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We will have to wait for SB to assess his true level. Jebel Hafeet will have a massive headwind
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Pogi with the smash. Winner, winner, Froome buys dinner.
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Van Eetvelt and Onley are fast finishers in uphill sprints and he made it look like they didnt even tried.
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Yes, Pogacar is the first rider in history to win an uphill sprint. The rest just attacks for 150m.
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He uses 165s and seat slammed forward, when Vine pulled off after monster effort, Pogacar was able to get a 100 plus cadence, in the saddle going uphill!!
His leg speed is reminiscent of King Armstrong.. Tarling held on pretty long..EF have Chavez and Costa scheduled for lots of racing.. Estaban not very impressive.
Oscar Onley is riding great and Finn Fisher Black very solid, good pick up for Red bull Bora
His leg speed is reminiscent of King Armstrong.. Tarling held on pretty long..EF have Chavez and Costa scheduled for lots of racing.. Estaban not very impressive.
Oscar Onley is riding great and Finn Fisher Black very solid, good pick up for Red bull Bora
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Now, we have to wait 4 days until Jebel Hafeet. This race is dreadful and useless.
With petro money and China pushing for exposure, I would say Oman and UAE fit well in spring ramp up to regular racing and seeing the region sponsorship of a bunch of races and teams, this race is purposeful and harmless at the same time!! UAE dumping mountains of money into the sport, it's the least cycling can do is have a decent race with talent in the bunch..
What will China or Taiwan get? Not much, no talent shows up for races after TDF and Vuelta..
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Yes, well 165mm cranks would help on that - Armstrong used 175mm. I was surprised when I read Pogacar was switching to such short cranks before the Giro but it certainly seems to have paid dividends.
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His legs look like a sewing machine motor!!
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FW will be the perfect race to see the monster he is right now. Narvaez leading the climb before his 1000 watts attack
Yeah... I watched 10 min at -100km and then the highlights.
Really not captivating.
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And the next 3 stages are unwatchable. Not a single landscape to see. Just desert!
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View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1892313294049849735?t=UeyqQ5RICkgFahx1HGN24w&s=19
He skip the giro. Ducking Roglic again like he did at Vuelta last year
He skip the giro. Ducking Roglic again like he did at Vuelta last year
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It is a shame. He should win when he is the best. We never know the future. A crash can ruin his career.
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I can agree with your point but he obviously puts priority on different races.
Kinda sucks for the race as well. Easy win for Vingegaard (no it wouldn't be interesting if it was easy win for Pogacar).
But at least the route isn't inspiring.
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It was always a question mark because of how close the end of the Vuelta is to the Worlds. It also looks like he also wants to go for the WC ITT title and doing the Vuelta hurts his chances for that. It's not always certain that the Worlds course suits Pogi while he can always go to the Vuelta every year as the favorite for the win. But as you said, unlucky things can happen and he should try to complete the GT collection while he's in his prime but in the end, it all goes down to what he prioritizes more. Maybe he'll still go for the Tour-Vuelta-Worlds if he feels good.
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UAE stage 3 observations:
Pogi dropped back during the climb because at the speeds they were going, the draft is much better in 15th position than 4th position. During the post race interview, he hinted that he would not have minded if Tarling kept the GC lead so he could keep wearing his rainbows. This is probably why he posted up so early at the finish and gave up a couple of seconds.
Pogi dropped back during the climb because at the speeds they were going, the draft is much better in 15th position than 4th position. During the post race interview, he hinted that he would not have minded if Tarling kept the GC lead so he could keep wearing his rainbows. This is probably why he posted up so early at the finish and gave up a couple of seconds.
Bizarre binary.. Jhonatan Narvaez is also a machine like, sewing machine bike racing monster.. Lots of people are great!! It's not one or three guys..dozens of absolutely awesome specimens.. It's not a small group.. Fantastic racers pool just keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger. No harm in deserved compliments..Ecuador is equal to or better than anything, anyone else
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