Originally posted by Moliere
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A week ago I would have agreed with you about alaphilippe, but I am not so sure now. If he is with Thomas and Bernal at the bottom of the climb, given how he has ridden so far, and with the victory within his grasp, do you think that they can really put a minute and a half into him? It's possible, but I am not so sure. The best climber today was Quintana. Thomas and Pinot and even Bernal were a bit better than alaphillipe but if they are together at the bottom of the climb, i think alaphilippe has a good chance. Yellow makes you strong.
Also, Bruyneel noted in his podcast today that Alaphilippe was using disc brakes and wondered why all of the main contenders were not using them on a stage that ended with a descent. in some of the first turns after the galibier summit i actually thought Alaphilippe had locked his wheels and lost control when what was happening was incredible deceleration due to his disc brakes. I note that rain is forecast tomorrow, if so, I bet all the leaders use discs too.
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