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nice win for aa and team astana today.
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itzulia stage three looks like another gigglefest in the last twenty kms. do i dare de say de gendt or guillaume martin or tgh in a breakaway since all three are far down the standings? let’s go with de gendt for wth purposes. it’s not like the predictions can get any worse.
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Woods on the steep finish.
Or Yates
Or Yates
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like the predictions. so many are reticent to create their own, personal pantheon of horrible predictions. i say embrace the suck. misery loves company.
let's do this for decent giro/tdf/vuelta practice...
let's do this for decent giro/tdf/vuelta practice...
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Speaking of embracing the suck, Schelderprijs is going to be a cold, blustery suckfest with a lot of DNFs.
I'll go out on a limb with that old man of the north Kristoff to suck the least.
I'll go out on a limb with that old man of the north Kristoff to suck the least.
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oops...missed that race entirely.
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interesting article on ef education and how road cycling teams may be eventually morphing into cycling "lifestyle" teams vs strictly road racing.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/features...-their-weight/
https://www.cyclingnews.com/features...-their-weight/
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horrible predictions cont...stage four itzulia...mollema.
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interesting article on ef education and how road cycling teams may be eventually morphing into cycling "lifestyle" teams vs strictly road racing.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/features...-their-weight/
https://www.cyclingnews.com/features...-their-weight/
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Bauke didn't seem to into it on stage three yesterday, was he just waiting? It's a stage just punctuated by climbs today, but looking at GC you have 20 riders within two minutes, hmm...
... I'm kind of thinking Ion Izagirre will attack on that final cat 1 after the breakaway is caught...
... I'm kind of thinking Ion Izagirre will attack on that final cat 1 after the breakaway is caught...
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Oh yeah, also Tadej is incredible. Everytime I've seen him cross the line or podium this year he's been all smiles. He's not even close to emptying the tank. He's smart too, I really think he'll be the decades next grand tour champion like Froome or Mercx or the one that shalt not be named.
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nice choice of mollema (eye roll)...
this is turning out to be a fun little weeklong escapade in the basque country.
saturday’s final stage is shaping up to be epic.
this is turning out to be a fun little weeklong escapade in the basque country.
saturday’s final stage is shaping up to be epic.
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Replayed the last 30km of stage 3, what I thought was an interesting bit of racing. Couldn't believe I watched mcnulty just slip away. Chavez doing a ton of work, Hugh doing a ton of work then pointedly waving Higuita onto valverde, Gaudu did not look happy to miss the final selection of six. That group of six putting in 49"
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Friday's stage is tough to pick. I'll guess wrong with Cattaneo.
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Replayed the last 30km of stage 3, what I thought was an interesting bit of racing. Couldn't believe I watched mcnulty just slip away. Chavez doing a ton of work, Hugh doing a ton of work then pointedly waving Higuita onto valverde, Gaudu did not look happy to miss the final selection of six. That group of six putting in 49"
But bully for young Brandon. He not only got into that 6 man break, but he then drove it hard. He has a chance to win it all on Saturday in a field with the today's best GC riders. And if he doesn't, he still has raised his stature this week. It's the first time we've seen him shine in a world tour stage race beyond an ITT.
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I just saw a clip of about the last 8 km, and it was kind of hard to follow what was going on. Chaotic racing in the chase group. I don't think I've ever seen a bunch spend so much time looking over their shoulders.
But bully for young Brandon. He not only got into that 6 man break, but he then drove it hard. He has a chance to win it all on Saturday in a field with the today's best GC riders. And if he doesn't, he still has raised his stature this week. It's the first time we've seen him shine in a world tour stage race beyond an ITT.
But bully for young Brandon. He not only got into that 6 man break, but he then drove it hard. He has a chance to win it all on Saturday in a field with the today's best GC riders. And if he doesn't, he still has raised his stature this week. It's the first time we've seen him shine in a world tour stage race beyond an ITT.
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thinking ineos has to salvage something here since it's been mostly uae and team jv (and astana). yatesie hasta go at some point.
perhaps on the gontzagaraigana (gawd that was fun!) about 45 kms from the finish or a little later but he's gotta put in a respectable
dig to stay fear-worthy. these snot-nosed, 25 yo punks show zero respect. picking carapaz to purloin stage cinco to restore the
ineos gang street cred pre-gt's.
perhaps on the gontzagaraigana (gawd that was fun!) about 45 kms from the finish or a little later but he's gotta put in a respectable
dig to stay fear-worthy. these snot-nosed, 25 yo punks show zero respect. picking carapaz to purloin stage cinco to restore the
ineos gang street cred pre-gt's.
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Today's stage to Arrate looks like a hot mess, hard to predict, and I didn't watch Wednesday. All the more reason that I can confidently say Yates for the stage win. Though Roglic probably keeps GC.
P.S. by "keeps" I mean regains. Sorry, Brandon. But a helluva ride.
P.S. by "keeps" I mean regains. Sorry, Brandon. But a helluva ride.
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What a ridiculous profile
Ouch. You know I had suspicions that McNulty would be the protected rider this race. Everyone's eyeing Pogacar, but what does a Tour winner care about a week long stage race? (No offence this has been hard racing, I love spanish races). What a wonderful tactic this would be if Tadej drags his feet until Roglic gets that uneasy feeling half way through the stage.
Brandon looked SO good pulling away on Wednesdays stage 3. Wait though, maybe Vingegaard will be the chosen one up Arrate? Will be a good race.
-- I'm going to say Astana let's Omar Fraile do his mind boggling descending to nab a stage win --
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How can Valverde stay in the top echelon? Has he found the fountain of youth?
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Gaudu is looking really good this year also.
I wonder if we'll here the story about Matteo Fabro from Bora? He kept puncturing in the middle of the peloton and nearly had a couple crashes from it. I wonder if he was running "new tech" aka clinchers?
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