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it's a 5 star hotel at least. Imagine getting quarantined in a French F1 hotel next to the motorway...Meanwhile poor Pogacar who was supposed to star this race is still quarantine in a UAE hotel.
Normally yes but even with it he finished way behind. So it was probably drafting to reach at least the gruppeto or be out of the race anyway after his crash.What a silly thing to risk on stage 1
Regarding Schachmanns TT in Algarve: Looking at the other results it might just have been an incredible trial by Lopez rather than Schachmann disappointing?
On another note: how on earth do I quote here? Seems to go wrong every time.
It was really flagrant. Considering how badly he'd been banged up in the crash, I thought maybe the race committee might just penalize him some time but let him stay in. I guess they ruled by the book. Too bad for Warren.It was probably necessary in order to connect with any group.
Even with it he ended 15 minutes behind.
Riding alone in that weather would've been devastating.
Didn't see it coming although was pretty flagrant.
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It's a 15k ITT. I think he stands to lose a lot more on the MTF, than what he can gain in the ITT. It's not only coming from the "true" climbers like Pinot and Quintana, but also from guys like Alaphilippe and Teuns, who can stand their own in an ITT as much as Schachmann.I know, he disappointed me in Algarve. But this TT seems more comparable to the one in Itzulia last year where he obliterated the opposition.
I Didn't realize he was that far backNormally yes but even with it he finished way behind. So it was probably drafting to reach at least the gruppeto or be out of the race anyway after his crash.
Yes, did anyone see what happened to Jungels? He was visible near the front of the peloton pretty close to the end of the stage. Was he just dropped on the final climb?Jungels must have had a late mechanical or crash, I guess? He finished behind Cortina and so on
Yes, did anyone see what happened to Jungels? He was visible near the front of the peloton pretty close to the end of the stage. Was he just dropped on the final climb?
he had a mechanical on the climb.Yes, did anyone see what happened to Jungels? He was visible near the front of the peloton pretty close to the end of the stage. Was he just dropped on the final climb?
he had a mechanical on the climb.
View: https://i.imgur.com/9rh4bmT.jpg
Konrad as well maybe, I guess?! He looked good before
okay, thanks. I assumed he didn't work because he is/was the (co-)leader of the team for gcHe seemed to die just before the climb. I assume that was the reason he didn't cooperate in the chase.
He's been targetting cobbled classics, among other races, since at least 2016. With a few good results too (2nd in KBK just one week ago, top10 in Dwars and De Panne in previous years, 11th in Gent-Wevelgem once).Nizzolo was in the group of mostly climbers and classics riders.
Fairly resistant sprinter. Maybe he should consider the cobbled classics as a target in the future?
Looks like it was probably for the best that Barguil was tossed. Not "just" because of the cheating, but also because apparently he didn't quite know what he was doing!
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/arkea-samsic-wont-contest-barguil-disqualification-from-paris-nice/
Looks like it was probably for the best that Barguil was tossed. Not "just" because of the cheating, but also because apparently he didn't quite know what he was doing!
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/arkea-samsic-wont-contest-barguil-disqualification-from-paris-nice/
Yes, I saw that. It seemed like he didn't want to give up so publicly and was "shamed" into carrying on. Poor guy was just so out of it.There was one point where he was about to get in the team car and he kicked off at the camera moto been there. So he put his cycle computer back on and set off again. Very bizarre.