Ok, hard to spot the joke in there to be fair. Aside from Bol it’s been the current best sprinter in the pro peloton and Roglic is obviously top tier as well.
I wouldn't rule him out so soon, maybe he had a bad day. He was 3rd in SB, he looked amazing there.
I didn't now homo sapiens could evolve so fast in a 8 years span
How did he disappoint there? He might have been the strongest rider in the race that year, but just had bad luck, which obviously is part of PR.
sky train all the way until 3 km to go, then various attacks. Looked like a pretty fast climb to me. I guess the tempo of the train wasn't as fast as they sold it.
A mechanical in Arenberg, having to ride on a team mate's bike, a crash in the pursuit, still able to get into the lead group after bridging for more than 40 kms and after that he bonked. He probably would have followed Gilbert without the mechanical, so not really the guy on the bike disappointing, but rather the bike.
That's why I was hesitating, but it was a spectacular bonk; if it was only fatigue, I would have expected him to be dropped like Sagan was.
It was spectacular, but so was his chase. He had a mechanical, had to wait for a teammate to catch up and give his bike, had to chase, catch the main group, change bikes again (now 'his' replacement bike), had to start chasing again, crashed in the chase, had to start over chasing, got held up by team cars and do some cyclocross in order to overtake teamcars, continue his chase, and finally, some 50k later i think, he caught the front of the race. It was one of the most impressive chases i've seen, but he paid the price for it.
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram