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Are you asking whether Cameron sandbagged Alejandro or vica versa?!
I'm not sure sandbagged is quite the right word actually. I was referring to the fact that dropping in someone freshly 'retired' from road UCI races is a bit unfair on riders like Esteban and Mason. But then it's a UCI world series race, so Valverde has every right to be there really.
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So as you observed, what's unfair? It's hardly surprising that an absolutely top end road rider is faster than Hiram P. Shitslinger III, even at pensionable age. All this does is further highlight the gulf in ability between gravel 'pros' and real ones. Just imagine what would happen if Van der Poel, Van Aert or Pidcock rode against them, they would finish in a separate timezone. It's pretty much the survival of the fittest, thus proving the gravel specialists aren't.
ColinTheBald
For whom?