2023-05-05 16:30:27
By @amatiz12
Follow the catastrophe for Jumbo-Visma, which without even starting the Pink Race, and half the payroll of the original that they would present has already gone down. As if that were not enough, Jan Tratnik crashed in the last practice hours before giving the starting signal.
The Slovenian, one of the few luxury domestiques left to Hornsis being examined at a medical center to determine the damage so that a decision can be made as to whether or not he will start tomorrow’s time trial.
If the withdrawal is confirmed, the rider can no longer be replaced and therefore Jumbo should start the race with one less. Hard blow, because the numerical inferiority has an impact on the strategy.
From this space, we had talked about luck as Roglic’s great enemy. And although this concept is exposed from another context, it seems that it applies to his group, which has already lost Kelderman, Gesink, Foss and Van Emden along the way.
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Update
Tratnik will not be in the game of this Italian round. Contrary to what was believed, the expert Slavic wheeler can be replaced, although we are a few hours away from starting the test. In his place will be Thomas Gloag, a young British climber who has shown flashes of quality in 2023 and who could well surprise him in his first Grand Tour.
Let’s remember that he did the concentration in height with the block of the Giro because it was always considered the emergency plan for these situations. On the one hand, it is curious that it has not been used with the previous casualties, but on the other, it is a solid argument to believe that he will be in optimal shape to fulfill his duties.
Alejandro Matiz
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