Pro Cycling Discussion 3: 2024 The Year of Crashes?

Zebra Cheeks said:
He’s too much man lmao. They’ve already eliminated half the gc guys from this thing.
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UAE mountain domestique situation is rather bleak though. Majka is the best and even he is looking rather bleh. Novak has been incredible at spring classics but I have almost zero faith in him and Bjerg lasting in the high mountains and if Groschartner has done any pulling I sure have not seen in.
Laengen is lead out for Molano?

Pog better not get in any trouble!
 
Videer said:
UAE mountain domestique situation is rather bleak though. Majka is the best and even he is looking rather bleh. Novak has been incredible at spring classics but I have almost zero faith in him and Bjerg lasting in the high mountains and if Groschartner has done any pulling I sure have not seen in.
Laengen is lead out for Molano?

Pog better not get in any trouble!
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I’m just gonna shoot straight I think after some more punchy finishes and the time trial I don’t think it will be realistic to beat him in the mountains without a dual threat option
 
awwww yeees! Everyone in this thread is praying for you REMCO! ( @lsa does it secretly in a Remco altar hidden in a microwave)

 
Anyone else watch call of a lifetime on YouTube? Great little series
 
Think Merlier can survive this bump 4km from the finish line? My bet is on Milan, Kooij crashed yesterday so I am counting him out today!

I'd hope for freedom for Ganna but I think he'll be stuck in the G-man protection detail.

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therealdope said:
It's not a coincidence that Bardet was 2nd in the Tour in a year that the UCI started checking bikes for motors, and then 3rd the next year.
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Willing to bet he was finding marginal gains in his own way, it just wasn’t the crackdown those years
 
Videer said:
Think Merlier can survive this bump 4km from the finish line? My bet is on Milan, Kooij crashed yesterday so I am counting him out today!

I'd hope for freedom for Ganna but I think he'll be stuck in the G-man protection detail.

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Milan had a couple of finishes like this - I think at tirreno. He was way ahead of everyone else. I’d take him on this one
 
Holy shit this one’s wild.

Splits everywhere
 
Videer said:
WHAT A FUCKING STAGE!
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lol that was bonkers. That straight away just a touch too long for pogi to make a clean breakaway.

But when I saw him accelerate as the road thinned out and got steep I was like “oh fuck” bahaha

Was not expecting a move at all but I totally get where his head was at.
 
Merlier strong sprint with big throw.

Hey, it's three weeks long. Anything can happen.

Stay tuned.
 
Yorick said:
Merlier strong sprint with big throw.

Hey, it's three weeks long. Anything can happen.

Stay tuned.
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I wonder sometimes with pogi if he can resist burning matches. Today was a great example. Like the dude used a huge effort, and it was exciting as fuck to watch.

But then against someone like G who quietly will cover and never does more than what’s needed - I wonder if the power dynamic changes once you hit week 3 like it sometimes does with Jonas and tadej
 
Zebra Cheeks said:
Willing to bet he was finding marginal gains in his own way, it just wasn’t the crackdown those years
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Other than Froome, Boonen, and Cancellara, I'd love to know who the other motor users were. There was a story that Contadope used one in the Giro in 2015 because they were so pissed off at Froome's motor use in 2013.
 
Yorick said:
Merlier strong sprint with big throw.

Hey, it's three weeks long. Anything can happen.

Stay tuned.
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I was suprised that Merlier survived, even more so considering the finale was much harder than anticipated.

Mega bullish on Merlier!
 
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