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Everyone was so speechless they preferred to have a drink...........Doesn't leave much to the imagination
I guess he was really happy to win.
I think Roglic and Lopez look quite a bit alike.
Yes, I think this is the case--Kuss and Bennett conserving energy once Roglic established position right with Lopez, Quintana, Valverde, and Pogacar on the final kilometer of the last climb. I think I saw the two Jumbo riders finish in a small group just a few seconds behind the red jersey group.I hope
Why are you saying this like it’s a bad thing in any way?I just realized, no flowers. Just crappy little trophies and beer!
Here is a more accurate one
He wasn't turned on by the sh1tty beer he was offeredEveryone was so speechless they preferred to have a drink...........
Bennett is an expert at trailing in waaaay behind, on any stage where he knows he won’t win. He has his eyes on whenever the next sprint stage will be, and he has no intention of doing any more pedaling or doing it any harder than he absolutely has to to get to that stage. For one of the better climbing sprinters, he’s one of the quickest into the grupetto.Wzooh. Gilbert finding his 2011 climbing form.
And Sam Bennett finishing (second to last today) in the bottom 10 for the 7th time. Could he set a new record for a non-injuried rider?
Why are you saying this like it’s a bad thing in any way?
Maybe today will finally be Aranburu's day?
Well, you were right. But Aranburu wasn't too far off.Nope. Phil Gil's day.
Do you know how hard the last ramp in the final k is? It could be anything from 3% to 12% based on the indefinable profile.I suspect he’s looking at the Oviedo stage on Saturday. If Bora and MTS and maybe Quickstep can agree to keep things together, that has real sprint potential.
It’s one climb of the day, it’s listed as a cat 3, and it summits 25km from the finish. There’s big mountains the day before and after, so a lot of the peloton are going to want a rest day.Do you know how hard the last ramp in the final k is? It could be anything from 3% to 12% based on the indefinable profile.
I guess it's closer to the former than the latter. And after a stage without any difficult climbs, he has a good chance.
Beautiful win for sure, but it'll take a lot more than dropping Alex Aranburu and Fernando Barcelo on a murito to win the Worlds.Gilbert in shape is the best classicomano since bettini. What a joy to watch and he is now one of the favourites for the worlds to me.
It’s one climb of the day, it’s listed as a cat 3, and it summits 25km from the finish. There’s big mountains the day before and after, so a lot of the peloton are going to want a rest day.
Looking ahead to the final week, there’s actually 2 stages (Guadalajara and Toledo) almost entirely downhill, even before the procession stage to Madrid. So those are possibilities for the sprinters too.