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.
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Maybe win them both?
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 think it's quite a bold daydream to think about him in the gc podium of gt's anymore, stagehunting is more realistic thing.
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.
Sounds like he was just tired going by his comments here but it did look strange.
In my defense; I was just waiting for an English article to appear.
As a cycling fan one must be able to read French, Italian and Dutch
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.
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!
“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