Assuming Almeida can keep going this will simply reshape his contribution in the final week.
Almeida looks fineBittersweat win for UAE and Pogacar. Almeida is important for the mountains
6 days to recover but he looked nasty in his butt.at the finish he seemed ok, some bad bruises but he should continue, now he should take 4-5 days completely off, go completely out of GC (he already is) and then he should be ready for hautacam stage
Pogacar is a little bit screwed if Almeida DNS.
Fortunately, there are two days ahead when he can ride at the back of the pack without having to worry about lose time.
If Yates is okay they may not need him even on Hautacam. There's 8 days to "rest" and recover a bit.If he's able to continue they will be saving him until Hautacam at least.
For the mountains, I think they'll only count on Wellens at the start, Adam, and hopefully Almeida.Narvaez has been very good in this Tour but the first week is almost over so Soler, Sivakov and Yates need to step up now.
If he dominates the mountains, he can break Merckx's stage wins record.
If he dominates the mountains, he can break Merckx's stage wins record.
He is. He still has a palmares way better than Pogacar.Since last year Merckx is not the benchmark anymore.
He is. He still has a palmares way better than Pogacar.
I was talking about stage wins in a single edition. 8 stages.You don't get it, he doesn't hold the stage wins record anymore.
Maybe they are thinking team GC for the sponsors?I’ll be impressed if visma can hold this animation into the second half of the race. Because I’m not sure what they are happy with
I want to be optimistic, if he recovers he will be crucial, even more than expected initially because now he's out of GC so he can fully focus on helping pog and he can rest in many stages during week 2 and 36 days to recover but he looked nasty in his butt.
He was helping Pogacar even if he was in contention for a podium. This crash is not good by any means.I want to be optimistic, if he recovers he will be crucial, even more than expected initially because now he's out of GC so he can fully focus on helping pog and he can rest in many stages during week 2 and 3
yes I know, let's hope he is okay in 5 daysHe was helping Pogacar even if he was in contention for a podium. This crash is not good by any means.