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Thomas was the strongest, crossed the line before Tom every time except in the TT so I think he'd have won it even if Dumoulin would have had no bad luck or penalties at all.
Fun fact: over the course of the 2018 Giro d'Italia and Tour de France, Dumoulin and Froome are only 13 seconds apart over a distance of six thousand nine hundred and thirty-two kilometers
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13 seconds apart. That's 6.932 kilometers
I'm sure it's not.
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Looked like he could've won the TT too.
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True, and ever the gentlemen Doumoulin was very gracious in defeat and said as much in paying tribute to Thomas.
But he did that without much team support (Kelderman was sorely missed) and with the Giro in his legs, so an extremely impressive ride.
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This so much. I think he really knew from the off he could. He was so focused, no bad days and blessed with luck: stayed on the bike, and no mechanicals at bad moments. A lot has been made at Doumoulin losing so much time with that mechincal and subsequent time penalty for drafting. Could have been a lot closer.
Interesting story from yesterday: brakeless TT bike
https://twitter.com/Andymcgra/status/1023471621342986240?s=20