In any case, the real story here, I think, is he massive, massive gap between Pog-Vingo-then everyone else when it comes to GTs. The gaps are only slightly smaller in monuments, where we just have Pog-MvdP-others.
To help reduce the gap further for himself as well.Why should pidcock give him a turn? Almeida is the weird one for expecting pidcock to help him win the vuelta. They both said the right things in the interviews.
He needs to save that sentiment to the team meeting. Management takes a big responsibility for the fiasco we just saw.Almeida rightfully critical of the team. He deserves more support than this.
What would he focus on if Pog was there? Trying to stay on his wheel or going off early for his own agenda? Another young rider's hubris will be his undoing.
Don't know the exact saying but something like , when you try to make everyone happy you end up pleasing nobodySeems to me UAE wants to keep them all happy and I guess not that focused if Pog is not there
FYI - Pernia is an actual surname in Spain, so this might be the first purposedly incorrect spelling that gets right.Raul Garcia pernia !!!!!
If it was easy to perform here after the Tour, he'd be here. But he was too tired after the Tour.He's avoiding Vingegaard, clearly.
We probably won’t get the complete picture on that until the end of the season. To my mind it’s still unclear whether he really didn’t want to ride it or the team were happy he opted out so they could get Ayuso in to try and keep him happy.Why isn't he here?
There must have been a slight downhill...........Pidcock outsprinting Almeida after riding his wheel, underscoring the last 4 letters of his last name.
This is it (but I think you meant Almeida). Having experienced this firsthand (I'm guessing you have as well, because most people who race much have), you just shake your headBut to largely sit on and then pull the weak bs of taking a couple of bonus seconds from Ayuso that will mean nothing to Pidcock's chances. D*ck move.
Yup. Honestly, it was a matter of when, not ifRR, this didn't weather too well today. Surprised Vine checked out so early. When Ayuso was at the back before the climb you could tell it was going to be a very bad UAE conference after the race.
Pidcock wouldn't have to save himself for the sprint if Almeida had told him that he'd gift it to him. But as he gives no gifts, he should expect nothing in return.To help reduce the gap further for himself as well.
But if he can't, oh well. But then sprinting for a few bonus seconds just doesn't have a good look. And I am very skeptical that the difference between Almeida and Pidcock will be a free seconds.
Did he have to do a turn or not sprint? Of course not. Would he look less doooooshy if he did either? I think yes
I thought Pog was weary of racing and the press etc after the Tour ...seemed to be the case when he talked about how many years he had left and when he said to ITV that he might not be here (at the Tour) next year. It was probably a long season and he needed a break to rediscover his love of racingWe probably won’t get the complete picture on that until the end of the season. To my mind it’s still unclear whether he really didn’t want to ride it or the team were happy he opted out so they could get Ayuso in to try and keep him happy.
When pog is not at the race, UAE tends to race stage races like Movistar.Seems to me UAE wants to keep them all happy and I guess not that focused if Pog is not there
When pog is not at the race, UAE tends to race stage races like Movistar.
Wait! Is there a Movistar connection here? Why, I believe there is!
Vine was spot on. A true profe$$ional.Vine said yesterday that he expected today to be won from the peloton and that he will help Almeida.
My biggest fear is seeing Vingegaard putting a show in Cerler leading to Unipublic thinking it's cool to have Cerler again in the route every 3 years.
Not that it was a great time in the past but climb record by err, 4 minutes apparently
El Principe.Ayuso just trundled home in 157th