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31-05-2025 17:26
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14-05-2025 04:48
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FredMan
Yeah, I guess.. Some guys are just so good, they win without thinking or planning. He didn't plan on winning TDF2020 on his debut either, or being the highest paid cyclist in the peloton at 22yo.. I think Tadej is just tired - tired of hearing pundits say races are more exciting when he's not around. He even sarcastically told a reporter, who queried if he is out to win again, that he treats the Dauphine as a validation race, and not to worry because he would retire as soon as his UAE contract expires.13:58
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FredMan
It was the penultimate stage. Everyone was tired, all 3 of them. There was no way Yates could have been that much stronger than either Del Toro or Carapaz, and that was obvious from the previous stage. To top it off, Del Toro had a lead of a minute and 20 on Yates. It was a long climb, but Yates would have had to be superman to overcome even just a one minute lead on such a climb. Even with Van Aert helping Yates on the descent, there was virtually little chance that Del Toro could have lost his commanding lead. The only way that things would have turned out the way it did is if Del Toro gave up fighting before he had lost the maglia rosa, either because he had nothing more to give or convinced he had lost.. It was wrong for him to think that he had already lost the maglia rosa, and was just doing his best not to lose 2nd place. The UAE DS should have insisted that he go after Yates as best he could when it became apparent that Carapaz can not drop him, even with Carapaz on his tail. He should have shifted his focus from Carapaz to Yates at that point, and pushed as hard as he can the way he did on a previous stage where he was dropped but eventually kept the maglia rosa by a slim margin. He should have won, but hindsight is always 20/20, and all of this is water under the bridge. Outstanding Giro drama, and all 3 deserve huge congratulations.03-06-2025 10:05
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FredMan
I watch because I enjoy a contest, even when it's lopsided. Hooray to the winner, respect to the loser. Quitters I dislike.. when you join a race, finish it. Otherwise, just stay home.31-05-2025 17:26
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FredMan
I watch sporting events because I admire excellence. The sight of Tadej attacking with 50 kilometers to go and eventually winning solo is just as exciting to me as when MVDP beats him and Filippo Gana in a sprint. What's boring to me is when MVDP abandons a race because he feels he has nothing to gain by racing against Pogacar in a mountain stage, but would gladly hold his wheel for 300 kilometers because he knows he can beat him in a sprint finish. Or Jonas V deciding to skip the Giro because he fears the 21-days of racing would expose him to racing accidents which might derail his TDF participation. I admire competitors who try their very best even if the odds are stacked against them.31-05-2025 10:38
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FredMan
I wondered how Rwanda had been chosen as WC venue.. just curious I guess. You've filled-in the lack of info very well.. thanks.19-05-2025 09:21
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FredMan
I actually found his current comment informative, although I admit to being lost a bit on some previous ones. Made me google a bit about Rwanda now. Interesting geography, nice WC venue.18-05-2025 13:00
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FredMan
According to the disgraced GT champion himself, Lance Armstrong, the Grand Tours are where you'll see the strongest athletes in all of sports. These riders do a 250 km race today, and another 200km race tomorrow, followed by a 30km time trial, then capped off with a mountain stage with 4000m elevation gain.. and that is only for the first week. I guess that's why doping became part of the sport, because of the extreme pressure these riders go through in a 21-day race. Talk about endurance, that's what it's all about. Sagan may be fast, and Cavendish, and Pedersen and Wout and MVDP,, but they can hardly finish a grand tour.15-05-2025 07:42
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FredMan
Nice try dude..15-05-2025 07:21
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FredMan
Like I said, if you want personal opinion, they're a dime a dozen. It is up to the respondent to make sense of what's being asked, IMO. Oh btw, Romingen is great but he's not a Dane.. he's Swiss.15-05-2025 07:16
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FredMan
The ranking points between Jakob Fuglsang and Jonas Vingegaard is huge, BTW.. about 6700 ranking points. Mads trails Jonas by 14 points.14-05-2025 04:48