Hey this tour has been unpredictable
Pro Cycling 2020 **Giro d'Italia 2020 **
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Hey this tour has been unpredictable
I hope Bernal goes to another team next season. Can't stand Sky/Ineos and their tainted victories under Wiggins/Froome.
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He is there to stay. Sorry bud.
We will see. Regardless, you're looking at an absolute champion who's got 10+ years of WC cycling ahead of him. Scary.
Yeah, good luck with that.
Mehh. We all thought that about Quintana. There are too many 1 race wonders right now. He's an aggressive racer so I like him, but I dunno if he is the next world beater just yet.
He signed a new 5 years contract just last year. Almost matching Froome's and G's number. Many want him no doubt but he is on perfect team for him to be multiple GC's winner tbh.
Think he is on a different level to Quintana. Next year's Tour will be fascinating when you bring back Froome, Dumoulin etc. Also Bernal, Thomas and Froome on the same team is not going to work, they can't all race TDF.
And why would he do that. If he has real ambition he will stay where he is riding for the best team.
Well because you have a team with Bernal, Froome and Thomas, all GC winners. Can they all race to win TDF? I'm genuinely asking.
As an aside, I don't get the format of the polka dot jersey. Egan Bernal is the best climber he dropped Bardet like a hot pan. Even domestiques were dropping Bardet ffs.
Chris Froome is by no means a definite to return following his awful injury. It is going to be extremely difficult for him to get back to where he was.
It will not have escaped your attention that half of Team Ineos' train was not functioning the way it should. Viviani passing Kwiatkowski today early on is just one example.
Lucky for Ineos, Poels , Van Baarle and Castroviejo did enough between them but like in the Giro where Movistar outrode Ineos, Jumbo Visma provided better support for their GC guy, Kruijswick.
In the wings waiting to board the Ineos train are Sisakov, TGH, Ellisonde, along with the evergreen Kiryienka. Ineos will likely be much stronger in next year's tour in my humble opinion.
It's not the "Best Climber" jersey, it's the "King of the Mountains" jersey. It's about getting to the top of the climbs before everyone else.
Agreed, I'd probably scratch off next year completely as far as competitive racing goes but you never know...
Doesn't the best climber get to the top first? Kinda confused.
Not necessarily. It's the same logic than the green jersey, neither are about the best sprinter or best climber it's more about regularity. Some of the best climbers or riders aren't high in those rankings because they are working to protect or launch a leader.
To be fair Bardet was shit in the TDF plus a few mountains were neutralized.
They do need to revamp the KOM. Sagan was extremely consistent, Bardet was not.
They do need to revamp the KOM. Sagan was extremely consistent, Bardet was not.
I think giving points for ascent times could work. Or maybe split it and give points for both.
Then again, the actual best climber will probably end up in the yellow jersey anyway (if he's not a bad time trialist).
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Drinking and driving, same old same old from Sky.
Is Di Mar...Bernal even old enough to drink?
EDIT: 22 years. So, not in Brunei!
Is Di Mar...Bernal even old enough to drink?
EDIT: 22 years. So, not in Brunei!
Sagan photobombs Ineos. 
Wiggo still manage to take a dig at PM Borris.
One of the best TdF's in years. Great stuff.
Bernal is likeable, so the sooner he fecks off from Ineos the better but can't see it happening. Great bit of business by Brailsford getting him on the cheap so early.
Just imagine the Tour in a few years... Bernal, Evenepoel, Mas, Van der Poel, Gaudu, Hirschi, ... A man can dream
Just imagine the Tour in a few years... Bernal, Evenepoel, Mas, Van der Poel, Gaudu, Hirschi, ... A man can dream
He's on a five year deal, he's not going anywhere in the short term.
Especially when you factor in he's 1 year into a contract worth 12M. (2.3M/year). He's being well looked after!
And Remco wins his first WT race Clasica San Sebastián at age 19.
And Van Avermaet was 2nd.
How can these guys keep going? The TDF is so grueling yet here they are less than a week later. Amazing.
How can these guys keep going? The TDF is so grueling yet here they are less than a week later. Amazing.
Imagine being captain of your u16 national football team and then go on to win the Clasica de San Sebastian at only 19 years old.
This guy is very special.
This guy is very special.
Bjorg Lambrecht has passed away following an incident in the Tour of Poland today.
Fecking hell, even writing that hurts. Devastated.
Fecking hell, even writing that hurts. Devastated.
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Sorry to hear about Lambrecht's death. Just a youngster with his life in front of him.
It'll be hard to race on. I don't know what the organisers are planning.
It'll be hard to race on. I don't know what the organisers are planning.
I'm devastated about Bjorg. Fantastic talent, genuine good guy, very down to earth. Such a loss for cycling. Can't believe how his family, friends and team must feel.
Man, I am depressed. RIP Bjorg. Just a terrible tragedy.
Jesus this is depressing. Such a tragic loss of a promising life (and promising career, but that almost feels irrelevant). It feels like, ever since Wouter Weylandt in 2011, we've lost way too many riders.
Chilling views and images from that stage today. Fecking heart breaking
Had no idea how extensive his injuries were. Jesus.
Remco European TT champion.
He likes a cry doesn't he? Typical European softie
He likes a cry doesn't he? Typical European softie
Evenepoel has just become European champion TT against grown men like Küng, Van Emden, Asgreen, Dowsett, Lampaert, ...
You just can't pathom this anymore Absolutely insane.
You just can't pathom this anymore
Absolutely insane.Evenepoel has just become European champion TT against grown men like Küng, Van Emden, Asgreen, Dowsett, Lampaert, ...
You just can't pathom this anymore
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