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I wonder what they'll do in the Grand Tours next year. Withdrawing riders who are ready for racing can't be the future of pro cycling, can it?
What riders ready for racing are being withdrawn?
Complete idiot. He has everything in the bag. Now he needs to support his leader 100%. This is pure egotism. Reflects very very poorly on him.WoutTF
Imagine if Majka was forced to abandon as well.Clarke, Cort, Bennett, Laengen, Bouchard, Martin, Barguil, Durbridge?
He seems very humble, and not the type to do that. But yes he should.It I were Jonas I would be going mad on the radio. It Jumbo are serious about winning the TDF they need to all be helping him and not attacking for fun. Look at Us Postal and Sky, heck, I remember seeing Cav pulling on flat stages back in 2012. I mean they are up against potentially the greatest rider ever in Pogi. They need to seriously think about getting some new sports directors in...
It I were Jonas I would be going mad on the radio. It Jumbo are serious about winning the TDF they need to all be helping him and not attacking for fun. Look at Us Postal and Sky, heck, I remember seeing Cav pulling on flat stages back in 2012. I mean they are up against potentially the greatest rider ever in Pogi. They need to seriously think about getting some new sports directors in...
But most of the years he won enough stages to compensate for that. 5 stage wins in 2004 plus the TTT, and that is despite gifting one away to Basso.Lance won by five minutes almost every year.
In 2005, he finally realised that maybe it wasn't necessary to deny his teammates all freedom and they won two stages (Hincapie and Savoldelli) from breaks.