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He was pulled from the Giro squad selection, not from the Giro.Wasn't he pulled from the Giro - and a chance to ride for his own GC - specifically to go to the Tour?
He was pulled from the Giro squad selection, not from the Giro.
I'm eager to see what they have planned for McNulty. Not convinced he'll be a big help in the mountains, but he could be of help in hilly stages, or he could go for a stage. Or they could try and get him ready for the Vuelta. He started the season very strong but after his demise in Pais Vasco we haven't seen a lot of him anymore.
I could actually see a role of bodyguard in flat stages for Kristoff if they decide to bring him.
Well, as with every team at the Tour, Jumbo Visma will have calculated that each rider shows up on June 26 firing on all cylnaders. Of course, there are no gaurantees, as getting it right requires great technical nous and alchemy, but that is the plan. Now, should that happen, then Pogacar will be pressed to produce something extraordinary, which he is quite capable of doing and this would make the spectacle all the more interesting. Ineos should also play a fundamental role in who wins or loses the Tour. I think Thomas is going to perfrom superlatively, whether it will be enough to topple Pogacar remains to be seen. Then there is also Alaphilippe, who may yet cause shockwaves, but he doesn't seem to have the climbing class to pull off the upset.Should they? Will they?
I know it's not really comparing like-with-like since Roglic and VanAert have been pretty much in hiding since the Ardennes, and Dumoulin is only now back on the road, but J-V's support crew, ie the guys that they'll be relying on to get Primoz to the crucial points in the race, haven't been exactly lighting fires since. All the while, Ineos, UAE, Bahrain, Movistar, even EF and ISN have been picking up GC results, or at least a few mountain stage wins.
It should suit Kristoff more and if he's still there at the end of a stage he could be good for a stagewin as well.Ya, that's where I'd see him or Trentin. Feels like it suits Kristoff more and he's got plenty of experience so he should be quite decent in a Rowe or Martin like role.
It should suit Kristoff more and if he's still there at the end of a stage he could be good for a stagewin as well.
Has he ever refused to?When did Kristoff ever help someone else?
Fair enough. I'd rather be hiding behind Kristoff all day, than Trentin. Don't know if Trentin being able to get over weak mountains would really be consequential. But i get what you're saying.UAE is weak in crosswind.
Trentin is one of the worlds best crosswind riders. Kristoff's stamina is amazing but he never been so good in crosswind.
Besides that, Trentin can climb a bit too.
I would bring Trentin everyday!
There's one reason I'd bring Hirschi and that's for descents. But he's not even good there this season, as far as I've seen.
But in general it could pay out to have a world class descender in front of you, because I think Pogacar is okay there but not great?
The Babyfaced Assassin needs no team. He'll suck onto the leaders of the Jumbo or Ineos trains, whichever is ahead, ride along in their slipstream, and then crush everyone in the final kilometers of the big hilltops. And no prisoners will be taken in the TTs. It's going to be a beatdown at the 2021 TDF. . . . In the bag. There, I've put the hex on him.
You mean chemistry. Alchemy is for the middle agesalchemy
No because chemisty is law-abiding pharmacological practice, sanctioned by the authoritues, whereas alchemy is done in secrecy and deemed fraudulent.You mean chemistry. Alchemy is for the middle ages
The cycling equivalent of Tsar Bomba is coming
Kristoff is surprisingly bad in cross wind, though. He's not very good at positioning himself either. All in all, not a very good bodyguard type rider. I'd much prefer Trentin in that role.Ya, that's where I'd see him or Trentin. Feels like it suits Kristoff more and he's got plenty of experience so he should be quite decent in a Rowe or Martin like role.
Kristoff is surprisingly bad in cross wind, though. He's not very good at positioning himself either. All in all, not a very good bodyguard type rider. I'd much prefer Trentin in that role.
Alchemy in cycling involves turning donkeys into racehorses (tin to gold), and thus is most appropriately discussed in the clinicNo because chemisty is law-abiding pharmacological practice, sanctioned by the authoritues, whereas alchemy is done in secrecy and deemed fraudulent.