betting for the stage reflects how hard it is to find a winner other than Pog
Pog 33%
Healy, Jonas, Martinez each about 5%
Pog 33%
Healy, Jonas, Martinez each about 5%
They should sell these in Lidl stores.
Indeed, I expect at least 2 riders in the attack from Visma. With Jorgenson to bridge later on.Visma are going to kill everyone here (well, everyone other than Pog and maybe some other riders with good legs). With Almeida out and considering how they raced the first week's stages, they'll drop the hammer. I don't agree with people who believe GC action will only happen later, i.e. this sort of terrain is perfect to utilize team strength - especially with how Visma like racing the TdF (fast and hard).
I predict a Visma choo-choo train and everyone will blow off the back.
Who do you think will be Pogacars last (strongest) domestique tomorrow?
A.Yates didn't look good at all until now. Sivakov or Soler? Last year with Almeida and an in-form A.Yates UAE had been nearly untouchable. This year could be a different story..
You mean WVA, Yates, Vic & Sepp wll be blown out the back?
So where do the first 9 stages of this edition rank compared to the first 9 stages of previous editions? Do you think it has been better than 2019 so far?I guess I shouldn’t be, but after all the aggression, hills, and hard racing the past 9 stages, I am surprised to hear people on the forum think that…
- The first week was bad
Classification of climbs is the least of Gouvenou's problems. Also I think the categorization is fine, it means that for the first time this race the competetion will actually matter nowThere is not a single climb tomorrow that should be classified any higher than a cat 3 in Stage 10.
Holy climb inflation. Yet, there are also about 5 other climbs that should be classified.
Gouvenou being Gouvenou yet again
Classification of climbs is the least of Gouvenou's problems. Also I think the categorization is fine, it means that for the first time this race the competetion will actually matter now
This will be the stage when Rog the King will be back. Bora with a perfect ambush.
UAE and VLB during the stage
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Tim Wellens the last domestiques in the mountains? That would mean, that Pogacar will be alone after every hard ridden climb, that is longer than 3 km...Tim. He's been solid. Sivakov. meh, lets see.
Tim Wellens the last domestiques in the mountains? That would mean, that Pogacar will be alone after every hard ridden climb, that is longer than 3 km...