Plan B... I don´t even know where to start. It was sooo good!!
First: I have it rented until this night so if there's any questions I can look up the answer in the video before then lol.
I couldn't even pause for a second, because I was so wrapped up in it. Incredibly emotional with all the crashes, and even knowing Tony Martin has now quit it was even more emotional. Rogla tried to keep his spirit up but he was so low. He said he was happy to be there but his face was so very sad. The even told him "if you´re happy you smile", so he did. Also he was naked. Otherwise he has really happy underpants. I've seen this in a Youtube video as well before that he has different happy printed underwear every single day. I keep wondering if he's sponsored or if he actually buys happy underwear himself. I have no idea where he would get all those underwear from. It's like underpants for a kid. Makes me like him even more.
But I wonder; why is it that they show Rogla naked and in underwear so often? It's like his thing. Enough about Rogla.
Jonas must seriously be the most humble in the peleton. He's like everyone's kid, like even if he was the best he himself would still act as if he was lowest in the pecking order. And really shy. The DS:es was so afraid he'd freak out about his place in GC they tried to during the race never tell him he was second in GC. It was kind of hilarious. As if Jonas himself wouldn´t know it lol. He appears almost lost though. I still don't understand how he can already have a kid. From the beginnining, way before Primus had crashed they still warned Jonas as what he had to expect during the tour. He really is treated like he's the most fragile, and he probably is.
Wout talked about Pog being confuesed about their tactics, whether they helped Jonas or not.
The DS meating was interesting. I don't know who is who so I have to watch it again to know, but they were very clear Jonas now was first priority, and that Wout seemed to be second best. They weren't as sure about the others for stage wins.
So when they had the meeting with the guys asking them what they wanted to do Jonas said "I want you guys to have a chance on stage wins". He didn't ask for anything for himself. Wout said he wanted to go for stage wins, but not mountains. One guy joked "Venteux" and Wout was like "I said no mountains!". So honestly it doesn´t seem his Venteux win was planned, nor was Kuss win expected.
Wout was far more supportive and nice than it appears in Belgian media. When ha had his stage win he was all in for Jonas. He had tried to go for yellow in the beginning, but the minute they were in Tigne he just gave that idea up. I don't believe he would mess up Rogla chances of winning next year if he would go for green. I think he would give it up if that what the DS thinks is best for the team.
I learned very little about Kreusvijk, in fact nada. He just wans't good enough.
So the stage win Sepp took where everyone, Pog included, thought no one cared about Jonas; they did, but it was clear the team wanted to satisfy everyone as good as they could. While I talk about pecking order it's not exactly what I mean as while there is a hierarchy it's fluid depending on the legs. It's just Jonas was the debutant and looked after in a special way. The DS did say though that everyone in Jonas situation would have asked for all the guys as domestiques and he was far too humble to do that.
There's not a lot of yelling. The difference from Movistar The least expected day is enormous. Maybe there will be drama going on in the back, probably it is, but it might also be that Grisha and his colleuges doesn´t foster it. They keep much calmer, they don't yell. They manipulate instead and also I believe the team being so incredibly diminished had them stick together better than ever.
I think the most painful to watch wasn't Roglic, but Tony Martin. His teeth were loose he was in a lot of pain, his lips broken as he celebrated the others. You could see he had enough. Like you could sort of see him making his decision right there and then to quit. And he has said afterwards it was the first time he thought it. Really glad he got his last medal before he quit. <3
Watching it a second time (it's raining outside and I am retired and this is my day for watching this lol) Primus was clearly pissed after his horrible crash. Both on the road and in the buss he was just beaten.