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That's not to say that FDJ's good start of the season isn't better than expected. Or that we shouldn't watch closely. But I'm not ready to scream "bloody murder" every time someone wins something either.
Well, according to riders, there was a good amount of tailwind today. Yes, tailwind , like we haven't seen that one before. But maybe it's true this time around. And that would explain how so many guys were still around. And why chasing was possible without paying too big of a price. Also, times on such a short climb/effort aren't indicative of anything.Benotti69 said:Sure hard working clean riders can beat hard working dopers!
Cant see a clean rider crashing and chasing back near the end of a monument with the Poggio climbed very fast this time
2016:5,7 km@4,1%---10:07---average speed 33.81 km/h(Stannard-Visconti)
2008:5,7 km@4,1%---10:08---average speed 33.75 km/h(Bettini-Rebellin-Lovkvist-Axelsson)
That's not to say that FDJ's good start of the season isn't better than expected. Or that we shouldn't watch closely. But I'm not ready to scream "bloody murder" every time someone wins something either.