Vincenzo Nibali

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  Rafionain-Glas24-03-2026
  Not really sure what the point of Victor González's 'analysis' is. It's just a narration of what happened. But Carlos Silva's description the finish of the stage as "Cort launched his sprint with 150 metres to go after a strong lead-out by Ivo Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates - XRG)" is quite ironic because Oliveira's sprint was so early that he really did do a leadout for Cort Nielsen. And behind Cort, who raised an arm into the air, Oliveira was the only competitor to show a big reaction of disappointment. He banged his handlebars in a way that, if I had not been wearing my contacts, would've thought was a celebration. Indeed, if not for them wearing different jerseys, I'd have thought Oliveira actually did a leadout. Putting such crazy ideas aside I don't know why Oliveira would do that - he finished 7th and was out of the fight for the stage win with 150 m to go
• FredMan24-03-2026
  The "there is no tomorrow" attitude happens only in monuments or one-day classic races.
• FredMan24-03-2026
  Top GC guys normally avoid the chaos of a bunch sprint, since only a few bonus seconds are at stake that could be easily overhauled in a single mountaintop finish. Very sensible mindset for Vinny, who notably survivod a near career-threatening crash in the past.
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  QPSQUANTUM24-03-2026
  Don't go Maria! I enjoy your input and targeted cycling knowledge! You are one of the best!
• RidesHills24-03-2026
  It's nice to hear Merckx say all these things - both praise for Pogacar in general and his San Remo race, as well as the clear statement that comparisons aren't possible. It's slightly interesting that he used to not say this, and is saying it now that Pogacar's numbers keep growing and growing, but that's not really a big deal to me. A bigger deal is that Pogacar seems to be in year 3 of his tear through the history books, where Merckx had 7 years (I'm thinking '69 to '75). Give Pogacar a few more years and he might actually reach 20 monument wins, all the grand tours, and (just to make a point) 6 Tours de France. He just has to stay healthy and hungry.
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  Rafionain-Glas24-03-2026
  Good that Toon got into the top 10... he's looking to be quite well suited to this sort of final. Still it's not what Lotto deserved. Sorry, Lotto-Intermarché...
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  Rafionain-Glas24-03-2026
  Why does CutD keep saying 'ahead of the classics'? If we're not in the classics season yet are the only classics De Ronde and Roubaix?
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  Rafionain-Glas24-03-2026
  If Pogacar is doping it's a major undercover operation which the UCI is aware of but is intentionally allowing to continue. Putting those conspiracies aside, the reason why more lower level riders dope is because there simply are more of them. All the riders have biological passports so it's super hard to dope. Either everyone is doping and occasionally some are let out as sacrificial lambs [which I highly doubt] or very few are [far more likely]. Lower level riders don't have as much to lose by getting caught.
• petosagan2324-03-2026
  No De Kleijn and no Zijlaard. Anyone knows what is going on with both of them?
• PaulB8tson24-03-2026
  Seems to me that the likely dopers are the lower level riders who are less likely to be tested. Pogacar is tested continuously and I doubt he would risk taking anything and I doubt his team would survive if he did.