That would be the dream of course, but I'll settle for him helping Valter to the Giro throne before winning the Tour himself and/or guiding Gaudu to the podium.Maybe win them both?
That would be the dream of course, but I'll settle for him helping Valter to the Giro throne before winning the Tour himself and/or guiding Gaudu to the podium.Maybe win them both?
If his back is fine he can just as well get on the podium. If it isn't even stage-hunting will be difficult.I think it's quite a bold daydream to think about him in the gc podium of gt's anymore, stagehunting is more realistic thing.
I suppose you're right, and maybe stagehunting would also be for the better.I think it's quite a bold daydream to think about him in the gc podium of gt's anymore, stagehunting is more realistic thing.
It also appears he's a time traveller!The Frenchman crashed heavily in the first week of the 2022 race, which aggravated a back injury which has plagued him since.
Unfortunately, it looked like his back started bothering him again.
Yeah, later it did look like it might just have been a brief wobble.
Sounds like he was just tired going by his comments here but it did look strange.
As a cycling fan one must be able to read French, Italian and DutchIn my defense; I was just waiting for an English article to appear.
I can read it well enough.As a cycling fan one must be able to read French, Italian and Dutch![]()
Agreed. There was a very tight, one-year window where he could have won.I too would have preferred if he'd aimed for the Giro.
Because, frankly, even if he manages to get back to his 2019 level, it won't be enough.
That's a very good question. I'm afraid I do not know the answer.I will ask again. Why has he never even tried to ride the Ardennes? Even if he doesn’t think the Mur suits him.
“If he hadn’t been weighed down by all the tears he cried he would have won. That’s why he’s not a champion and mentally weak.”Oh, NooOOOooOOOOoooooooo!!!!!!!! A guy that came really close to taking his first win in almost three years gets emotional.
The horror!
He obviously needs to be more StOiC!“If he hadn’t been weighed down by all the tears he cried he would have won. That’s why he’s not a champion and mentally weak.”
Macbindle probably
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