Jason Fly

2. The crash actually helped Tadej! While the crash absolutely negatively affected Tadej's performance, I do think it helped him win the race by putting him in a more favorable situation against Van der Poel, who had also crashed. Both riders had to use their threshold zones to chase back, which made the Cipressa more like a battle between the two on a longer climb. This also made the break afterwards come at the end of a longer effort, much like a longer climb. While MVDP's chase was shorter than Tadej's and he was able to use less energy, I believe that additional effort made a more favorable battleground for Tadej.

Romain Bardet avec Durand, Gilbert, Chainel, même Moncoutié, c'est le All Star Game du consultantisme le vélo sur Eurosport en fait.

Highest aSLP of All Time - 🇫🇷 FRENCH RIDERS 663 - P. Seixas 2026 (St Romain de Lerps) 654 - R.Virenque 1997 (Alpe d'Huez) 651 - J.F.Bernard 1987 (Mont Ventoux ITT) 647 - R.Virenque 1996 (Hautacam) 647 - L.Leblanc 1994 (Hautacam) 645 - L.Leblanc 1996 (Hautacam)