He must have blacked out during the chase.He came from quite far back, I think his vision was blocked.
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He must have blacked out during the chase.He came from quite far back, I think his vision was blocked.
You think that 15 seconds will decide this Tour? If Vingegaard would have been there with Van Aert, every GC team behind bar Ineos would also have started taking pulls.Winning the TdF.
He lost the wheel in the corner, which was a tricky one. Roglic then had to close the gap. But UAE has to know Jumbo could try something here.You do realize that Roglic had perfect positioning while Pogacar was nowhere to be found because his team is incredibly underwhelming apart from high mountains?
Yates is supposedly first in the Ineos picking order, if so it would be weird for him not to cooperate in a situation like that.If WVA waits for Vingo and Yates at the top of the hill, how many turns at the front would Yates take after that? Maybe none?
I don't see what Roglic had to gain tactically from sitting up. It's a win-win situation if he stays up front.
Roglic sat in the wheels of the team and had to drop. Pogacar was out of position at the base of the climb because of a lack of teammates. I'm sure you could have figured that out yourself if you used that little head of yours for a second.
Geraint Thomas ...ha ha ha
He said Roglic lost the wheel and couldnt close the gap
That's a possibility, but what if Thomas is the main rider for Ineos and Yates wanted to make sure G doesn't lose time? He could be an anchor on Vingo and WVA. It's a coin toss, maybe.Yates is supposedly first in the Ineos picking order, if so it would be weird for him not to cooperate in a situation like that.
If Yates is actually second or third in line, Ineos will quietly be very happy that Van Aert didn't stay with him and Vingegaard because it means their hand remains unrevealed.That's a possibility, but what if Thomas is the main rider for Ineos and Yates wanted to make sure G doesn't lose time? He could be an anchor on Vingo and WVA. It's a coin toss, maybe.
I don't think there was any calculation on his part. If he's strong enough to stay with Wout and Jonas, no one's catching them anymore on the way to the finish. 3 strongest on the climb, and 3 of the strongest TTers against a bunch whose riders are scattered all over the road and who have to organize themselves again and find their legs... not happening IMO.I'd need to watch it again but unless he calculated that they hadn't enough support to maintain a gap over an entire peloton chasing. Or received instructions on the radio. It still looked very unlikely that WVA could ride 10km solo to stage victory over the crest of that climb. If the GC teams had got involved in the chase as well the very best they could have hoped for was a few seconds of a gap at the finish line.
Don't get me wrong, that was very exciting, but you have to question Jumbo's overall targets. They are going to pay for all these efforts, in two weeks time when their two leaders could be isolated against a thermonuclear Pogi.........
Acting as if Van Aert loses the stage if he sprints against frigging Adam Yates.You think that 15 seconds will decide this Tour? If Vingegaard would have been there with Van Aert, every GC team behind bar Ineos would also have started taking pulls.
This was way more special and spectacular. Cycling needs this, not GC "tactics" from stage 1 to 21.
If Pogacar goes thermonuclear, do you think Kruijswijk is going to pull him back?Don't get me wrong, that was very exciting, but you have to question Jumbo's overall targets. They are going to pay for all these efforts, in two weeks time when their two leaders could be isolated against a thermonuclear Pogi.........
Jumbo need ot concentrate on one thing ...the yellow jersey ...if they want to win the Tour
It is his own fault to be this distracted. I think everyone knew that there could be fireworks in the last little climb. Additionally several teams were drilling it so you knew something was going to happen. If it was because of the team then it looks bad for him. If it is bad positioning it is shame on him, but he just couldn't follow. Lucky for him that JV had a plan for Wout winning the stage today and not for JV trying to win the Tour!.Pogacar had no team around him and was probably caught behind when the 2 armadas started drilling it.
It's quite realistic that teams organize better if 2 GC contenders are in front, they get caught, and then Jumbo have nothing. Hindsight 20/20, as usual. Just enjoy a man in yellow daring to do this, go all out and finally win a stage after three consecutive 2nd places. He was also just hands down the strongest on this stage.Acting as if Van Aert loses the stage if he sprints against frigging Adam Yates.