Carl Spackler wrote:
Catching up on Giro happenings after fading worse than Roglic yesterday at DK. You called Carapaz out early <golf claps>. Great performance by him and how he managed race. And still so young to be a GT winner. Nibali is going to lament staring down Roglic for so long. He was a bit out-gunned by the Movistar duo but I though rode a really impressive race otherwise.
Roglic? That’s the second time he’s faded at end of GT, last year having a poor final ITT and slipping off TdF podium. He’s gotta figure out how to close the deal.
Yates was a cautionary tale in believing your own hype.
Good wins by Chavez and Haga. Gotta be happy for those guys.
Ciao, ciao, ciao
Was his form just too good going in and he peaked too early. Last year at the TdF, the day before the ITT he really pushed hard over the top of the final climb and descent and made big gains, but probably burnt a lot of matches for the next day relative to Froome, Thomas and Dumoulin just sitting in on a chase. Also Roglic is still maturing as a cyclist. He was in a fast twitch sport before this so he may not have the same degree of "base" that many others have. I don't know what other aerobic sports he was doing during his ski jumper development, but that path is different than coming in to cycling as a soccer player or swimmer from age 10 to 18. Maybe he just needs more time.
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devashish_paul: Jun 2, 19 19:11