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Divergence

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I hope I am not writing prematurely but maybe there is something to this CO ban that was introduced. I initially thought there is no way that was "it" when it came to ridiculous performances but this year so far UAE have been pretty good but normal, Pog did not look superhuman today and the yellows are pretty bad, i.e., their non-Rog level.
 
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Divergence said:
I hope I am not writing prematurely but maybe there is something to this CO ban that was introduced. I initially thought there is no way that was "it" when it came to ridiculous performances but this year so far UAE have been pretty good but normal, Pog did not look superhuman today and the yellows are pretty bad, i.e., their non-Rog level.
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I don't see UAE weaker... and Pogi just had a normal day in a sprint stage. Seriously? You should wait for Jebel Jais
 
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Coffeeplanter said:
Can we talk about the (relatively) massive decline of the huffers and puffers of the car exhaust? UAE has been rather disappointing thus far (Narvaez notwithstanding, who is new and thus never part of the carbon monoxide programme), while Israel haven't had one result worthy of noting.

Visma t.b.d., but Blobloblo just lost an uphill race to Damien Howson.
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how they doing now?
 
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Divergence said:
I hope I am not writing prematurely but maybe there is something to this CO ban that was introduced. I initially thought there is no way that was "it" when it came to ridiculous performances but this year so far UAE have been pretty good but normal, Pog did not look superhuman today and the yellows are pretty bad, i.e., their non-Rog level.
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This aged well...
 
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YellowSocks

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I never thought this CO2 thing was their real trick. UAE announced they were stopping it without any apparent difficulty. Vingegaard himself claimed for its banishment. It served as a diversion for a while.
 
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Obviously he wouldn't hold a jar of anything illegal in his hand but I still got really surprised to see this pic. TUE? Coffeine? What do they take after the finish??


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zlev11 said:
yeah and how is UAE doing?
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The team that has signed a multitude of super talents, consisting of multiple riders that would be clear leaders on other teams and therefore are likely to be less affected than the other two, whilst being run by two bald frauds with an insane doping history and thus capable of other methods?

This really ain’t the gotcha you think it is, lmao.
 
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Divergence said:
UAE guys race every race as it is their last one (I guess they have to with the way the team is structured). Therefore, I still have hope for this season.
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No, they simply have better riders. Their depth is huge. They have something like 10-15 riders able to win races (TTs, hilly stages/classics, GC, etc) and don't fooled yourself if you think UAE riders are close to their peak. They aren't...
However hope is all we got, I just don't believe they aren't better than everyone else, because they are... in February, in March, in October. I hope to be wrong and have, at least good fights in the monuments and GTs.
 
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pastronef

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I remember when SKY dared to lead Andalucia and Algarve. the screams coming from across the Channel and Irish sea were loud. and on here too. I miss those years and the haters on here. a shame they weren't leading DUBAI Tour too back then, sending, say, Thomas in the leaders jersey in the breakaway with 140 km to go
 
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pastronef said:
I remember when SKY dared to lead Andalucia and Algarve. the screams coming from across the Channel and Irish sea were loud. and on here too. I miss those years and the haters on here. a shame they weren't leading DUBAI Tour too back then, sending, say, Thomas in the leaders jersey in the breakaway with 140 km to go
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this bit really sucks
 
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