Never seen anybody receive so much (online) abuse for just not having the legs as @Rogla has gotten twice in past 8 days. Not for doping, not for rule-breaking, not for lying, not for litigating, but simply for not having the legs. Wouldn& #39;t blame him if he takes some time off now
Of course just my opinion, but it seems going for Grand Tours doesn& #39;t necessarily make a cyclist happier. Chances of winning one, especially TdF, are infinitely small. And if you happen to narrowly not win because it& #39;s just f& #39;ing hard? You& #39;re immediately crucified by the "fans"
And honestly, I liked Roglic more as the attacker he was before. But again: It& #39;s his career, his decision, his life and most of all… his legs, which he alone feels
Rewatched from the point the group of 5 (van Aert, Roglic, Hirschi, Kwiatkowski, Fuglsang) formed till the point Alaphilippe finished. Of the time that group was on camera, Roglic did 16.1% of the work. Keeping in mind the group was only on camera 38.5% of the time, that& #39;s normal
And again: Note that we& #39;re only seeing a third of what& #39;s happening in that group of 5. If the camera cuts on just at the point rider X peels off from a 15sec pull, he only gets 1 sec in the count, while he actually did 14 more
Just for those who are wondering: "How can he do a 1s / 2s pull?" That& #39;s actually not what it says. It says that only 1s / 2s of his pull was **on camera**. It could have easily been 15s pulls, but we just didn& #39;t see. The camera just cut in while he was peeling off or taking over
Ok girls and guys, I& #39;m off now. If you REALLY need a reply, let me know tomorrow. If you just want to spout your unsubstantiated opinions and frustrations without actually adding anything valuable… maybe reconsider? Forewarned is forearmed https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😉" title="Zwinkerndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Zwinkerndes Gesicht">
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