Hmmmm... might need the range extender for these.
The Dauphine and the Tour, yes. The Tour de Suisse too? I don't think so. Remember that the Tour de France used to start at the end of June, when the Tour de Suisse wasn't in their current time slot. The UCI calendar is managed by the UCI. They do their best to prevent overlap of races, but that's impossible. So they make sure that the top Pro and UWT races are not overlapping and let the rest exist whenever the organizer wants.
There's a shred of truth in their Tadej-fanboi biased banter. Wout has always struggled mentally. When he was at the top in cyclocross, before MVDP dominated, he was in his element. He won a ton of big races. He was young, cocky, and good. He wasn't as dominant on the road, but he could win multiple flat stages often. I believe that in his head, he still thinks he can dominate races. He wants his DS to create opportunities for him. He feels that he deserves it. When things don't go his way, he pouts. Those are the two sides of Wout that I see, and what I think they were talking about.
With this one yes, especially if saving himself for next month plus he's not a climber. On a grand tour bit different, most try and finish and as we saw with Van Aert in the mountains at last year's Giro, he can be very very handy!.
Good to know. Well not good. Was surprised and pleased to see Del Toro stay with Seixas. And the day after Mexico easily beat South Africa in the opening game World Cup.
