They were very close to each other when they unleashed themselves in Pico del Buitre and Angliru. Roglic would beat Vinge because of the ITT only, not the climbs2 years ago, Roglic would beat him if not for team politics IMO.
They were very close to each other when they unleashed themselves in Pico del Buitre and Angliru. Roglic would beat Vinge because of the ITT only, not the climbs2 years ago, Roglic would beat him if not for team politics IMO.
Absolutely, there must have been something wrong at Ineos.So now we now Ineos only blocked his progression?
Pogacar and Vingegaard can only be thankful that he wasn't signed by a proper team 5 years ago.
Remco fans should be happy that he didn't sign for Ineos. Otherwise he would regress to Carlos Rodriguez or something.
I expect to see him soar like a prime Roberto Heras, fuelled on rage from today. Dancing away from everyone with Vingegaard hanging on for grim death.I can't comment in the stage threadso decided to write here.
Weird finish of the stage, couldn't they just put the finish line 3 km from the old one and inform the riders? It's a pity there's no winner. Great climb by Pidcock on Pike: I actually expected him to be really strong there but not to drop Vingo on such gradients, wow. They did gain time over the rest (Almeida included). Can Pidcock keep this level for the whole race? Considering what happened in the race so far even a strong performance on Angliru won't be surprising anymore.
I expect to see him soar like a prime Roberto Heras, fuelled on rage from today. Dancing away from everyone with Vingegaard hanging on for grim death.
He turns and winks at Jonas, winks at the camera for Brailsford and the forum doubters and powers his way to the win
Angliru is pretty similar to a certain other climb he did very well at before.I can't comment in the stage threadso decided to write here.
Weird finish of the stage, couldn't they just put the finish line 3 km from the old one and inform the riders? It's a pity there's no winner. Great climb by Pidcock on Pike: I actually expected him to be really strong there but not to drop Vingo on such gradients, wow. They did gain time over the rest (Almeida included). Can Pidcock keep this level for the whole race? Considering what happened in the race so far even a strong performance on Angliru won't be surprising anymore.
Angliru is pretty similar to a certain other climb he did very well at before.
Another big thing is it was a hard pace all day today, which shouldn't suit him at all.
It's great to see him thrive like this, a really positive surprise in the race so far. I hope he will prove me wrong, but I still think the podium will be hard with the bigger climbs to come.
Pidcock is the new and improved NibaliHe showed he has the engine for sustained w/kg. To me the bigger question is not his performance on longer climbs but his 3-week consistency/recovery (he's never been a GT rider).
Pidcock 5 minutes down on prime Teddy in Tour de France?Absolutely, there must have been something wrong at Ineos.
Of course, they should be happy he’s been a part time road rider up until now. Not anymore though, Pidcock is exceeding even my grand tour predictions at the moment.
I can see a top 4 tdf next year looking something like this :
Pogacar
Vinge at 3mins 20 secs
Pidcock at 4mins 55 secs
Remco at 5 mins 30 secs
Pog is simmering down, Pidcock is just catching fire.Pidcock 5 minutes down on prime Teddy in Tour de France?
Yeah, 15 minutes
XDDPog is simmering down, Pidcock is just catching fire.
War Pidcock.
Seriously if he continues riding like this he’ll be in that mix, he yearns for that battle
Nothing in nature remains static. Cycling is no exception. Last year Lipowitz finished 7th in La Vuelta. This year he was on the podium in the Tour.Pidcock 5 minutes down on prime Teddy in Tour de France?
Yeah, 15 minutes
Tadej Pogacar was wise to avoid Pidcock this Vuelta.
Would’ve finished the poor bloke offTadej Pogacar was wise to avoid Pidcock this Vuelta.
Some people don't take me seriously but I'm convinced when I say that Pogacar did a wise move by skipping the Vuelta.Tadej Pogacar was wise to avoid Pidcock this Vuelta.
Pidcock has historically never shown anything on proper, hard mountain stages with lots of elevation gain. There has been none this Vuelta, and he has done well on weak unipuertos and hard hilly parcours. There wont be any of such stages the remainder of the race, although the remaining MTFs are considerably harder than, say, stage 6 and 7, so that should tell us a bit more about his high mountain climbing and not least recovery.Nothing in nature remains static. Cycling is no exception. Last year Lipowitz finished 7th in La Vuelta. This year he was on the podium in the Tour.
Pogacar will not be the best forever. That's a fact. Nobody can predict what will happen next year.
I take you seriouslySome people don't take me seriously but I'm convinced when I say that Pogacar did a wise move by skipping the Vuelta.
Whether the reason is Pidcock or not is a different topic.
Won the stage with the most elevation gain in the 2022 Tour.Pidcock has historically never shown anything on proper, hard mountain stages with lots of elevation gain. There has been none this Vuelta, and he has done well on weak unipuertos and hard hilly parcours. There wont be any of such stages the remainder of the race, although the remaining MTFs are considerably harder than, say, stage 6 and 7, so that should tell us a bit more about his high mountain climbing and not least recovery.
Lets see him finish this Vuelta first. If he keeps this up, its not totally unrealistic to grab a stage and top-5 the Tour. But its totally unserious to predict a podium finish in TdF based on the performances we have seen so far.
I agree with you, but this could be the first time!Pidcock has historically never shown anything on proper, hard mountain stages with lots of elevation gain. There has been none this Vuelta, and he has done well on weak unipuertos and hard hilly parcours. There wont be any of such stages the remainder of the race, although the remaining MTFs are considerably harder than, say, stage 6 and 7, so that should tell us a bit more about his high mountain climbing and not least recovery.
Lets see him finish this Vuelta first. If he keeps this up, its not totally unrealistic to grab a stage and top-5 the Tour. But its totally unserious to predict a podium finish in TdF based on the performances we have seen so far. Thats not proper analysis if you do, and its not a real argument just to state the totally obvious that nothing is static.
Won the stage with the most elevation gain in the 2022 Tour.