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You can always party like it's 199.I'm patiently waiting for page 199 in this topic. I'll keep 3-4 posts ready when we get that far.
Just call him Ramco.
So, when a sprinter gets 5 bike lengths at the line, the other sprinters are dropped?No man, not being able to respond to a late attack near the finish is clearly the same as not being able to follow the pace on a long steep climb! Exactly the same kind of effort. I think we've seen enough here, let's pack it up boys.
Yes, now you are getting it!So, when a sprinter gets 5 bike lengths at the line, the other sprinters are dropped?
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Sporza journalist Schotte thinks the queen stage suits (the current) Evenepoel a bit better than Bernal. Quite a bold prediction... I like that.
Monday the queen stage of this Giro awaits with the Fedaia, the Pordoi and the Giau on the way (3 climbs above 2,000 meters).
That is such a stage in which the endurance will be decisive. Although Evenepoel is 3 years younger than Bernal, such a stage is a bit more in favor of our fellow countryman.
This quoted cracked me up though:
"The fact that Bernal has the pink jersey is the ideal scenario for Deceuninck-Quick Step. The team can now save for the 3rd week. Let Ineos do the dirty work for the next few days."
On the other hand, winning this edition would be such a crazy achievement compared to beating Keldermann... Or whoever won last year.i am just so disappointed that he could not have walloped everyone last year on a course that would have suited him to a T.
No, they are murdered! 5 bike lengths in a sprint is massive.So, when a sprinter gets 5 bike lengths at the line, the other sprinters are dropped?
It's one of the "Yes, but" questions that MUST be answered before someone concedes that Evenepoel is a massive talent, as if it's not been obvious.What does not losing power at altitude mean? That Evenepoel can produce same power as at sea level? That's rather unlikely. That he doesn't suffer at altitude? That's not really a big deal.
"...It's quite crazy that I'm up there with the best climbers after three months of training and six or seven months of nothing. It's amazing what I'm doing right now."
this.
and this again.
unreal.
i am just so disappointed that he could not have walloped everyone last year on a course that would have suited him to a T.
instead, what a challenge, coming back from that injury, only been on the bike three months and on a route that is not favorable at all.
Exaggeration is a skill on its own.Given that he runs a half marathon against professional Kenyans at age 16 with zero training, the day after playing 90 minutes on the pitch, and was competitive against them should so his athletic ability.
Dont dare to say he was dropped...Exaggeration is a skill on its own.
"...It's quite crazy that I'm up there with the best climbers after three months of training and six or seven months of nothing. It's amazing what I'm doing right now."
this.
and this again.
unreal.
i am just so disappointed that he could not have walloped everyone last year on a course that would have suited him to a T.
instead, what a challenge, coming back from that injury, only been on the bike three months and on a route that is not favorable at all.
They need very special riders in very special conditions. Like Froome in 2018 Giro.Teams in grand tours are too strong to do performances like Tour of Poland.