Markus Hilden

Communication consultant @Manifesto_PR, pop chart enthusiast and blogger, @ladygaga fan, occasional bird watcher, forestry student @helsinkiuni . He/him. Fi/Eng

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@aziiaziizam That Giro stage was a total trainwreck.

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@aziiaziizam UAE functions only around Pogacar. The quality the team has overall is great, but still they have never won a GT without Pogi since becoming UAE. It's pretty clear why.

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@aziiaziizam Nobody believes that they didn't want to win the stages 2 and 3. Those were tailor-made for Del Toro and Pogi.

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@faustocoppi60 He's a good climber too, only less than a minute behind Pellizzari on a 3rd week mountain stage in Vuelta last year, so he might hang in there until the ITT if he really tries.

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@lucxsronald Then why did they chase the breakaway for 150 km yesterday despite not being in yellow?

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@allergy_al Who will win those remaining 13? Pogi is one thing but Del Toro shares his strengths and two can't win one stage. Vermeersch or Wellens? Maybe 1 stage win for them.

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@Rastoaaa @lucxsronald Well wouldn't say that but what has happened so far is pretty much what everyone expected. Solid TVL on stage 1 (TTT) and explosive Pogi on stages 2 and 3.

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@cycloben2 Good thoughts... I think UAE have ridden a bit too aggressively considering this is day 3 and Pogi and Jonas are still even on GC. These two stages were destined to be a Pogi show regardless of their tactics but they decided to use a lot of gas and gain basically zero time.

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@faustocoppi60 So much work from UAE in extreme heat to get the result they would've got anyway. And it's only day 3/21.

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@NairoInGreen He would also have a chance to win a monument or a GT elsewhere.

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@faustocoppi60 He's my fave for a reason! Great sprint today too. Would love to see him on attacking distance when the ITT comes.

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@faustocoppi60 50m more and Remco would've catched del Toro. However then Pogi would've probably sprinted for win.. Anyway, great sprint by Remco.

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@faustocoppi60 I think there are plenty of non-GC guys who can do well: MVDP, Gregoire, Pidcock, Vacek, Van Gils, Van Eetvelt, Carapaz...

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@mou55981652 If Pogi was that good yesterday, why they didn't win or weren't even second?

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@aziiaziizam Wasn't Ganna like the 2nd fastest behind Pogacar?

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@coty9942 @faustocoppi60 +4.15 already, what was that...

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@cycloben2 Some of these teams scream "he has TdF participation in his contract" type of stuff. Disagree about Ineos though, the team is clearly built to win both TTs and whatever comes beyond that is a plus.

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@AmzoAmzonow @MidniteGlitch @asweetiecat @SussexHenryVIII And someone of the 1000 people attending will share the photos from the event with media anyway.

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@faustocoppi60 Very interesting to see what is the role of Del Toro. Will he always stay with Pogi or is he allowed to win stages too? (Would require considerable time loss on some stages, perhaps the ITT).