Very disappointing, but he got his podium. So there's that....hrotha said:You're within striking distance of the race leader, an immensely talented but as of yet unproven youngster, and you don't try anything. That's just sad.
It was feasible if they could get him to crack (hence the "unproven" bit), but regardless, it's not like Kruijswijk rode for the yellow jersey at any point in the race.roundabout said:1:23 is hardly striking distance on a single climb 2 hour stage
https://nos.nl/tour/artikel/2295374-trotse-kruijswijk-over-podiumplaats-hiervoor-was-ik-gekomen.htmlyaco said:He should be delighted in winning his first GT podium.
Yeah but he could only lose the podium to Buchmann and that would have been even worse.Forever The Best said:He didn't ride for the win at any point in the race. In fact I don't think he deserved the podium either. Bernal, Alaphilippe and Pinot were the ones most deserving imo. Hell, even Thomas attacked more than Kruijswijk.![]()
you mean RoglicVayaVayaVaya said:Congrats to him for getting a podium. Losing that Giro the way he did was tragic.
Not surprised he thought Bernal was out of range (he was), but to not even try to get 14 seconds on Thomas? I think we learned that Bernal is ready to start the future now, and #2-3 are meant to be superdoms, not leaders. Kruijswijk will make a great dom for Dumoulin.
Yes, I was rooting for Alaphilippe to hang on for Kruijswijk and Buchmann to finish outside the podium. When he cracked I thought 'Well, Kruijswijk is at least a proven GT rider so I prefer him to Buchmann'. And Buchmann's riding today proved that he deserved it even less, which is quite an achievement itself.hrotha said:Yeah but he could only lose the podium to Buchmann and that would have been even worse.Forever The Best said:He didn't ride for the win at any point in the race. In fact I don't think he deserved the podium either. Bernal, Alaphilippe and Pinot were the ones most deserving imo. Hell, even Thomas attacked more than Kruijswijk.![]()
He counter attacked Thomas on Iseran and slightly gapped him, despite having zero kick!hrotha said:Yeah but he could only lose the podium to Buchmann and that would have been even worse.Forever The Best said:He didn't ride for the win at any point in the race. In fact I don't think he deserved the podium either. Bernal, Alaphilippe and Pinot were the ones most deserving imo. Hell, even Thomas attacked more than Kruijswijk.![]()
Much, much, much worse....hrotha said:Yeah but he could only lose the podium to Buchmann and that would have been even worse.Forever The Best said:He didn't ride for the win at any point in the race. In fact I don't think he deserved the podium either. Bernal, Alaphilippe and Pinot were the ones most deserving imo. Hell, even Thomas attacked more than Kruijswijk.![]()
Imagine they enter all 3 for next years Tour, to seriously rival Ineos for dominancetopt said:you mean RoglicVayaVayaVaya said:Congrats to him for getting a podium. Losing that Giro the way he did was tragic.
Not surprised he thought Bernal was out of range (he was), but to not even try to get 14 seconds on Thomas? I think we learned that Bernal is ready to start the future now, and #2-3 are meant to be superdoms, not leaders. Kruijswijk will make a great dom for Dumoulin.
That's if Froome's even on the team next season. There's a lot of pain and suffering ahead for CF between now and Tour 2020. I hope he makes it back in time at a good level but it's going to be a monumental ask.Broccolidwarf said:Imagine they enter all 3 for next years Tour, to seriously rival Ineos for dominancetopt said:you mean RoglicVayaVayaVaya said:Congrats to him for getting a podium. Losing that Giro the way he did was tragic.
Not surprised he thought Bernal was out of range (he was), but to not even try to get 14 seconds on Thomas? I think we learned that Bernal is ready to start the future now, and #2-3 are meant to be superdoms, not leaders. Kruijswijk will make a great dom for Dumoulin.
It's not gonna happen, but what a race it would be, with Froome, Thomas & Bernal, against Roglic, Dumoulin & Kruijswijk![]()
A proven GT rider and an unproven GT rider who both tried to play it as safe as possible, yet one was worse than the other. Go figure.Forever The Best said:Yes, I was rooting for Alaphilippe to hang on for Kruijswijk and Buchmann to finish outside the podium. When he cracked I thought 'Well, Kruijswijk is at least a proven GT rider so I prefer him to Buchmann'. And Buchmann's riding today proved that he deserved it even less, which is quite an achievement itself.hrotha said:Yeah but he could only lose the podium to Buchmann and that would have been even worse.Forever The Best said:He didn't ride for the win at any point in the race. In fact I don't think he deserved the podium either. Bernal, Alaphilippe and Pinot were the ones most deserving imo. Hell, even Thomas attacked more than Kruijswijk.![]()
Rider with stronger team used his team aggressively. Seems like a rather strange argument, but ok.hrotha said:No, Kruijswijk was less bad than Buchmann because he did attack once or twice and he used his team aggressively another couple of times.