Thought Leijnse/Poole(?) got caught riding for Bittner and Campanaerts gambled too much, Schmid ended up 11th with nobody doing a turn for him so it probably would've stuck with just a little bit of help.
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Pretty insane that Campenaerts almost did it again. First attack was stupid and just a waste of energy tho.
In the end happy we didn't lose a GC rider today and at least we got a great final.
In the end happy we didn't lose a GC rider today and at least we got a great final.
Groves easy. Campenaerts still managed to finish sixth !
If there was a stronger group in the break then Alpecin would not have won the stage. If Campaenerts had gone with Schmid's attack they would have stayed away because Schmid was super strong. Anyway, think Schmid can win one of the upcoming one day races in Italy.
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I see a lot of saving energy for tomorrow's breakaway in the results. Tons of strong climbers finishing minutes down.
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I don't know for sure but there were splits in the peloton coming down off the decent. He might have been caught out.
The more thinking I do about the final suggests Campaenerts cost himself by not working with Schmid in the last 2kms. Even if he gave soft turns they make the final before the peleton and Campaenerts wins the stage.
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It couldn't have been easy on the nerves covering those last 2km!
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Easy as its gets for Groves - he's won 3 stages now. But its a sad reminder seeing him in the green jersey and thinking what happened to Wout.
A lot of strong riders finished at over 10 mins. So looks like a strong break wins on tomorrow's lumpy stage. Hard day at the office coming up.
A lot of strong riders finished at over 10 mins. So looks like a strong break wins on tomorrow's lumpy stage. Hard day at the office coming up.
Nice performance by Groves and his team. Backs up the idea that he didn't just get the greeen jersey for free.
Just watched. Bummer. An illegitimate green jersey winning, with an illegitimate polka dot jersey finishing as well...at least the other Aussie didn't throw a temper tantrum today.
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It's definitely a huge bummer Wout isn't there, the jersey distribution would be very different now I think. But I like Vine, so don't mind he inherited the polka dots all things considered. Now he needs to prove he's worthy of it.
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You’re acting like they crashed Wout out themselves!
And anyway, Vine lost the polka dot jersey himself by crashing out in 2022 so it’s come full circle for him, in a weird way.
Oi Oi Oi!
I'm not Aussie, but I know the chant. Nothing wrong with a bit of fishing on forums, but I actually like Vine. Seems like a humble, super talented guy, who loves to ride his bike.
Groves...not a big fan of many sprinters from any timeframe. Bunch of knuckle dragging bro types, who act like that for the same reason a lot of dudes buy motorcycles.
O'Connor is a twitt.
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I think he had a shot at it, even if Wout was there. Groves didn't. Like I wrote above, I actually cheer for Vine.
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Groves confirms he's the best sprinter here. Scary finale in the rain but everyone stayed upright - chapeau!
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Good sprint by Vito Braet. He has had a quite solid 1st WT season.
It's a pity he had the untimely mechanical on the Leitariego stage and only managed to come back to the peloton less than 2k to go, otherwise he could have scored another top5 there.
Arne Marit on the other hand has had a dissapointing race.
It's a pity he had the untimely mechanical on the Leitariego stage and only managed to come back to the peloton less than 2k to go, otherwise he could have scored another top5 there.
Arne Marit on the other hand has had a dissapointing race.
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