Bernal might be smelling blood? Or is Remco playing with Bernal? In the sense that he keeps Bernal at a few seconds to kick his ass in the last TT?
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yeah it was a pretty long effort but the climb was pretty soft and exposed. There was a headwind, too. Evenepoel's result was only slightly surprising. Except that he didn't seem to be suffering as much as Bernal, Ciccone, Vlasov etc.The only longer climb so far, Ciccone has suffered more than Evenepoel. In all 3 uphill finishes, of which 2 suited Ciccone a lot more than Evenepoel, Ciccone took 12s out of Evenepoel in total.
You forget that Remco also took 2s bonification in an intermediate sprint.This kid is amazing. His comeback is already a huge success, let's just enjoy his first multi-mountain stages and his first 3 weeks race, not expecting anything else from him than what he already showed.
- Starting cycling in 2017 (4 years ago)
- Breaking his pelvis in August 2020
- Staying away from his bike 4 weeks in January 2021
- Restarting normal trainings in April 2021
- Joining the Giro in May 2021 after 8 months without competition
- Being the second youngest competitor of this Giro
- Being the virtual GC leader after 10 stages (if you remove Bernal's 16sec bonifications)
This kid is amazing. His comeback is already a huge success, let's just enjoy his first multi-mountain stages and his first 3 weeks race, not expecting anything else from him than what he already showed.
- Starting cycling in 2017 (4 years ago)
- Breaking his pelvis in August 2020
- Staying away from his bike 4 weeks in January 2021
- Restarting normal trainings in April 2021
- Joining the Giro in May 2021 after 8 months without competition
- Being the second youngest competitor of this Giro
- Being the virtual GC leader after 10 stages (if you remove Bernal's 16sec bonifications)
That's twisting the facts. Remco took 2s in an intermediate stroll.You forget that Remco also took 2s bonification in an intermediate sprint.
Need to better position himself going into these climbs. He lost today as he started too far back.
He needs to use his diesel engine, go to the front and simply ride everyone off his wheel. Stop being at the back of the pack. Lance or Alberto could attack from there due to their sharp acceleration. That is not Remco's race
The Pink Jersey is so close ...
For me it seems more likely that Remco will be able to follow tomorrow, but that Bernal and 1 or 2 other followers will just take away the bonification seconds that will put Bernal in pink. If Bernal then turns out to be better in the high mountains and eventually wins the Giro, then Remco would have come very close, but would never have worn pink. That would be pretty sad ...
Anyway winning the Giro by 10 minutes still is an option.
Thought Hinault, but he was a lot older.What is the last time anyone won their very first GT ever anyway?
What is the last time anyone won their very first GT ever anyway?
Cunego?What is the last time anyone won their very first GT ever anyway?
We need situations from those people! Who are they? Where is their cycling knowledge coming from?I really think he will limit the damage in the mountains very well, a lot better than people on here have predicted.
They are talking about this Giro, Giro 2021. Bernal can very well be superior in this Giro (he is at the moment) and win. But Remco can still improve in the future and have a better preparation for a GT than he had this year (and without the injury he will). So it's not unimaginable to see him win GTs in the future, even if the current Bernal is superior to him. Also he can remain a little inferior to Bernal and Pogačar in the future, but that doesn't mean he won' t win GTs. I'd say the majority of cycling fans (excluding the Nibali thread) would say, Nibali was inferior to both Froome and Contador as a GT rider, yet he still managed to win many GTs.Maybe not clear, but that's exactly what I wrote: Bernal superior, and Remco winning a lot of GT's.
If Bernal is superior, and we already know that guys like Pogacar are at least as good, it would imply that both Bernal and Pogacar will deny many potential GT wins for (inferior) Remco.
That doesn't make sense. Either Remco is not inferior so he can win many, either he is inferior and he won't win many. You can't have both, unless you suggest that Remco will for sure win a lot of GT's in the future. And that is exactly what nobody dares to say for sure (making bold predictions before Remco even finished a GT), even not Remco's fanboys. But a guy who clearly isn't a fanboy is saying it. Really doesn't make sense.
I like the remark in the sense that all riders break psychologically first. Always! It is always a matter of the mind if you stop your effort or descide not to push harder. There are no riders who can drive their body so far it gets destroyed in some way or they faint (or whatever). Always the mind descide first.Case in point. Physiological difference gets often ignored. Even when I mention it.
He’s not playing with anyone, he’s doing what he can. If he could have taken the jersey today, he would have. He’s not at 100%, and he’s happy with where he is. As he should be.Bernal might be smelling blood? Or is Remco playing with Bernal? In the sense that he keeps Bernal at a few seconds to kick his ass in the last TT?
Would be fitting considering there is imo some resemblance there.Thought Hinault, but he was a lot older.
Bernal can do 7 w/kg in a 20 min effort? Impossible, that's pantani's world.I did some calculations assuming that Bernal has an exceptional power to weight ratio (~7) for a 20 min effort but only average aerodynamics and Evenepoel has exceptional aerodynamics and a very high power to weight ratio (~6,5) but lower than Bernal. Using my estimates it seems that up to a slope of 4-5 degrees, Evenepoel has an advantage. I also tried to estimate Evenepoel vs a peloton (where the chasers have an aerodynamic advantage) and it looks like Evenepoel may already have advantage from a 2-3 degrees slope and upwards (unless they are all TT guys with reasonable climbing abilities). These are just rough estimates and there are many variables at play (weather, road conditions, energy left in the tank, mental abilities etc). Still, it may explain why Evenepoel can put minutes in to a chasing group, in particular in a hilly stage. It also means that if Bernal has indeed a better power to weight ratio, going with him to a final long and steep climb might not be the best strategy unless you can drain his energy prior to the climb.