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If he had no plans for a Giro-Tour double, he could’ve won stages 6 and 10 too. Then add stage 1 if UAE didn’t mess up their pacing plan.
This guy
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Not including stripped results.
And that's... on the edge of not being modern.
And he only started on Stage 13 (unless you count the TTT)This guy
Since the WT, no.
View: https://x.com/StatsOnCycling/status/1792941976876101689
The year before (2004), Armstrong won 5 stages in the Tour (despite gifting a stage win to Basso).
So, chances are he at least win one more stage. Maybe Grappa? Prolly two others for breaks including tomorrow
I'd be fine with 6 stages wins and 10+ margin while not going above 90%.
I'd be fine with 6 stages wins and 10+ margin while not going above 90%.
Has to be one of the most dominant GT-wins there has been if it goes like this.
Its already Robo-Basso partying like its 2006. Basso seemed more ridicolous at some points though, I think mainly because he was up against better competition, primarily Simoni who was on slight decline, but still was a beast in the high mountains.
Basso actually had hard stages to go hard on. In addition, they were able to follow him sometimes.
Simoni was past his best that year, he actually lost to Gutierrez Catalunya (who was the 2nd guy over 9 minutes back). I remember Basso also had a great TT but lost to Ullrich, similarly to Pogacar losing the second (flatter TT) to Ganna. Crushing Simoni in the mountains was still more impressive due to Gibo's aura at the Giro.
Imagine a stage with Gavia, Mortirolo and Aprica. You probably get Thomas and friends doing like Paren Peintre pace and dropping 6 minutes on Mortirolo + Aprica
Simoni, even if not at his best, was obviously more dangerous than Pogacar's rivals now. That's why Basso's victory was more impressive.
I guess he will see on Grappa if Pogi decides to dig deep there for the lulz. He could demolish this farmer field indeed
I think they will let breakaway go tomorrow and probably on Saturday. If there's a chance for a stage win (due to others chasing) then who knows. I still tend to think that no more solos tomorrow and on Saturday.
He will lap the field on Grappa, no prob.
As we thought it would be...but that said, I didn't realize just HOW much better he was than the field. Only Martinez seems to be able to hang with him at this point, and only just.
This must have been how it was when Merckx was in full song.
What's crazy to realize is that no matter how good Pog looks now in the Giro, he was humbled twice in the Tour by Vingegaard.
I'm pretty sure peak Jonas would play with this competition in the same way Poggi has.
Skeletor is the reason why Teddy is so popular nowadays. Two TdF defeats and the famous "I'm gone, I'm dead" did wonders. He was nowhere near as popular in 2021 for example. If the Dane is not ready this year then Pogi's popularity may take a dive after his Tour win.
Come on what? I just think it's the most likely scenario. It wins by 2-3 minutes again too
While finally more than 4 fans along the roadside will cheer for Skeletor at the Tour next year.
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