I am happy Pogacar is not there this year so we might get some excitement :)
Well, if it is going to be one of these tours where Roglitch sets the pace, there won’t be much excitement for the GC, just a looong wait overall, and each mountain stage resulting in a small sprint in the last few 100 metres. (I don’t dislike the guy, but as long as he is in control of the situation, he will calculate everything to minimise his effort.)
As far as I am concerned, I do not mind much, as long as the stages are disputed: I liked the 2023 edition much, with Healy and Gee on fire, mixed with the usual Italians and some (odd at times) fighting for secondary classifications. But that’s not everyone’s cup of tea.
Ayuso indeed seems to often have bad days after a while, and to be unable to conceal them.
On the other hand, the Bora team has been pretty crappy lately. On the other hand of the other hand, it wasn’t the part of the team which rides with Roglitch: most of these didn’t ride anything since Catalonia in March!
The past couple of years have been disappointing, but I am happy Pogacar is not there this year so we might get some excitement :)
Also looking forward to seeing Mads Pedersen and the EF Danes and what they can do!
I’m hoping this might be Yates’ time to shine. We’ll see…
I think yates supposed to be working for ayuso
Well, if it is going to be one of these tours where Roglitch sets the pace, there won’t be much excitement for the GC, just a looong wait overall, and each mountain stage resulting in a small sprint in the last few 100 metres. (I don’t dislike the guy, but as long as he is in control of the situation, he will calculate everything to minimise his effort.)
As far as I am concerned, I do not mind much, as long as the stages are disputed: I liked the 2023 edition much, with Healy and Gee on fire, mixed with the usual Italians and some (odd at times) fighting for secondary classifications. But that’s not everyone’s cup of tea.
I think Ayuso can put up a fight, much as I dislike UAE dominance. But will he have the stamina to hang on in the third week?
Ayuso indeed seems to often have bad days after a while, and to be unable to conceal them.
On the other hand, the Bora team has been pretty crappy lately. On the other hand of the other hand, it wasn’t the part of the team which rides with Roglitch: most of these didn’t ride anything since Catalonia in March!
There’s also the fact that Ayusos team doesn’t really like him, and probably won’t work too hard for him…
Yeah, I concur that we often get this feeling, and we heard rumours. I don’t know how grounded they are.
Do you know if Vine, who has been involved in the major crash of the last descent, is injured? That might simplify a bit the hierarchy within UAE 😃