Do you think Roglič has ever recce-ed a single Vuelta stage? Remco is just copying a winning strategy.He just said in an interview that other than TT he has not explored and doesn't know any of the stages. Is he for real?
Do you think Roglič has ever recce-ed a single Vuelta stage? Remco is just copying a winning strategy.He just said in an interview that other than TT he has not explored and doesn't know any of the stages. Is he for real?
Do you think Roglič has ever recce-ed a single Vuelta stage? Remco is just copying a winning strategy.
“I don't know that climb, but I'm not scared either. I didn't know Tuesday's course either. And apart from the time trial, I haven't explored a single stage, so there are still a lot of presents waiting for me."
?? Tomorrow is a great stage for an attack (if he’s thinking in those terms) with the steeper penultimate climb starting with about 40 km to go and then the longer but irregular final climb and summit finish.Pretty sure Roglic did recon for the 2019 Vuelta. I'd say Vuelta recon is pretty normal if you don't do the Tour.
I'd also say if I would recon 5 stages for this Vuelta, tomorrow wouldn't be one of them
Said in an interview he was saving energy for Thursday. Makes sense. Should be the first real battle!?? Tomorrow is a great stage for an attack (if he’s thinking in those terms) with the steeper penultimate climb starting with about 40 km to go and then the longer but irregular final climb and summit finish.
Oh, FFS…Disappointing if true. Disrespectful? Or boastful?
I don’t think that would matter just yet as unless the stage is total carnage I would expect Molard to hold onto red by at least a minute no matter what the GC guys throw at each other.OK, I know this is getting ahead of things, and I not predicting this is going to happen, but say he does go for it on Pico Jano and gains 30 seconds +. It's possible.
Are QS ready to defend the jersey? Is that what they want? Would it be better to defend on Pico Jano and hope to take time later? I guess it's a game-time decision, and you have to see how others are going. Jumbo is certainly going to set a blistering pace on the first real mountain stage.
If I'm QS management, I'm not sure we want the jersey at this point. Of course this could all be moot and Jumbo could drop everyone, including Remco.
I'm curious to see his actual state of form compared to the top climbers. The only inkling thus far has been the stage Roglic won and, despite not being a MTF, but essentially an uphill sprint, Remco was decidedly on the back foot. Perhaps that means nothing, as it may have only been due to bad positioning in the final. Still, Roglic showed stellar form, for which I can't see the Slovenian loosing time today. To the contrary. Hope Remco prooves me wrong, but I fear his best result will be to just hang on and not loose significant time ahead of the TT.
PS. Looking at the stage profiles again after today there are two more MTFs before the TT. Well, if after the TT he's still in contention, his GC bid becomes legitimately serious. But it aint gonna be easy, that's for sure.
OK, I know this is getting ahead of things, and I not predicting this is going to happen, but say he does go for it on Pico Jano and gains 30 seconds +. It's possible.
Are QS ready to defend the jersey? Is that what they want? Would it be better to defend on Pico Jano and hope to take time later? I guess it's a game-time decision, and you have to see how others are going. Jumbo is certainly going to set a blistering pace on the first real mountain stage.
If I'm QS management, I'm not sure we want the jersey at this point. Of course this could all be moot and Jumbo could drop everyone, including Remco.
Yea, that's true. I still would have liked to see him better positioned, been more aggressive to be top 10 when they really started lightning it up. Instead he had to react to avoid being with the 7secs down group.I think he did well on that finish honestly. There is no version of him that would excel on a finish like that. He still managed to place himself quite well considering where he came from. He could have been better positioned, that's true. But he's never going to contest the win on a finish like that, not against guys like Roglic. No one can, other than Pogacar and maybe 2 or 3 other guys on their best day.
He probably rode one of the fastest final 200 meters in that stage. Look back at the footage, he was nowhere to be seen until right at the end.Yea, that's true. I still would have liked to see him better positioned, been more aggressive to be top 10 when they really started lightning it up. Instead he had to react to avoid being with the 7secs down group.
He probably rode one of the fastest final 200 meters in that stage. Look back at the footage, he was nowhere to be seen until right at the end.
In other words, had he been paying attention, he could have won the stage
Yeah, i don't think he would be beating Roglic, and obviously staying in front the entire time also takes some energy, but he might have grabbed some bonis.Beating Roglič is such finish would have been almost impossible but he could have taken 4 bonus seconds by beating Mas
He probably rode one of the fastest final 200 meters in that stage. Look back at the footage, he was nowhere to be seen until right at the end.
Remco should just have followed Alaphilippe and Van Wilder.It looked like Quickstep had decided it was Van Wilder to set up Ala for the win so Remco had no protection from the team which is a wild choice.
And now Masada in the break again today; surely he'll be too shattered to help if the break gets caught?
Alaphilippe was going backwards pretty early up the climb so that wouldn't have worked.Remco should just have followed Alaphilippe and Van Wilder.