spectateur
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Just one day left in the high mountains. Last of the HC climbs.
If any significant gap comes in the TT then the only way back for either is to attack and attack.
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If any significant gap comes in the TT then the only way back for either is to attack and attack.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
If Vingegaard takes 10-20 seconds on Pogacar in the TT I think it's over.
It puzzles me why Pogacar has used the last few kilometres of climbs to try and get the required time gap he needs rather than constantly attacking on the highest climbs. That conservatism from UAE will be the difference in the end.
davids
Player Valuation: £70m
Vingegaard out sprinting him for the bonus points looks to have done the job, as you say another 10+ seconds in the TT and it's over.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
I suppose the last big climb on Wednesday offers Pogacar the chance to just rip it up and go for it at every available opportunity. The last 6km of Col de la Loze is apparently murderous with a 24% climb at the top of it.
It'll be interesting to see how much Vingegaar puts into the TT the day before with that task in mind.
When someone is doing nearly 7wkg up the climbs, any huge time gap is pretty impossible.
ForestBlue
Player Valuation: £10m
Too close to close I reckon but also wouldn't be surprised if there is a 30+ second difference either way with these 2 if one has a good day and the other a bad day. Loving it so far so long may it stay super close up to the start of the penultimate day.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
However, that makes no allowance for the odd day when Vingegaard is not feeling great. Last Sunday at the finish on Puy de Dôme Pogacar attacked with 1,500m to go and Vingegaard cracked and surrendered 36 second at the finish. Vingegaard looked cooked that day.
Pogacar has to keep attacking.
FrenchDarrenBent
Player Valuation: £20m
A strange new normal. That's Pantani/Riccardo Ricco-level of climbing...
I mean obviously the bloke that ran Ricco's team now runs UAE but that's purely coincidental.
Black Belt Jones
Player Valuation: £25m
First riders are on the road. Probably in the minority but I quite like watching these - I enjoy TTing (testing in UK parlance) so it's good seeing the pros kit and positions. Most not too arsed with their time but the guys putting down power are awesome to watch.
Hilly parcours but apparently not steep enough to justify any bike changes, although you might see the guys contesting KOM comp change to the climbing bike just for that sector.
Not expecting a big differential between JV and Pog - I'd favour Pog to take it by a small amount just on general goat-ness, possibly enough to take yellow but it would be a big surprise to see any KO blows landed today between these two.
Hilly parcours but apparently not steep enough to justify any bike changes, although you might see the guys contesting KOM comp change to the climbing bike just for that sector.
Not expecting a big differential between JV and Pog - I'd favour Pog to take it by a small amount just on general goat-ness, possibly enough to take yellow but it would be a big surprise to see any KO blows landed today between these two.
Black Belt Jones
Player Valuation: £25m
Wout the Boss takes to the road.
Ciccone is also out on his road bike with the intention of blowing up the main climb for KoM.
Plenty guys taking a bike change but benefits not obvious.
Ciccone is also out on his road bike with the intention of blowing up the main climb for KoM.
Plenty guys taking a bike change but benefits not obvious.
Black Belt Jones
Player Valuation: £25m
Ye that was superbly paced from WvA but prob not enough for the stage win on a course like this. Looked absolutely empty at the end there.