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Last Post 08/16/2020 12:21 PM by Orange Crush. 25 Replies.

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Orange Crush

Posts:4499

08/14/2020 02:26 PM
S ome pretty sharp analysis from Tom. Says the pulling him and Stevie have been doing and then getting dropped is not at all what they had in mind for Tour so good it comes about now and forces thinking about sharpening tactics.

longslowdistance

Posts:2886

08/14/2020 03:18 PM
What's with the power outage at Ineos?

79pmooney

Posts:3189

08/14/2020 10:29 PM
Posted By Orange Crush on 08/14/2020 01:56 PM That would be very poor prep on his behalf. There is a lot of valley riding there. It was the hardest part of Haute Route Alps. I wonder if Formolo knew he was going for the break, that it was one in ten that his attempt was going to work (its a lottery that depends on both the right other riders showing up and the peloton's actions). So a successful day was getting into the break, getting air time and perhaps pulling a KOM on Madeleine. After that? Peloton's gonna catch ad he'd done his work for his sponsor. So he heads up Madeleine for the KOM. And he's virtual leader! "Never dreamed this when I went to bed last night but I guess I'm going!" Lesson learned - always scan the rest of the course even if it isn't remotely possible!

Cosmic Kid

Posts:4209

08/15/2020 08:43 AM
Big news in the Dauphine....Bernal out of the race with back problems. Guess this will get Froome a ride in the Tour now, even if Bernal recovers. Kruiswijk also out after a crash earlier in the stage. Thomas got dropped on the penultimate climb....INEOS is a bit of a mess today.

Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!

Cosmic Kid

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08/16/2020 08:38 AM
Posted in the Lombardy thread by accident, but Roglic is out of the Dauphine after his crash yesterday. Everyone is going down in this race!! And now a Nasty crash for Sivakov while in the break…hit his pedal in a downhill turn. Almost high-sided, but still came down hard. He is seriously torn up. Whole left side of his back is road rash.

Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!

Cosmic Kid

Posts:4209

08/16/2020 09:39 AM
What ab great stage...attack after attack with botht eh stage and overall up for grabs. Greta win for Kuss and martinez went out and grabbed the overall with a gutsy ride. Bummed for Pinot....he chased hard at the end and thought he might reel them back in, but he came up just short.

Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!

Orange Crush

Posts:4499

08/16/2020 09:57 AM
Nice win from Kuss to salvage the day. Tom is also looking increasingly strong and consistent. Pinot found a way to lose overall thrown in his lap.

79pmooney

Posts:3189

08/16/2020 11:36 AM
Sepp Kuss really stepped up to keep J-V in the limelight. "I trained harder than ever and I’m having so much fun on the bike right now." He sure makes climbing look easy! https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ezTcsT4KrpPoF2dED7AySL.jpg J-V looks like a really good fit for him. He's basically a grunt; a multi-thousand meters of climbing grunt, but when the opportunity to shine happens, he's all there. Seems to have really good racing smarts. I hope my guess is on, that he will have a long, good and appreciated career. (Appreciated by teammates, opponents and insiders. The savvy European fans. We know that concept is completely outside the American attention span.

79pmooney

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08/16/2020 11:46 AM
OC, Pinot is one rider who might not be an immediate fan of Sepp Kuss! I was wondering what J-V could do with Roglic gone. They got three riders into the early split. OK, good. Now are you three just going to sit there and just shut down moves to keep Dumoulin at a decent place? Or are you going to do something to make this race memorable?

Orange Crush

Posts:4499

08/16/2020 12:17 PM
They had two objectives going into day. Stage win (anyone) and green jersey for van Aert. Both achieved. The slight move up in GC for Dumoulin was ok but never a major goal. He was too far down already. Which goes to point he made earlier in race about fine tuning how this co leadership works if the leader somehow runs into trouble.

Orange Crush

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08/16/2020 12:21 PM
Posted By 79 pmooney on 08/16/2020 11:36 AM We know that concept is completely outside the American attention span. Exactly. A lot of voices saying he should leave JV and become GC leader next year. Way premature. He’s in perfect spot to grow and learn, get opportunities without the immediate pressure of sole leadership something that has crushed many talented riders.