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He is lebron james of cycling
- Sep 26, 2020
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Joking aside, it's a shame that the weather made it an unfair fight between the best teams, but that's racing. It's UAE's race to lose at the moment, but I guess no one will be overly surprised if they manage to do that. R and R might have to team up for a bit to break them, which could be interesting.
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Outclassed? They took less than 4" on Bora in the first half.
But Remco, you yourself are just a pro rider because of natural circumstances.
"chassez le naturel il revient au galop".
Maybe Remco and Roglic joining forces against UAE in the next stages can bring this forum together!
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Remco needs to learn keeping his mouth shut sometimes.
What does he gain by calling out an ex-teammate like De Clercq to the press?
If De Clercq did something that affected Quick-Step performance, it would have make much more sense talking directly with him to clear things out.
What does he gain by calling out an ex-teammate like De Clercq to the press?
If De Clercq did something that affected Quick-Step performance, it would have make much more sense talking directly with him to clear things out.
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First of all, SOQ already said they think it’s not only the weather.
Secondly, you think it was the plan of Bora to be with 3 people for half of the race?
Keep digging that hole deeper
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I don't think this holds given that Soudal was fastest at the intermediate split - so they rode the fastest on the hills. I still don't understand what happened to them.
Again still early season, but personally and team opinion is he is ready, so regardless if these races are the jump ramp to re-enter grand tours he is doing the things that got results before, doesn't embarrass himself in time trials and is climbing near the front and he is answering from time to time to big attacks and attacking on his own.
I think w Uran, Wout and now Bernal more riders are going to pick early Colombia events over Tour Down Under. It's looking like some solid prep work..We will need to wait to see what early fruit Rwanda will yield.
I am excited to see him comeback.
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Yeah, it would be just like the time that
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Do you have an example of a similar occurrence that led to such a reaction?
Gear was stuck on the last climb and it was raining and also Tim Declercq
I don't like him calling out Declercq like that and this should indeed have been handled internally but I also don't want Remco to learn to keep his mouth shut. Most of the times it's refreshing to hear him say everything that is on his mind but I got to admit that sometimes he says stuff that I don't agree with or that he shouldn't have said to the press.
But I'd rather have blunt and honest answers (even when sometimes controversial) over media-trained stereotypical answers everyday. It's also a gift for neverending discussions on this forum.
Anyway I do hope they talk it out quickly and this doesn't leave any scars.
On a day where the forum was busy doing anthropological analyses on the national character of 'the Belgian' in the Uijtdebroeks thread, Remco is putting some mayonnaise on the fire by calling out a loyal former teammate.
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Overtaking a tractor is always a challenge. Being Belgian, Remco should know better.
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I kind of like the idea of putting TTTs in 1 week stage races, adds a bit of chaos to the GC mix.
Apparently Remco already apologised in person to Declercq for his statements. Good.I don't like him calling out Declercq like that and this should indeed have been handled internally but I also don't want Remco to learn to keep his mouth shut. Most of the times it's refreshing to hear him say everything that is on his mind but I got to admit that sometimes he says stuff that I don't agree with or that he shouldn't have said to the press.
But I'd rather have blunt and honest answers (even when sometimes controversial) over media-trained stereotypical answers everyday. It's also a gift for neverending discussions on this forum.
Anyway I do hope they talk it out quickly and this doesn't leave any scars.
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UAE strikes again! (after Ayuso beat Ganna yesterday) They have some TT setup, don't they? Huge negative turnaround for QS, was it associated with the weather? (maybe wind change + rain). Bora guys lost substantial time, Rogla should attack if he wants to win.
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It's too big game changer in a one-week race but each cyclist having his own time makes it more fair regarding team strength differences.
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Not much has been said about Jorgenson, but i think he will impress on this race.
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Like in the Tour, they are not fast in the hilly section. Must be heavier than Specialized and Cervélo.
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