In one of my earlier posts I said something like.. Remco is great but too early for him to put it all together for a gran tour win ..I was wrong
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Because you were considering things based on the evidence post-accident. Had it never happened you'd have thought otherwise.
I actually think the only thing that can stop him is repercussions of his fall that could haunt him this weekend.
He could win a mountain stage. He could have already. However, they should continue to play the long game. Letting the bonuses go to the break which he has said they have done on purpose. And then dieseling at threshold but going into the red as rarely as possible.
Having said, if he is not feeling the fall and since it is the day before the rest day, a win on top of Sierra Nevada would put it to rest along with any remaining doubts about his abilities.
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One thing that struck me about his last interview was that he confessed things could be better, to then say but it's fine. Well, we shall certainly see just how 'fine' it is over the weekend. He has admitted in so many words that the situation isn't ideal. The question is whether or not the imperfection is sufficient to cause him problems and offer a chance to his rivals?
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What exactly could be better though? How much more time could he be ahead by and why?
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It's still to early to uncork the cava. This weekend the length and altitude of the climbs, in combination with the heath, will be testing. If he doesn't lose time this weekend I don't see him collapsing in the third week - although there's still the danger of being isolated at a bad moment.
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He seemed to be much more serious as well, compared to earlier interviews
Hopfully not a bad sign for today and tomorrow.
What interview are you guys refering to? Post-race yesterday?
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It does look like the GC fight has long been over, bad luck or Clinic issues excepted. Evenepoel has performed well at altitude - even in his first pro race he did well at 2500m+
It's just one MTF ... not even a high altitude stage. So it's mostly about the difficulty and succession of climbs, the strenght of the field and his recovery over 2 weeks.
But even then... there is no team in this Vuelta that can drill Monachil and Hazallanas, I don't think.
Yeah, I agree. Definitely more subdued. I imagine he is still upset with himself for the untimely crash and a bit worried of the potential effects. Crossing fingers it won´t affect him enough to have any bearing on the GC before we reach the rest day.
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Alto del Purche and Hazallanes tomorrow. If the dudes drill those climbs, Remco can potentially lose minutes upon minutes!
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Remco managed his tough moment very well and showed discipline. He managed to bluff the other guys for a couple of kms that definitely kept the gap down. He was out of the saddle a few times following his last teammate and that didn't go unnoticed by Primoz.
This wasn't the hardest climb to come, either. Tomorrow is the tallest and Stages 18, 20 have some steep ramps as well.
This wasn't the hardest climb to come, either. Tomorrow is the tallest and Stages 18, 20 have some steep ramps as well.
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Movistar and Astana will be motivated which could take some of the heat off JV to set tempo. Alto del Purche looks like a good launch point so it'll be hard for everyone.
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Goddammit Remco you have to hold on it would be a travesty to lose this now!
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Team depth is rather poor so I don't see where a sustained pressure will come from before a Roglic attack (with apologies to Chris Harper who is doing a good job, but hardly enough to put serious pressure on major GC riders)
In other words, I am not sure that Evenepoel losing minutes is a realistic scenario
In other words, I am not sure that Evenepoel losing minutes is a realistic scenario
If he defends like today, he could lose a minute and still be in red. Stage 18 and 20 come after the rest day and could be a different story. Even if he loses the red, he should hold the podium as long as he does not capitulate completely.
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I think he can hold on. But tomorrow (stage 15) is looking bigger and bigger.
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So the crash did come at the worst time, just before this weekend.
He did look sharp when talking or just after the finish. It doesn't seem like he is conditionnaly bad or worse. But if he is pushing 20W less due to it tomorrow... it will be a tough day.
If it is really due to the crash, he might still try something later in the vuelta (in case he is behind). But the difference with 2 days ago is very big though.
But he kept good pacing afterwards, looking on his monitor to see what he can and can't do. better to ride like this than like MAs and really explode.
He did look sharp when talking or just after the finish. It doesn't seem like he is conditionnaly bad or worse. But if he is pushing 20W less due to it tomorrow... it will be a tough day.
If it is really due to the crash, he might still try something later in the vuelta (in case he is behind). But the difference with 2 days ago is very big though.
But he kept good pacing afterwards, looking on his monitor to see what he can and can't do. better to ride like this than like MAs and really explode.
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Seems to hang alot with Ayuso on the final climb today though
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I don't expect anything major to happen on stage 18, Alto del Piornal is a 5% climb so Remco should do well there.
Tomorrow is the pivotal day, I am almost sure that he is going to lose some time to Roglic and people like Lopez and Almeida but unless he has a really bad day he should keep himself in a podium spot until stage 20 which should give him the chance to take back the red jersey there (I know its not very likely but one can dream)
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Is it over or not? Asking for a friend.
Is it over or not? Asking for a friend.
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