The French commentators believe Gaudu has got this in the bag.
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The moment smells like Bettiol
IT is EF helmet, but white, not pinkWhy is Uran not wearing an EF helmet?
At least I'm pretty sure it's Uran.
He has Uran's face...
Then again; Fuglsang isn't wearing an Astana helmet either.
And again; pretty sure it's Fuglsang.
He's got Fuglsang's face.
Also... I'd just gotten so used to the Yateses being so nice and easy to tell apart...
Kwiato and Pogi haveFinal 30 km will be fun. Nobody has a teammate here.
The thing with Van Aert is that everyone knows he’ll work. He should start tomorrow by getting some wheelsucker reputation because otherwise he’ll spend a career pulling other to wins
BBC miss all that cos they have to interview Cav. Bloody clowns
What? Wout would be a huge favourit in the sprint.This will not end in the sprint. Wout has no chance of winning other than attack and win solo. They will all look at him to go after attacks.
This is why I had a bet on MollemaThis group is way bigger at the top of Mikuni than I expected. Will probably a surprise winner with a solo escape 15-5km from the finish with everyone looking at WVA to close down everything.
Yes but those are not the races that will define his career. Anyway what do I know, he’s doing ok career wise I guess xDHe should ride a bit more conservatively but he won Amstel and the Belgium championships riding this way
The wonderful joy of no race radiosBunch of clowns, letting Van Aert back.
This was one of the problems the British team had in 2012, if Cav had hidden his form a bit, they might have found more collaboration in chasing, but because he had been so strong beforehand, every other team bar possibly Germany didn't like their chances from the sprint, and so it changed the race completely. Van Aert at least can do it over multiple terrains, but his exploits at the Tour obviously will stop a lot of people from being willing to collaborate.The thing with Van Aert is that everyone knows he’ll work. He should start tomorrow by getting some wheelsucker reputation because otherwise he’ll spend a career pulling other to wins
If he manages to close attacks on the approach to the finish, he surely is the fastest sprinter.This is over. Congrats to Belgium.
I think the implication is that nobody else will let it go to a sprint because of van Aert, so he should get his defence in first.What? Wout would be a huge favourit in the sprint.
He'll just bring every attack back and win. He learned from Imola last year. He knows now that he shouldn't get dropped.This was one of the problems the British team had in 2012, if Cav had hidden his form a bit, they might have found more collaboration in chasing, but because he had been so strong beforehand, every other team bar possibly Germany didn't like their chances from the sprint, and so it changed the race completely. Van Aert at least can do it over multiple terrains, but his exploits at the Tour obviously will stop a lot of people from being willing to collaborate.