Any news on Plapp? Did he finished the descent yet?
He had to. He wanted to call a taxi at the top, but the phone booth was gone.
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Any news on Plapp? Did he finished the descent yet?
True, but I didn’t think that was up to the commentators?
Random takeaway 1: This was very long, but not a hard race.Random takeaway. I’m not sure pedersen will ever be able to win these very long hard races. He looks mortal compared to others at the run in
He had cement quads at the end of the last worlds and this race too. Outsprinted by non sprinters both timesRandom takeaway 1: This was very long, but not a hard race.
Random takeaway 2: Pedersen excells in long hard races (see Worlds 2019)
In Glasgow he was only outsprinted because he led out from like 250m to go and gave Pog the suckwheel until 50m to go. It's so dumb to sprint from 250m after a super hard race.He had cement quads at the end of the last worlds and this race too. Outsprinted by non sprinters both times
I think there is a habit of listing pedersen as a favorite. And it’s true he is there at the end. But can he be a favorite if he can’t get over the line first?
He went way too early at the worlds, and Pogacar is no fluke in the sprint after 270km.He had cement quads at the end of the last worlds and this race too. Outsprinted by non sprinters both times
He went way too early at the worlds, and Pogacar is no fluke in the sprint after 270km.
As for yesterday, I think Poggio drains too much from him.
We shall see, I think that sprint after a hard race is one of his main weapons, but it is truth that he lost twice to Pogacar in the last two.
Then again, Van Der Poel lost to Asgreen...
These are really goodOrder at the top of Poggio:
Pogačar
Van der Poel
Ganna
Bettiol
Pedersen
Matthews
Pidcock
Philipsen
Stuyven
Sobrero
Mohorič
Alaphilippe
Van Gils
Cosnefroy
That's why I was devastated when fate struck him by a mechanical shortly afterOrder at the top of Poggio:
Pogačar
Van der Poel
Ganna
Bettiol
Pedersen
Matthews
Pidcock
Philipsen
Stuyven
Sobrero
Mohorič
Alaphilippe
Van Gils
Cosnefroy
Oh noo! Pls save the beautiful bright views for the race to the spring sun.After this, it would be nice if we had a rainy edition next year.
No idea, but it definitely boosted his watts/kg.3) How decisive was Pidcock's relieving himself at 17km to go?
Il Lombardia 2021 vibes.Our grande Fausto is back in training after his bronchitis from Tirreno adriatico. If Pogacar wants to go from the Turchino in 2025, he will have an ally in Fausto
I'm sure Colbrelli pushed everyone to the side. Just like in the Tour 2021.Not sure if this was already posted, but Bahrain had an interesting lead-in to the race.
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Are we talking about the same Pidcock who beat* WVA to the (well, a) line at Amstel Gold?Pidcock wouldn't have been a big problem in one-on-one sprint. Those guys who caught Pog later would. Maybe if Pidcock led the descent they would finish ahead of the chasing pack (but then Pidcock could've tried distancing Pog on the descent).