I didn't notice you meant each and everyday, my bad.I dont think its very normal that every day is super hot and all clear skies which was the case last year. Normally, we have a few suspect days in the mountains
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I didn't notice you meant each and everyday, my bad.I dont think its very normal that every day is super hot and all clear skies which was the case last year. Normally, we have a few suspect days in the mountains
I think they put Roglix in la vuelta, because then they have chance to win all 3 grand tours of the season. In TDF they can have Kruijvijk, Kelderman, Kuss which is a good climbing core + benoot and Van baarle can climb very well. Benoot did good GCs a few years ago and Van baarle was a climber in INEOS. WVA is also phenonomenl climber when somebody tells him how to do tactics. If they think all this is not enough then why not draft in Valter to do TDF also, he was top 15 in il GiroHe is going to the tour, to be the most important domestique of Vingegaard.
With kuss doing the giro, they need climbers. Kruijswijk and van aert are not enough. Unless Kelderman goes to the tour help Vingegaard.
It would be the equivalent of Nibali I think. Very close to it at least!If Roglič goes to the TdF he'll win it. It would be so Rogla to pull off an unlikely victory against all odds. Nibali 2014 style but even more dramatic.
I would love a Roglic win, but not by vingegaard and pogacar crashing out and missing that duel! And it won't come to that anyway, Roglic must be one of the worst voodoo-performers in the peloton.It would be the equivalent of Nibali I think. Very close to it at least!
Hopefully Pog has learned something from last year? If Rogla is strong, Pog would be best advised to ignore him and stick to Vingegaard’s wheel in the mountains. If Rogla makes time in that situation the dynamics in Jumbo might also work in Pog’s favour- divide and conquer.It will be interesting to see on how things pan out indeed. From Jonas perspective he hence needs to drop Pogi climbing. And hope for that to be enough.
Without Rogla involved Pogi can race rather openly. As it's mostly mano a mano, doms likely often dropped. Hence both riders are under similar level of pressure. Attacker spending a little more energy. But tasking for both.
With Rogla involved i feel that all three musketeers would find themselves in a situation(s) where Pogi could prevail and it's all over. Or Pogi realizes the duo is too strong and he could lose the war. He might decide to mitigate the damage by letting one go. Would be interesting to see which one. And likely there will be some new tactical ideas involved on both sides.
But all in all for Rogla it's all about Giro now. Best if we leave Jonas to worry about the Tour. And whatever happens in the end it will likely be grand.
Pogacar reacting to Roglic, who was hurt and 3 minutes down was absolutely brainless. I don't expect him to make that mistake again because Vingegaard actually mauled him on Hautacam and beat him in the ITT too.Even though everyone knew Roglic was hurt after the crash at the Tour last year, Jumbo managed to bluff Pogacar to such an extent that even at nearly 3 minutes down, Pogacar would not let Roglic up the road. Only at 5km from the top of the Galibier did Roglic fade and then the penny dropped for Pogacar.
Jumbo had always WvA up the road (after going for Green Jersey points) and men around the team leaders, but with no Roglic, it will be more difficult at this year's Tour.
Pogacar reacting to Roglic, who was hurt and 3 minutes down was absolutely brainless. I don't expect him to make that mistake again because Vingegaard actually mauled him on Hautacam and beat him in the ITT too.
Roglic coming off the Giro should just not be as scary. Vingegaard being there to cover his reactions should actually be more reason for Pogacar to not react to Roglic.
Why does it make Jumbo look weak? I think they just back Vingegaard.There's an old military saying, “Armies prepare to fight their last war, rather than their next war” which can be true if Jumbo think they can just out climb Pogacar. Roglic should have been in Jumbo's Tour team, in my opinion, as he's a class rider. That Roglic is off to the Giro, weakens the Tour team and makes Jumbo management look weak or taking a big risk.
I think it makes the Jumbo management look like they're trying to win the Giro, but I could be wrong.There's an old military saying, “Armies prepare to fight their last war, rather than their next war” which can be true if Jumbo think they can just out climb Pogacar. Roglic should have been in Jumbo's Tour team, in my opinion, as he's a class rider. That Roglic is off to the Giro, weakens the Tour team and makes Jumbo management look weak or taking a big risk.
Jumbo now have Wilco to strike back when it comes to crashing out rider.Why does it make Jumbo look weak? I think they just back Vingegaard.
It all comes down to why Roglic is doing the Giro. Unless Jumbo sends him to the Giro kicking and screaming I don't see why he'd be at the Tour unless Bahrain completes the set and crashes him out of the Giro too
Personally I don't believe that. It would be pretty presumptuous on Roglic' part to want the whole team in support for the Tour, when they have the defending champion on the team. Just not realistic. So that seems unlikely to me.Wout van Aert said Roglič wanted to lead the team in a GT this year, which is why he's doing the Giro. I read about this after they announced the rider schedules for this year.
I think Rog wanted to go the TdF as team leader but this was obviously impossible (due to Vinge defending his title) so the Giro is next best. Jumbo's entire approach to rider schedules has always been a balancing act between their own team goals but also keeping the riders happy, i.e. Jumbo probably absolutely did want Rog on the TdF team as protected rider number 2 & first lieutenant to Vingegaard but based on what we've heard, Rog didn't want that.
Jumbo can't force riders of Rog's calibre to do things they don't want to do. It would be totally counterproductive.
You think Roglic would be okay doing the Tour and not having a good shot at riding for himself?Personally I don't believe that. It would be pretty presumptuous on Roglic' part to want the whole team in support for the Tour, when they have the defending champion on the team. Just not realistic. So that seems unlikely to me.
But that's different. I don't believe Roglic demanded a whole team in support for the Tour, didn't get it, and then went for the Giro. That's what I mean.You think Roglic would be okay doing the Tour and not having a good shot at riding for himself?
I think it's perfectly believable that Jumbo basically offered Roglic a choice between being the #2 choice for the Tour and the undisputed #1 for the Giro and Roglic took the latter.
It doesn't have to be a source of conflict within the team either.
But that's different. I don't believe Roglic demanded a whole team in support for the Tour, didn't get it, and then went for the Giro. That's what I mean.
Just realised something; he needs to win a ProSeries stage race! If he does, then he'll have won:
Two cat.1 stage races: Coppi e Bartali, and O Gran Camino.
A ProSeries stage: Which he hasn't won, but he will have if he wins one. (Now, here's statement nobody can disagree with!)
A week-long WT stage race: Itzulia.
And of course a GT: Le Tour.
As if that is some remarkable feat...
It's about getting a full set.
Meanwhile, on his PCS page:
H2H Suggestions
Yeah... let's have a H2H between Vingegaard... and a rider who retired when he was FOUR...