TDF 26
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I want to see a good race with few top cyclists abandoning so Pogacar and Vingegaard can go back and forth. You have to respect what Pogacar has done but I would like to see a great battle and someone finally find a way to crack him and his team. The Team TT tomorrow will be blistering fast! It would be fun to see a stage in person for sure!
Very difficult to argue against Pogi win. There seems to be no chinks in his armor anymore.
I expect there to be another epic dual up Alp d'Huez 2X with Vingegaard.
I am looking forward to see the results of a modification of Vingegaard's training as well as Remco is 4 Kg's lighter than his normal race weight and has a new coach. Although, I particularly dislike Remco. he appears to be better prepared for what the TDF has to offer. He has the physical tools to podium (3) but i suspect his idiot display of race tactics will drop him to 5th.
I am a Vingegaard fan. However, everything will have to go right for him with his depleted team support.
I expect there to be another epic dual up Alp d'Huez 2X with Vingegaard.
I am looking forward to see the results of a modification of Vingegaard's training as well as Remco is 4 Kg's lighter than his normal race weight and has a new coach. Although, I particularly dislike Remco. he appears to be better prepared for what the TDF has to offer. He has the physical tools to podium (3) but i suspect his idiot display of race tactics will drop him to 5th.
I am a Vingegaard fan. However, everything will have to go right for him with his depleted team support.
..makes you wonder if they ever rode a TT bike before.. Weird. Did they talk about, anything, before they started?
I've raced many many TTT's. When things go south---they go way south. and when things click and connect perfectly its just feels magical
Looked more to me like 5 guys just had a bad day on the bike, and a few others couldn't believe what they were seeing and kept thinking they'd catch on.. more of a bad coincidence than a screw up?
I call that a mistake.
Its the first stage of the TDF---physically not ready/prepared= mistake
All the riders are in communication with the DS--no or poor communication= mistake
Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug. Looked to me like they were all bugs. Haha.
Lil anti climatic today... waited all race for a move, that never happened. Happy for the guy who was gifted the stage but that was a rather boring stage...not quite as boring as soccer, but in the same zip code.
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just finished watching. Del Toro should have been penalized for retro riding earlier in race.
Good finish. McNulty did a great job keeping a very brisk pace through the final circuit to reduce the peloton down to a more manageable group. pogi probably could have put a 3-5 seconds on everyone had he chose too. on stage 2 of TDY no reason to put that effort in there. a very young Pogi would have made that mistake and thats the sort of mistake Remco usually makes----perhaps he's listening now.
Good finish. McNulty did a great job keeping a very brisk pace through the final circuit to reduce the peloton down to a more manageable group. pogi probably could have put a 3-5 seconds on everyone had he chose too. on stage 2 of TDY no reason to put that effort in there. a very young Pogi would have made that mistake and thats the sort of mistake Remco usually makes----perhaps he's listening now.
Incredible race by Pogacar --possibly the best bike road racer of all time
I am wondering though if Jonas is not feeling all that well. He was seen wearing a surgical mask at the check in and had no answer to Pogicar's initial attack.
Del Torro nearly equally as impressive.
Traeen made an amateur mistake over lapping wheels in a 180 deg corner
not only is Pogacar the strongest GC rider but the EAE is also the best constructed team.
Visma really is without 2 of their stars: Wout van Aert and Mateo Jorgenson is a shell of himself due to injury
I am wondering though if Jonas is not feeling all that well. He was seen wearing a surgical mask at the check in and had no answer to Pogicar's initial attack.
Del Torro nearly equally as impressive.
Traeen made an amateur mistake over lapping wheels in a 180 deg corner
not only is Pogacar the strongest GC rider but the EAE is also the best constructed team.
Visma really is without 2 of their stars: Wout van Aert and Mateo Jorgenson is a shell of himself due to injury
GC standings prior to todays Sprinter stage:
The battle for 2nd and 3rd could be interesting"
will del toro and Pogacar 1-2?
3 Lidl trek in top 10
will Jonas collapse
Bora battle of their co bosses
The battle for 2nd and 3rd could be interesting"
will del toro and Pogacar 1-2?
3 Lidl trek in top 10
will Jonas collapse
Bora battle of their co bosses
| 1 |
| UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG | 21h 11' 57'' | - | B : 26'' | - |
| 2 |
| TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | 21h 14' 39'' | + 00h 02' 42'' | B : 12'' | - |
| 3 |
| UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG | 21h 15' 24'' | + 00h 03' 27'' | B : 14'' | - |
| 4 | R. EVENEPOEL | RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE | 21h 15' 27'' | + 00h 03' 30'' | B : 4'' | - |
| 5 | J. AYUSO | LIDL-TREK | 21h 15' 31'' | + 00h 03' 34'' | - | - |
| 6 | P. SEIXAS | DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM | 21h 15' 52'' | + 00h 03' 55'' | - | - |
| 7 | F. LIPOWITZ | RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE | 21h 15' 57'' | + 00h 04' 00'' | - | - |
| 8 | L. MARTINEZ | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 21h 16' 18'' | + 00h 04' 21'' | - | - |
| 9 | M. SKJELMOSE | LIDL-TREK | 21h 16' 54'' | + 00h 04' 57'' | - | - |
| 10 | M. VACEK | LIDL-TREK | 21h 19' 07'' | + 00h 07' 10'' |