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That would be the absolute minimum expectation as he already rode podium last year.
That would be the absolute minimum expectation as he already rode podium last year.
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Yup, therefore Tarling has some chances tomorrow! It will be interesting to see how Skeletor performs in those early season races though. What w/kg will he bring this year?
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They'll have to add extra weight to the bike in order to keep him from flying away during crosswinds.
He's basically a balloon with legs at this point.
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Time to step up from 7 w/kg to 7.1 w/kg!
Now seriously, monte aloia on sunday, is the perfect climb like lo port in vuelta catalunya 2023 for a "watts bazooka".
Low altitude, almost 20 minute effort, climb with road in good condition. I want to see him going full gas.
I miss the days when GT contenders would ride their way into shape in these early-season races. But maybe Jonas is too proud to do that.
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If jonas doesn't ride well between now and the Tour, they will say again that he just can be good in july.
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Apart from Nibali, no top rider has really done that much the last 15 years. It's almost as if this curiously aligns with the introduction of the biological passport...
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He has come to chew bubblegum and drop watt bombs. And he's all out of bubblegum
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Merckx did not, Hinault did not, it all started with Lemond, who, however, was hampered by being a novelty, pioneering in a foreign land, with only the Tour to be considered in his home country.
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Would love to see him win, but at the Olympics I expect Ganna in the form of his life. WC TT the race will be too difficult, and he won’t win from EvenepoelFeeling bold today are we
Perhaps Ganna will do that, but certainly the fact that Tarling is on GB and is primarily targeting the Olympics TT puts him at a significant advantage. WC TT is mostly flat with fairly small amount of climbing in very long course. He wouldn't have to be much stronger than Remco on the flat to win. I'm not sure if the fact the road race course is very hilly is making people confused about how hilly the TT is?
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Yea, but he himself says, in part, he wasted the opportunity to win some classics and then just wasn't prepped for doing so. Because he surely had the talent for it.
After a few days of warm temperatures for the season a cold front will sweep the Iberian Peninsula starting tomorrow bringing strong winds, rain and snow in the North above 800m.
"The organization is excellent... because they let us cancel anytime we like"
"The organization is excellent... because they let us cancel anytime we like"
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Just read route map of 1st stage from race official site.
Must say that's some quirckly slopes, calling for levels of bike handling ..and dry conditions.
Regarding the latter - depending on weather forecast site - seems to be fully dry roads for first good starting pack of riders. Then so-and-so few drops mid event. With last starting riders in damped conditions.
Should be interesting how many drops from tve sky it will end up with. Expect a crash or two for those risking it all.
Must say that's some quirckly slopes, calling for levels of bike handling ..and dry conditions.
Regarding the latter - depending on weather forecast site - seems to be fully dry roads for first good starting pack of riders. Then so-and-so few drops mid event. With last starting riders in damped conditions.
Should be interesting how many drops from tve sky it will end up with. Expect a crash or two for those risking it all.
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He has come to chew bubblegum and drop watt bombs. And he's all out of bubblegum
His biggest rival is wind in Galicia so he has completely different issues than Fatco.
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Weather forecast does not look promising for the race - wet and windy and not too warm. Infact the same as in Belgium!
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They can always use extreme weather protocol and cancel stage, like last year with the snow on stage 1. Cancel the ITT mid-stage?
View: https://twitter.com/vocescoruna/status/1760616675886420136
View: https://twitter.com/vocescoruna/status/1760616675886420136
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I don't see reasons to cancel the ITT, because that wind can't stop vingegaard.
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