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2015 TDF anyone? What team was that?
True. But Froome's team needed 8 years to win the 2011 Vuelta.Okay, true, but (and I know that wasn't what I wrote before, so you're right) Froome had a seemingly better team than Roglic at his disposal.
I guess you could also have pointed to the Giro from that year.
He definitely will. I will surprised if Roglic doesnt ship time in Asturia, but the question will be too much. Jumbo seems completely disinterested in bonifications and pushing the lead further (kinda like 2020) and this could very well come back to haunt them because this Vuelta will be close.I had guessed he was in excellent shape by his explosive performance at the start of the race. I think Roglic will have to dig deep to win this race
Roglic won the 2020 Vuelta thanks to time bonuses. Today he outsprinted Mas for the time bonus. That's a stange way of being disinterested.He definitely will. I will surprised if Roglic doesnt ship time in Asturia, but the question will be too much. Jumbo seems completely disinterested in bonifications and pushing the lead further (kinda like 2020) and this could very well come back to haunt them because this Vuelta will be close.
I talked about 2020 TdF and referring to the 2-3 stages on top of the ITT that Rogla easily could have wonRoglic won the 2020 Vuelta thanks to time bonuses. Today he outsprinted Mas for the time bonus. That's a stange way of being disinterested.
Carapaz can only complain about not getting a salary rise after finishing 4th in the 2018 Giro even if his contract was due at the end of 2019. Movistar managed to put none less than Landa at his service during the 2019 Giro. So there go all the theories about Movistar unfairness towards their South-American riders.Love them or hate them there is no denying these guys are undiluted entertainment, complete box office. I look forward to watching Lopez on a new team being shut down by the full Movistar team out of pure spite!
Judging by Lopez, Carapaz and Soler over the years every Movistar contract should come with a complimentary weekly psychiatrist meeting.
In fairness to Movistar I am enjoying watching Mas gain the confidence to make the occasional stab at an aggressive manoeuvre and I dont think I've seen him lose his cool even when his team are acting like headless chickens. He seems to be the Movistar rider that rides with intelligence and isn't asked to waste energy needlessly.
If Movistar had an always unfairness against South-American riders in favour of the spanish, that Giro would've been different no doubt.Movistar managed to put none less than Landa at his service during the 2019 Giro. So there go all the theories about Movistar unfairness towards their South-American riders.
Love them or hate them there is no denying these guys are undiluted entertainment, complete box office. I look forward to watching Lopez on a new team being shut down by the full Movistar team out of pure spite!
Judging by Lopez, Carapaz and Soler over the years every Movistar contract should come with a complimentary weekly psychiatrist meeting.
In fairness to Movistar I am enjoying watching Mas gain the confidence to make the occasional stab at an aggressive manoeuvre and I dont think I've seen him lose his cool even when his team are acting like headless chickens. He seems to be the Movistar rider that rides with intelligence and isn't asked to waste energy needlessly.
Froome peaked for the 419th week.True. But Froome's team needed 8 years to win the 2011 Vuelta.
This is turning into a bit of an interesting precedent though. Might hurt Lizarte in the long run. This is two years running that a top young amateur gets promoted direct to the senior team (Abner last year), meanwhile Igor Arrieta, riding for Lizarte, at the same age and tbh more promising results as well as the son of a Movistar DS, goes to Kern Pharma. Having Kern Pharma as an intermediate stage of development is definitely a positive for them, and wards against situations like with Óscar Rodríguez and Sérgio Samitier where riders in their espoir system who are ready to step up but have no room to have to flee the nest, only for the team to then pay to bring them back later - but the flip side is that if riders going well in the amateur scene outside of the Abarcá family can leverage a step directly to the World Tour team, while riders within Lizarte are being funnelled through the Kern Pharma setup first, it might dissuade some riders from going into Movistar's setup as espoirs if they harbour expectations of going to the top level, as by staying outside of it and backing themselves they can get a potential ticket to jump the queue.
Of course, for some riders, doing a bunch of .PS and .1 races with a free hand might be better for them than serving their apprenticeship riding the northern Classics and the occasional smaller race as a domestique with Movistar, however.
This made me laugh. It is clear that the statement released has no connection with reality and was written by someone with no knowledge of recent circumstances or at least pretending that nothing happened.The team is known for valuing human relationships above all, and for believing in athletes even when things don't go as planned.
`Statement From Max Kanter
This made me laugh. It is clear that the statement released has no connection with reality and was written by someone with no knowledge of recent circumstances or at least pretending that nothing happened.