Neither. Whoever is chasing them, no matter how far behind, would just overtake them.What do you think, who wins in a sprint between Evenepoel and Nibali?
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Neither. Whoever is chasing them, no matter how far behind, would just overtake them.What do you think, who wins in a sprint between Evenepoel and Nibali?
What do you think, who wins in a sprint between Evenepoel and Nibali?
Neither. Whoever is chasing them, no matter how far behind, would just overtake them.
Not Pozzovivo, that's for sure!
And Evenepoel being pissed off for not out sprinting Van Aert..I've seen Nibali outsprint Valverde.
The journey was long, as was to be expected, but it went well. And so the national cycling teams ... arrived as scheduled on Sunday for dinner (7 hours ahead of Italy) in the centre near Lake Yamanaka that hosts them. It is located near Mount Fuji.
as reported by Gazzetta
Qui Giappone, Nibali e Longo Borghini guidano gli azzurri. E c’è il Fuji sullo sfondo
Le Nazionali per le prove in linea del 24 e del 25 sono arrivate nell’hotel vicino al lago Yamanaka. Massimo rispetto della bolla, ai fornelli il cuoco Mirko Sutwww.gazzetta.it
What a squad. Let's hope the heat neutralizes Pog a bit.More from Gazzetta:
Japan: the Azzurri on the course. Caruso: "The last climb Mikuni Pass is similar to Civiglio"
Heat and humidity ... "It will be a very demanding test".
Nibali : "True, the final climb is very hard and the heat will play an important role, we sweat a lot".
Qui Giappone, gli azzurri sul percorso. Caruso: "L'ultima salita sembra il Civiglio"
Sabato di scena la Nazionale di Cassani: caldo e umidità si fanno sentire. "Sarà una prova molto impegnativa"www.gazzetta.it
Time to hate Ineos again for Moscon wearing Ineos helmet on Italian team kit.
WaitIsn't Moscon the only one who's not wearing a regular team helmet?
Forget about the helmet. Trek and Pinarello at least managed to preapre a special frame paintings for the Olympics, while Merida and Cannondale didn't even bother and their riders (Caruso and Bettiol) have to ride their normal team-coloured bikes. I'd be totally pissed off if I had to ride the Olympics race on my standard, boring team bike..Time to hate Ineos again for Moscon wearing Ineos helmet on Italian team kit.
maybe you hate the wrong person, it's Caruso...................Time to hate Ineos again for Moscon wearing Ineos helmet on Italian team kit.
The Olympics will face it's most significant test tomorrowSIlence before the storm, low profile, now at last a few words before the race:
"How did I come out of the Tour? The sensations were good but there were no conditions to make a classification. When I retired I wasn't tired. I thought about the national team. Each one of us can be a leader. In a race like this you have to be very good on that single day. I did everything I could to be so. And experience is decisive. As well as unity. Clarified with Ciccone after the Nationals? Race episode. Born and finished there. Nothing else."
"If I sign up early for a medal? The podium matters. I hear people say that in cycling it's a less important title but ask Van Avermaet (gold in Rio 2016, ed) what it meant to him. More than a World Championship? It has a different value. The Olympics has something more. To get to play my cards, everything has to be perfect, otherwise I'll be on hand. Who do we have to beat? Pogacar, Van Aert, Evanepoel. But at the end of the day I think like Sagan, how do you know beforehand? Maybe a young man doesn't get a good night's rest the night before and doesn't get it right in the race. Without naming names, I've seen examples."
The silence has moved over to the Olympic RR thread: https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threa...-tokyo-mens-road-race-234k.37143/post-2602601SIlence before the storm, low profile, now at last a few words before the race:
"How did I come out of the Tour? The sensations were good but there were no conditions to make a classification. When I retired I wasn't tired. I thought about the national team. Each one of us can be a leader. In a race like this you have to be very good on that single day. I did everything I could to be so. And experience is decisive. As well as unity. Clarified with Ciccone after the Nationals? Race episode. Born and finished there. Nothing else."
"If I sign up early for a medal? The podium matters. I hear people say that in cycling it's a less important title but ask Van Avermaet (gold in Rio 2016, ed) what it meant to him. More than a World Championship? It has a different value. The Olympics has something more. To get to play my cards, everything has to be perfect, otherwise I'll be on hand. Who do we have to beat? Pogacar, Van Aert, Evanepoel. But at the end of the day I think like Sagan, how do you know beforehand? Maybe a young man doesn't get a good night's rest the night before and doesn't get it right in the race. Without naming names, I've seen examples."