Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·
2013-07-20 16:19:27 UTC
The little guy can climb but he's out of his element in individual
time trials. There the lightweight and lower wattage works to
his disadvantage. He's one-dimensional and we all know how
one-dimensional sprinters and climbers are yellow jersey
wannabes.
It generally boils down to one man (Froome in this Tour) who
excels at climbing AND individual time trials. Froome knew
going into today's mountain stage that he didn't need to cross
the finish line first. He could have dominated but why bother?
He let a lesser rider get some kudos.
I still say, one-dimensional riders are sideshow riders.
time trials. There the lightweight and lower wattage works to
his disadvantage. He's one-dimensional and we all know how
one-dimensional sprinters and climbers are yellow jersey
wannabes.
It generally boils down to one man (Froome in this Tour) who
excels at climbing AND individual time trials. Froome knew
going into today's mountain stage that he didn't need to cross
the finish line first. He could have dominated but why bother?
He let a lesser rider get some kudos.
I still say, one-dimensional riders are sideshow riders.
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Sir Gregory
Sir Gregory