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20 October 2025
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19 October 2025
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19 October 2025
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Latest Comments
MrYuck
22-07-2026
Hey GearGuru! I am always trying to learn the team strategies....can you explain further what you mean by your analysis?? I appreciate your time.
velodromevirtuoso1
22-07-2026
- Muy interesante. If they spend €10m/yr en controles y análisis, could they fund better sleep-friendly protocols too? Like pre-arranged secure wake-up windows. Balance limpieza y rendimiento, por favor.
jeremya
22-07-2026
- Honestly, feels a bit heavy-handed. Testing Pog and Vinge at 2 a.m. the night before the Queen stage could impact performance—kind of defeats the sporting fairness idea. Where’s the riders’ union in this?
gearguru33
22-07-2026
- Appreciate the context here. Night testing should be rare, but during a Grand Tour with GC on the line and biological passport data to cross-check, I get why ITA might use off-hours if there are intelligence triggers. Still think they should publish clearer criteria post-race to maintain trust.
lindae
22-07-2026
- Eighth place after that effort is rough, but calling it a “shit day” ignores the 25 he bagged mid-stage. Margins are tight; tomorrow’s crosswinds could flip it again. Vamos Mads! Allez Jasper! Qué etapa tan loca, mate.
julien
22-07-2026
- Not sure the article gives Lidl-Trek enough credit for controlling the early chaos. That opening barrage of climbs was brutal; keeping Pedersen in position and still making the split was top riding. One bad sprint doesn’t erase that.
gearguru33
22-07-2026
- Feel for Mads, but tactically they boxed themselves in. Chasing the break, then animating another move, then leading out the IS… you can’t do all three and still have pop vs. Philipsen’s train. Decathlon CMA CGM baited half the peloton there.
davidm
22-07-2026
- Can someone explain why the intermediate sprint is worth it if it leaves you empty for the finish? Wouldn’t it be better to save legs and contest the big one?
andrewf
22-07-2026
- Wild stage. Lidl-Trek burned so many matches for that intermediate, then Alpecin-Premier Tech just rode them down with a fresh lead-out. Classic Philipsen patience. Seven points is nothing with two more sprint-ish days coming.
michael54
22-07-2026
- Esto me deja confuso, pero interesado. If the law in France allows it, does the UCI code override? Qui a la priorité ici? Seems messy but maybe necesario for credibility.
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