Teams & Riders The official Egan Bernal is the new Egan Bernal thread

[Red Rick]

True that. Pozzovivo looked very strong but started to fade by Plan di Montecampione. Aru came really strong to take third while Uran was inconsistent and Evans completely cracked after looking good for the first half.

Didn't Evans only look good that easy MTF Matthews won after a crash decimated the peloton?

 

[Forever The Best]

Didn't Evans only look good that easy MTF Matthews won after a crash decimated the peloton?

He was pretty good in the TT too, and beat Uran in Oropa. But yeah, him cracking was expected, especially given that he finished 3rd in the previous Giro only because many mountain stages were neutered, or even cancelled altogether.

 

[Escarabajo]

Chapeau young man!!!!

 

[Anybody_but..]

Thank you!! Chapeau!!! Great champion & man.

 

[jmdirt]

2021 GdI champion! Congrats EB!

 

[SafeBet]

In 2014 Quintana didn't exactly look super hot in the first ~2 weeks either

So this is the most convincing maglia rosa performance in the third week since Nibali in 2013?

 

[Forever The Best]

More like the opposite?

I think he was talking about Quintana 2014.
EDIT: I think he is trying to say that, out of all the people heading into the final week in Maglia Rosa since 2014, Bernal 2021 was the best of them in the final week ( although in which case Carapaz should be that one as he was very good in final week in 2019 after entering the final week with Maglia Rosa )

 

[Red Rick]

I think he was talking about Quintana 2014.

Strictly speaking third weeks, Froomes was better but he only took it on Jafferau

 

[Forever The Best]

Strictly speaking third weeks, Froomes was better but he only took it on Jafferau

See my edit. And in 2018 Yates held it till stage 19. But yes Froome 2018 had the best 3rd week performance of a winner probably in some years.

 

[Oldermanish]

Egan was the right Champion for this Giro and Caruso, Yates make the entire podium a group to admire. Nice job guys on a tough GT!

 

[Fuente De]

Congratulations Bernal, a proper champion - and a saving grace in these times of trouble for Colombia.

 

[Cookster15]

Congrats to Egan Bernal for a tough fought but well deserved victory. Simply stronger and more consistent over three weeks than those on the lower steps of the podium. I note he put 52 seconds on Yates today which did not surprise me. Damiano Caruso and João Almeida had strong races too. Congrats to them as well.

 

[Cookster15]

He was pretty good in the TT too, and beat Uran in Oropa. But yeah, him cracking was expected, especially given that he finished 3rd in the previous Giro only because many mountain stages were neutered, or even cancelled altogether.

At that time Cadel was hoping his body still had what it needed to win a GT. At that age and point of your career it is always difficult to know - he did after all win the TdF 3 years earlier at 34 years of age in impressive style against a strong field. He had health issues at that time as well but I think 2014 Giro is when Evans realized he was in decline and the writing was on the wall for retirement.

 

[Leinster]

I highly doubt Contador’s record of winning all 3 within the first 4 raced will ever be beaten. Even doing it by the age of 25 is a huge ask.

Bernal has 2 more chances to complete the set younger than Contador. (Contador turned 26 in December after his 08 Vuelta win, Bernal will turn 26 in January after the 2022 Vuelta).

 

[yaco]

Congrats to Egan Bernal for a tough fought but well deserved victory. Simply stronger and more consistent over three weeks than those on the lower steps of the podium. I note he put 52 seconds on Yates today which did not surprise me. Damiano Caruso and João Almeida had strong races too. Congrats to them as well.

Today's ITT for Yates was irrelevant - He was nver going to take a minute off Caruso, nor lose nearly four minutes to Vlasov.

 

[houtdffan]

So this is the most convincing maglia rosa performance in the third week since Nibali in 2013?

Contador 2015?

 

[Cookster15]

Today's ITT for Yates was irrelevant - He was nver going to take a minute off Caruso, nor lose nearly four minutes to Vlasov.

Regardless of that, any casual review of prior results suggests Bernal would always be favoured to beat Simon Yates in a TT.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Bernal has 2 more chances to complete the set younger than Contador. (Contador turned 26 in December after his 08 Vuelta win, Bernal will turn 26 in January after the 2022 Vuelta).

This is what i said on a later post after the stats put up by Panda Claws. He’d lead the list should be win the Vuelta this year, and go 3rd if he wins next year.

 

[cellardoor]

Contador 2015?

He struggled in the third week and only just hung on.

 

[Red Rick]

He struggled in the third week and only just hung on.

1 bad moment on Finestre

 

[Forever The Best]

1 bad moment on Finestre

Landa was held back on some stages though. The stage to Aprica where he paced Aru then only followed Contador and attacked very late, the stage to Cervinia where he didn't attack because Aru had attacked come to mind. And of course the stage to Sestriere where he waited for Aru.

 

[Red Rick]

Landa was held back on some stages though. The stage to Aprica where he paced Aru then only followed Contador and attacked very late, the stage to Cervinia where he didn't attack because Aru had attacked come to mind. And of course the stage to Sestriere where he waited for Aru.

Difference between having to manage 2 opponents while being isolated after every speed bump vs having the strongest team and maybe even the strongest single climber in the final week as your domestique.

 

[Forever The Best]

Difference between having to manage 2 opponents while being isolated after every speed bump vs having the strongest team and maybe even the strongest single climber in the final week as your domestique.

I agree Contador 2015 was better than Bernal 2019 in the final week. But Landa was stronger than Contador in the mountains even without Finestre stage.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Contador was going to win that Giro no matter what barring injury or massive crash, even if Landa was the leader from the beginning. He was just stronger overall. While his team was weaker, it was still strong and Kreuziger was still top 10 until his big crash. Even though he was nowhere near 2013 form.

Contador in 09 or 11 shape with 13 Kreuziger, 14 Rogers and Majka, 14-15 Roche, Sagan, Bennati, 08-09 Klöden, and Basso against Froome and Sky would have been good entertainment.

 

[yaco]

Regardless of that, any casual review of prior results suggests Bernal would always be favoured to beat Simon Yates in a TT.

Except that before the Giro ITT they were 2/2 in head-to-head ITT's