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Could have been Sean anywayMy brain decided to randomly skip the "S" part...
Pinot is no Neymar...he doesn't fake injuriesIn fact he is a bit like PSG in that there seems to be everything to win and then... the surprise disappointment, again. But that they will never win the Champions is a reckoning I never understood. Only when they have to sell their best assets. (And why would Pinot have to do that?)
(I think Barcelona resembles more Movistar nowadays, I would not worry about them too much concerning Champions League or Tour. I just can't make up my mind who would be TJV. ManCity?)
You are putting too many ifs in here. I think you are pretty much supporting Kaptain Kool's point.I'm starting to sound like a Pinot fangirl here, a role in which I had not expected myself, lol. But... well, if he had not lost the time in the crosswinds and did not have that injury last year... if there had been only one time trial in the Giro 17... I know, that's just ifs... but does it not show that the potential is there?
Tier 4, aka you can win the Tour only in COVID-19 years.Wait a minute, where's Landani in all these predictions?
So many unknowns. I'd say the two above everyone are Bernal and Roglic. Then the rest.You seem to think Mas is 34? Hes still growing into his best years and i rate his 2nd place probably higher than Pogacar's podium, regardless of age. Both will still get better. Maybe Pogacar will leapfrog Mas, or maybe Mas will take the next step this year and Pogacar will stall for a while until he gets physically stronger. These guys don't necessarily progress linearly. Did Mas lose all his credit because of one bad Tour2019 (where he may or may not have been sick)? And Quintana on the form he's had the past few years is also not going to win any GT's anymore, yet he ranks just below Bernal. Is what he showed early season enough to justify that?
I think i'd put them more like this, as far as climbing goes and assuming they are in the best shape we can possibly expect them in (no knee injuries or pelvis fractures) considering their age (in Quintana's case, the reborn Quintana, or else he drops 2 lines).
Bernal
Roglic / S Yates / Froome / Quintana 2.0
Buchmann / Pinot / Dumoulin / Thomas
Mas / Lopez / Pogacar / Bardet / Uran / Kruijswijk / Landa
Higuita / Porte / Mollema / Quintana 1.2 / Valverde
van Emden / Declercq
Aru
Date | Race | Full points | Partial points | Note for partial points | YOUR TIP | |
01 Aug 2020 | Strade Bianche | winner | 2 | 1 | podium | |
08 Aug 2020 | Milano-Sanremo | winner | 2 | 1 | podium | |
15 Aug 2020 | II Lombardia | winner | 2 | 1 | podium | |
29 Aug-20 Sep 2020 | Tour de France | 1. place | 2 | 1 | podium | |
29 Aug-20 Sep 2020 | Tour de France | 2. place | 2 | 1 | winner/third | |
29 Aug-20 Sep 2020 | Tour de France | 3. place | 2 | 1 | winner/second | |
29 Aug-20 Sep 2020 | Tour de France | green jersey | 2 | |||
29 Aug-20 Sep 2020 | Tour de France | white jersey | 2 | |||
29 Aug-20 Sep 2020 | Tour de France | dot jersey | 2 | |||
20 Sep 2020 | WCITT MEN ELITE | winner | 2 | 1 | podium | |
26 Sep 2020 | WCRR WOMEN ELITE | winner | 2 | 1 | podium | |
27 Sep 2020 | WCRR MEN ELITE | winner | 2 | 1 | podium | |
30 Sep 2020 | La Flèche Wallonne | winner | 2 | 1 | podium | |
04 Oct 2020 | Liège-Bastog ne-Liège | winner | 2 | 1 | podium | |
10 Oct 2020 | Amstel Gold Race | winner | 2 | 1 | podium | |
11 Oct 2020 | Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields | winner | 2 | 1 | podium | |
18 Oct 2020 | Ronde van Vlaanderen - Tour des Flandres | winner | 2 | 1 | podium | |
03 Oct-25 Oct 2020 | Giro d'Italia | 1. place | 2 | 1 | podium | |
03 Oct-25 Oct 2020 | Giro d'Italia | 2. place | 2 | 1 | winner/third | |
03 Oct-25 Oct 2020 | Giro d'Italia | 3. place | 2 | 1 | winner/second | |
03 Oct-25 Oct 2020 | Giro d'Italia | cyclamen jersey | 2 | |||
25 Oct 2020 | Paris-Roubaix | 2 | 1 | podium | ||
20 Oct-08 Nov 2020 | La Vuelta ciclista a Espana | 1. place | 2 | 1 | podium | |
20 Oct-08 Nov 2020 | La Vuelta ciclista a Espana | 2. place | 2 | 1 | winner/third | |
20 Oct-08 Nov 2020 | La Vuelta ciclista a Espana | 3. place | 2 | 1 | winner/second | |
20 Oct-08 Nov 2020 | La Vuelta ciclista a Espana | green jersey | 2 |
In talent and top level yes but an equally important aspect for the Grand Tour GC rider is durability and physical resilience which sadly has let him down many times whilst riding high on GC.Why start at the '14 Vuelta, unless you want the numbers to match your point? Overrated, no, after last year's Tour you have to put him in the top-5 of GT riders.
Like that, am a fan of all 3 riders and also think a top 3 comprised of these riders would most likely mean an open and entertaining race has taken place.The tour line up is stacked this year, at least 10-15 riders who could easily podium.
My current feeling is Bernal, Roglic, Pogacar top 3 - think Pog will surprise
Well, things are going to change. Mark my words...In talent and top level yes but an equally important aspect for the Grand Tour GC rider is durability and physical resilience which sadly has let him down many times whilst riding high on GC.