- Jul 7, 2013
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So congrats to Lenny on this victory. Almeida in pole position ahead of tomorrow. Remco lost substantial time today but he will try to show himself in the TT tomorrow.
Nah, he was about to get dropped himself and figured he might as well help Lecerf.
who knows what QS are smoking.
There is no reason why Remco was doing the pacing today. None
He should have finished with Carolos Rodrigues today, not nursing Lecerf
- Jun 7, 2011
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That's not really true. Both can ride a TT that is very close to the best GC TT'ers. But both can also ride TT's that are subpar. They both have a fairly high TT ceiling, but neither is very consistent imho.
Historically, Almeida has finished ahead a lot more in H2H.
Jay Vine versus João Almeida | Same race results
Comparison of results between Jay Vine and João Almeida in races where they both started.
www.procyclingstats.com
- Mar 20, 2022
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- 22,180
It looks like they banned chalets for this resort and went with the ugly "mod" French style for alpine resorts
It's a better look for him than just getting dropped on his own. He is very preoccupied with appearances.
- Jun 7, 2011
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it was probably both. I dont think he would have finished with Vine and CRod but he was the best after those guys
- Aug 13, 2011
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About to say Vine has beaten Almeida twice vs seven for Almeida. Only way Vine overcomes Almeida is if his form is declining or a crash/mechanical.That's not really true. Both can ride a TT that is very close to the best GC TT'ers. But both can also ride TT's that are subpar. They both have a fairly high TT ceiling, but neither is very consistent imho.
Historically, Almeida has finished ahead a lot more in H2H.
Jay Vine versus João Almeida | Same race results
Comparison of results between Jay Vine and João Almeida in races where they both started.
- Jun 7, 2011
- 20,975
- 20,311
- 28,180
Surely it's not that difficult to understand. He was not good enough, he knew he wasn't good enough. So instead of finishing 9th at 1m10 on the day, he helped out Lecerf and finished 11th at 1m29. He wasn't going to win GC, so he had nothing to lose (he doesn't care whether he finished 5th or 7th in GC). Just try and win the TT now.
better to finish 11th on the stage vs 3rd and have an outside shot at the TT?
seems like it was Almeida who was foolish in that regard--if he refused to work and they slowed then Vine would come back to them, allowing them to do the 1-2 attacks toward the finish. I don't know if that would have changed the result but wouldn't that have been the proper strategy?
What i love about Vine is he gives no F#$&s about results. Does what he's told, takes his paycheque and goes home. The way he played chicken with Fortunado was spectacular when he was still totally within a shout of the final overall GC
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