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He’s the wiliest of all of them these days
I’ve watched the last 10 seconds of the sprint again and again, and Cav’s tactical movement was absolutely perfect. Just before the final curve he was in line with Philipsen, barely starting to pull ahead and leaving enough space for Bouhanni to move his front wheel between them, thereby blocking Philipsen from edging Cav to the side. Then he cut right towards Philipsen, I think, to jostle him or crowd him against the barrier because Philipsen stopped pedalling and lost 2nd place if not the race (seems the wall wasn’t an even curve but c’est la vie).
Cav seemed more powerful at the end but those moves really showed a lifetime of embodied practice and honed instinct, really excellent stuff.
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Eseman
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What is more amazing is the roundabout just before the sprint that he someone how squeezed though a non existent gap and stayed upright.
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good analysis.
I was impressed at how he maintained his speed while dodging a rapidly slowing Van Moer even though he was either buffeted or at the least had to interrupt his pedalling.
Hamham
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Hasn’t Cavendish since about 2015 mostly been about using his acceleration over pure watts?
He’s the wiliest of all of them these days and has Morkov dropping him off to perfection. Imagine if he breaks the records on the champs elysees this year.