Bernal was roughly s.t as Roglic after 2'30'' of racing, so he lost all of his time in the last 6 minutes which included a 1 km descent. I would say that he was around 6 s/km slower on the flat part which is very bad.
And definitely not after 7 kilometers!Think at best he's a co leader. Unless Bernal and Carapaz completely collapse or crash, I can't see Ineos fully backing Yates in any GT. He hasn't shown the ability to be competitive in 3 weeks in a long time.
You can dig back a few years and see me actually hailing him in the Tour of Utah as the best climbing performance of the season. However, for me to soften my dislike of him, I feel he needs to be away from Rogla as much as possible (and possibly away from Jumbo-Visma to facilitate that, as their team car is the real problem), as he is infinitely more interesting when he isn't being used in this negative reinforcement role as non-domestiquing domestique, who only exists to discourage racing by looking strong without actually doing anything to distance others. None of Jumbo's other leaders are as reliably elite, so Kuss might actually be used to domestique positively to drop or isolate others, or given freedom to do his own thing, when that is the case. As soon as they put him in a team with Rogla, suddenly 15 riders are tapping out the tempo of the third best Jumbo rider on every mountain and Sepp is breathing through his nose, riding all the way to the summit without turning a pedal in anger, just there to ensure nobody else dares try to be entertaining. Unfortunately, because of how strong he is as a climber, but how inconsistent he has been in stages like TTs, he always gets selected as a helper for Rogla, so we only ever get to see interesting Sepp on rare occasions, and on those occasions I largely root against him because of his usual role.You're a smart woman. Can you tell me a scenario that would make Kuss rise in your esteem?
Or are you just going to twist every single performance into somehow enhancing your weird hatred for him?
I mean, I love Sagan but I understand your dislike there. This just seems so silly...
I think there is a trend among riders to go too hard on hills in ITTs and Roglic just rides within himself on those hills and then kills the flats afterwards.Bernal was roughly s.t as Roglic after 2'30'' of racing, so he lost all of his time in the last 6 minutes which included a 1 km descent. I would say that he was around 6 s/km slower on the flat part which is very bad.
What I'm expecting anyway is Yates and Bernal are the two more protected riders but Carapaz will try and attack from longer range rather than sitting behind Jumbo. Sivakov, Van Baarle, Narvaez and Pidcock will be the main mountain doms and Puccio for the flat. Carapaz should be used as a foil to attack and force Jumbo, Bahrain and Movi to do the chasing.Well the three amigos strategy is a proven Movistar strategy, tested time and time again.
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Sadly the usual Kuss scenario is relatively likely, though I can also see them using Kuss to babysit Carapaz or Yates if they attack earlier on a climb.You can dig back a few years and see me actually hailing him in the Tour of Utah as the best climbing performance of the season. However, for me to soften my dislike of him, I feel he needs to be away from Rogla as much as possible (and possibly away from Jumbo-Visma to facilitate that, as their team car is the real problem), as he is infinitely more interesting when he isn't being used in this negative reinforcement role as non-domestiquing domestique, who only exists to discourage racing by looking strong without actually doing anything to distance others. None of Jumbo's other leaders are as reliably elite, so Kuss might actually be used to domestique positively to drop or isolate others, or given freedom to do his own thing, when that is the case. As soon as they put him in a team with Rogla, suddenly 15 riders are tapping out the tempo of the third best Jumbo rider on every mountain and Sepp is breathing through his nose, riding all the way to the summit without turning a pedal in anger, just there to ensure nobody else dares try to be entertaining. Unfortunately, because of how strong he is as a climber, but how inconsistent he has been in stages like TTs, he always gets selected as a helper for Rogla, so we only ever get to see interesting Sepp on rare occasions, and on those occasions I largely root against him because of his usual role.
Oh, or maybe he could slap Peter Sagan in a post-stage fight. That would probably make him rise in my esteem.
It's Adam Yates in this race, not Simon.Sadly the usual Kuss scenario is relatively likely, though I can also see them using Kuss to babysit Carapaz or Yates if they attack earlier on a climb.
Okay, but as I have said before (maybe not to you, but generally); Kuss never looks to be in trouble, he always looks like he's breathing through his nose even if he's about to be dropped. I can't really see why that should be a problem.You can dig back a few years and see me actually hailing him in the Tour of Utah as the best climbing performance of the season. However, for me to soften my dislike of him, I feel he needs to be away from Rogla as much as possible (and possibly away from Jumbo-Visma to facilitate that, as their team car is the real problem), as he is infinitely more interesting when he isn't being used in this negative reinforcement role as non-domestiquing domestique, who only exists to discourage racing by looking strong without actually doing anything to distance others. None of Jumbo's other leaders are as reliably elite, so Kuss might actually be used to domestique positively to drop or isolate others, or given freedom to do his own thing, when that is the case. As soon as they put him in a team with Rogla, suddenly 15 riders are tapping out the tempo of the third best Jumbo rider on every mountain and Sepp is breathing through his nose, riding all the way to the summit without turning a pedal in anger, just there to ensure nobody else dares try to be entertaining. Unfortunately, because of how strong he is as a climber, but how inconsistent he has been in stages like TTs, he always gets selected as a helper for Rogla, so we only ever get to see interesting Sepp on rare occasions, and on those occasions I largely root against him because of his usual role.
Oh, or maybe he could slap Peter Sagan in a post-stage fight. That would probably make him rise in my esteem.
I believe in the theory they were switched at birth tbh.It's Adam Yates in this race, not Simon.
Pretty easy, just wait after stage 3 and there will be big enough gaps to make decision.BTW I still don't get how INEOS is going to work out leadership between Yates, Bernal & Carapaz....
Roglic can drink with his eye, what a legend! Hopefully he drinks a lot tonight making the race a bit more competitive.
He already emptied the bottle, the photo was taken when he was looking for a last drop, maybe was still something left.Roglic can drink with his eye, what a legend! Hopefully he drinks a lot tonight making the race a bit more competitive.
Yes, but since the Tour went so well with multiple leaders Brailsford thought he'd give it another go.I think so, Adam Yates was supposed to be targeting this as a leader.
Bernal a little bit disappointing but it's just 7 kms. We'll have a better understanding after 3rd stage MTF.Bernal was roughly s.t as Roglic after 2'30'' of racing, so he lost all of his time in the last 6 minutes which included a 1 km descent. I would say that he was around 6 s/km slower on the flat part which is very bad.
I think with Carapaz doubling up, Bernal getting Covid and Yates being not able to make another step in GTs after 2016 it is just a case of having a back-up plan or 2 in case something goes wrong. And not an aggressive one-after-the-other attacking.Yes, but since the Tour went so well with multiple leaders Brailsford thought he'd give it another go.
We'll see on stage 3. It's just much more time lost than you'd like to this early in the race.So, Bernal not as good in the opening TT as Carapaz. It's a short route, so maybe not too significant, but also maybe not a good sign for Bernal.
2"?So, Bernal not as good in the opening TT as Carapaz. It's a short route, so maybe not too significant, but also maybe not a good sign for Bernal.
lol roglic owned pogacar in the last 2 mountain stages of the tour 2020 in week 3!Bernal a little bit disappointing but it's just 7 kms. We'll have a better understanding after 3rd stage MTF.
It's not surprising that Ineos probably plan to strike hard in the last week because it's Roglic's Achilles heel - he had problems in the past (Tour and Vuelta 2020).
And what happened?lol roglic owned pogacar in the last 2 mountain stages of the tour 2020 in week 3!