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  1. therealdope

    Pro Cycling Discussion 2: Jonas Takes His Second Tour - Vuelta and Beyond

    The set up was pretty good in the final stretch with Mahoric and Pidcock forcing MvdP to chase but letting the sprinters back on after the Cipressa was the mistake. Pidcock should have bombed the descent like Mahoric in 2022. He was the fastest guy down the Poggio. Pogacar is a great descender...
  2. therealdope

    Pro Cycling Discussion 2: Jonas Takes His Second Tour - Vuelta and Beyond

    I'm not. This is the most difficult monument for Pogacar. Something weird has to happen for him to win. Either he takes MvdP or a true sprinter to the line. They allowed the re-grouping between the Cipressa and Poggio. That is where the race was done for Pogacar.
  3. therealdope

    Pro Cycling Discussion 2: Jonas Takes His Second Tour - Vuelta and Beyond

    UAE: Gassing it into the Cipressa with 6 UAE guys (that's all Pogacar has) pulling like it is the last kilometer, isn't going to cut it. They need something else. If it's 40 guys going into the Cipressa, the standard 'hard temp to the foot of the climb' isn't going to be successful. I hate...
  4. therealdope

    Pro Cycling Discussion 2: Jonas Takes His Second Tour - Vuelta and Beyond

    Meh - whatever he wants. I way past my old grumpy old man "we had 5 speed freewheels wen I started racing" rants.
  5. therealdope

    Pro Cycling Discussion 2: Jonas Takes His Second Tour - Vuelta and Beyond

    A cracker of a start already. LOL.
  6. therealdope

    had a seizure a few days ago

    Shit man, I am so sorry. Be well my friend.
  7. therealdope

    One of the best US college woman distance runners ever is unusual - she just set the indoor NCAA 5000 meter record

    I am (or was) from the Ann Arbor area and used to follow the local running scene. He went to Skyline and IIRC he pretty much popped up at the end of high school. Sure, AA is a place where there is a lot of former world class running talent. I can remember Nick Willis coming out the mid-week...
  8. therealdope

    One of the best US college woman distance runners ever is unusual - she just set the indoor NCAA 5000 meter record

    Hobbs Kessler is the current indoor 1500m national champ. He only ran at the end of high school. He mostly did rock climbing. Ridiculous.
  9. therealdope

    Pro Cycling Discussion 2: Jonas Takes His Second Tour - Vuelta and Beyond

    "Not normal", to quote wonderboy.
  10. therealdope

    Pro Cycling Discussion 2: Jonas Takes His Second Tour - Vuelta and Beyond

    Bora has as much resources as any team (apparently), they're just missing one thing Visma has.
  11. therealdope

    Pro Cycling Discussion 2: Jonas Takes His Second Tour - Vuelta and Beyond

    I can explain the stage: Remco: alien talent Jorgenson: the Visma secret sauce Roglic: missing the Visma secret sauce
  12. therealdope

    Pro Cycling Discussion 2: Jonas Takes His Second Tour - Vuelta and Beyond

    Eze is a beautiful place. La Turbie (which they passed) is where the shoot out in the movie Ronin was filmed. If you go to this area I recommend staying in Villefranche sur mer. Go into Nice for dinner or the day but hte riding out of Villefranche sur mer is much better.
  13. therealdope

    Pro Cycling Discussion 2: Jonas Takes His Second Tour - Vuelta and Beyond

    I've done the Peille and Eze climbs. I've done the climb the direction they are now descending. It's pretty tough for an Alp Maritimes region climb. The Col d'Eze from the coast side is not hard. You're basically ripping it and then taking tight turns in a residential area trying not to hit...
  14. therealdope

    Pro Cycling Discussion 2: Jonas Takes His Second Tour - Vuelta and Beyond

    I don't understand Evenepoel. I'm sure I've posted it here before but the difference between U23 and pro cycling is that everyone can go twice in the pro peloton. The top guys can go 3 or 4 times so there are only 2 or 3 ways to make a gap stick. Crosswind, hard temp and then 3 attacks, or 3...
  15. therealdope

    Pro Cycling Discussion 2: Jonas Takes His Second Tour - Vuelta and Beyond

    Remco: no gloves, no arm warmers. He's either going to unleash hell or he's dumber than a box of rocks.
  16. therealdope

    Pro Cycling Discussion 2: Jonas Takes His Second Tour - Vuelta and Beyond

    There aren't enough "Jiffy bags" to make him a GT podium rider again.
  17. therealdope

    Who's your favorite athlete of all-time?

    Damn, you are right. Several hotties in his list of gfs.
  18. therealdope

    Who's your favorite athlete of all-time?

    How about his wife and gfs!
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