Colombians huddle on the left. Roglic with the extra long soccer socks.
Is that Valverde' zimmer frame hiding behind the lady?
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Colombians huddle on the left. Roglic with the extra long soccer socks.
If Roglic doesn't win this he'll be a great dom for Dum next year.
Valverde is looking very slimColombians huddle on the left. Roglic with the extra long soccer socks.
Not only slim. Super skinny. Even compared to the other favourites. That most not be necessarily a good thing however.Valverde is looking very slim
Dumoulin has already said he's not aiming for the Olympics.Roglič will ride the Tour next year as a leader or co-leader no matter what happens in this Vuelta. The plan for Jumbo Visma was to ride for him in 2020 and deservedly so. Right now he is a more sure thing than Dumoulin who is unfortunately dealing with a complicated injury. I believe he'll be back at his best or almost, but if both of them target the Tour as their main goal next season, there will be no doms between them. They'll be co-leaders and the road will decide who'll be better in the end.
There's also a chance that both of them won't target the Tour GC because of the Olympics. In that case one might ride the Giro for GC and be a helper in the Tour. But still a long way to go till then. Let's concentrate to the Vuelta which is right in front of us. I predict a great race.
One of them will surely target the Giro, but I don't know who honestly.I think whatever happens it's hard to see Dumoulin, Roglic or Kruijswik dom for each other, they might stay in the front as co-leader but I doubt any team director will tell any of them to fall back and help someone if they start to get in difficulty.
What I said is nothing related with doping but the fact that 80% of the gc contenders are one dimmensional climbers. A guy like Evans would win a lot of gt's in this era if they put a good chunck of time trials. Even guys like Menchov or Vinokourov would be multiple gt winners with this kind of generation.First and foremost providing a link to dubious statistics doesn't prove anything
Some teams strength in points is based on classic wins etc ....not a valid measure for climbing strength at GTs and not really significant
Secondly the ludicrous idea that riders are weaker than 10 years ago is ridiculous and without evidence ...
It is obvious that one drugs are not in play like back then but also recent GTs have been very fast with some climbs in the last few GTs climbed faster than any time since the early 2000s and some faster than ever before with power outputs very high
Also it is obvious that PCS points mean little if alot of riders are at the same level which is the case ...as points are distributed more evenly than when there were fewer riders wining more races
This is not an indication of weakness just an indication of many riders are at or near the same level ...which seems to be the case
But I dont know why I bother writing this as so many moaners on here who think strength is only Pantani (who was doped to the gills) and refuse to see that cycling has changed and riders are as strong but clean and there are several similar level riders rather than a few way out in front
And anyway true racing is not about Ineos type 'strength' being present but about similar level competition, attacking racing without the control
What I said is nothing related with doping but the fact that 80% of the gc contenders are one dimmensional climbers. A guy like Evans would win a lot of gt's in this era if they put a good chunck of time trials. Even guys like Menchov or Vinokourov would be multiple gt winners with this kind of generation.
but the fact that 80% of the gc contenders are one dimmensional climbers. A guy like Evans would win a lot of gt's in this era if they put a good chunck of time trials. Even guys like Menchov or Vinokourov would be multiple gt winners with this kind of generation.
I think whatever happens it's hard to see Dumoulin, Roglic or Kruijswik dom for each other, they might stay in the front as co-leader but I doubt any team director will tell any of them to fall back and help someone if they start to get in difficulty.
That guy has been spending too much time around Daniel Oss.Shane Archbold.
“The Flying Mullet” needs no encouragement from any Italian Eurorocker. Archbold’s hair has been that way since before he ever became a pro cyclist.That guy has been spending too much time around Daniel Oss.
i stand corrected.“The Flying Mullet” needs no encouragement from any Italian Eurorocker. Archbold’s hair has been that way since before he ever became a pro cyclist.
Thats pretty big. I imagine he is 100% out the door then if thats the case. Why are you this sure?'Carapaz reed in Etten-Leur zonder toestemming van zijn ploeg'
Gisteren werd bekend dat Richard Carapaz niet zal deelnemen aan de Vuelta a España. De Giro-winnaar heeft nog teveel last van de gevolgen van een valpartij in het wielercriterium van Etten-Leur. Volgens El Periodico was zijn werkgever Movistar verbaasd, aangezien de ploeg helemaal niet wist dat...www.wielerflits.nl
Carapaz had no permission to start the crit from Movistar.
95% sure that's the reason they replaced him, not injury
They report a very vague injury, and if he did this I'm pretty sure they could be pissed enough to pull him out.Thats pretty big. I imagine he is 100% out the door then if thats the case. Why are you this sure?