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BdaGhisallo
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by BdaGhisallo on Sat Jul 13, 2019 10:20 am
TonyM wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2019 6:17 am
I never understood the hype for TJvG in the US anyway....
He did finish fifth in the Tour twice so you can understand why many got excited early on that they had a new stage racing talent. He has definitely faded since then, but hopes linger on.
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TobinHatesYou
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by TobinHatesYou on Sat Jul 13, 2019 10:36 am
TonyM wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2019 6:17 am
I never understood the hype for TJvG in the US anyway....
The only other American of note with GC qualifications was Talansky. Phinney is purely a TTer. Ben King had been largely irrelevant until last year’s Vuelta.
Sepp Kuss is the Great American Hope now. Maybe Neilson Powless (fell off a bit, perhaps getting back on) and Brandon McNulty (darkhorse) after that.
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Jugi
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by Jugi on Sat Jul 13, 2019 3:43 pm
Hot conditions, peloton's pace and category 2 climbs seem to be causing difficulties for some on today's stage. Colbrelli and van Aert dropped before last 30 km. Sagan still hanging on, barely.
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Cyppen
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robeambro
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by robeambro on Sat Jul 13, 2019 4:29 pm
6000 GBP, a frame that is still hard to get to the UCI limit so that the team has to resort to LW wheels, and is also so fragile... Great commercial ad for Pinarello right there
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basilic
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by basilic on Sat Jul 13, 2019 4:36 pm
Exciting stage today! de Gendt is a stud, and the 2 Frenchies did very well too.
ps that pinarello can be retrofitted with SnS couplers, no sweat
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seaneT1
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by seaneT1 on Sat Jul 13, 2019 6:20 pm
About the fragility of the frame, or any frame for that matter, don't rely on a picture, we cannot possibly know what kind of hit (and at what power) it took before it finally snapped.
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Dan Gerous
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by Dan Gerous on Sat Jul 13, 2019 8:26 pm
seaneT1 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2019 6:20 pm
About the fragility of the frame, or any frame for that matter, don't rely on a picture, we cannot possibly know what kind of hit (and at what power) it took before it finally snapped.
Maybe the frame broke when Geraint fell right on it!
