Tirreno-Adriatico 2020 - 7th - 14th September

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Feb 16, 2010
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Hi guys. I recorded last two stages of Tirreno-Adriatico from the international feed, it means it is in best possible quality for this race. The size is around 50GB's. I won't keep it for myself, so I thought maybe somebody would need it for whatever reason. I can share before I delete it
You'd be better off going to CyclingTorrents
 
Jun 10, 2017
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He was beaten by Alaphilippe and barely put a minute into most of his direct competitors. Sure it's always better for a GC guy vs specialists if there's hills, but vs other GC guys hills aren't great for Thomas.
I think "He put a minute into most of his direct competitors" is the more relevant factor there than "lost to Alaphilippe." I mean, everyone lost to Alaphilippe that day, and if anything that should tell you lots about how that route suited classics riders more than just classical TTers.
 
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May 8, 2014
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Is he really? His TT last year in the TdF was pretty good and that one wasn't exactly flat.
Thomas was also close to winning the hilly ITT in TdF 2018. He was ahead of Dumoulin and Froome at the last intermediate before he decided to take it easy in the technical last part of the stage.
 
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Thomas was also close to winning the hilly ITT in TdF 2018. He was ahead of Dumoulin and Froome at the last intermediate before he decided to take it easy in the technical last part of the stage.
And Dumoulin and Froome were on their last legs from the Giro/Tour double.
 
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And Dumoulin and Froome were on their last legs from the Giro/Tour double.
But Dumoulin was still going strong the day before on the climbs. Froome was fading, yes.

But I agree in some extent. For both Thomas and Froome it's better if the ITT is flat relative to other climbers. While for example Dumoulin and Roglič both excell in hilly ITTs and can gain more time on those than on flat ones.