that is what I am asking myself? They are 10 minutes up the road, that is way too much for Teunissen. In my opinion they should have called one of the 3 back to Vinegaard
Belgian commentators think Jumbo is going to try with Kuss or Kruiswijk to win the stage as Wout seems to go back and forth (with food and such)
Someone out of Kuss and Kruijswjik should have stayed with Vingegaard at least. Not send both with WVA.
I guess he is the star of the team and with a good chance to go for KOM and in good form. He should be doing what he does.
It is not an easy thing to manage. With Roglic out, WVA has complete freedom to go for what he wants. While Vingegaard is trying to make the best result he can. Obviously, it would have been better to have the whole team backing him but that would also be putting all your eggs in one basket. He hasnt reached that status yet, to be the captain with Roglic out. Everyone riding for him.
He still gotta prove himself and hold on for 3 weeks before getting full support. I mean if Vingegaard cracks in the last week and drop 10 minutes then it would be pretty good to have won a couple of stages, with a chance to win the KOM with Van Aert.
I guess he is the star of the team and with a good chance to go for KOM and in good form. He should be doing what he does.
It is not an easy thing to manage. With Roglic out, WVA has complete freedom to go for what he wants. While Vingegaard is trying to make the best result he can. Obviously, it would have been better to have the whole team backing him but that would also be putting all your eggs in one basket. He hasnt reached that status yet, to be the captain with Roglic out. Everyone riding for him.
He still gotta prove himself and hold on for 3 weeks before getting full support. I mean if Vingegaard cracks in the last week and drop 10 minutes then it would be pretty good to have won a couple of stages, with a chance to win the KOM with Van Aert.
Maybe he cracks, but I think on Ventoux, he showed he might be worth fighting for...just my opinion...obviously not Zeeman's...
He's in the peloton so he'll have a team car behind him and neutral service too. I think they are racing for stage wins, not GC, Vingegaard has simply ended up high on GC by going for the stage, rather than any 3 week objective/strategy perhaps. He'll have riders drop back to him from Wout anyway to help if really needed.
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Of course the Jumbo tactics could be explained by the mythical Kuss Touch, which everything into mold.
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I would honestly find it hilarious. But hey this one guy on eurosport said it was the hardest stage of the Tour and he gets paid for his opinion, he must be right.
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My condolences to the climbers who now have to sprint for k.o.m. points against probably the 2nd fastest sprinter of this Tour.
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I'm amazed that no one's tried anything that might cause UAE to even consider doing something other than soft pedalling. I guess the fact that 7 or 8 riders are all within striking distance of the podium is making them gun shy.
Or not, Ineos and Movistar are setting up another tactical masterclass.
Or not, Ineos and Movistar are setting up another tactical masterclass.
ineos is preparing another carapaz attack that will be brought back
I think Vingegaard aint in the position to get the whole team to ride for him. It is only his second GT and his first time being in this position. He has been given the go to ride his own race and make the best result. He should be happy with that. If he does well and doesnt crack, then he will get more opportunities to be the captain in races in the future.
That.’s so weird how they rate this stage—one of the preview articles made a similar “hardest” stage assertion. Maybe they’re just try to drum up interest for a Sunday broadcast that isn’t all that exciting (at least not yet).
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