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Because ASO, their presentations are so lame that even the Giro presentation looks like an action blockbuster compared to them...Why the F would they not put the route online today. Why wait until Sunday????
Puy Mary I don't mind cause it's a medium mountain stage where it's not all that common to have guaranteed action let alone a lot of action at all. Col de la Loze was the single worst MTF they could've had in that location even though it could be legendary as a pass.Atleast there are no MTF's like Loze and Puy Mary this year where all the action could only happen in the last 2 km
Puy Mary I don't mind cause it's a medium mountain stage where it's not all that common to have guaranteed action let alone a lot of action at all. Col de la Loze was the single worst MTF they could've had in that location even though it could be legendary as a pass.
They didnt do that this year though..
No way Tao has any chance of winning Le Tour, my guess is Carapaz and Bernal for Le Tour, Tao in the Giro. Thomas prolly also Tour *** it.
Yeah, like even if they announce it to be an ITT I'd still think, are we sure on the day of the stage Prudhomme is not just gonna turn up and tell the teams that unfortunately they only worked out a schedule for 22 starters, so what can you do?I'm still fully expecting that ITT to be a TTT.
I would say Tao for the Giro. He'd be going there as defending champ and could do a "co-leadership" deal with Carapaz. How often does a rider like Tao get to win a GT? And then return and wear number 1 the following year?I think Carapaz will do the Giro he was promised this year, especially considering the ITTs at the Tour. Thomas and Tao will go for the Tour and Bernal will depend on his recovery and what he wants.
I'll somewhat settle for them doing their incredibly unimatinative vanilla stages somewhat right.I'm still kinda unsure what to think of the final mountain stage to Luz Ardiden instead of Bagargui. On one hand, on paper those three pyrenees stages look pretty great and considering there will be a rest day after the Andorra stage they even got the order right. On the other hand it's the most ASO thing ever that they could be able to stick the Bales, the Peyresourde, the Azet, the Aspin and the Tourmalet all within two days. That amount of unoriginality in pyrenees stage design is even bad for Tour standards. But yeah, taking that part aside I actually think that's a good very good final block of mountain stages.
If there would have been a long TTT this year, Roglic would have won because of the gain in the TTT thanks to his ridiculously strong team, despite not being the better rider. I dislike TTTs in Grand Tours.I'm still fully expecting that ITT to be a TTT.
Puy Mary I don't mind cause it's a medium mountain stage where it's not all that common to have guaranteed action let alone a lot of action at all. Col de la Loze was the single worst MTF they could've had in that location even though it could be legendary as a pass.
I'm still fully expecting that ITT to be a TTT.
It was stage 9, 28km, with an uphill finish in 2015. They'd already had stages on a Dutch ***, the Muur de Huy, cobbles, and Mur de Bretagne before they got to the TTT. 15 prior abandons.Is it not a bit late for a TTT, especially of that length. I feel TTTs shouldn't be later than stage 3 myself as crashes or abandons can seriously affect them
It was stage 9, 28km, with an uphill finish in 2015. They'd already had stages on a Dutch a lovely person, the Muur de Huy, cobbles, and Mur de Bretagne before they got to the TTT. 15 prior abandons.
Something's gone wrong with the wording of my post, but I can't quite put my finger on it...
Au contraire, it's a bit early for a TTT. I think, for optimum usage, we shouldn't really see a TTT in the first 21 stages.Is it not a bit late for a TTT, especially of that length. I feel TTTs shouldn't be later than stage 3 myself as crashes or abandons can seriously affect them
TTT to be replaced with team beer-chug on the Champs-Elysees, after the final stage, with times counting towards GC.Au contraire, it's a bit early for a TTT. I think, for optimum usage, we shouldn't really see a TTT in the first 21 stages.
TTT to be replaced with team beer-chug on the Champs-Elysees, after the final stage, with times counting towards GC.
One beer or as many as possible? If it's the latter, there could be a lot of WT spots available for new riders in 2022. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Adam Hansen would reconsider his Ironman plans.
Standard neutral support race-issue bidon full of beer, min 5% abv, cap off.One beer or as many as possible? If it's the latter, there could be a lot of WT spots available for new riders in 2022. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Adam Hansen would reconsider his Ironman plans.
Depends on what a Bagargui stage would look like, but Tourmalet>Luz Ardiden is pretty solid.I'm still kinda unsure what to think of the final mountain stage to Luz Ardiden instead of Bagargui. On one hand, on paper those three pyrenees stages look pretty great and considering there will be a rest day after the Andorra stage they even got the order right. On the other hand it's the most ASO thing ever that they could be able to stick the Bales, the Peyresourde, the Azet, the Aspin and the Tourmalet all within two days. That amount of unoriginality in pyrenees stage design is even bad for Tour standards. But yeah, taking that part aside I actually think that's a good very good final block of mountain stages.
Tbf, the size of some of them, one beer would be as many as possible