Nope. The car didn't run over any of the Ineos bikes. Have a look at this clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPaCK32oP18
The bike broke because Thomas landed on it when it was propped up on another bike.
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Nope. The car didn't run over any of the Ineos bikes. Have a look at this clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPaCK32oP18
He was pretty good in the crosswind affected stages of Paris-Nice too. I remember being impressed by his and Bernal's riding in those stages.dgasmd wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 1:57 pmI know this must have slipped barely unnotiniced as I am yet to hear anyone mention it in commentaries, but I was impressed with Quintana staying at the front after the split and all the way to the end. He just looked strong and determined. That’s something I haven’t seen in him in a long while. Who knows. Maybe he does something this year, but I’m not putting a cent on that bet
The interesting thing is that every team I've seen spoken too has said they had the exact same spot marked in the road book for echelons to form, and that's where they formed. They guys that didn't make the front group weren't caught out as such, they were outfought and ejected from the group through sheer power. Like EF who tried a bit too early to split things, then when the hammer dropped from DQS, Bora and Ineos were simply too gassed to hang on.
Yeah. There's a damn good reason why such a seemingly unassuming rider has become the first name inked in on the Sky/Ineos TdF teamsheet each season.The person who in my opinion makes it tick for Ineos is Luke Rowe. He's brilliant at reading situations.
You make it sound like it's easy to be at the front. The problem is that you've got a big peleton and there's only so much room to be up front. It takes a strong team to position their GC leader to be at the front even on a non-windy day. So really it's not a matter of being 'caught off guard' but rather does your team have the horsepower to bring you to the front and keep you there. The truth is that all the GC leaders want to be up front but they don't have the energy from themselves and their teammates to get there.
Well said.pdlpsher1 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 7:30 pmYou make it sound like it's easy to be at the front. The problem is that you've got a big peleton and there's only so much room to be up front. It takes a strong team to position their GC leader to be at the front even on a non-windy day. So really it's not a matter of being 'caught off guard' but rather does your team have the horsepower to bring you to the front and keep you there. The truth is that all the GC leaders want to be up front but they don't have the energy from themselves and their teammates to get there.
That actually wasn't it, really. That roundabout was at 39km to go and coming out if it in prime position EF tried and failed to break it up, the real splits didn't happen until about 5km later. Apparently even the whole of Ineos went the wrong way around that one.Dan Gerous wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 6:30 pmThere were a few splits that didn't stick before one worked. The problem many had was a roundabout with one side clearly shorter than the other. From the helicopter shot linked below, you can see those who took the long way went from near the front to waaaaay back... then it split and that one stuck, game over.
https://twitter.com/jonas_creteur/statu ... 1022496768
so. fuglsang's not got a strong team then. why is it then that most of the contenders managed to make the split. I still believe that some of them rode dumb and lacked concentration. I never said it was easy. Bike racing isn't easy.BdaGhisallo wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 7:41 pmWell said.pdlpsher1 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 7:30 pmYou make it sound like it's easy to be at the front. The problem is that you've got a big peleton and there's only so much room to be up front. It takes a strong team to position their GC leader to be at the front even on a non-windy day. So really it's not a matter of being 'caught off guard' but rather does your team have the horsepower to bring you to the front and keep you there. The truth is that all the GC leaders want to be up front but they don't have the energy from themselves and their teammates to get there.
At this level of racing it's impossible for any rider and staff to not have a basic understanding of racing in the crosswinds and the importance of positioning. The riders in the front group in yesterday's stage won because of their strength not because they are smarter or more alert than the rest.