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if they do and take a massive 30 seconds out of ready to race top other teams they may have taken too much out of themselves already. its not straighforward, i think the big guns stay close together and claw back the inevitable breakaway

im in that minority that watches admiringly when i see greats dominating people, rather than bored.. but yep, only one way he rides:)

wiinner winner chicken dinner!

HE'S NOT GC!!! You're new to this sport aren't you? 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Wout is NOT GC and he could NEVER be GC at the TDF!!! 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

forget about him m8 ;)

I agree with EVERYTHING you said. It's basically the same as what I've been saying except I don't see Roglic getting a podium spot. His final day at the Dauphine was not a good sign at all. He almost lost the whole thing on the final stage. As for Remco, a top 5 will shock me!! I would like to see Bernal make a solid comeback and get 3rd 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

I also agree with you on the "natural recovery" thing with Jonas. If Jonas is on form like BEFORE the crash or like last year's form it will be even more sus than what I already believe to be sus 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

I think we spoke on the other cycling channel (cycling highlights). I agree with you 10000% my friend!! 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

its the pinnacle of sports science, thats areal thing and related to health too, its not necassarily cheating so have to be careful about the nuances

If Jonas IS NOT on top form I would say Pogi, Yates and either Pidcock, Bernal or Jorgensen for 3rd. Would love to see Bernal make a solid come back!! Remember Bernal isn't main GC for INEOS 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

no

That’s delusional unless he’s tired from the Giro, but I don’t think that’s the case cause he dopes

Unless Pogi crashes or gets sick he will 100% podium!!! Even if he's suffering from the Giro he will still podium. For the record I'm not even a Pogi fan 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

​@@theweeklynewsexplosion5358 100% and so does Jonas!! 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

You are all correct of course... I was just checking out what kind of reactions I would get.... 😉😁 But I do think that 99% of the people will be surprised this Tour... This Tour is no walk in the park like last Giro... If Jonas is only 95% of what he was the previous two editions, he does still win... let's not forget that be gave away a few minutes on the 'Champs' last season, and that the real difference was just a little less than ten minutes.... And I am a Roglic fan by the way, but a true fan of the sport, thus I do not care who wins.... Would be great to have somebody else win this edition....

@@swissbiggy remember the final stage is a ITT so there may be a surprise. I doubt Remco will be close enough to podium but if he does podium it will be because of the final ITT. I think he'll be lucky to get to 5 and Roglic will be lucky to get 3rd 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Thank you. Personally I don't see Remco ever being the big TDF GC that everyone hopes he will be. People say "but he won La Vuelta", but we know that's the easier GT out of the 3 and we also know that 42 year old Chris Horner won La Vuelta also😂 so that doesn't translate to Remco being able to EVER win TDF. I'll be SHOCKED if he's top 5. I'd say he will be lucky to get in top 10 and that would be success for him I believe 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@@kennykaniff you got what I meant men, exept for this he's a fenomenal rider and could win pretty every one day race

@@diobrutto664 he can afford a bad day when he can take big time off riders in the time trials,needs good teammates to keep him within touching distance

@@diobrutto664 I would never take that away from him. He is an incredible rider. I just don't see him on the top podium spot at TDF EVER 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@@PazLeBon I was having this conversation the other day with somebody. Somebody said "Remco will make team UAE's life a living hell" and I said there's no way ONE rider can make UAE's life a living hell especially when team UAE is the strongest team in the peloton. Remco doesn't have the support he needs to compete with UAE or Visma. We already know what kind of team is needed to win the TDF and Remco does NOT have that 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

That's my prediction also. If Jonas is NOT on top form I say Pogi, Yates and either Pidcock or Bernal. If Jonas IS on top form I say Pogi, Jonas and Yates, Pidcock or Bernal. I really hope to see Bernal make a solid comeback and I'm gonna say he's got a great shot at 3rd 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

" Evenepoel hasn't got a chance. " ive added that to he predictions of the season for later use

@@PazLeBon It's true, Landa will end up outperforming him, you'll see. Another surprise we could witness is Gall fighting for GC

@@PazLeBon 😳 you just got done defending someone who said that Remco will make UAE's life a living hell in another comment thread. I was doubting Remcos ability to be top 5 and you told me you've seen riders that were dismissed do better than expected. Everything in your previous comment was telling me that Remco is stronger than I expect and that he will do better than what I expect but here you are saying what I got done predicting in other comments, telling us that Remco doesn't have a chance. You can't play both sides of the fence mate. At least I'm consistent. Even if I'm wrong, my comments are consistent 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

He won't even podium. If he gets top 5 I'll be surprised!! 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@@kennykaniff what are the next lottery numbers then ? I need a few millions quick 🤑

@@user-fd1qq9mv6uI wouldn't share my winning lottery numbers with someone who thinks that one man (Remco) can make an entire teams "life a living hell" especially when that team is literally the strongest team in the peloton. How do you even come up with such a statement? There's no logic in it 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@@kennykaniff the thing is you simply can't have them 😂 i'm simply betting and you're stating, that makes a great difference 🙄 and also, one last thing to remember, race outcomes are in fact impredictable due to events like falls, illness 😁 but, you're an expert and are aware of that, of course 😉

@@kennykaniff theres more than one way to win a tour, and this years one offers a wider possibility of variance, we have a mad start, uphill time trials and gravel roads ive seen many dismissed riders win it over the years

That is possible, assuming Roglic can stay upright...I am thinking Pogi, and either Yates then Jonas, or Jonas then Yates. My bet is that Remco will do well to finish in the top ten. We will know a lot about Remco, Jonas, and Pogi if Pogi wins the first time trial.

​@@denisesayer9225 Juan Ayuso is also a contender for the top three. The UAE team is very strong. However, I believe Roglic has not yet shown his full potential this season. I do not see Vingegaard on the Podium either. Yates, Jorgenson and Kuss will be interesting to watch. Remco's time is not now. The Vuelta is not the Tour. He will overdo it again in week two.

Matteo is definitely a dark horse for this tour!!!

@@denisesayer9225 The early TT's can often be won by the TT specialists, but later TT's, it seems will usually go to the GC guys as they have the best legs at that point. I always wondered, why the GC leads do so well in week 3 TT's and it makes sense as they're the ones with the most endurance, best legs to last 3 weeks of racing. So I would guess Remco may win that early TT, or maybe even a specialist like Ganna. But I would put down Pogi to will win the final TT in Nice. I agree with you Remco to finish in the top 10, I personally don't think he will be close to the podium at all.

@@dmoore4520 I agree, but if Jonas looks good, Matteo, Wout, and Sepp will be playing domestique and that means potentially going hard, burning out, and then pulling off to the side, preserving energy, and dropping in the overall. Unless Visma plans to keep Matteo and Sepp high in the standings just in case Jonas can't cut it late in the race. Whatever the case, it's going to be very fun and intriguing to watch this year.

Is this really AI? I always thought thats the one of the best narration voices on youtube. If its AI, im not sure if im disappointed (because it really fooled me) or if im impressed

@@MarioJBGugisch always seemed obvious to me that this is an AI voice, the cadence and the pronunciation on certain rider names gives it away imo

​@MarioJBGugisch the voice of carlton kirby

@@amandipuppal2191 now now

@@amandipuppal2191 If you read the Watts channel description he says: "The voice used in our videos is made with the help of AI technology, using a UK male model that we think best suits the sport. It's important to note that even though the voice may sound similar to a real person, it is indeed an AI-generated voice, carefully crafted to sound as natural and pleasant as possible. It is by no means a voice meant to imitate anyone, put words in someone's mouth, or violate anyone's opinions or privacy. It is solely made for entertainment purposes, to tell the given story alongside the visuals on the screen."

nah, he's not going to the Vuelta. He wants to win TDF, Worlds and Olympics. Don't think he'll have the legs to then go to Vuelta onto of everything

Searching for excuses like crazy😂 lets be fair tadej wrist injury didnt affect him one bit last year, and if he didnt make that bikechange he would have lost by over 2minutes😉 tadej Said himself that he is about 40seconds faster on that climb with the Road bike so just 🤫

We'll see. Hard to find any excuses for Pog this year if he is beaten again by Jonas.

It looks like Matteo Jorgenson would probably be the one to step up

Roglic can’t avoid the asphalt