Had to pick troy. I have no idea why i didn't have him 1st in my picks back on page one, last night I picked him for 1st so worked out.
his the all around riders, I think we are seeing the gone are the ay of the big guys been the peddlers, with correct training anyone can pedal hard and put down good runs. personally I am small like troy and have always been a strong peddler. I think we are seeing that as training has adapted over time we are seeing the results of that, 10 years ago there was a lot less training, now young riders are training smarter and earlier and its going to start showing with the new crop of riders.
Great race, stoked to see same in 2nd but he definitely lacks the pedaling, End of the day sam has never been a peddler, he will probably be a top 20 peddler but his not up there and it hurts him, its not the first time.
Maybe he should look at adding a lock out to the rear or both front and rear controlled via 1 button, i'm surprised more guys don't have one already at this point in the sport.
Great race stoked for the aussies, sams back, troys on it, that kid is a tech rider but can pedal with the big boys, keen to see the rest of the season unfold.