a clear gap last year between the two that Vingegaard has to overcome.
We'll his interview kinda indicates that he's training for the bigger goals of the season, I'm not sure he peaked for this. To me yesterday looked like good measured effort, not max attack to really annihilate this planet. He would have appreciated prolly if someone could have gave him proper sweat, but no.
Closing Remco attacking flatland echelon looked training to me too, as he needs that with Pogi too, explosives. Of course he could have stayed in the bunch and let others reel Remco. But how much it helps +400 ftp athlete to sit in the bunch at 250w if you trying to grow even further?
Closing Remco attacking flatland echelon looked training to me too, as he needs that with Pogi too, explosives. Of course he could have stayed in the bunch and let others reel Remco. But how much it helps +400 ftp athlete to sit in the bunch at 250w if you trying to grow even further?
He couldn't drop Gall? First he closed a 20 second gap on him, and then Gall was able to hold his wheel for about half a minute before having to let go.
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I suppose 51 seconds is "around 40 seconds."
It's also around a minute.
It's closest to 50 seconds, though...
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Yes, on his first attack he couldn't drop them. If I compare it with Pogi attacks, I am not impressed, that'all. Anyway, we will see in July...
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A 4 percent climb at 35Km/h or more, after chasing for more than 10km or so....ok
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If drafting on 4% is so huge, why does chasing on a flat make his effort more heroic?
All the time LMAO. He can't help himself.
Regarding Vingegaard, the way Almeida is riding, the Giro will be a walk in the park.
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I don't have the power data, but one thing is to stay on the bunch and one is to stay on the wheels of two teamates going problably at 500+ watts during the chasing.
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