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Gerant Thomas is still on the course fighting for a top 100!
Yup, almost crashed into Pog on the penultimate lap.
Williams rode a great stage and probably the only one with the speed to beat Pog at the line but he attacked and he chased and he was bushed at the end
It takes noting away from the Pog to say so
Its not annoying to say so
There is such a thing as anti British sentiments on here ..
Gosh no one can be mentioned in the same sentence as the God Pog is it ???
Ridiculous
Plus Pog in one sentence is the greatest of all time GOAT and in the next breath its against weak opposition.....so which is it
You are hardly a GOAT if the opposition are so beneath you ???
It takes noting away from the Pog to say so
Its not annoying to say so
There is such a thing as anti British sentiments on here ..
Gosh no one can be mentioned in the same sentence as the God Pog is it ???
Ridiculous
Plus Pog in one sentence is the greatest of all time GOAT and in the next breath its against weak opposition.....so which is it
You are hardly a GOAT if the opposition are so beneath you ???
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Tiberi and Almeida were on same time in GC, so there was no way Tiberi would not have tried to close to Almeida other than Pog sticking a baguette in his wheel.
- Apr 30, 2011
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What do you think the gap will be between Evenepoel and Landa in Itzulia?
- May 3, 2010
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Four stage wins in the Vuelta a Catalunya. Could this be a record?
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We will see, just saying he has shot at it. Top 5 would be great as well.
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No. Delio Rodríguez won 5 in 1941.
- Feb 9, 2013
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Landa taking some selfies with Pog and Bernal on the podium 
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What terms are needed for a little bet?
I don't think Evenepoel will finish more than 35" ahead of Landa in the GC of Itzulia.
The question has been asked if what Pog is doing this season is extraordinary in the context of his previous seasons. I think...not totally clear, but I had expected the opposition to step up a bit.
But they didn't. There were 1.5 good climbers in this race who lived up to their billing (Landa/Bernal). Landa merely rode at the level we've seen since...2014? Bernal is a bit of an exception because of his injury.
Where was GC Kuss? Where was Uijt-whatever? Almeida? Vlasov? Mas? Lenny? Yeah, they all had their moments, but I expected a jump in form from at least one of them. They were dropping 3 minutes to Pog on stages that frankly weren't that hard (maybe stage 6 but at least the weather was pretty decent).
But they didn't. There were 1.5 good climbers in this race who lived up to their billing (Landa/Bernal). Landa merely rode at the level we've seen since...2014? Bernal is a bit of an exception because of his injury.
Where was GC Kuss? Where was Uijt-whatever? Almeida? Vlasov? Mas? Lenny? Yeah, they all had their moments, but I expected a jump in form from at least one of them. They were dropping 3 minutes to Pog on stages that frankly weren't that hard (maybe stage 6 but at least the weather was pretty decent).
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I think Eddy himself has said so too, no? Maybe not with alitteration but still
He knows who is the real deal.I think Eddy himself has said so too, no? Maybe not with alitteration but still
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I think this is true for every commentator though that they'll be biased in favour of their fellow country riders? It's part of how commenting works in every sport I think. It's just that English happens to be an international language and many listens to it so it's going to be obvious for more people.
- Dec 28, 2010
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Very true. Norwegian TDF broadcast has been unbearable at times.
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Same for my country. It's funny, but I think the majority of viewers would be really mad if they didn't do it.
And something has to keep new viewers when they first tune in
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Yeah, considering the huge discrepancy between the number of people who actually follow cycling and the massive casual TDF audience in Norway, this is very understandable and the broadcaster wouldn't really be doing their job if they didn't put a big focus on Hushovd, EBH etc. It might have tapered off a bit now, but especially in the 2010s the Norwegian TDF audience was massive. And most of them didn't know that Paris-Roubaix or Giro d'Italia even existed.Same for my country. It's funny, but I think the majority of viewers would be really mad if they didn't do it.
Races like the Volta a Catalunya, however, are usually only watched by hardcore cycling fans, so being a partisan commentator doesn't really make sense there. But I don't think the British Eurosport guys are that bad when it comes to this, really. I think it's just easier for them to identify riders they know well, and talk about those guys.
You are deeply cruel!! Nibali would certainly get hurt feelings from seeing this!!
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