It went from a mountaintop finish to a hilly city sprint finish. Who would you suggest that Visma set up for the win against Godon? Jonas would have no chance. Piganzoli? Maybe, but he's not strategic. Visma is not there for stage wins. They were past 3km to go, so they just had to finish with...
I think everybody needs a break.
Congrats to Vernon, nice positioning. Pidcock was there as well, picking up more time. MAP led the whole group out and then got swallowed up. They've got to work on that.
In most states, Juvies have to be separated from adults. I'm talking about minutes to a few hours until Mom and Dad can pick them up. The local police station, not a SuperMax.
Remco said that he hit an unmarked pothole while switching to the drops. I wish some intrepid cycling fan would search for it.
Jonas admitted that he was using tactics, he just didn't say when. I could see with my own eyes that he was smoked after chasing onto Remco's wheel. It looked to me...
From Cycling Weekly:
"To be honest I don't know, he just went over the handlebars and I just hope he's ok," Vingegaard said when asked what happened post-race on TNT Sports. "It looked really crazy, and I hope he's ok.
"I didn't want to take advantage of a situation like that so I decided at...
15 minutes before Remco attacked, the commentator was answering fan mail.
Visma and Red Bull put on a blocking and covering clinic, until Ineos and UAE made it to the front , UAE to protect Almaeida, and Ineos to protect Godon.
Unbelievable finish to a stage that should have had the contenders in the break, but did not. Shortly after they were caught, with 28km to go, Remco decides he wants to go. He gets clear, and the only rider who was able to bridge was Jonas, who was clearly gassed from the effort and did not pull...
That position would be against regulations if he was racing a sanctioned race. You cannot lay your hands on the bars. They must be gripping them. It's also dangerous when riding in a group.