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Lequack said:Wow this weather is pretty extreme, glad they shortened the stage.
Lequack said:Wow this weather is pretty extreme, glad they shortened the stage.
Not really fair, though. In previous stages they've been weakened by pulling on other mountains or being put under pressure over the climbs by other teams (most notably Movistar and Jumbo), them having the full train in operation before they start climbing in a 59km stage is not really evidence that the train is back to its most controlling. In fact, even if they had 5 left with 5km left, it wouldn't be that representative of them being back in control because it's a super-short Unipuerto stage because of the weather, and they also haven't had to expend their energy controlling the race for several days first. That was the thing about the team in previous years - they would control the pace all day, day in day out, and still be easily the strongest with twice as many men left as other teams at the end. They haven't had to control the race this year, and have picked and chosen their battles, so them running the tempo on stage 20 when they finally find their way into the maillot jaune isn't the clear reverting to type, even if there's something demoralising about seeing a péloton about to start the final climb of a mountain stage with five or six Ineos riders on the front.JosephK said:The grand tour carriage turned back into a pumpkin yesterday. Back to a yawner.
to me his face looks very puffed up, maybe allergiesPantani Attacks said:Has Kwiato forgotten how to pedal or something?
Rollthedice said:With all the high tempo from Jumbo the time gap to the front is still the same.
Rollthedice said:With all the high tempo from Jumbo the time gap to the front is still the same.
Libertine Seguros said:Not really fair, though. In previous stages they've been weakened by pulling on other mountains or being put under pressure over the climbs by other teams (most notably Movistar and Jumbo), them having the full train in operation before they start climbing in a 59km stage is not really evidence that the train is back to its most controlling. In fact, even if they had 5 left with 5km left, it wouldn't be that representative of them being back in control because it's a super-short Unipuerto stage because of the weather, and they also haven't had to expend their energy controlling the race for several days first. That was the thing about the team in previous years - they would control the pace all day, day in day out, and still be easily the strongest with twice as many men left as other teams at the end. They haven't had to control the race this year, and have picked and chosen their battles, so them running the tempo on stage 20 when they finally find their way into the maillot jaune isn't the clear reverting to type, even if there's something demoralising about seeing a péloton about to start the final climb of a mountain stage with five or six Ineos riders on the front.JosephK said:The grand tour carriage turned back into a pumpkin yesterday. Back to a yawner.
Lequack said:Ineos are saving Poels and Kwiatkovski for the Vuelta, since they have things wrapped up here. Commentators thinking they are off form.