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ice&fire said:
Pozzo and Pinot seem to be following Vaughters' book of race tactics and are already riding for 3rd
I can't blame them. Dumoulin is ahead in the GC with the ITT coming up, Yates is killing it, why go for broke when risk/reward is wayyyyy more risk than reward. What do you want them to do? What? After yesterday, they all looked not so good, Froome gave back more than he had gained, yet there's a Pinot/Pozzo match in the match, and they know it. Like there was a match for the young rider jersey. My point all along: once you get to stage 15-16, teams want riders to defend. Calculations. The one in pink will take advantage of it, as they chase each other. Nothing new. So my fellow Frenchman can say whatever he wants, and if he's Franc-Comtois, Breton, or Corse, he will understand: Pinot wanted that podium last year, and he's back to get it. Like he came back to the Criterium International, or Trentino. He was denied once. He won't be twice. That's his mindset.
Pinot lacks the 2-3%...true. Many ways to look at it, some are sinister. Regardless, he does his best. And here he is, the guy that was written off the GT discussion one year ago, maybe not as strong, but in the same position at Il Giro, and with a real chance to line-up at the TdF and not be a shadow of himself. Don't forget that part...
Il Grandissimo Tibopino will prevail over Pozzovino and the duo Dr. Chris and Mr. Froome. That's enough to worry about when Dumourain lost nothing so far and will BigMig the field on Tuesday, when the Giro is turned upside down by someone who was not in our predictions: Siccardo Riyates (like the rillettes of Le Mans - great but way underrated - best sandwich ever).
We can slice and dice it all we want, Pimot is not Pinault, but he brings it everyday. His best may not be good enough: that doesn't make him a loser. Wait...
Vai Tibopino! Il Grandissimo!