- Sep 12, 2022
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Maybe the whole podium will be UAE this year
- Aug 6, 2010
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Imagine the luxury of Pogacar cracking and the DS is like, "Never mind, we have the next two or three riders in line to take yellow."
- Jul 7, 2013
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- Mar 20, 2022
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Guys, if Yates and Almeida are better than 99% of the peloton (including guys like Roglic), can you imagine what Pogacar will be? If Pogi is uncontested, can you imagine how much better he is compared to Yates, Ayuso and Almeida? I already said this, Vingegaard must have a magical recovery, if not Tour will be so boring!
- Mar 26, 2023
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My TdF wishes for Pogačar and team:
- No crashes or illnesses
- Team cohesion
- Sufficient rouleur strength
Also, Pogačar to win and Almeida podium. Perhaps a pony, while I'm at it.
- No crashes or illnesses
- Team cohesion
- Sufficient rouleur strength
Also, Pogačar to win and Almeida podium. Perhaps a pony, while I'm at it.
- Mar 20, 2022
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At least Tour's route is very well designed in the first weekend. Peloton will be nervous and excited to start the biggest race in the world but there are hard hilly stages to select the peloton and avoid havoc in the last 10 km.
- Mar 20, 2022
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For me UAE is marking stage 2 to nuke San Luca for Pogacar (Yates is very well suited and will probably destroy other GC favourites). Only peak Roglic will probably follow him (don't know about Vingegaard).
- Mar 28, 2014
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don't underestimate the first stage. the last four climbs are in succession, without flats and are demanding. it's a stage where the team can make the difference and seeing the condition of Yates and Almedia... watch out. if someone is not having a good day he risks big
- Mar 20, 2022
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- Feb 20, 2012
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They may set it up for Pogacar to try to attack. Otherwise they can probably try to control it for a 20-25 man group sprint with Pog
- Mar 19, 2009
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I mean a pony is good and all, but what are they going to do with it? Or will it be a mascot and every time they win a stage it comes to the finish line and takes the winner to the podium for celebration? Details are important to success, so Pony motivation to break the wings of love.
- Jun 30, 2022
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It‘s really the best stage for Remco to really make a Roglič or a Vingegaard suffer, question is if Quickstep DS have the balls to make it happen on Stage 1
- Mar 20, 2022
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Roglic will not suffer in this type of stage. Roglic will have a hard time in week 3, specially in stage 20.
- Aug 3, 2015
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How in the world do you come to the conclusion that Remco can make Roglic suffer on this kind of stage?
- Mar 20, 2022
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- Jun 30, 2022
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AhaahgfshhGgaagha Remco bad and fat!
How would this guy be tough to follow for Roglič in the medium mountains???
- Jun 30, 2022
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I wouldn‘t necessarily either, but realistically it‘s still his best shot at doing something to his podium rivals. He could count on the ITT and wheelsucking, but it would not be a promising strategy. This stage is definitely similar to Clasica San Remco, which he‘s also good at and which would favor him over Roglič, possibly.
Sorry for derailing the thread
- Mar 26, 2023
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Wellens seems to have some ideas.
If the link doesn't work:
View: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8M5kkpM5T8/?igsh=M21laDc3OTR1ZWR3
Yoseba Elguezabal (UAE staff, masseur) pictured patting a metal stag with the text: Con mi amigo.
Tim Wellens comment: Tomorrow we put your amigo on the BBQ.
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- Aug 3, 2015
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This is not a classic, but the first stage of the TdF. Would be different if it was stage 15 or something, but its not. Everyone's fresh and this is their biggest target, and Pog and UAE are not just gonna sit there and do nothing. Also Remco magically finding legs to pull of a stunt like that is highly inprobable because god knows you need incredible legs to actually do something like that this early on a stage like this.
- Mar 19, 2009
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- Mar 26, 2023
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Not sure why - but I'll add the Instagram link to the original post. Thanks for the heads-up!
- Mar 20, 2022
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Ayuso is training in Isola. Looks fine to rock the Tour for Pogi!! Go go!
- Mar 12, 2024
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Almeida reconfirming that Sola is a good coach. Too bad that Pog wasted so much time of his career being coached by the bald fraud.
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