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Okay that's fairOnly if you believe that those labels are solely based in reference to comments made on the CN forum. Take a look at comments made outside of CN, on other (social-media) platforms. Moaners and whiners galore.
In hindsight Ewan definitely should've stayed a bit longer in the Giro though.He lasted less than 1 stage more than Ewan in the Giro. Sensible decision in both cases.
Stop whining!Gotta love how we're back at the point where anyone disagreeing is whining, moaning or crying.
He would have to race a week more for one sprint. In hindsight he should have looked where he was going in stage 3.In hindsight Ewan definitely should've stayed a bit longer in the Giro though.
Merckx is dreaming. As this is his first grand tour, mostly likely he would be tired and he would not get training on mountain bikes at all.'He should have prepared for the Olympics in a different way' says five-time Tour winner
Not dreaming... clueless.Merckx is dreaming. As this is his first grand tour, mostly likely he would be tired and he would not get training on mountain bikes at all.
Now he will be grumpy for the rest of the year. he has to win a mountain stage, a TT and a sprint in the next TDFVan der Poel being grumpy the rest of the week, because now he has to do this as well next year.
MVDP doesn't seem like the sort of guy that is that interested in what anyone else is doing - including WVA. He's made it pretty clear that Olympic Gold on the MTB is his number 1 goal and that he's not interested in becoming a climber or a TT specialist. Pidcock is more of a problem for him than WVA - he's the one that's standing in his way. Also, MVDP, not WVA, was the story of the race until the day he left. WVA had his chances against him head to head and couldn't deliver. He had the green light on stage 2 but couldn't follow MVDP, and in the TT it was a push - and we know that WVA desperately wanted to take yellow from him. Them tying in the TT would be kind've like WVA showing up at a MTB race and staying with MVDP - which anyone who's ever raced a MTB can tell you would not happen.Now he will be grumpy for the rest of the year. he has to win a mountain stage, a TT and a sprint in the next TDF
Wout had his appendix removed and wasnt ready at the start of the tour. We've seen how he has come aroundMVDP doesn't seem like the sort of guy that is that interested in what anyone else is doing - including WVA. He's made it pretty clear that Olympic Gold on the MTB is his number 1 goal and that he's not interested in becoming a climber or a TT specialist. Pidcock is more of a problem for him than WVA - he's the one that's standing in his way. Also, MVDP, not WVA, was the story of the race until the day he left. WVA had his chances against him head to head and couldn't deliver. He had the green light on stage 2 but couldn't follow MVDP, and in the TT it was a push - and we know that WVA desperately wanted to take yellow from him. Them tying in the TT would be kind've like WVA showing up at a MTB race and staying with MVDP - which anyone who's ever raced a MTB can tell you would not happen.
They took a very strange approach to his big goal of the past 5 years. So I'm a bit afraid it will end in a dumpster fire. But we'll see tomorrow how it'll play out.
It can go hit or miss.
Training in his sweater in his garage was a poor simulation of the conditions in Japan. I don't think he's outwitting his rivals on this point. But he sure as hell will be outwatting them. MvdP's has a huge absolute power advantage over the rest of the field and given the CX-esque nature of the course - short climbs, plenty of turns, serious flat parts - he should blow everyone away. Pidcock excepted, perhaps.
COVID restrictions.Anyone else wondering why he's got there so late?