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- All teams need to have contingency plans in place for big races, in the event of accidents or mechanicals - which includes switching to neutral service bikes - and also practice them often during training. This is even more important for Paris-Roubaix, where mechanicals are the rule, not the exception.
- It’s a fair point. UAE seem to fumble the big wins more than you’d expect when Pog isn’t in the race. Seems like everyone is happy to line up behind him, but when he’s not there, a power vacuum occurs and suddenly having half a dozen riders capable of being team leaders on any other squad doesn’t work so well. Pog is so good at fixing problems himself though pure power and skill that the rest of the team don’t seem to be very well drilled on other tactics and creative problem solving.
- Guessing from the filming of the race, I think the peloton got more because the camera motorbikes focused on them more, but if course that is not 100% correlated
- i guess he has a point … pogi has every readon to be pissed, but not by the shimano bike!
- It's allowed! At the Maryland Cycling Classic, I think it was McNulty who had to run forward to his car, which wasn't allowed to back up, so that he could get a new bike. They have to cross the line with their bike in hand, that's the one rule that I have heard, and they can't pick up bikes left on the side of the road, those have to come from the team car. But running without a bike and getting one from the team car further up the road is within the rules.
- I agree with wanting him picked for the Tour. Is it too early? Yes. Should he go? No. But do I selfishly want to see how he fares against Pogi? Absolutely I do! It’s a selfish wish, but I can’t deny the impatience I feel with wanting to see if he can give Pogi the competition we’re all dying to see.
- Send him to the Tour! Nobody's expecting a 19 year old to beat Pogi on debut. If he goes it'll likely be the least pressure he's under in July his entire career. Great learning experience! Then Giro-Vuelta double next year winning one or both, followed by TdF 2028 SmackDown: Pogi vs Seixas both in their prime!
- Spot on Vuelta is good 3 week race with less pressure
- I went back and watched the whole chase. There are plenty of heli shots. You never see a wall of motos. Occasionally, one camera moto gets too close. But the leading group has one too. I think he was hallucinating.
- indeed, infinite complexities. so the best way to tell who the strongest was is to look at the podium and just roll with that.
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