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[brommers]

Simon Yates is beginning to talk like an Aussie.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Simon Yates is beginning to talk like an Aussie.

He is, heard him being interviewed and thought "who's the whiny Aussie bloke?"

 

[MikeG]

I'll forgive him that so long as he keeps riding like a mountain goat. Well, you know what I mean........

 

[Bollo]

Simon Yates is beginning to talk like an Aussie.

I thought he'd gone a bit Shteeve Mclaren.

 

[Shadow]

Entertaining last 10k or so, great finish. Yates is looking strong. And MS have a strong team to support him. They must be very, very happy to be 1 & 2 on GC. Dumoulin, Pinot and Pozzo also looking good.
Very impressed with Carapaz too- what will the future hold for him? And Ciccone is just far too impetuous!

 

[Beebo]

Simon Yates is beginning to talk like an Aussie.

It’s upspeak innit. Or as the professors call it, the high rising terminal. (Quite apt for someone who rides up hills)
All the cool kids do it.
It makes every sentence sound like a question.

 

[MikeG]

It’s upspeak innit. Or as the professors call it, the high rising terminal. (Quite apt for someone who rides up hills)
All the cool kids do it.
It makes every sentence sound like a question.

I thought it was the rising interrogative, n'est-ce pas?

 

[smutchin]

‘Interrogative inflection’ is another name for it that I’ve heard. Hadn’t really noticed Yates doing it though. Perhaps I’ve just become too accustomed to all young people speaking that way. </old fart>

ETA: just looked it up - another variant is ‘moronic interrogative’. I like that one. Wouldn’t call Yates a moron though!

 

[brommers]

I think being in an Aussie team has something to do with it

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

It’s upspeak innit. Or as the professors call it, the high rising terminal. (Quite apt for someone who rides up hills)
All the cool kids do it.
It makes every sentence sound like a question.

I thought there was also a slight change in vowel sounds but he had returned to his customary Lancs by the end of his post-race interview.

The way he only made one short final attack - the one that won it - demonstrated fine timing and judgement, I thought.

 

[MikeG]

Anyone looking forward to Zoncolan next weekend? I can't see anything much this week which is going to disturb the order in the GC standings, but Zoncolan has the potential to put minutes between riders. Yates will feel he needs more than a minute over Dumoulin, I reckon, with the TT coming up the following week.

 

[PpPete]

The way he only made one short final attack - the one that won it - demonstrated fine timing and judgement, I thought.

Which Thibault Pinot, for all his speed, seems to lack. Attacked at about 1.5km to go, why? Maybe just because Yates went at that point the other day and were successful?.

 

[Shadow]

Whenever I see the word Zoncolan I assume it's a banned substance.

I think some pros wish it were banned from races!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Which Thibault Pinot, for all his speed, seems to lack. Attacked at about 1.5km to go, why? Maybe just because Yates went at that point the other day and were successful?.

I think there was a bit of madness in the air after Ciocone's (sp?) escapades, Pinot may have been caught up in it. SY stayed calm and saved his attack for the very last.

 

[smutchin]

Which Thibault Pinot, for all his speed, seems to lack. Attacked at about 1.5km to go, why? Maybe just because Yates went at that point the other day and were successful?.

I thought it was mainly in response to Pozzovivo's attacks, and he had to do something because he was the one with most to lose if Pozzovivo won the stage and no one else looked either interested or willing to follow.

I feel sorry for Pinot - he looks in the form of his life but has no support from his team. Reichenbach has been disappointing (compare and contrast with Jack Haig). He did at least gain a few more seconds on Dumoulin but he probably realises he's not going to beat Yates, who is his equal on the climbs and stronger in the TT.