You´ll get 2 in the first 3 stages next year.As Cavendish would say, a piss poor stage. Hope that we get less of them in the next Tours.
You´ll get 2 in the first 3 stages next year.As Cavendish would say, a piss poor stage. Hope that we get less of them in the next Tours.
Same in 2022. Then the next was stage 21.You´ll get 2 in the first 3 stages next year.
Once you knew there wasn´t any significant wind, you could have done something useful with your time.Seriously though, stages like this are an abomination. They're just glorified tourism commercials until the last 5k until everyone awakens for a few minutes.
And no, sprinters don't need their days. That's what track racing is for.
People can and do just watch the sprint. I don't watch any sprint stages and haven't for years. The issue is those stages account for almost a third of the Tour which is a bit crap.Once you knew there wasn´t any significant wind, you could have done something useful with your time.
um, no.Definitely not the case this year, all three of the sprint winners from the Giro this year have a claim to being faster than everyone bar Philipsen (Merlier definitely has a claim to being even faster than Jasper, Milan perhaps also). Lidl's leadout was also better than any we have seen here, I think.
And no, sprinters don't need their days. That's what track racing is for.
You don't think Milan, Kooij, and Merlier can at least claim to be faster than Girmay? I'd say Kooij is the only one who isn't obviously faster!um, no.
Peloton: <sniffles>Congratulations to Jasper Philipsen for winning the stage and to Mathieu van der Poel for providing a perfect lead out.
Peloton self neutralized and all agreed they need an additional rest day, that shows on just how hard first week was. On top of that a rather perfect answer to being treated like a circus animal, as fans for sure would rather have them ride cobbles today. A rather demanding stage coming up tomorrow so all focus already on that.
Peloton: <sniffles>
Mom: Peloton, what's wrong baby? Why are you crying?
Peloton: ...dirty...we had to ride on dirty roads...it was hard and bad
Mom: You rode on "dirty" roads...do you mean dirt roads?
Peloton: ...yeah, I guess...there were ROCKS sometimes...
Mom: Rocks, huh...did anyone get hurt on the rocks?
Peloton: ...well...no...but someone was hurt on the hard road...
Mom: Are you okay?
Peloton: ...yeah...but my feelings are hurt...I feel like I was a circus animal or something...
Mom: What kind of circus animal?
Peloton: ...probably a marsupial or something
Mom: You had a pouch?
Peloton: ...three of them...on our back...
Mom: That sounds like a hard day, Peloton!! <Dad from the other room: HTFU, son!!!> Now now, Peloton, don't you listen to your father. You make sure you go tell the manager about having to be a marsupial...and make sure to ride real real slow the day after tomorrow, we wouldn't want you to feel like a marsupial anymore...mmkay?
Peloton: OKAY MOMMY!!! I'LL TELL THE MANAGER NOW...AND RIDE REAL SLOW, JUST LIKE YOU SAID!!!
Mom: Good boy, Peloton, good boy.
They shave their balls? And did I need to know this detail?@ChewbaccaDefense
A bit more respect should in my opinion still be in place here. As after all this guys shave their balls for you, the fan. Day in day out.
I read this in Leave it To BeaverPeloton: <sniffles>
Mom: Peloton, what's wrong baby? Why are you crying?
Peloton: ...dirty...we had to ride on dirty roads...it was hard and bad
Mom: You rode on "dirty" roads...do you mean dirt roads?
Peloton: ...yeah, I guess...there were ROCKS sometimes...
Mom: Rocks, huh...did anyone get hurt on the rocks?
Peloton: ...well...no...but someone was hurt on the hard road...
Mom: Are you okay?
Peloton: ...yeah...but my feelings are hurt...I feel like I was a circus animal or something...
Mom: What kind of circus animal?
Peloton: ...probably a marsupial or something
Mom: You had a pouch?
Peloton: ...three of them...on our back...
Mom: That sounds like a hard day, Peloton!! <Dad from the other room: HTFU, son!!!> Now now, Peloton, don't you listen to your father. You make sure you go tell the manager about having to be a marsupial...and make sure to ride real real slow the day after tomorrow, we wouldn't want you to feel like a marsupial anymore...mmkay?
Peloton: OKAY MOMMY!!! I'LL TELL THE MANAGER NOW...AND RIDE REAL SLOW, JUST LIKE YOU SAID!!!
Mom: Good boy, Peloton, good boy.
Congratulations to Jasper Philipsen for winning the stage and to Mathieu van der Poel for providing a perfect lead out.
Peloton self neutralized and all agreed they need an additional rest day, that shows on just how hard first week was. On top of that a rather perfect answer to being treated like a circus animal, as fans for sure would rather have them ride cobbles today. A rather demanding stage coming up tomorrow so all focus already on that.
As it should be read.I read this in Leave it To Beaver
Probably more because there are still no collarbone protectors even on the gravel, which in turn would suit Primoz Roglic.Let me guess that you have this opinion because the stage didn't suit Primoz Roglic.
It would have if Bora ever got the leadout right.Let me guess that you have this opinion because the stage didn't suit Primoz Roglic.
Let me guess that you have this opinion because the stage didn't suit Primoz Roglic.
Probably more because there are still no collarbone protectors even on the gravel, which in turn would suit Primoz Roglic.
I am anxious for the day where the riders will use airbags.No. I already said that two days back, Rogla is good on gravel and i have no issues if he decides to ride Strade Bianche again in the future. On a GT though, there should be no place for gravel. The reason being it's a lottery, when it comes to punctures and mehanicals and as such it shouldn't have such big influence on the outcome, when it comes to general classification. It's not justifiable.
Again no, i explained on multiple occasion Rogla is a good bike handler. It's due to crashes and especially injuries pandemic ongoing in the pro peloton, that needs to get addressed. Obviously not by fans, as fans would instead rather make the peloton ride cobbles today. Riders are now starting to change their opinion and teams are starting to back them. Likely due to huge amount of money lately being introduced into pro peloton. For teams it's just becoming economically unsustainable, to have their superstars injured. So finally they are now pressing on governing bodies, such as UCI, to do something. Fans will be fans, often having a knee jerk reaction about it. And that is more or less about it.