2018 PRO thread
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It wasn't a particularly steep climb, so I think Yates overreached somewhat when he reacted to the more powerful Dumoulin's first attack. Also, if it hadn't been for Pozzovivo following Froome, I don't think TD would heve even followed it, he would have stayed with Yates thinking he couldn't shake him.
actually it looks just lovely - at least to me dirt, snow, no living soul anywhere close - I'd love to go there some timeRondje wrote: ↑Thu May 24, 2018 10:22 amIf you look at Jered Gruber’s Instagram photos and story the Finestre of tommorow looks terrible (to ride, that is). https://instagram.com/p/BjIhNSCg_Cp/
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This is always reductio ad absurdum. It would be closer. But then it would have been a totally different style of racing if they were not up for grabs. You have been around long enough to know better than this ave
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I kind of do, actuallykkibbler wrote:Do you feel the same towards cobbles?
I get that it makes for a good show; but I think they are pretty good without them also (well, except the TDF; which I find to be rather dull compared to the Giro and Vuelta).
The Finestre is an incredible climb, particularly at the top where it is a real amphitheatre. Today I think it comes too far from the finish though to make a difference. I expect Sky to put in a few digs against Yates though to look for cracks.
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Agree- let’s put him in the “I want grand tours to be less entertaining” club
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Just looking back at some pics of yesterday's stage, I see the reason why Yates lost time. It was the first stage of the race where he wasn't wearing lace up shoes. He was sporting some Boa dialled Scott shoes. I expect we'll see him back in his lace-ups today and all will be well.
This is a quote from the article linked a couple posts above mine:
The already difficult final seven kilometers are smoother than normal, but that comes at the price of riding through wet dirt, which feels approximately like riding through peanut butter. The wet road has made an already difficult climb just that little bit worse.
I have done a little bit of amateur racing, and I can't imagine wanting to ride through peanut butter like conditions up a 10% climb. Then again as an amateur I wasn't paid to entertain people (or paid at all, actually). When the organizers decide these stages, they of course have no idea what the actual conditions will be like on the day of the race, and we have all seen how difficult it is for UCI to cancel a stage.
But to each their own of course.
The already difficult final seven kilometers are smoother than normal, but that comes at the price of riding through wet dirt, which feels approximately like riding through peanut butter. The wet road has made an already difficult climb just that little bit worse.
I have done a little bit of amateur racing, and I can't imagine wanting to ride through peanut butter like conditions up a 10% climb. Then again as an amateur I wasn't paid to entertain people (or paid at all, actually). When the organizers decide these stages, they of course have no idea what the actual conditions will be like on the day of the race, and we have all seen how difficult it is for UCI to cancel a stage.
But to each their own of course.
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