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believe so.
No MOV riders could keep up until the end... Man it's really going to be a long and painful season for them huh.
About 15 seconds behind the groupWHERE'S VALVERDE???????
He was. Not sure how I missed the biggest guy left, but regardless I did.
Not bad for Dumo on a sprinty uphill like this early on.11th
Most of us knew it'd be bland. Still an awful stage worth complaining about after the fact.I seriously dont know what people were expecting here, this was the most obvious sprint MTF ever
It's not like they bossed a big alpine climb. Quintana being among the best on this kind of uphill finish is bad news for his opponents. All in all I'm just happy about the fact that Pinot didn't pay for the crash on stage 1.There was very little anyone could do with JUmbo Visma pace....they have the best riders at the moment
I hope Ala gives up on the next mountain stage and doesn't destroy his season like last year. After losing some time he could win a couple more stages.
He was. Not sure how I missed the biggest guy left, but regardless I did.
2 conclusions
- Roglic did survive that crash
- Alaphilippe is never gonna happen this year
True. Hence why ASO should have either beefed up the run-in, or dropped this MTF altogether in exchange for beefing up any combination of Stage 6/8/9.I seriously dont know what people were expecting here, this was the most obvious sprint MTF ever
Sure he had a great season, but after tour he was cooked. I would like to see him in classics and worlds this year.I... wouldn't say Alaphilippe's season last year was destroyed. Especially because he had a pretty good season before the Tour.
Of course this year there - practically - was no "before the Tour", so this year your plan might be quite a good idea.
His domestique doing the good work of hoarding up the bonificatinos though.3. Dumoulin is not there yet.