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Giacomo Casadei
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@GiacomoCasadei4 on Twitter Cycling lover since '94 (Marco Pantani) Decent Amateur Cyclist (GF and climbing TTs)...a few wins and podiums in my palmares University Professor in Grenoble Plainclothes Metalhead Italian (pizza, pasta, caffé)
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and here it's where I lose my mind.. because being labeled as antisemitic when we criticize a government is frankly absurd, it's like saying that I'm anti-pizza because I criticize my own Italian gouvernement
the only caveat is that there are many Jews (not necessarily) living in Israel who didn't vote for this government.. that is why I personally always refer to Israel.. like I do for (my) Italian government which is too a fascist government democratically elected
RB winning 5/6 stages would be fun actually
incredible indeed...but my favorite moment is still yesterday's Albert Torres unexpected win
that's exactly my point..it makes sense "rationally" but not economically
personally, I don't trust Ayuso to become a GC winner...and I would have rather invested those 10 ML on the development of young riders..easier to win in the future rather than in the Pog's/UAE's era
were there other riders available on the market with possibility to podium/win a GT? with the current situation of GC riders LIDL was fucked..and it's not like the future was looking brighter with super-teams like RB Bora having Pellizzari, Lipo, Finn, Tuckwell on the ramp
Tibor looks genuinely like a really nice kiddo..mega support for him both on CX and road
I have heard, from inside the peloton, that no one will start TdF except for Remco 🫥
DFM and Vlasov???? not even sure they can be considered worthy helpers at the moment..
not even close IMO..PFP had a much greater season than Wiebes farming minor wins
I really don't get people complaining..it's not like TdF design is something they come up during the night, usually the planning starts at least 12/18 months in advance..yes there could be a longer flat TT, yes there could be easier mountain stages but TdF can't/shouldn't plan a race against Pogacar
the problem is that a rider like Remco won't accept to play the bait for other teammates..we would need a multi-team "Quickstep of old 2.0" strategy..LR said it right tough, "we speculate on tactics but teams are selfish, not working for our entertainment"
I agree but also disagree..probably it wouldn't matter, but if RB put Hindley/Tratnik/Sobrero in the breakaway and Soudal/EF/INEOS contribute too, a crazy uncontrolled race might be at the very least a bit more entertaining to watch 😅

e.g. Simmons "stole" his fourth place by being in the break
then, you would need one rider to be close to him and others to be not so far...because Pog can still bet on punch/sprint to beat a Jonas/Remco..that is why I said in my first message that Remco has to accept he won't win..but a Van Wilder with 3/4 minutes advantage on the last climb might
I am 95% convinced that there is a "deal" between UAE and other WT teams, for him not to race 2 GT per season to leave some room for others...I think he won't do Vuelta in 2026 either, nor Giro, just classics TdF and Worlds
Gaffuri will be the surprise...I hope
I hope today convinced you...Remco is not giving the illusion to be able to follow Pog even on a bridge..not anyone's fault tbh, the gap is too big to even hope for something
I do not have much interaction with his online fans but I generally hate "blind fans" anyway...the only thing I am left with Pog is to look at his performance objectively and frankly, it's disconcerting..we haven't seen him do anything remotely "all out" except when he's against MVDP, 3 races a year
we should have turned off when RB was helping chase the breakaway...but I am definitely watching when Pog destroys the others, there is something magical in watching how easy he does it (speaking from a cycling performance perspective, not racing)
Wiebes always looks the best teammate 😂
unless Rog woke up and said "I feel like I have 50 watts more in the legs today" 🥲