Recent content by Jericho

I understand why people are picking Froome. He's certainly a contender. But I've seen rider after rider try to do two Grand Tours in a row, and it just seems like too much these days. What Froome did last year was pretty impressive. And he nearly won it then, if only for another great rider...

I wasn't going to give it an exact figure rating, but let's just say it has not gone well. We'll leave it at that. Like many, I found the route very underwhelming to begin with. Which doesn't mean the Tour itself has to be overwhelming, but we need things to happen to overcome the lackluster...

I wanted to say this is a very good post.I know the incident has been done to death at this point, but I think this is an excellent summary. Related to the above, but one thing I've noticed in people talking about the incident is the point that Sagan could have moved further to his left and...

Re: Re: Not sure where you live, but the punishment for murder and attempted murder are the same here. You don't get a lesser punishment for failing

Re: Actually, no. Philippe Mariën confirmed Sagan’s expulsion was based solely on the crash with Cavendish, not an earlier spill in the sprint that some suggested Sagan might also have provoked

Re: You mean the one where there's a tree in the way at the most important moment?

Re: Re: The team won't be DQ'd, but I fear they may just pull out

Does Bora - Hansgrohe stay in the race? I'd hate to see Majka get removed

Re: I think it just semantics. A DQ is essentially a punishment. Isn't a relegation also technically a DQ? It's just the degree of punishment

Just seems like a knee jerk overreaction. It seems most of the riders were far more supportive of Sagan. McEwen‏ is an obvious exception (though I'm not sure if McEwen was advocating kicking Sagan out or simply a relegation), but I've seen comments on here about Petacchi and Armstrong not...

Re: Tour de France 2017 stage 4: Mondorf-les-Bains-Vittel 20 I basically agree with all of this. Cavendish was riding straight and Sagan came into his line, but instead of breaking, he just plows into Sagan. It didn't have to happen that way. And Sagan could have easily gone down and hit...

Re: Re: Seriously. I have seen that video. Opinion remains unchanged. What part don't you agree with?

Re: Re: This image is perfect, because it shows exactly what I saw. Cavendish was riding right up on the barrier. Demare moved to the right to pass Bouhanni and Sagan also moved right following Demare. However, while Demare had enough room to go by, Sagan only had about a half bike length on...

Not sure the logic here. What does BMC care if Froome takes pulls or not? I don't think BMC has any illusions of first. But they would like to beat the Kreuzingers, Ten Dams, and Fuglsangs of the world. And they're not doing that if they give all those guys 5 minutes for free. When the split...

Is there any place where Quintana can take points on Froome? He essentially would have to outclimb him as I don't see Quintana chasing breakaways like Rolland would (not would Sky allow him to break). Nieve would seem more likely as he can chase breakaways and Rolland. But it still might not...