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[Red Rick]

4% is not very good mental calculations. The real difference was around 2.4%.

They probably meant power difference, not time.

 

[tobydawq]

They probably meant power difference, not time.

Hmm, he was talking about the times when he did the calculation.

 

[42x16ss]

Again with the three amigos.
Roglic, Dumoulin, Kruijswijk set to ride the Tour de France for Jumbo-Visma

Roglic, Dumoulin, Kruijswijk set to ride the Tour de France for Jumbo-Visma

Van Aert also set to start, according to report on Wielerflits

www.cyclingnews.com

Does this mean Bennett and/or Kuss will be leading the Giro?

 

[yaco]

Does this mean Bennett and/or Kuss will be leading the Giro?

Bennett is the leader, though he doesn't have the constitution to ride a strong GC.

 

[johnymax]

So Richard Plugge apparently said in an interview that they start the Tour with a 2min to 2min 30s gap to Pogačar because of the two ITTs in this year's TdF. Do you think he really believes that? Or did he say that to put some pressure on Pogačar. I don't think Pogačar really cares about those words to be honest (or if he has even heard or read of that).

What do you think? Has Pogačar with his PdBF performance reached an unmatchable level for other GC riders in a ITT (excluding Remco)? Is he the new Dumoulin of GC riders as far as ITTs go? I am still a bit sceptical to give him that title, to be honest. That ITT up to PdBF was very specific. I need to see more from him.

It'll be interesting to compare the performances of riders relative to each other in both ITTs. One is in the first week when the riders are going to be still relatively fresh, the second is on the penultimate day, after the grind of three weeks. Both are pretty similar in length and profile.

 

[Red Rick]

So Richard Plugge apparently said in an interview that they start the Tour with a 2min to 2min 30s gap to Pogačar because of the two ITTs in this year's TdF. Do you think he really believes that? Or did he say that to put some pressure on Pogačar. I don't think Pogačar really cares about those words to be honest (or if he has even heard or read of that).

What do you think? Has Pogačar with his PdBF performance reached an unmatchable level for other GC riders in a ITT (excluding Remco)? Is he the new Dumoulin of GC riders as far as ITTs go? I am still a bit sceptical to give him that title, to be honest. That ITT up to PdBF was very specific. I need to see more from him.

It'll be interesting to compare the performances of riders relative to each other in both ITTs. One is in the first week when the riders are going to be still relatively fresh, the second is on the penultimate day, after the grind of three weeks. Both are pretty similar in length and profile.

I don't think it's about Pogacars ITTing. I think it's about the penultimate day. He had a supermassive performance on the penultimate Vuelta day as well. That said, cycling was extremely weird in 2020, so I am extremely cautious in drawing conclusions for 2021 cause the field might adjust very quickly.

Overall, I would assume Roglic is still the favorite to take time in the ITTs, especially cause it's not a ridiculous MTT, but I wouldn't be saying anything like what Plugge is saying especially after what happened at the Tour.

 

[SafeBet]

I've read Teunissen crashed while training in Tenerife but can't find further info about the injury. Can anybody help me?

 

[Lequack]

I've read Teunissen crashed while training in Tenerife but can't find further info about the injury. Can anybody help me?

Here:

Teunissen’s spring campaign in jeopardy after crash on Tenerife

The damage Mike Teunissen sustained in a crash during a high altitude training camp on Tenerife is such that the Dutchman may not be able to compete at all this spring.

www.teamjumbovisma.com

 

[Lexman]

Time to call Vermote or Van Keirsbulck no to replace Teunissen and Dumo?

 

[SafeBet]

Here:

Teunissen’s spring campaign in jeopardy after crash on Tenerife

The damage Mike Teunissen sustained in a crash during a high altitude training camp on Tenerife is such that the Dutchman may not be able to compete at all this spring.

www.teamjumbovisma.com

Yeah I've read the article. It doesn't really explain what the injury is though.

 

[Lequack]

Yeah I've read the article. It doesn't really explain what the injury is though.

Some more info here:

‘I consider myself an optimist and a good bike handler, I started to doubt that’ - Mike Teunissen suffers heavy crash while training in Tenerife - Cycling Weekly

Mike Teunissen said he started to doubt himself after suffering a heavy crash while training in Tenerife.

www.cyclingweekly.com

 

[johnymax]

Some more info here:

‘I consider myself an optimist and a good bike handler, I started to doubt that’ - Mike Teunissen suffers heavy crash while training in Tenerife - Cycling Weekly

Mike Teunissen said he started to doubt himself after suffering a heavy crash while training in Tenerife.

www.cyclingweekly.com

Such a shame for Mike. After a great 2019 it looked like he was ready to make another jump in quality but an injury (or was it illness or both, I'm not sure) slowed his progression. And now another setback with the crash. Hopefully he'll be ready in a couple of weeks.

 

[tobydawq]

Such a shame for Mike. After a great 2019 it looked like he was ready to make another jump in quality but an injury (or was it illness or both, I'm not sure) slowed his progression. And now another setback with the crash. Hopefully he'll be ready in a couple of weeks.

I think he proved to be a bit limited both in the 2019 Worlds and Omloop last year where he initially had made the front group but was then spat out (of course you have to have some quality to get there in the first place).

Edit: Actually, I don't think he ever quite made it to the front in Yorkshire, he was just a stepping stone for Mads Pedersen.