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The most reasonable explanation is that Sunday he payed for his efforts in Corvara, a bad day plus the mechanical and Tuesday he made a tactical error triggered by the excitement to come back, attacking too early in the first stage after the rest day, a very risky action since he couldn't really asses his form.
Otherwise, his peak form was predicted to be in the last week, something he achieved, in the last two decisive stages he put almost 3 minutes in Bala and Chavito and over six in SK.
Alexandre B. said:I have yet to understand what happened between saturday and friday. He was at a decent level during three stages : Corvara, Risoul and Sant'Anna di Vinadio.
Winning the race despite two real bad days... That's resilience.
The most reasonable explanation is that Sunday he payed for his efforts in Corvara, a bad day plus the mechanical and Tuesday he made a tactical error triggered by the excitement to come back, attacking too early in the first stage after the rest day, a very risky action since he couldn't really asses his form.
Otherwise, his peak form was predicted to be in the last week, something he achieved, in the last two decisive stages he put almost 3 minutes in Bala and Chavito and over six in SK.