Milano-Torino 2021 (October 6th)

[greyclouds]

DQS managed to isolate Rogla from his teammates, but who needs help when you can stomp everyone else. He is making it look too easy and predictable.

If Roglic hadn't been there today, and Yates or Almeida had won against Pogacar, we would be saying here such a great win against a coming back in form Pogi, plus Valverde, Ala, Nibali, Quintana and many others. Because it was Rogla, just another day in the procycling circuit.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Many fight for victories all year long, Vincenzo, Fausto, many others.

I'm talking about the best GT guys of this generation. In recent decades there have has a trend of top GT guys to focus solely on 3-week races (usually omitting one-day races and even treating other stage races as warm ups).

 

[tobydawq]

Many fight for victories all year long, Vincenzo, Fausto, many others.

And others obtain them all year long.

Edit: And lol at Nibali being included there. Are you living in 2013?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Alaphilippe tanking the expectations ahead of a big race as per usual.

I feel like his kick on really short effort just doesn't say a lot about his actual climbing legs.

 

[johnymax]

It was as if he didn't give any importance to the ease with which he bridged back up to Yates but only focused on his apparent struggle when Pogi and Almeida were dropped too.

When the other commentator suggested that he had probably been bluffing - right when he bridged back up - he just said "nah, don't think so".

I don't think it was easy for him today at all. Yates was very very very strong today.

But yeah...in a finish like this, you bet on Rogla against any rider in the world but maybe Pogi at his peak week in the Tour.

 

[greyclouds]

I'm talking about the best GT guys of this generation. In recent decades there have bas a trend of top GT guys to focus solely on 3-week races (even treating other stage races as warm ups).

Are you suggesting that Fausto is not one of the best GC riders of his generation?

 

[Froome]

Roglic is a cannibal, arrest that man.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Are you suggesting that Fausto is not one of the best GC riders of his generation?

Fausto Coppi was huge everywhere but he belonged to pre-war generation.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I'm talking about the best GT guys of this generation. In recent decades there have has a trend of top GT guys to focus solely on 3-week races (usually omitting one-day races and even treating other stage races as warm ups).

Vincenzo didn't in his prime. Only Froome did.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Are you suggesting that Fausto is not one of the best GC riders of his generation?

Just let him be he doesn't understand yet. Fausto have time to show how strong he is

 

[tobydawq]

I don't think it was easy for him today at all. Yates was very very very strong today.

But yeah...in a finish like this, you bet on Rogla against any rider in the world but maybe Pogi at his peak week in the Tour.

He did look to have a hard time and if he had just been scrambling to the top all the way I would have had doubts but given that he was able to close a significant gap so fast should give a hint that he was probably not suffering that much.

 

[Max Rockatansky]

We truly missed a great Tour!!
Hope that Roglic can come back with this form.

Doesn't matter with two danish stages, one on the french coast and a cobbled one. He should try to win the Giro.

 

[Extinction]

Adam opened up the sprint way too early, plus did all the work to establish the final break. What a shame, but given Roglic has something the others lack, a turbo after-burner that destroys all would-be challengers, what could Yates have done otherwise? In any case, Primoz should shake Adam's hand for a noble effort.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Masnada was in the top 3 strongest today but DQS made him wasted energy early.

They had him intentionally blow his chances to fool the competition on saturday.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

And others obtain them all year long.

Edit: And lol at Nibali being included there. Are you living in 2013?

You are valverde biggest fan, maybe even his agent or wife, and you accuse me of living on 2013.

You can watch giro Sicilia highlights from last week on YouTube, I can send you the link to stage 4

 

[Carols]

Rob Hatch - "The Roglavication of Torino is complete"

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

You are valverde biggest fan, maybe even his agent or wife, and you accuse me of living on 2013.

You can watch giro Sicilia highlights from last week on YouTube, I can send you the link to stage 4

Toby is Valverde's wife, he told me once in a personal message.

 

[BlueRoads]

Toby is Valverde's wife, he told me once in a personal message.

Wait, then who is Koronin?? His lover?

 

[Eeslliw]

He did look to have a hard time and if he had just been scrambling to the top all the way I would have had doubts but given that he was able to close a significant gap so fast should give a hint that he was probably not suffering that much.

Someone said (forum user) that his grimace might be because he is now more of a grinder than a spinner? He used to have above average cadance but this year it is not as noticable. Maybe it has to do something with a lot of TT training?

 

[BlueRoads]

Someone said (forum user) that his grimace might be because he is now more of a grinder than a spinner? He used to have above average cadance but this year it is not as noticable. Maybe it has to do something with a lot of TT training?

As a German I have to say I don't think he's ever been a spinner.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Toby is Valverde's wife, he told me once in a personal message.

I thought he was secretly Juraj Sagan, but his extensive knowledge about hammers has made me doubt that.

 

[cen]

Insane what we are witnessing, seemingly effortlessly destroys the competition.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Think going early trying to catch Rogla off guard was probably the right move, Yates wouldn't stand a chance in a sprint, at least gave himself a 5-10% chance at the end.

 

[RedheadDane]

I thought he was secretly Juraj Sagan, but his extensive knowledge about hammers has made me doubt that.

That can only mean one thing; He's secretly Cille!

 

[BlueRoads]

That can only mean one thing; He's secretly Cille!

Hm, but she doesn't look like Harry Kane at all to me (neither does Valverde's wife I think).