Most of that last 30K wouldn't have suited him I suppose. Tomorrow looks like a diesel climb so he should be ok if can handle the cold weather?
Roglic is without the FoodCoach app now, I'm not so sure.
Ooops! A little late for that. Both McNulty and our Boiseboy Mateo are going to be difficult to shed with the help of UAE and Visma.
And did not win the Tour. Crashes aside he needed a fresh plan so this could be it.
He hasnt gotten worse by the move.
3rd last year in the Giro is a really fair argument, but i think he was the strongest rider in the Giro 2021 on the third week. Unfortunately he had a bad day in the first week on a medium mountain stage. I think he could had finished in the podium in 2021 if that didn't happen.
It was interesting, as I don’t think I’ve ever seen a rider from a Northern European country (mostly non-Catholic region) bless themselves crossing the finish line. I’m sure it has happened before but I’ve mainly seen that from Spanish, Italian, and S. American riders.
I don’t think McNulty will finish on the podium even
No. Tomorrow's climb is located here: https://www.cyclingcols.com/map/col/MadoneDUtelle
I don’t know why they felt the need to shorten the stage as well as substituting the new climb for the finale? Not enough time to get permissions to use different roads/routes that are controlled by local departements or municipalities? I’m sure that this has been asked dozens of times before in this forum—but why is it that organizers of Spring races that include higher altitude climbs don’t have a complete alternate route prepared and approved for those mountain stages? Seems like no-brainer, especially given the modern weather protocols. Seems silly or just head-in-the-sand “I’m sure it will be fine.”Official profile of tomorrow's stage:
The finish-line is at 0.9 km to go on cyclingcols's profile:
I'm unsure if today symbolised the crucifix or the flag on his jersey.
They follow the original route until the base of the final climb. It's the easiest solution.
Or infamous! No that's the Col de la Madone, closer to Italy and the coast.
Sure it’s the easiest, but cutting 70 km off the stage distance as well as eliminating the penultimate climb and having a shallower final climb is . . . a lot. But you’re probably right since they had to go through all the work just to get the new climb sorted out, this makes sense.
It takes a lot of effort to clear everything for a plan B. I think it’s extremely difficult logistically to have a proper plan B set up for every stage.
I think he is alot stronger that he gives himself credit forI like Skjelmose in interviews, always brutal honesty
Sure, I understand it’s a complicated process, but it certainly would be needed for every stage—just the stages with higher altitude climbs in areas known to get snow that time of year. But obviously this would have crossed the minds of organizers years ago and have found it not worth (or feasible) to manage.
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