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tobydawq said:
carton said:
Anderis said:
Is there, apart from TdF, a stage race in the calendar with better sprinting field than this?
KRISTOFF
GAVIRIA
SAGAN
PHINNEY
HAYMAN
STUYVEN
OSS
DILLIER
NAESEN
STANNARD
ROWE

What strikes me most is that only the first three of those guys have a real shot at getting a result. I think some guys are here for the sun, surf and the IPAs.

What kind of list is that? You think Hayman and Phinney are better sprinters than Ewan, Kittel, Cavendish, Walscheid, McLay and Arndt who are also participating but not on your "sprinter list".
I don't know if you're kidding. That's a list of classics riders, not just sprinters.

Yep, pretty much all of the major sprinters are also here, but at least they're going to get a shot at a some wins. I mean, given the sheer number of sprinters here, they are probably going to get their chance to sprint for the win in every flat stage.
 
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carton said:
tobydawq said:
carton said:
Anderis said:
Is there, apart from TdF, a stage race in the calendar with better sprinting field than this?
KRISTOFF
GAVIRIA
SAGAN
PHINNEY
HAYMAN
STUYVEN
OSS
DILLIER
NAESEN
STANNARD
ROWE

What strikes me most is that only the first three of those guys have a real shot at getting a result. I think some guys are here for the sun, surf and the IPAs.

What kind of list is that? You think Hayman and Phinney are better sprinters than Ewan, Kittel, Cavendish, Walscheid, McLay and Arndt who are also participating but not on your "sprinter list".
I don't know if you're kidding. That's a list of classics riders, not just sprinters.

Yep, pretty much all of the major sprinters are also here, but at least they're going to get a shot at a some wins. I mean, given the sheer number of sprinters here, they are probably going to get their chance to sprint for the win in every flat stage.

Okay but it's an odd response to a post musing about the sprinting field of this race.

Nevertheless, as a list of classic riders, the list makes more sense. I just didn't see the context for such a list.
 
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RedheadDane said:
What stages would you suggest I definitely have to stay up and watch the race?
Stage 2, possibly stage 3, and stage 6?










(To be fair, I'm probably gonna stay up every night, but if I have to give up some nights...)
Honestly If we weren't all scattered around Europe we should've organised something :D
 
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RedheadDane said:
What stages would you suggest I definitely have to stay up and watch the race?
Stage 2, possibly stage 3, and stage 6?
I would say there's little need to stay up for the three pan-flat sprint stages. The other four will be relevant.

I mean, I'm skipping the whole thing on principle, but if I weren't, the two mountain stages, Laguna Seca and the ITT are going to be the relevant stages.

Fun fact: the Long Beach stage also finishes on a racing circuit, like the Laguna Seca one - Long Beach has a long running street circuit, from F1 back in the 80s, then shortened a couple of times and since hosting ALMS, Champ Car and eventually the Indycar series. The start/finish is on Shoreline Drive, but the drivers are heading the opposite direction to the cyclists.

Second fun fact: Before 1991, Long Beach was part of area code 213, which came to a wider global audience when referenced by members of the hip-hop supergroup which consisted of Warren G, Nate Dogg and Snoop Doggy Dogg. By the time the members of the group started having hits, however, the area codes had been reclassified and Long Beach had become part of area code 310.
 
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GenericBoonenFan said:
RedheadDane said:
What stages would you suggest I definitely have to stay up and watch the race?
Stage 2, possibly stage 3, and stage 6?










(To be fair, I'm probably gonna stay up every night, but if I have to give up some nights...)
Honestly If we weren't all scattered around Europe we should've organised something :D

Would that "something" involve drinking a whole load of coffee to stay awake?
 
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RedheadDane said:
GenericBoonenFan said:
RedheadDane said:
What stages would you suggest I definitely have to stay up and watch the race?
Stage 2, possibly stage 3, and stage 6?










(To be fair, I'm probably gonna stay up every night, but if I have to give up some nights...)
Honestly If we weren't all scattered around Europe we should've organised something :D

Would that "something" involve drinking a whole load of coffee to stay awake?
Probs, there are also more radical solutions.
 
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GenericBoonenFan said:
RedheadDane said:
Would that "something" involve drinking a whole load of coffee to stay awake?
Probs, there are also more radical solutions.

Don't start snorting cocaine to stay up for the Tour of California man. It's not worth it. If you'd live on the other side of the world and it was necessary during the cobbled classics season, okay, but it's just the ToC man, don't do it!
 
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Maaaaaaaarten said:
GenericBoonenFan said:
RedheadDane said:
Would that "something" involve drinking a whole load of coffee to stay awake?
Probs, there are also more radical solutions.

Don't start snorting cocaine to stay up for the Tour of California man. It's not worth it. If you'd live on the other side of the world and it was necessary during the cobbled classics season, okay, but it's just the ToC man, don't do it!
I was gonna go jägerbombs but ohwell
 
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Maaaaaaaarten said:
GenericBoonenFan said:
RedheadDane said:
Would that "something" involve drinking a whole load of coffee to stay awake?
Probs, there are also more radical solutions.

Don't start snorting cocaine to stay up for the Tour of California man. It's not worth it. If you'd live on the other side of the world and it was necessary during the cobbled classics season, okay, but it's just the ToC man, don't do it!

Well, this escalated quickly...
 
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Maaaaaaaarten said:
GenericBoonenFan said:
RedheadDane said:
Would that "something" involve drinking a whole load of coffee to stay awake?
Probs, there are also more radical solutions.

Don't start snorting cocaine to stay up for the Tour of California man. It's not worth it. If you'd live on the other side of the world and it was necessary during the cobbled classics season, okay, but it's just the ToC man, don't do it!

Hi Tommeke, what's up?