14 - No problem. Danger rating * 15 - A problem with three big climbs, but not HC, and a small unclassified climb to start with that will mean a manic start. Get over that in the bunch and he should be OK. DR ***** 16 - Quite an early cat 2, but long stretches between climbs and a long run in. DR *** 17 - A long flat 110km run-in to the first climb for 176km stage. DR ** 18 - Again a long run in to the first climb. Then Two HCs. Fatigue an issue for everyone at this stage. DR **** 19 - Flat DR * 20 - Time trial DR * 21 - Flat DR *
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Should doo. Sincerely hope he does. Sunday probably the biggest banana skin, especially if a major GC battle kicks off, but this doesn't seem likely, given the lead Pog has
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That team are all in now. Unless he gets sick or injured he's done it before enough times. On stage 19 when Evans won the tour, Cav did AdH in 55 mins. Thats a good time for anyone. Ok few yrs ago but why not. Get him to Paris in green, just that is a fairytale ending. To win there? Legendary. To stand on the podium, in green, look out and say I did it must be the way to bow out. The Gods have smiled on him so far but he is better being Daedalus than Icarus.
Stage 18 is probably the big risk due to its length meaning the cutoff will be quite short. The plus point is that all of the bigger mountain stages seem to be back loaded. A fast pace early on where it is quite flat could be helpful as it will push up the stage average speed and therefore increase the percentage of winners time allowed.
Those medium mountain stages could possibly be tricky if the likes of Bike Exchange, JV or Bahrain push it hard early on.
That team are all in now. Unless he gets sick or injured he's done it before enough times. On stage 19 when Evans won the tour, Cav did AdH in 55 mins. Thats a good time for anyone. Ok few yrs ago but why not. Get him to Paris in green, just that is a fairytale ending. To win there? Legendary. To stand on the podium, in green, look out and say I did it must be the way to bow out. The Gods have smiled on him so far but he is better being Daedalus than Icarus.
After having already done the Télégraphe almost from the gun and the Galibier on that stage, and the Agnel, Izoard and Galibier the day before.
That team are all in now. Unless he gets sick or injured he's done it before enough times. On stage 19 when Evans won the tour, Cav did AdH in 55 mins. Thats a good time for anyone. Ok few yrs ago but why not. Get him to Paris in green, just that is a fairytale ending. To win there? Legendary. To stand on the podium, in green, look out and say I did it must be the way to bow out. The Gods have smiled on him so far but he is better being Daedalus than Icarus.
After having already done the Télégraphe almost from the gun and the Galibier on that stage, and the Agnel, Izoard and Galibier the day before.
That's quite the collection of climbs. I can't get people's obsession with AdH. Dutch Corner aside all it has going for it is that it is short enough to race up.
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That team are all in now. Unless he gets sick or injured he's done it before enough times. On stage 19 when Evans won the tour, Cav did AdH in 55 mins. Thats a good time for anyone. Ok few yrs ago but why not. Get him to Paris in green, just that is a fairytale ending. To win there? Legendary. To stand on the podium, in green, look out and say I did it must be the way to bow out. The Gods have smiled on him so far but he is better being Daedalus than Icarus.
After having already done the Télégraphe almost from the gun and the Galibier on that stage, and the Agnel, Izoard and Galibier the day before.
That's quite the collection of climbs. I can't get people's obsession with AdH. Dutch Corner aside all it has going for it is that it is short enough to race up.
Me neither to be honest... I mean it's a hard climb but there are other hard climbs around there e.g. Granon which is much higher, plus there are too many trees meaning censored views when riding up and too much undergrowth for large things to die in and cause an almighty stink for six hairpins (yes I am still haunted by the smell so rank that I could taste it because there was no way I was able to regulate my breathing by breathing in through my nose).
That's quite the collection of climbs. I can't get people's obsession with AdH. Dutch Corner aside all it has going for it is that it is short enough to race up.
And even then the crowds are too dense for a lot of it to allow actual racing.
(Dense has two meanings)
I think the multiple hairpins make it quite good for photos which will have added to its mythology
DQS will need Declerq to recover from todays crash and help control the race?
JA has drawn the short straw I think as a stand in
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There should be a special dispensation for riders like DeClerq that sit on the front for stage after stage.
I don't know about that, but for the last few years I've wondered if the time limits aren't a bit harsh, especially with the trend towards shorter mountain stages that are raced harder from the start. Where's the fun in sprint stages when most of the sprinters have already been sent home?
There should be a special dispensation for riders like DeClerq that sit on the front for stage after stage.
I don't know about that, but for the last few years I've wondered if the time limits aren't a bit harsh, especially with the trend towards shorter mountain stages that are raced harder from the start. Where's the fun in sprint stages when most of the sprinters have already been sent home?
If you go and find the Formigal thread from the 2016 Vuelta, I think you will find there was a big debate as to whether half the field should be sent home (including all but one of Sky). Now that stage is just remembered for the GC implications of Froome losing time. Nobody lost anything from keeping riders in the race.
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14 - No problem. Danger rating *
15 - A problem with three big climbs, but not HC, and a small unclassified climb to start with that will mean a manic start. Get over that in the bunch and he should be OK. DR *****
16 - Quite an early cat 2, but long stretches between climbs and a long run in. DR ***
17 - A long flat 110km run-in to the first climb for 176km stage. DR **
18 - Again a long run in to the first climb. Then Two HCs. Fatigue an issue for everyone at this stage. DR ****
19 - Flat DR *
20 - Time trial DR *
21 - Flat DR *
He'll roll in too Paris and win the sprint down the Champs-Elysees on one wheel.
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Those medium mountain stages could possibly be tricky if the likes of Bike Exchange, JV or Bahrain push it hard early on.
I can't get people's obsession with AdH. Dutch Corner aside all it has going for it is that it is short enough to race up.
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I think the multiple hairpins make it quite good for photos which will have added to its mythology
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If you go and find the Formigal thread from the 2016 Vuelta, I think you will find there was a big debate as to whether half the field should be sent home (including all but one of Sky). Now that stage is just remembered for the GC implications of Froome losing time. Nobody lost anything from keeping riders in the race.
Honestly.
You guys to know the TV plays up the jeopardy to make it more exciting, right?