Vetplant

Sprint for bonus seconds coming up shortly. Will someone try to steal some GC seconds...?

This is the first time I personally experienced the reason the Germans have the word Schadenfreude.

Yes. and Yes.

Slightly off-topic, but I can clearly remember the VUELTA edition where you told us "Check this Pogacar kid, he is going places...." Do you have any young riders that you think we should keep an eye on?

I concur with the last couple of posts. To the in-laws: You are doing more harm than good by bailing him out. He needs to "own" his life choices. If you bail him out once, be sure he will come a begging again soon for the next bail-out. Just ask his immediate family members, they will give some real-life context. Restitution is good when it comes from a genuine place, NOT when it is linked to the kind of conditions that is being mentioned. Pay Belinda what is due to her, but leave it to her to decide what to do thereafter.

Thank you for your service

'Meer luck as wysheid', as my FIL says. Unfortunately, the outlook on this VAT thing isn't pretty. ANC played ActionSA for the suckers they are. 15.5 is staying, then 16 next year.

Pogi going to upset the MvdP Threepeat?..

This is MvdPs race, unless something extraordinary happens. Pogačar giving it a fair go.

😱. Maybe best he gets it now instead of Sunday I suppose

Heart wants Wout to win it, just like Sagan who "should" have won more but eventually got his win. Similarly, Wout needs the favourites to hesitate a couple of moments when he makes his move and then needs a willing(and able) accomplice in the front group to go with him to the line. Head says MvdP takes it.

There are enough numbers at the front to make for an exciting finish here. Visma and Trek need to hit some repeated attacks here. But seems Pogačar is the one looking racy.

Head says Mvdp. Pogi if MvdP gets an unfortunate mechanical or similar. Heart wants WvA or Mads or Ganna.

Very mature of him to own that stuff-up... May they learn from it