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View: https://twitter.com/AlpecinFenix/status/1408866983031017476
If the sprained ankle bit is correct Merlier won't probably be sprinting at full power for a while.
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So where did we get to with that rule?
Whenever Alaphilippe, WvA, MvdP and Pogacar are on the start line together, the race is always won by one of them unless Mads Wurtz Schmidt is there? Any other corollaries to that law?
Whenever Alaphilippe, WvA, MvdP and Pogacar are on the start line together, the race is always won by one of them unless Mads Wurtz Schmidt is there? Any other corollaries to that law?
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I'm trying to work out the trajectory through the air whereby one can come off a bike and land on both knees. But it is too reminiscent of similar calculations in a thread last year revolving around falling and landing on one's penis.
- May 5, 2010
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I beg to differ! Ewan will in fact be very easy to see past - he always is - the question is; will he be easy for anyone to get past in the sprint?
And I think the guy who promised to run an experiment on the matter has disappeared off the forum...
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One would need a rather large penis to not be able to land on ones knees.
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It happened to me, although on a MTB. Over the bars after I lost my rear wheel on a rut in a straight descent (flat tire) and went hands and knees first to the ground.
The stupidest thing is that it happened the same thing two days in a row. Luckily I only stayed with 1 set of scars since the wounds were the same.
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There is a small chance of echolons between Locminé and Guern (km 136 - 167).
- Mar 26, 2015
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WvA saying to Wielerflits, that he is not going to contest the bunch sprints the next 2 days, because he has a shot at yellow Wednesday, and wants to save everything for that.
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Damn. I didn't think about that, but it makes sense I guess. The yellow jersey switching from Ala to MVP to Van Aert would be pretty amazing. Then Pogacar or Roglic next? Underdogs fighting for the leader's jersey is nice to see occasionally, but real champions holding the lead is usually better.
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Far has the yellow jersey fallen since the days of Marcel Kittel.
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If WVA did take it, I can't see Jumbo being too interested in defending it so I could see a break takes it on stage 7
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He's going to have to beat Roglic by 17 seconds in the TT then.
Honestly, it's going to be tight (even with Alaphilippe who IMO has a good chance at retaking yellow on Wednesday as well, or someone like Uran who blew everyone to pieces in the Swiss TT).
I don't think Jumbo can pick & choose who they'd rather get yellow with on Wednesday. Primoz Roglic needs to go full gas & do his absolute best to compete with Pogacar this year (every second counts). If WvA gets the yellow, I'm also sure they'll be okay from a tactical standpoint, but they should also entertain the possibility Roglic himself could be in yellow in a couple of days time.
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Doesn't make sense at all.
If he wants to take the yellow jersey the bonus he could take today and tomorrow would help massively. It's not like you waste a lot of energy doing a mass sprint compared to rolling in in 20th position.
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I agree about the energy, but he could be sandbagging, and there's also risk managment. Can't win on wednesday if you break an elbow today.
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85-95 % chance of rain today, so the finish could be chaotic
Very exited to see all the big sprint trains duke it out in the end - there are a lot of people contending this first bunch sprint:
Ewan, Cavendish, Merlier (or Philipsen), Demare, Pedersen, Bouhanni, Sagan, Bol, Van Poppel, Greibel, Colbrelli, Coquard, Laporte, Matthews, Walscheid and Turgis (did I forget someone?).
That's 15 sprint trains all fighting for the lead - on narrow wet roads - fun times ahead
Very exited to see all the big sprint trains duke it out in the end - there are a lot of people contending this first bunch sprint:
Ewan, Cavendish, Merlier (or Philipsen), Demare, Pedersen, Bouhanni, Sagan, Bol, Van Poppel, Greibel, Colbrelli, Coquard, Laporte, Matthews, Walscheid and Turgis (did I forget someone?).
That's 15 sprint trains all fighting for the lead - on narrow wet roads - fun times ahead
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Apparently you do, otherwise he would not use that argument.
I think sprinting takes more out of you than most know - even contesting an intermediate sprint 100K from the finish, can often mean the rider doesn't have enough for the final sprint.
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Zoom in on wind gusts at 16:00 today. Looks like max around 20-25/kmhhttps://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/aromezoom.php?mode=11&x=3208.98&y=5275.95&ech=14&zoom=4
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Rolf Soerensen making the point on TV2, that a rainy race is an advantage to Mads P, who tends to be better than everyone else in bad weather, not least with a couple of big, Belgian cobbles specialists as his lead out.
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Went back and watched the final yesterday and as suspected amongst the excitement there was a great moment, in a 20 second window;
Kirby absolutely losing his ***
The attack from off screen, from what I can only assume was 150 wheels back
Van Der Poel acknowledging the LOOMING THREAT of the condor
Here it is - https://streamable.com/azgdkl
I would've loved to see the reaction from that enthusiastic Tour of Colombia commentator
Kirby absolutely losing his ***
The attack from off screen, from what I can only assume was 150 wheels back
Van Der Poel acknowledging the LOOMING THREAT of the condor
Here it is - https://streamable.com/azgdkl
I would've loved to see the reaction from that enthusiastic Tour of Colombia commentator
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