Well, Cav is easily safe, but he got dropped by Froome.
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Yes but he still might manage a podium.really? seems to me that carapaz may be exactly where he is, because that is what he is as a rider. y think he can do more?
Well, Cav is easily safe, but he got dropped by Froome.
Ineos are so miserable. Could they not have just let O'Connor have his moment
They're doing a Movistar that's allIneos are so miserable. Could they not have just let O'Connor have his moment
Yes but he still might manage a podium.
it goes to show how well the grupetto pace it. Cav finished 3 minutes down on Matthews in the end but matthews was with the peloton just outside Bedoin before the 2nd ascent
Allowing people to continue if they are out of limits is real *** not good story. Very unfair to other "real" cyclists who have to ride every day, help the team leaders and never be able to win the stage because of idiotic sprinters teams bringing their relaxed, rested (out of limit) track ryders 200 m to the finish line.I'd not overlook how much work and active racing WVA did to force the break and his part in it today. Definitely doesn't get that freedom on another day but his ride was herculean today and I'd not be surprised if he was up with the best from GC had he just sat in the pack all day.
Just don't see it happening. Cav in green is a huge feel good story (depending how into your cycling your are...) and an interest boost in the competition.
2016 Formigal, 91 riders (55,4% the race péloton at that point) missed the time cut by a huge margin. They were 54 minutes behind on a stage which took 2h 54 minutes for the leaders to complete, 31% outside the winner's time - a level that would see you cut from most time trials. That group included people who've top 10ed many a Grand Tour, like Robert Gesink, Tejay van Garderen, Leopold König and Pello Bilbao. The issue is, once the gruppetto is big enough, they know they're safe and won't get bounced from the race, so they don't need to work hard. Only occasionally (one time in Tirreno-Adriatico in the 90s, for example) will the organisers go hard on the autobus when they're deemed not to have respected the race. The problem is the penalties, if the riders aren't thrown out of the race, only impact a small number of riders (those contesting the points classification) since a time penalty means nothing to guys already missing time cuts, and points penalties only impacts those who are contesting the points classification - and ironically, the guys contesting the points classification are probably the guys trying hardest in that gruppetto to honour the race anyway.So, if 80 riders miss the time cut, is it the correct %?
They should have a competition to find him.Or the one with most points
Yeah I feel the same way..its hard to comprehend
So many previously high GC riders and top riders riding around France hours down ?
OTLAny news on Rowe And Soren Kragh? missed the cut?
at this rate Carapaz won't get podium vs stronger time triallists like Vingegaard and Uran. And if Kelderman finds back his TT legs (he was hindered by injury on his elbow first TT) he is *** there too.Ineos are so miserable. Could they not have just let O'Connor have his moment
I think the Carapaz we saw win the Giro and podium Vuelta was better, maybe not better than Pogacar but would have been a few minutes closer and ahead of the rest.really? seems to me that carapaz may be exactly where he is, because that is what he is as a rider. y think he can do more?
SKA made it with 3 seconds.
I think the Carapaz we saw win the Giro and podium Vuelta was better, maybe not better than Pogacar but would have been a few minutes closer and ahead of the rest.
What happened with Rowe did he give Carapaz his bike? Itv had him finishing with the front group initially!Any news on Rowe And Soren Kragh? missed the cut?
" if we cannot be happy, we will not allow anybody else to be happy as well"Ineos are so miserable. Could they not have just let O'Connor have his moment