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When he was 28 his only GC result was 4th at the Tour de France - definitely not 1st page14:05
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Probably11:21
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Seriously? Mathieu will decide to go all out aggressive and forget Philipsen and Groves?27-02-2026 17:18
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Oh dear27-02-2026 17:17
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The hills wouldn't have mattered anyway - they'd not have been able to make anything hard enough to drop Brennan, Magnier, Wærenskjold etc.27-02-2026 12:48
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The question is whether Ayuso's Algarve success is genuine or like Evenepoel's Mallorca and Valencia. We'll see in Paris-Nice.26-02-2026 23:47
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It could just be that in 2026 he's riding the Tour not the Giro, then let's say in 2027, Pogačar (assuming he wins the Tour and Vuelta in 2026) decides to get another Giro in, and then in 2028 Del Toro surpasses Pogačar and becomes UAE's leader for the Tour de France (while Pogačar chases Merckx and Coppi's record at the Giro - something which isn't out of reach if he puts his mind to it) and so on. Any sequence of events can happen leaving Del Toro without another decent chance at the Giro.26-02-2026 15:34
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The title is misleading of course, but it is still an impressive result. Let's see how Finn and Bock do in the GC (from what has been shown, I don't they'll be able to challenge Zana but you never know). Davide's younger brother Andrea might sign with RBH Rookies next season.26-02-2026 15:28
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You never know... that might be the closest he comes26-02-2026 13:01
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My guess is that Remco has the physiology to climb really well, and consistently (as shown by his Vuelta win, Tour podium), but it's not something that comes naturally to him, meaning that he has to train really hard. That's why his base level is well below that of Pogačar and Vingegaard, because he can't remain at a top level year round. TTs and hilly classics come naturally to him obviously. For that reason, his disappointing performance in the UAE is not such a bad sign, considering what he's like. If the same happened to Pogačar or Vingegaard it would be way worse. I think he's a bit like Sam Welsford, who would love to stick to criteriums, and to win road races he has to train very hard. Unfortunately he does that for the Tour down under and nothing else.26-02-2026 12:26