Let's hope people who put much stock in such articles aren't in for a rude awakening.So the Spanish media upped the power to 6.5 w/kg.
Seems legit.
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Let's hope people who put much stock in such articles aren't in for a rude awakening.So the Spanish media upped the power to 6.5 w/kg.
Seems legit.
So, that was Ayuso after all at the back of the front group?Ayuso's start was oke. On the gravel sector him had mechanical problem...
Good.So, that was Ayuso after all at the back of the front group?
encouraging signs if so
Ayuso himself said he had a mechanical. He was well positioned with 2 km to go and then completely disappeared.
Ayuso test positive on covid. He will miss the Ruta del sol...
Vingegaard did more (too much) work imho.That was an amazing ride today. But he did too much work and Vingeaard had that bit more energy left at the end.
He's already battling with the big boys in the finale, the question is whether you need to expect him to win. But your comment is somewhat contradictory imho. He didn't do too much work, he was simply not strong enough yet to be able to do that much work. He didn't do more work than what should be expected of someone in that situation. I got the distinct impression it was Vingegaard that was the main force in the front group, not Ayuso. Nothing wrong with that, don't get me wrong, but if you are arguing he lacked experience and should have worked less then that kind of means he doesn't have the level yet to duke it out with the big boys. If he needs to do much less work than his rivals in order to win, then it simply means he isn't at that level yet, doesn't it?In my humble opinion, Ayuso already has the level to duke it out with the big boys. What was lacking today is experience, he simply did too much work and run out of energy, while Vingegaard managed his efforts a little bit better.
He will score his first pro victory very soon.
He's already battling with the big boys in the finale, the question is whether you need to expect him to win. But your comment is somewhat contradictory imho. He didn't do too much work, he was simply not strong enough yet to be able to do that much work. He didn't do more work than what should be expected of someone in that situation. I got the distinct impression it was Vingegaard that was the main force in the front group, not Ayuso. Nothing wrong with that, don't get me wrong, but if you are arguing he lacked experience and should have worked less then that kind of means he doesn't have the level yet to duke it out with the big boys. If he needs to do much less work than his rivals in order to win, then it simply means he isn't at that level yet, doesn't it?
His posture on the bike kind of reminds me of Van der Poel. Don't know if i'm the only one.
Vingegaard was indeed the main force in the last 10 km, or so. Ayuso did much of the work before that, and that's where he burned his matches.He's already battling with the big boys in the finale, the question is whether you need to expect him to win. But your comment is somewhat contradictory imho. He didn't do too much work, he was simply not strong enough yet to be able to do that much work. He didn't do more work than what should be expected of someone in that situation. I got the distinct impression it was Vingegaard that was the main force in the front group, not Ayuso. Nothing wrong with that, don't get me wrong, but if you are arguing he lacked experience and should have worked less then that kind of means he doesn't have the level yet to duke it out with the big boys. If he needs to do much less work than his rivals in order to win, then it simply means he isn't at that level yet, doesn't it?
His posture on the bike kind of reminds me of Van der Poel. Don't know if i'm the only one.
Yes, he doesn't lift his torso too much while going out of the saddle and the shoulders are kind of similar.
He looked better today than in Valenciana, I am curious to see how will he do in the classics, he could already be a legitimate candidate to the Brabantse Pijl and Amstel. I am however against sending him to the Vuelta at such a young age, he would be one year younger than Pogi and would have to work for him and/or Almeida, so riding L'Avenir instead seems like the safest option and next year with more experience debuting in a Grand Tour.