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And to think about those stories from the past about beefing up the finale with Pompeiana, with a not-so-hidden purpose of increasing Nibalis chance to win the race. :lol:
Nibali is an absolute legend and this is one of his most memorable wins for sure. Yet, ironically, it doesn't mean that the race itself was particularily good - after all, the finale started very late, even for MSR standards.
Cavs crash was eerily similar to that of Kangert in the Giro last year. Lets hope his injuries are not too severe.
Nibali is an absolute legend and this is one of his most memorable wins for sure. Yet, ironically, it doesn't mean that the race itself was particularily good - after all, the finale started very late, even for MSR standards.
Cavs crash was eerily similar to that of Kangert in the Giro last year. Lets hope his injuries are not too severe.
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But everyone could have told sagan, stop chasing, when Nibali was in front. Even if they had caught nibali there is no way sagan could have won after that effort. I'm super happy about todays result but as a sagan fan you have to be disappointed since this isn't even the first time he has made this mistake.Salvarani said:
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I'll have to wait for a replay and watch the attack again, but my intuition says Sagan would have gone if he could have. And while I don't remember seeing him jump at all; sometimes you just see an acceleration that you know is beyond your capability. And Nibali's attack was just that.
On the chase, attacking out to bridge solo isn't just a button to push and you go away. And grinding on the front of the group is really hard too. No where in the race did Sagan show he had the fitness to do either of those things. I point to Trentin's move as evidence to that. He rode Sagan off his wheel, as I remember it. That doesn't happen to someone who could have but chose not to. It happens to a rider who knows what he should be doing, but can't.
If you still want to say racing is about decision making and not the watts on the bike, then at least agree, that today, Sagan's legs made the decision for him.
Hugo Koblet said:
I'll have to wait for a replay and watch the attack again, but my intuition says Sagan would have gone if he could have. And while I don't remember seeing him jump at all; sometimes you just see an acceleration that you know is beyond your capability. And Nibali's attack was just that.
On the chase, attacking out to bridge solo isn't just a button to push and you go away. And grinding on the front of the group is really hard too. No where in the race did Sagan show he had the fitness to do either of those things. I point to Trentin's move as evidence to that. He rode Sagan off his wheel, as I remember it. That doesn't happen to someone who could have but chose not to. It happens to a rider who knows what he should be doing, but can't.
If you still want to say racing is about decision making and not the watts on the bike, then at least agree, that today, Sagan's legs made the decision for him.
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Two of those wins came in bunch sprints, not any different from Cav's win. And everyone hyping him like he can ride everyone off his wheel.krakenKE said:
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Yep, also Trentin was at least co-leader - he was never going to be on domestique duties at that point in the race. He didn't leave Quickstep to join a team where he has to work for a unproven classics rider in one of the biggest Italian races, and one which suits his own characteristics well.yaco said:
Incredible Nibali !!
When i looked at the startlist, i thought that it was a mistake for him to participate since i thought he had NO chance to win, he proved me wrong, i'm happy
When i looked at the startlist, i thought that it was a mistake for him to participate since i thought he had NO chance to win, he proved me wrong, i'm happy
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I think that was already inside the final kilometer. Someone was trying to make a picture and the phone hit Nibali. He even tried to avoid the collision with a movement which looked weird to me during the race cause I didn't see the phone, but they showed that scene again in slow mo after the race where you could clearly see what was happening.franic said:
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The problem for Sagan is that he can both win by attacking and by sprinting, but he can't do both in the same race.
And you might win the sprint if you're on 95% shape, but you can't make the difference on the Poggio on 95%, and that's where all the punchers failed.
Nibali rode it like a true climber. Don't wait for the one 8% pitch at 300m from the top but go from far out.
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The problem for Sagan is that he can both win by attacking and by sprinting, but he can't do both in the same race.
And you might win the sprint if you're on 95% shape, but you can't make the difference on the Poggio on 95%, and that's where all the punchers failed.
Nibali rode it like a true climber. Don't wait for the one 8% pitch at 300m from the top but go from far out.
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