Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2025, Stage 9: Alfaró – Estación de Esquí de Valdezcaray (195.5k)

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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.
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
 
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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.

I was talking about the UAE team ? I never mentioned any one rider

But without Pog the team seems to be just a group of guys wearing the same shirt and in truth the responsibility lies with the manager and DSs

If they want to win GC then they cant be letting riders off up the road for themselves but I guess just like Visma at the Tour I guess they DONT believe they can win GC so don't even give it their best team shot)
 
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
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.
 
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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.
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 racing
 
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