This sounds like a line from a movieCycling is driven by these unwritten rules. You break them and the Peloton brakes you. This is not like other sports.
And the riders know the rules well.
This sounds like a line from a movieCycling is driven by these unwritten rules. You break them and the Peloton brakes you. This is not like other sports.
And the riders know the rules well.
Winning 3 GTs in one year (the only teamin history) and the last one with 3 riders on the podium (the only teamin history) isn´t dominating. LOLThis is like hating Ineos still because Froome was once dominating. Visma hasn't really dominated anything for 2 years.
So what "unwritten rule" Visma broke today that you're so adamant about?
So what "unwritten rule" Visma broke today that you're so adamant about?
That in a stage with no importance you don't break the deal that other teams formed. A deal that does not concern you. UAE and Alpecin made a deal and Rabobank knew that very well.So what "unwritten rule" Visma broke today that you're so adamant about?
I get your point, but the reality is that it was always going to be Healy among those riders. MVDP is running on fumes already and Yates is not in shape for this TdF. Therefore, we saw a procession of one rider winning and before that of a group riding. And we did not see the top guys fighting. Therefore, a net loss. But, I understand, these kind of stages happen sometimes. Fortunately less and less frequently in modern cycling.Breakaway stages that have some relatively unknown guys gradually losing a huge advantage to chasing sprint teams that we know will reel them in are boring for me sometimes. This stage is a classical (as in long a part of the Tour heritage) Tour stage with top riders, and a well earned solo win by an aggressive rider. We had a break with the best barodeur in the peloton, one of the two best classics riders in world (and former WC), the recent Giro winner, and a few other good rouleurs. We had time to watch and wonder which would have the tactical advantage--a Healy long-range attack or a final climb battle with MVDP as favorite. Surprising, and disappointing that noone in the break was attentive to the obvious (to all of us) Healy attack.
If today ended up being a GC team controlled stage, we would have had the peloton riding a' bloc for long stretches (which I detest) and then ramping up at high speed prior to the final categories climb and then probably a very exciting showdown between the top 3 or 4. Definitely exciting stuff. For 10 minutes. Sometimes, like today, I'd rather have two hours of interesting racing than ten minutes of GC excitement (which we know we will get on every mtn stage). And . . . I know this is not how many (most?) folks will see a stage like this.
That was 2 years ago, as was said in the post.Winning 3 GTs in one year (the only teamin history) and the last one with 3 riders on the podium (the only teamin history) isn´t dominating. LOL
Visma has also won 9 GTs in recent years, twice as many as the second-place finisher (UAE 4, all from Pogacar).
VLAB won the GiroThat was 2 years ago, as was said in the post.
You have just broken the unwritten rule that you are not supposed to tell people what the unwritten rules are.Well "unwritten rules" are obviously unwritten so that people can create whatever rules they want and claim that they are unwritten.
They´ve won their ninth GT this year.That was 2 years ago, as was said in the post.
That in a stage with no importance you don't break the deal that other teams formed. A deal that does not concern you. UAE and Alpecin made a deal and Rabobank knew that very well.
They chased because of spite and not sporting merit.
Yes exactly the ones they forgot to....The one they forgot to write down.
You have just broken the unwritten rule that you are not supposed to tell people what the unwritten rules are.
Explain that to those who are always complaining about Pogacar winning a stage.What dirty moves? Riding on the front? What do you mean, an agreement, there‘s 23 teams in the race and not two, everyone gets to race however they want.
Yes exactly the ones they forgot to....
Wait a minute....
By god I think I've found them!! A record a last, hidden and found after all these years!!!
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That next time Vingegaard takes a p*** Pogacar can go full gas. Nice rule. Do you like it?I've never heard about such a rule.
And Visma benefits from Pogacar being in yellow, so the deal concerns them.
Seems like you're creating new unwritten rules then. What's the next unwritten rule you're going to create now?
That in a stage with no importance you don't break the deal that other teams formed. A deal that does not concern you. UAE and Alpecin made a deal and Rabobank knew that very well.
They chased because of spite and not sporting merit.
In such dominant fashion that their GC captain wasn‘t taking seriously until the final week and only won because the two top favorites crashed/illnessed out.VLAB won the Giro
That next time Vingegaard takes a p*** Pogacar can go full gas. Nice rule. Do you like it?
Well "unwritten rules" are obviously unwritten so that people can create whatever rules they want and claim that they are unwritten.
Deals of such sort (teams working together) are done often and I have 0 issues with it. If Jonas breaks Pogacar he can have the jersey. No problem.So if Alpecin and Visma make a deal tomorrow that Jonas gets the yellow jersey, is it against an umwritten to not let Jonas have it?
Ok, I have to say, that is a stupid comparison.So if Alpecin and Visma make a deal tomorrow that Jonas gets the yellow jersey, is it against an umwritten to not let Jonas have it?
Yes exactly the ones they forgot to....
Wait a minute....
By god I think I've found them!! A record a last, hidden and found after all these years!!!
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