Tends to happen to that years LBL winners recently.Wouldn't it be ironic if Roglic took the yellow from Pogacar in the final time trial?
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Tends to happen to that years LBL winners recently.Wouldn't it be ironic if Roglic took the yellow from Pogacar in the final time trial?
After the ITT he said: "I wanted more but there is no reason to panic. I know where I made a mistake. I started too fast and it'll be a good learning experience for the Tour ITT on stage 5."
Meanwhile Polanc said that the team informed him he is not being selected for the Tour team. Surprising decision.
Tirreno and UAE were flat TT's where he was up against Ganna and Van Aert (Tirreno). TDF stage 20 was basically a mountain time trial.Great? TDF Stage 20 great? Name one that comes even close.
More realistic by far.
This was their long list
I think the heat could be a big X factor, has he ever raced a really good stage race in proper hot temperatures? What was the climate like at the Vuelta 2019?
Because, make no mistake, France in September can make a huge difference to France in July.
All the early season races he has dominated are mostly mild to outright cold weather (which he loves), even UAE in February is between 15 and 25°C. Let´s see how he deals with multiple days above 30°C.
As for his TT abilities I don´t understand the scepticism. He had beaten Roglic before in that Slovenian National ITT and just this year he was quicker than a good ITTler in Almeida in the UAE Tour and basically same time as Ganna in Tirreno. These are very very good results for a GC contender, it`s not just down to "that" Tdf ITT.
So right now it looks like Polanc, Kristoff and Troia could be the ones missing out.
Not selecting Polanc is a big mistake in my view. He seems to have based his whole year around being on top form to dom in the the Tour (and clearly is in top form as well). He'd be the 3rd name in the team for me after Pog and Majka (who has also clearly based his year around the Tour). Now he's going to miss out to the big contract guys who are either not in form or won't have the same motivation to do that job
But then we would need one more no? A suprise name? Laengen maybe for the flats?
Kristoff seems to be leaving UAE at the end of the season so not seeing them take him
just checked out Troia on Procyclingstats as I have no idea who he even is after following UAE closely for over a year:It was mainly due to a RedheadDane like level of calculation skills on my part Clearly there are only eight names on the shortlist, so Troia should be going, though I don't really know why he came to be on the list in the first place.
just checked out Troia on Procyclingstats as I have no idea who he even is after following UAE closely for over a year:
wow if he earns a tour spot with those results
He is a domestique, so his results will obviously reflect that, but they definitely still have better riders to choose from.
He did beat Roglič but just for a very small margin. Not by 3 minutes like in TdF. Ever. Not even close.I think the heat could be a big X factor, has he ever raced a really good stage race in proper hot temperatures? What was the climate like at the Vuelta 2019?
Because, make no mistake, France in September can make a huge difference to France in July.
All the early season races he has dominated are mostly mild to outright cold weather (which he loves), even UAE in February is between 15 and 25°C. Let´s see how he deals with multiple days above 30°C.
As for his TT abilities I don´t understand the scepticism. He had beaten Roglic before in that Slovenian National ITT and just this year he was quicker than a good ITTler in Almeida in the UAE Tour and basically same time as Ganna in Tirreno. These are very very good results for a GC contender, it`s not just down to "that" Tdf ITT.
he was almost 2 minutes faster on LPDBF not 3...And there Roglic probably also heard the time differences on his radio and that did not helpHe did beat Roglič but just for a very small margin. Not by 3 minutes like in TdF. Ever. Not even close.
Not completely sure, but I remember this UAE Tour and def last year's were very hot.
I think it was quite warm last week in Slovenia too on that stage on Saturday that Ulissi won
I don't know what point you're making? I never said that his TdF time trial is the standard he should be judged on , I just think that because PdbF = outlier doesn't make the reverse right that he's an average to decent TT rider. And like I said, his other results, beating Roglic, beating Almeida, almost beating Ganna show that he is consistently very good at it.He did beat Roglič but just for a very small margin. Not by 3 minutes like in TdF. Ever. Not even close.
But then we would need one more no? A suprise name? Laengen maybe for the flats?
Kristoff seems to be leaving UAE at the end of the season so not seeing them take him
I guess that means Formolo will be Pogi's roommate instead of Polanc, they are good friends.Polanc is getting rplaced bby Rui Costa because of his good showing in Tour de Suisse.
Polanc is getting rplaced bby Rui Costa because of his good showing in Tour de Suisse.
Can somebody who knows more about UAE make sense of this?
Yeah I assume he will indeed room with Formolo then.I guess that means Formolo will be Pogi's roommate instead of Polanc, they are good friends.
When was the last time Rui Costa actually worked for a teammate?