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Jumbo are in a league of their own. A bit too good for the rest.
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Still not convinced by that. Yesterday there was an incredibly big group at the end, which doesn't suggest the pace was super hot.
I just hope someone manages to break this form of racing, as leaving it to a mountain bunch spring is not only incredibly dull to watch, but is handing the Tour on a place to Roglic.
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I don't think yesterday's final climb was hard enough to separate the pure climbers from
the power climbers.
Disgruntledgoat
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Alaphilippe loses the jersey after a 20s penalty for taking a bottle within 20km to go.
Bravo the organisers. That's exactly what fans want to see.
Bravo the organisers. That's exactly what fans want to see.
How ridiculous. Brailsford does lack tact, but he was spot on about Lappartient. Small time really does sum him up, as typified by his attempt to muck rake over the Remco incident in Lombardia.
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Rules are rules.
Blame the stupid soigneur for offering the feed where he did. They have sat nav they must have known exactly where they were.
Remember Richie Porte getting 20s docked on the Alpe d'Huez a few years ago.
Not fair really as he passed on the gels to Froome who was on an empty tank.
This Tour is a bit crap. First two mountain top finishes and we're having a group of about 30 riders at each looking like they're out for a club run.
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Bizarrely, you have to put up with a load of crap circuits for the next 10 days. It wouldn't be so bad if races were going up it, but I can't recall seeing a single race in the French world since it was launched. Very strange given that they're blanket advertising on ITV4 during the Tour.
Zwift Course Calendar – Current Guest World Schedule
See the guest world calendar for Zwifters in the coming weeks.
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Bizarrely, you have to put up with a load of crap circuits for the next 10 days. It wouldn't be so bad if races were going up it, but I can't recall seeing a single race in the French world since it was launched. Very strange given that they're blanket advertising on ITV4 during the Tour.
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This Tour is a bit crap. First two mountain top finishes and we're having a group of about 30 riders at each looking like they're out for a club run.
Zwift Course Calendar – Current Guest World Schedule
See the guest world calendar for Zwifters in the coming weeks.
Bizarrely, you have to put up with a load of crap circuits for the next 10 days. It wouldn't be so bad if races were going up it, but I can't recall seeing a single race in the French world since it was launched. Very strange given that they're blanket advertising on ITV4 during the Tour.
Yeah, I guess this is the result of two dominant teams cancelling each other out. I guess DQS don't want to throw anyone up the road either given how well Alaphilipe is going.
That's a shame, the nights are drawing in and I'll soon be back on the damn thing.
Black Belt Jones
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France is pretty good IMO - main loop is either flattish rolling with one small sharp pitch that can still split a group (R.G.V.) or the same plus a real climb (petit KOM) which is about 100m ascent. Hard to say what makes a good zwift world but I've enjoyed this one. Paris is also very decent but I've only done gp rides there, not tried a crit yet.
I've not done the mega climb of Ventoux yet - sounds very tough if you ride it threshold, 1500m ascent but a lot of straight road. Doesn't have the switchbacks, or the average power breakdown, that help compartmentalise the Alpe du Zwift. Got to be done at some point.
Ventoux is nice, but I have barely seen any races up it (or indeed that many in France generally), which is a shame. Would be easy enough to do something like the stage today, with an hour playing around on the flat stuff, then send you up Ventoux.
Even the chance of echelons seems to have gone overnight. Hopefully with all this powder being kept dry, the weekend will see some good stuff.
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Not the hardest of climbs were they. Jumbo are controlling things like the old sky team.
Yates said that the pace was high but it wasn't worth doing doing anything more because the break had taken all the bonuses.
Strange but that was reported in CN.
I think they've got the weekend on their minds.
That both Ineos and Jumbo had domestiques left with them doesn't suggest it was that high. Quite a few teams had multiple riders in the lead group, which shouldn't be the case if they were really gunning it. We'll see what happens over the weekend I suppose, but it's been a damp squid so far.
Bora livening things up. Good on 'em.
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