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Schachmann has nobody but himself to blame. He had the chance to jump earlier but chose not to.
Dominant performance by Evenepoel.
Yes, he did attack from the pack, which...you kind of have to expect. Hard to imagine anyone was surprised that someone attacked from that pack.
They all saw him go by and no one responded until Schachmann went after him. I would assume that's because they were on the rivet and couldn't rather than because they were surprised.
never saw Nibali be so up at the front in his first race of the season
Funny they granted Costa the same time as Daniel Martin while he was clearly a few bike lengths back...
Yes, let go around the same time as Leknessund and Van Wilder, which is pretty decent since those guys are among the biggest U23 climbing talents.
They were all a bit surspried. They have to get used to Evenepoel attacking with a long sprint. Schachmann ist really really strong again but he slept a bit. Well, it is his first race of the year. I wouldn't be surprised if he wins Strade Bianchi. Tomorrow will he hard for Evenepoel and Schachmann.
What a final k for a guy 'without a kick'. At least he had the raw power to keep his kind of kick going. Impressive win, again.
If I'd have heard he won, it's not how I'd have guessed it would have gone down. He appears to be smart, aggressive, strong, and willful. Impressive.
Guesses for the TT margin?
Not on Dennis obviously, but on the rest of the GC men? I think he'll take a minute on everybody bar Dennis / other pure TT specialists
Not on Dennis obviously, but on the rest of the GC men? I think he'll take a minute on everybody bar Dennis / other pure TT specialists
I am not sure. Schachmann won the only time trial he finished last year. One minutes seems to much for 20km. I think 30 seconds is more realistic.
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Wanna bet he ain't wearing that one.Yep, he'll be wearing a special white/blue jersey on the last day
He gained more than 2 seconds per km on Ganna at San Juan. I'd venture everyone bar Dennis will lose more than that. Obviously the route is different and slightly less favourable for Remco but still... I think 45 sec or more on everyone bar Dennis. And maybe 20-30 sec on Dennis as well as he is far from top form.
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Love that we're talking about a 20-year-old in terms of "how much he'll win by" rather than if he'll win. Amazing. Early season but still a strong field.
The one TT that Schachmann won at 39kph. He finished 18th 1.13 back on the same ITT course in 2018.
I’m sure he’s improved, but he could still lose a minute on Sunday
Evenepoel saw him coming and still had enough in the tank to accelerate again to hold Schachmann off. It might not have made a difference.
Curious why you think this route is slightly less favorable? Lacking a significant climb? I kind of think an up and down course like this is right in his wheelhouse.
Actually I kind of think either are right in his wheelhouse.
In my defense i would like to say, that Kämna lost 15 seconds after the attack in the final kilometer. It's just that Remco has been cheating by letting me believe he couldn't do what he did.
Still possible, if Schachmann can put a few seconds between them the day after tomorrow.
More twisting and turning and accelerating... though after today i'm not sure that's a disadvantage.
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Yellow he could lose, but seems pretty hard to lose the white one. Almeida is 2nd in youth classification right now.
Not sure why anyone was surprised after watching Joao Almeida pull on the front to set it up. Had to expect something and it was definitely going to be before the last 75 meters...
It's getting harder to imagine what courses don't suit him. Seems to be going VERY well in all terrain.
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Don't think twists and turns in an ITT are a disadvantage for him. He seems very handy with a TT-bike.
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