Yeah, I doubt that I'm actually gonna get up of bed before the final hour of the race tomorrow, it's gonna be beer and boxing for me tonight.
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Is Cosnefroy an outside bet? Haven’t checked but if the odds are high I’d pick.Cosnefroy.
Wow, was there a tram or bus strike?Mate. You have no idea of the day I had yesterday.
I spent 6 hours travelling from and to work which normally takes 45 min. Including a 7km part I had to walk. I was dead. I needed my night rest. Thanks.
I tuned in to the women’s race with a bit more than 100 k to go but with 80k there was so little happening and half the air time was spent showing the ocean so I switched to watch the new episode of faux-LOTR, then back to the race with 50k to go.I'm going to watch it from the start and then probably fall asleep five or six times before the finish.
If Remco attacks everyone knows the right tactic is to get in behind WvA who will go all out to chase him downVan der Poel would be an excellent companion to attack with from far out. He will commit fully and ride 100%. Then Evenepoel can easily drop him in the final lap, considering Evenepoel, unlike Van der Poel, doesn't fade away after a long range attack. It would be a much bigger problem if Pogacar joined him. He's not going to drop Pogacar 1v1 and he's not going to outsprint him either.
PS: Adrie's advice to Mathieu in case Evenepoel attacks: "Don't try to follow him." (click)
No he got stuck in traffic and had to abandon his car. Then he had to walk 7km. And well... we all know what happened after that.Wow, was there a tram or bus strike?
Is Cosnefroy an outside bet? Haven’t checked but if the odds are high I’d pick.
An outside bet - Powless. Pretty sure he will top ten.
I woke up at 160 to go. Then 100-80. Then 30-10 then 500m and was like how the fk is the dropped rider with the broken elbow sailing home aloneI woke up, turned on the tv, and that was right at the time of the first time the front 5 cleared with 25km to go. Perfect timing.
Van der Poel would be an excellent companion to attack with from far out. He will commit fully and ride 100%. Then Evenepoel can easily drop him in the final lap, considering Evenepoel, unlike Van der Poel, doesn't fade away after a long range attack. It would be a much bigger problem if Pogacar joined him. He's not going to drop Pogacar 1v1 and he's not going to outsprint him either.
PS: Adrie's advice to Mathieu in case Evenepoel attacks: "Don't try to follow him." (click)
Depends what you consider outside.
I bet on Lutsenko often. Might be living on the streets next year.
Matthews, Girmay and Laporte are decent chances outside of the big 4-5 imo (of which Remco is decent value).
That being said, AvV probably wins no matter who reacts.
Depends what you consider outside.
I bet on Lutsenko often. Might be living on the streets next year.
I mean, if someone would file a protest you couldn't say that they don't have a point...Is the sock height rule still a thing? Van Vleuten's socks were super high on her shins.
That's just part of the problem, they shouldn't have put themselves in a situation where this could happen to begin with.Usually I'm critical of people who type "why didn't they react/chase?", but in this case it was eye bulging shocking that no one in the front group even flinched. That's the race going up the road. True, it will be really tough to get over her, but that's the title rolling away! I'm sure their legs are spent, but at least stand up and fake it, who knows what can happen?! That being said, AvV probably wins no matter who reacts.
My brain is thinking WVA and Pogacar but the gut is telling me Bettiol and Matthews.............
Only makes sense if you're giving stars based on chances of a good result rather than a win. Which is a silly way to give stars, of course.I really don't understand how you can give so many stars to Matthews. How is he going to win? Yes if he's good he has a big chance to be top 5 and has a shot at a podium, but winning? How exactly? Matthews is just going to be Matthews and wait till the big guns go and then there's always someone that's going to be faster than him.