I think the strongest steep hill climbers are Gescke and Teuns. I think they are both in good shape. The Bora guys look great, too. But normally Kämna and Schachmann are stronger @ 5-7 %.
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I think more, they'll have spend a lot of energy once they hit LSPDBF
If they can keep the gap over 2.30-3 minutes at the foot of the climb and continue to ride together until the upper slopes they will have a chance. Otherwise there is too much firepower behind and Pogacar really wants to win this today.
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Nuclear Pogacar "only" put 1:30 into peak Kämna on PDBF in 2020. However, I actually don't think Kämna is in his best form at the moment because he went quite deep the whole Giro and it's very hard to keep that form. And obviously that was an ITT back than while he had to do a lot of work in this breakaway today.
It wouldn't surprise me if Teuns turns out to be the best of the breakaway. I think he has saved a lot of energy so far and hasn't taken many turns.
I foresee Kämna and Schachmann will be on their way to a double win but then on the final gravel stretch a lone figure will fly past them. It will be Martínez. He will ask them if they remember Le Puy Mary.
He is also guiding Benoot back to the front of the peloton. I quess some people were right, he is washed out. Only his salary is probably too high for the job he is doing (water boy).
Seems like the first time this week to see a Bahrain jersey at the front of the action (and I like their jersey )
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there's a staff guy from ISN team on the local tv broadcast of the tour and it seems they really are as delusional regarding Froome' return to prev. level as Froome himself... wow.
How do these guys not know Strava? “I’ve heard of it.” Unbelievable.
No it's totally irrelevant. All Mountain domestiques didn't need to pull and I think McNulty and Majka are plenty for this climb...
almost everyone is still in the bunch... few sprinter/workers are just strating to drop right now
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