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    Bruce Wayne replied to the thread Cycling thread.
    You feel Vingegaard's beaten a bit mentally. I don't think he believes he can win anymore.
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    Bruce Wayne replied to the thread Cycling thread.
    I'm sure it was a little bit of marketing bumph, but if you assume "marginal gains", or a more scientific approach to the sport began with Sky in 2009, we've kinda seen a U-shaped performance graph, with a marked dip after the EPO era, and then a...
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    Bruce Wayne reacted to jazzy's post in the thread Cycling thread with Like Like.
    Pog is the best I've seen since Merckx and I can only barely remember him. However his performance is absolutely mind-blowing and sadly my first thought is not what an incredible athlete he is but that it is impossible to achieve without drugs...
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    Bruce Wayne replied to the thread Cycling thread.
    Not too surprised, but Remco has called it quits today.
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    Bruce Wayne replied to the thread Cycling thread.
    I suppose this is what I struggle with the most. The Sky era was typified by the whole marginal gains thing, and they were supposed to be the best because of looking under every stone for improvements. Despite this, they were way down on the EPO...
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    Bruce Wayne replied to the thread Cycling thread.
    I got into the sport because of Pantani and he always contended that his suspension in 99 was a stitch up because he was too dominant in that year's Giro. He's probably chuckling looking down on the dominance Pogacar shows in every race he rocks...
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    Bruce Wayne replied to the thread Cycling thread.
    One thing I find interesting is that, if you look at a proam race, like the Maratona, the times haven't really changed much https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratona_dles_Dolomites#Recent_results You would think that those at the sharp end will...
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    Bruce Wayne replied to the thread Cycling thread.
    I'm not so sure Dave. The media now are so chummy with the athletes that no one really asks questions. There isn't a David Walsh, and Kimmage is pushed to the sidelines. GCN et al are just cycling PR.
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    Bruce Wayne replied to the thread Cycling thread.
    It strikes me as quite funny that Froome, Wiggins and that generation were often tainted by accusations, yet their performances were some way below that from the 90s and 00s, yet since Covid, performances have gone through the roof and people are...
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    Bruce Wayne replied to the thread Cycling thread.
    Gewiss literally came to prominence by getting the 1-2-3 at Fleche Wallonne.
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    Bruce Wayne reacted to salmon fingers's post in the thread Cycling thread with Like Like.
    I think Remco is quality but the standard set by Jonas and Tadej is just a different level even Primoz looks ordinary next to these two.
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    Bruce Wayne replied to the thread Cycling thread.
    If it's like London, perhaps something that either won't get pinched or something you don't mind getting pinched?
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    Bruce Wayne replied to the thread Cycling thread.
    Remco is 3rd place but over 7 minutes back. We've had 2 mountain stages.
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    Bruce Wayne replied to the thread Cycling thread.
    He's kinda right. I suspect Vingegaard will increasingly be of that opinion too.
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    Bruce Wayne reacted to Bohemian Toffee's post in the thread Cycling thread with Like Like.
    I read an interview where he said that he feels he can't compete with Pog and JV. For a rider with so much talent he looks completely beaten, out of ideas.
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