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Sep 2023
9:07pm, 9 Sep 2023
42,562 posts
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SPR
The Ineos rumours refuse to die...
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Sep 2023
9:48pm, 9 Sep 2023
80,444 posts
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Gobi
Stunned by Remco , twice in 2 days
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Sep 2023
9:59am, 10 Sep 2023
42,564 posts
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SPR
Going back to mental issues, Lefevere doesn't seem like the manager anyone would want if they are struggling mentally.
I'd still like to understand what happened. Could he really have fought on in GC on Friday but just cracked mentally when it felt hard early? The description of Friday from him sounds like sickness which it clearly wasn't based on yesterday.
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Sep 2023
1:57pm, 10 Sep 2023
3,745 posts
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fraggle
I feel like Remco needs to go to a team that will nurture him more, he's such a talent, yet fragile. He needs a mentor/father figure maybe ?
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Sep 2023
2:19pm, 10 Sep 2023
42,565 posts
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SPR
Remco on the attack again today, multiple tries to get away. Jumbo trying to ensure the right composition and looks like they are finally happy.
I'm still confused TBH.
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Sep 2023
3:54pm, 10 Sep 2023
2,468 posts
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MudMeanderer
In some ways I'm seeing echoes of Pinot, but with a different physiological strength. Frequently very strong racer, able to do something exceptional on their day, but, especially under the piercing eye of the press, not quite able to withstand the pressure over three weeks. Take that pressure away, and he's mentally free to race as he enjoys.
That's my speculation anyway.
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Sep 2023
4:06pm, 10 Sep 2023
42,566 posts
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SPR
I didn't really see much pressure on him here though. Even his comments here about needing the three week ride for next year's TDF (a reason for not dropping out) doesn't sound like someone that's cracked under pressure. Jumbo were clear favourites and held the cards. The go slow and block last climb by QS on Wednesday was odd as well but looks like they knew something was up in hindsight. On Thursday at the bonus sprint QS sent someone else to compete against Roglic, so they obviously cared but Evenepoel for some reason wasn't up to it.
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Sep 2023
5:58pm, 10 Sep 2023
3,746 posts
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fraggle
I think he gets a lot of stick from the Belgian media
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Sep 2023
6:06pm, 10 Sep 2023
42,567 posts
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SPR
But that would apply to all races and he's fine in one day races, also I can't imagine he was getting much stick in the current situation pre stage 13 either. There was no obvious build up of external pressure leading to stage 13.
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Sep 2023
9:12am, 11 Sep 2023
2,855 posts
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Big_G
I was just looking in the Belgian sites but couldn’t see anything obviously hostile, but maybe I’m looking in the wrong places, which is entirely possible. I was wondering what their take on letting 40 riders up the road was and handing the jersey to Kuss son that stage, expecting to see some kind of onslaught, but didn’t see anything on the couple of sites I looked at. Could have missed it though.
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So who won the tour from 1999 to 2005
May 2024
