Unless injuries decide otherwise, i think this will be between Roglic, Bernal, Dumoulin, Pinot & Buchmann. That's my top 5. I won't feel bad if any of them win it. But i have a preference. Not sure how it's gonna play out yet.
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Buchman needs other four to crash out to win. He is not winning material right now, more top 3-5. It'll be decided between Rogla, Bernal and Pinot.Unless injuries decide otherwise, i think this will be between Roglic, Bernal, Dumoulin, Pinot & Buchmann. That's my top 5. I won't feel bad if any of them win it. But i have a preference. Not sure how it's gonna play out yet.
He's never had a better result in a WT classic or any one day race of significance before.Don´t think Carapaz will even try to contend for the GC. He did not have the climbing legs in Burgos. Crashed in Poland. Was mediocre in Lombardia.
Not assuming he'll win either. But i do expect him between 3rd and 5th. And i think Dumoulin is still (back?) in this.Buchman needs other four to crash out to win. He is not winning material right now, more top 3-5. It'll be decided between Rogla, Bernal and Pinot.
He's never had a better result in a WT classic or any one day race of significance before.
Yeah, keep comparing him to Mollema, Nibali- monument winners and one of the best one day racers among climbers in the peloton.It was the first monument start of his career but it is a race for climbers and he finished behind MVP.
Compare him to George Bennett who is Jumbos 3rd or 4th best guy. He lost nearly 8 minutes.
He looked worse than his Giro opponent Nibali. Who isn´t known for a good shape prior to his GT target. He looked even worse compared to guys that targeted the Tour (Mollema, Schachmann).
Yeah, keep comparing him to Mollema, Nibali- monument winners and one of the best one day racers among climbers in the peloton.
Carapaz has never shown any profficiency in one day racing whatsoever.
This Lombardia performance was better than anything he had shown before in these types of races at that level so how can this be used to argue he's not going to do well in the upcoming GT?
I also like how you highlighted that he crashed in Poland but not that he won a stage there.
Yeah, he looked worse than Nibali or Mollema in a classic, you can as well complain that he looked worse than Ewan or Viviani on a flat stage.
The stage he won in poland was impressive, but it was an uphill sprint, not a mountain stage. He looked helpless the day after when he needed to chase. Due to his crash? Who knows, but considering he wasn't great in Burgos either, i'm gonna guess he just wasn't good enough. In Lombardia he didn't do anything to convince me of the contrary. I assumed he still had time for the Giro, but now he's going to the Tour... I don't exactly have high hopes for him.Yeah, keep comparing him to Mollema, Nibali- monument winners and one of the best one day racers among climbers in the peloton.
Carapaz has never shown any profficiency in one day racing whatsoever.
This Lombardia performance was better than anything he had shown before in these types of races at that level so how can this be used to argue he's not going to do well in the upcoming GT?
I also like how you highlighted that he crashed in Poland but not that he won a stage there.
Yeah, he looked worse than Nibali or Mollema in a classic, you can as well complain that he looked worse than Ewan or Viviani on a flat stage.
Because they said they weren't going to ride for GC i guess?Funny how some are dismissing EF. EF might be the best of the rest in the startlist
They said that?The stage he won in poland was impressive, but it was an uphill sprint, not a mountain stage. He looked helpless the day after when he needed to chase. Due to his crash? Who knows, but considering he wasn't great in Burgos either, i'm gonna guess he just wasn't good enough. In Lombardia he didn't do anything to convince me of the contrary. I assumed he still had time for the Giro, but now he's going to the Tour... I don't exactly have high hopes for him.
Because they said they weren't going to ride for GC i guess?
That's what i heard. Did i dream this? I did actually dream about cycling last night, so who knows, lol.They said that?
Even with TJV being so strong, this TDF could be wide open. I keep thinking about how Nibali looked back in 2014, when he dominated the Tour (admittedly, with Contador and Froome crashed out). That year, Nibali looked pretty dreadful well into the spring, but it turns out he was timing his form to perfection. So, in 2020, maybe some other strong rider who hasn't shown that much will rise from the contenders and put in a shocking performance. Who knows? . . . But yeah, most likely the winner comes from guys at the top of the favorites list.
What´s up with Mitchelton-Scott. No GC this year? Strange to announce that they will go for stage wins before the race even started.
Adam not in shape? What about Chaves and Nieve? Chaves looked good in Burgos and Poland. Same for Nieve.
If only I knew if Roglic's comments are actually how he's feeling or if he's taking a page out of Contador or Valverde's playbook. That would really help me make a decision.
So none of the favourites go into this without any pain:
Roglic: crash effects
Bernal: back pain
Pinot: back pain
Quintana: knee pain
Buchmann: crash effects
Dumoulin is fine, but who knows whether his knee issues don't come up again...
None of them caught Corona, though. thumbs up