What happened between Ayuso and Almeida in Galibier is the result of putting so many roosters in the same pen
In this we do not agree with Matxin and what we saw between Juan Ayuso and Joao Almeida in Galibier, I think that somewhat proves us right.
You can win in many waysin a bare and suffering way or by crushing rivals, in many ways
UAE has chosen the second option for this Tour, which is legitimate, especially when they have suffered two years of Jumbo’s tyranny, but it is clear that sometimes even the most perfect plans have certain flaws.
Tadej Pogacar can surely win this Tour, secure the double and continue with a season that will go down in history as the best since the days of Stephen Roche and Bernard Hinault.
Note that we are talking about 40 years and older.
UAE will surely regain the Tour titleThere is still much to be done, it is clear, but right now there are no apparent weaknesses in his plan.
On the Galibier they were a steamroller, marking the times for each of the stars they have as riders, without any of them failing, from Nils Politt and Pavel Sivakov at the base and first ramps to a fleeting Marc Soler and Adam Yates to reach the total morbid moment with Joao Almeida and Juan Ayuso.
We were saying this yesterday, the destruction caused by Joao Almeida is tremendous, he takes a very depleted group and drives it to the impossible, making any reaction or attempt at attack a pipe dream.
He led the group at such speed that there was a moment when he turned around, raised his right arm and asked for relief.
Whom?
To Juan Ayuso, of course, hooked up to the group from the back as he had been for almost the entire climb.
The moment was picturesque, there was no room for more malice in Almeida’s gesture, so evident that Ayuso began to climb on the left of the small group to lead the ascent towards Galibier.
It was neither good nor advisable to burden the Portuguese with all the work, nor would it have been advisable to burden Juan Ayuso with it.
They simply had to share the cake like good brothers.
The day is summed up simply: Pogacar’s gregarious arrive with Pogacar’s rivals #TDF2024
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If Ayuso slipped up yesterday in Galibier, that is something only he knows, another thing is that his way of racing is often like that, in the same climb he passes through all the places in the leading group, suffering in some passages to immediately appear in the lead.
When Pogacar launched the attack, the Spaniard finished higher than the Portuguese.
Did Ayuso save better? It seems so
In any case, if they want the whole Tour de France to be “bearable” they should be very clear about where each team’s work begins.
Both should take a closer look at Adam Yates’ 2023 Tour and how they can take personal advantage of a race in which they are subject to unquestionable leadership.
Achieving things in this team not only gives you stripes in the peloton, but also in the squad itself, so full of talent and pressure to be in the shadow of the big boss.
Because Pogacar is the only unquestionable thing about UAE, everything else is subject to the judgment of the moment.
They will win the Tour, for sure, but the ways they achieve it also matter.
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2024-07-03 10:35:30
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