He's had some bad luck, I believe? (injuries, viruses, the works)Moondance said:Ahhhh... Marc de Maar... I actually thought he had some talent back in the day.
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He's had some bad luck, I believe? (injuries, viruses, the works)Moondance said:Ahhhh... Marc de Maar... I actually thought he had some talent back in the day.
theyoungest said:He's had some bad luck, I believe? (injuries, viruses, the works)
Ferminal said:Isn't it about time his majesty actually starts racing?
Now that's where you are wrong. I know the guy from close by (website). You would almost commit suicide if you see the amount of bad luck he had.Moondance said:Well given tat he got 4 years to prove himself on the Rabo Pro Team I would warrant a guess that he never had it... You just can't be injured for 4 years straight (despite what Cadel fans would have us believe)
Dekker_Tifosi said:Now that's where you are wrong. I know the guy from close by (website). You would almost commit suicide if you see the amount of bad luck he had.
2009 - good results haut var / lost rest of season due to pfeiffer
2008 - good results februari / broke elbow early season, did good vuelta in the end
2007 - good results februari / broke elbow early season, did good vuelta in the end
2006 - neo pro, had good results to start with and again injured later
So yeah, you are wrong. He DID have that much bad luck. Plus Rabobank somehow told him to ride the cobbled classics, while de Maar himself is really much more of a rider for small hilly stage races (like he was in his youth).
2010 started great also, crashed in his 1st race and a hip injury. He returned in Bisbee this week where he had two top-10 finishes
Isn't he best friends with Kai Reus? They must be two happy chappies.Dekker_Tifosi said:Now that's where you are wrong. I know the guy from close by (website). You would almost commit suicide if you see the amount of bad luck he had.
2009 - good results haut var / lost rest of season due to pfeiffer
2008 - good results februari / broke elbow early season, did good vuelta in the end
2007 - good results februari / broke elbow early season, did good vuelta in the end
2006 - neo pro, had good results to start with and again injured later
So yeah, you are wrong. He DID have that much bad luck. Plus Rabobank somehow told him to ride the cobbled classics, while de Maar himself is really much more of a rider for small hilly stage races (like he was in his youth).
2010 started great also, crashed in his 1st race and a hip injury. He returned in Bisbee this week where he had two top-10 finishes
Moose McKnuckles said:I doubt Vino even knows who Taylor Phinney is.
Not sure he'll do well in terms of going for the win here. He's not a climber (Phinney, that is.)
krebs303 said:Results finally coming in...
Stage 1 results:
1 Levi Leipheimer (Mellow Johnny's)
2 Tom Danielson (DZNuts)
Moose McKnuckles said:Floyd looked really ****ed off coming to the finish. He was riding strong.
BroDeal said:Cool. FLandis is back. And he's baaad.
Buy him a beer for me, but not so much that he loses motivation.
Moose McKnuckles said:Lance finished 22nd, down 1:46 on Levi.
Publicus said:I find it strange that the CN write up doesn't even mention him.
Ferminal said:It's all about Levi...
Levi Leipheimer (Mellow Johnny’s) hasn’t lost any form over the last year, which he proved as he took a second consecutive and equally convincing victory atop the steep Mogollon ascent.
Publicus said:I find it strange that the CN write up doesn't even mention him.
BroDeal said:I think we can now write off Tommy D. for the rest of the year. He just used up his one flash of form for the season at a minor race in the U.S. that no one cares about.