To all the GC riders easily and could gap Wout many kms out if Del Toro was riding San Martino in Grania sector as though it was his finish line riding right up to Pogacars point of attack.
As much as we all enjoy speculating the selection will be based far more on training camp data and overall team cohesion than on how they perform in lead up races.
Sivakov did a good job in all three races and what he needed to do. Pog did the rest.
He will be looking to build form in the same way now, as last year, for the summer and second half of the season.
I was referring if Pogacar had Roglic's accident. Pogacar would´ve arrived to Ayuso's group, and then probably attacked.
Indeed. Yes highly likely that he would have slalomed his way through the groups even if largely isolated.
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Too early to tell but I don't think so. Riders like Pogacar don't appear often. Don't forget Pogacar is also the best classics rider, top5-8 on flat TTs (best in other TTs), second best cobbled classics rider and it's too early to tell how good Del Toro is, without seeing a proper mountain stage (stage 16).
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While dictating the screenplay for an Oscar winning film through the radio, and tapping out a solution to the Middle East crisis in morse code with the big toe of his left foot.
You are absolutely right about that. The great GOAT slalom.
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The real boss in UAE is Pogacar. He is sabotaging Ayuso too. Magnifique!!
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'It's a dream to be leading' - Giro d'Italia leader Isaac del Toro says Tadej Pogačar told him to try for victory in off-road stage
Mexican says objective for team is to win Giro overall
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Maybe, but still wouldn't catch Rogla till the finish line, so at best he would keep Ayuso at bay.
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Your Roglic is not going well in the Giro. What's going on?
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He did a good job but the best Sivakov is not supposed to do thst job. For example Novak was more impressive and he is not close to Sivakov's level.
He didnt have to in this race and did his job. Just being overdramatic now.
He was good in Ardennes and Pog did his thing. Onwards to the summer.
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I'm not, I already told you I think he will be fine in the Tour but saying he was good in Ardennes is a bit too much.
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The real boss in UAE is Pogacar. He is sabotaging Ayuso too. Magnifique!!
'It's a dream to be leading' - Giro d'Italia leader Isaac del Toro says Tadej Pogačar told him to try for victory in off-road stage
Mexican says objective for team is to win Giro overall
Yup, he decides the Giro strategy just like in case of PR. If Gianetti or Maxtin protest they are fired.
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Different opinions. I can't agree with you specially when I know Sivakov is normally way better in the second part of the season (like we saw last year) and this year he was sick in PN so he probably lost some fitness. And I know you agree with me when I say Sivakov can't show his Ardennes level in the Tour because he would be dropped like a stone early in the mountains. I'm not worried, I know he will improve a lot before the Tour.
Even if he isnt in his best form yet, he still performed good/as expected in Ardennes. It was nothing wrong there and Pog is one of a kind. In LBL, for example, Sivakov is at the front with Pog... before he sets off on Redoute. What more is he supposed to do? And fairplay to Novak being as good as he was. Meant Sivakov and others could just stay next to Pog and position themselves. It doesnt take anything away from Sivakov being a reliable, on stand-by to help and performed good in the race as well.
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He didn't perform as expected. For me, a rider like Sivakov needs to be as good as McNulty and launch Pogacar. Of course it wasn't needed because Pogacar is so superior that he can just destroy everyone without leaving the saddle.
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I have been following Pogacar's training camp and he is alone there, at least I didn't see any ride with Almeida, Soler, Sivakov, Narvaez, etc. All riders are expected to race the Tour
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