Yeah. But Pinot winning a stage is more then Gaudu finishing fifth overall. It's just the natural order.
C'mon. Pinot is history. Life goes on.
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Yeah. But Pinot winning a stage is more then Gaudu finishing fifth overall. It's just the natural order.
Is he developing a rather strange habit, of only being able to win races outside the race in question's homecountry?
His most recent victory was a win in Tour de Suisse, in Liechtenstein. Before that he won a stage in Tour of The Alps - an Italian race - in Austria. Today was a stage in Tour de France, which mostly took place in Switzerland, but went back into France with around 10 Ks to go...
Your argument falls apart, because the Tour of the Alps isn't only an Italian race. If it had been a Lienz stage in the old Giro del Trentino, I wouldn't have said anything.
Yeah. But Pinot winning a stage is more then Gaudu finishing fifth overall. It's just the natural order.
Both PCS and FC has it listed as being Italian. But I'll be happy if it turns out he can indeed still win races in their home countries.
That's not what Pinot said: it's the Pas de Morgins that he said wasn't hard enough for him to make up his deficit on Jungels. Which is true. He had to catch BJ before the top to have a chance.I love it. Completly collapsed on the final climb. Tells us that the climb wasn´t hard enough and he lost his rhythm. That´s the right attitude even though it makes no sense. If the climb is a little bit harder the GC guys catch him.
Fake News!C'mon. Pinot is history. Life goes on.
So my post in the stage thread
Fake News!
What does it make of your soft spot?GC rider Pinot is indeed history. In his place has emerged the new stage hunting Pinot.
That was my fear. The team narrative, echoed by Pinot and Gaudu in June was that after Pog and Rog, there is a podium spot up for grabs. Then GFC officially set a podium finish as a major objective. At some point, Thibaut said "non", went to the media , saying that he didn't feel capable of, once again, carrying the weight of a nation.Yes, now as I think about it, maybe you're right about his free role for the breakaways. I was mostly thinking his gc career. And also the fact that Gaudu is thereabouts podium contender in gc game, but lacking support in big mountains endgames. Pinot support role for Gaudu?
He was ready to dom for Gaudu, given a chance or two to pull a De Gendt, maybe get the KOM. And he forced Madiot's hand. And truth be told, there is no need to get Pinot in a GFC train when history has shown us that being the second best train is useless: ask Movistar. Moreover, putting all your eggs in a podium quest/basket has burnt GFC several times. Gaudu's day off at the Dauphiné probably rang alarm bells.