Ciccone looked surprised with himself . Bernal different level . Can he hang on . Got the team . Hugh did ok . Yates under the radar still .
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“Road racing was over and the UCI had banned my riding positions on the track, so it was like ‘Jings, crivvens, help ma Boab, what do I do now? I know, I’ll go away and be depressed for 10 years’.”
It was only a short gravel section, but I think it will have made a few DSs ponder the 35kms of it on Wednesday's stage.
You could lose the giro there for sure
"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
It was only a short gravel section, but I think it will have made a few DSs ponder the 35kms of it on Wednesday's stage.
You could lose the giro there for sure
Chance for Bernal to put a lot of time into his rivals there. With the team he has, especially.
Hmm.... I'd expect Quickstep to be able to ride gravel
“Road racing was over and the UCI had banned my riding positions on the track, so it was like ‘Jings, crivvens, help ma Boab, what do I do now? I know, I’ll go away and be depressed for 10 years’.”
The difference between the freshish legs of the jersey group and the leaders once they hit that gravel was ridiculous. Unless the time gaps were wrong beforehand I don't think I've ever seen a one minute gap disappear so quickly. I thought Bernal was taking a risk getting out of the saddle on the final kick but he controlled his back wheel with real skill.
He still needs to gain enough time over Remco for the final TT but then Remco's already beyond his tried and tested range so anything could happen.
The difference between the freshish legs of the jersey group and the leaders once they hit that gravel was ridiculous. Unless the time gaps were wrong beforehand I don't think I've ever seen a one minute gap disappear so quickly. I thought Bernal was taking a risk getting out of the saddle on the final kick but he controlled his back wheel with real skill.
He still needs to gain enough time over Remco for the final TT but then Remco's already beyond his tried and tested range so anything could happen.
The breakway legs must have felt they were pedalling through sticky tar . They parked up .
"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
Remco is going to fade ... I base that on nothing but gut feeling . Ciccone looks fresh still . ..
"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
With Bernal in particular, I suspect that DS will be less worried by the gravel than the fact that he kicked off on the steepest part and immediately dumped everyone. Plus Ineos rode in stereotypical fashion to put him there to do it.
I assumed he was just getting every second and / or wasn't risking it on the dodgy surface but was surprised there wasn't at least one arm raised as he crossed the line.
Yeah he said something about touching wheels with an Ineos rider on Twitter or Instagram (forget which), which put him out of position for the gravel bit.
Sounded like excuses to me, his posts often come off a bit like that. But from the sound of it he is under a lot of pressure from the domestic press, so perhaps feels the need to be defensive.
It's weird how the hardest of crashes often have a lesser impact than some of the innocuous tumbles.
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a lot of it is to do with the big ones being massively unexpected so you remain all relaxed and literally bounce along, small ones you see coming you tense up and so the compressive forces travel smack into ypur body breaking and shredding and ripping and tearing things apart.
its why if you see something about to happen you should just chill and go for the ride - its a big thing for motorbike racers - don't fight it, just slide along.
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The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
Yeah he said something about touching wheels with an Ineos rider on Twitter or Instagram (forget which), which put him out of position for the gravel bit.
Sounded like excuses to me, his posts often come off a bit like that. But from the sound of it he is under a lot of pressure from the domestic press, so perhaps feels the need to be defensive.
I just watched the English version - I'll paraphrase, but he said than an Ineos rider nearly caught Bernal's wheel, which meant that both him and Bernal went backwards a bit. It didn't come across as an excuse, more just explaining what had occurred.
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He still needs to gain enough time over Remco for the final TT but then Remco's already beyond his tried and tested range so anything could happen.
Watch him crash out on the sterrato now.
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Sounded like excuses to me, his posts often come off a bit like that. But from the sound of it he is under a lot of pressure from the domestic press, so perhaps feels the need to be defensive.
I'd love to see a photo of the helmet.
a lot of it is to do with the big ones being massively unexpected so you remain all relaxed and literally bounce along, small ones you see coming you tense up and so the compressive forces travel smack into ypur body breaking and shredding and ripping and tearing things apart.
its why if you see something about to happen you should just chill and go for the ride - its a big thing for motorbike racers - don't fight it, just slide along.
Look down, check the chain is on and boom, see ya later.
It didn't come across as an excuse, more just explaining what had occurred.
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