We've come a long way since Paris-Nice, eh? Back in the good old days when Gaudu was beating Vingo on GC.
It won't happen, but the stastical probability is also not 0.Vingegaard and Pogačar to ride away on the Saisies and put everyone bar the Top 10 outside the time limit. Vingegaard then gives Pogi ‚the look‘ 5k from the summit of Loze and wins by 2 minutes.
Don't count your chickens before they rob hatch. Still got 5 stages 'til Paris.We've come a long way since Paris-Nice, eh? Back in the good old days when Gaudu was beating Vingo on GC.
I only see that if UAE is able to drop all Jumbo’s doms but Kuss. Obviously the rain will help.Remember Floyd Landis, who lost time to La Toissuire.
The next day, Floyd was the rider of the day, dropping Sastre et al by almost six minutes!…
Fun fact: that day, Floyd attacked at the Saisies climb. The Saisies will be the first climb, today, again…
I could imagine a Pogacar attack at the Saisies, already. Or, at the latest, at the Roselend.
It's also a question whether Vingegaard is bad in the rain, we haven't seen any evidence of that. It certainly suits Pogacar, but then again, if he's really tired surely riding in the rain and cold won't benefit him either.Rain or no rain, Vingegaard would need to have his worst day of the tour today for Pogacar to stand a chance. Can't see it happening but I would love to be proven wrong.
No sour grapes here, but I am considering not even watching. The tour is not over, but I think it is over, if you know what I mean. Been super entertaining until now, but if I were JV I'd just control the sh•t out of it from here on and follow Pog like a shadow wherever and whenever. I believe that's what they'll do and hence there won't be much 'to see' in todays stage. Choo choo all the way up the Loze.
For Denmark.I would kinda love Vingegaard to go thermonuclear once again. If you're gonna dominate, then don't half-ass it. Full Robo-Basso style!
vingegaard goes at the foot, drops Pog after 5km of doing 7w/kg. Then does 7.2 w/kg until the top winning by 8 minutes.Vingegaard attacks final km of Loze and wins by 30s
Clinic stuff aside Floyd Landis also gained a lot of time on that stage because the GC teams of that tour all played poker trying to get the other guys to do all the work.Remember Floyd Landis, who lost time to La Toissuire.
The next day, Floyd was the rider of the day, dropping Sastre et al by almost six minutes!…
Fun fact: that day, Floyd attacked at the Saisies climb. The Saisies will be the first climb, today, again…
I could imagine a Pogacar attack at the Saisies, already. Or, at the latest, at the Roselend.
It is really interesting. Surely UAE will try to apply pressure today and test if Jonas went too deep yesterday, slim chance but it’s probably the best they’ve got also a possible way to get another stage win and it doesn’t jeopardize 2nd place.So will UAE risk it all today or is the strategy to use both stage 17 and 20 to take back 1:48?
I think the latter. Make the stage hard and attack on the steep section on la Loze and hope that Vinge is not on his best day. Then Pog might distance Vinge with 30-45s on the climb, add to that bonus seconds at the top and the finish and Pog will will be within a minute back. Now Pog will have some momentum and Vinge will feel more pressure. Then all out war on stage 20.
Jumbo planned the TT performance, that's why they were content with Vinge just following Pog even with the slim advantage. Now they can relax, heck they can even rest their whole team.
If JV still wants WvA to have a stage win, they should try and drop all sprinters and make sure those are OTL, so WvA can win the stage tomorrow.
For today... I guess it's for the break. Too risky for someone in the top 5 go go for it, they'll all wait for the last climb.