El Pistolero said:I see it will be another hard spring season for you
Probably, but I'm really starting to doubt if he will be as dominant as he was last year.
Unless he really is holding back. Let's see what happens
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El Pistolero said:I see it will be another hard spring season for you
Kwibus said:Probably, but I'm really starting to doubt if he will be as dominant as he was last year.
Unless he really is holding back. Let's see what happens
Ryo Hazuki said::facepalm: do I have to explain all. voigt can win a stage here and there yeah. but horner can win classics, big stage races and I hope to se ehim really shine in a gt without injury
Ryo Hazuki said::facepalm: do I have to explain all. voigt can win a stage here and there yeah. but horner can win classics, big stage races and I hope to se ehim really shine in a gt without injury
Pippo_San said:http://video.gazzetta.it/parole-siciliano-vittoria-sagan/4908bafc-6ad1-11e1-9525-73962b4a9874
quite obviously Nibali is ****ed at Sagan's move...
"I was stoned (when I saw him pass me)...I looked at who was behind him, and then I tried to get to the finish line...there was nothing left to do...unfortunately Peter is like this, instinctive"
Dekker_Tifosi said:Nibali was stoned? Did Boom offer him a smoke or what?
Fetisoff said:And unfortunately nibbles is.... a sore loser
El Pistolero said:Everyone would be ****ed if they got chased down by his own team-mates. Everyone made a big fuss about it when Gilbert did it actually.
taiwan said:...So that must put to bed any doubts about Sagan's climbing...
Pippo_San said:http://video.gazzetta.it/parole-siciliano-vittoria-sagan/4908bafc-6ad1-11e1-9525-73962b4a9874
quite obviously Nibali is ****ed at Sagan's move...
"I was stunned (when I saw him pass me)...I looked at who was behind him, and then I tried to get to the finish line...there was nothing left to do...unfortunately Peter is like this, instinctive"
Pippo_San said:http://video.gazzetta.it/parole-siciliano-vittoria-sagan/4908bafc-6ad1-11e1-9525-73962b4a9874
quite obviously Nibali is ****ed at Sagan's move...
"I was stunned (when I saw him pass me)...I looked at who was behind him, and then I tried to get to the finish line...there was nothing left to do...unfortunately Peter is like this, instinctive"
"Today was a really long day and a lot happened, with a big moment for us being Edvald's crash with 7k to go. He fell on his shoulder but it's not looking too bad."
Mechanical issues
Boasson Hagen was paced back by team-mates Ian Stannard and Mathew Hayman but the crash had left him with lasting mechanical issues.
Knaven added: "What made it even harder for him after the crash was that his bike was damaged a bit and he had some problems with shifting which didn't help on those steep climbs at the end.
"He gave it everything he had though - it's just a pity as he felt really good and was really motivated to do a good finish today and was right up there on the GC."
FujiAnton said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU01P-ZNTVE (11:10)
Nibali is the team leader, was in front of the race, Di Luca was chasing him and Sagan goes to catch him, instead of stay in Di Luca's wheel that was what he had to do in that situation. Because Sagan would win the sprint anyway, for the win or for second place, what depended if they could catch Nibali or not.
Sagan did what he should have done in La Vuelta last year. If he would've attacked earlier, Lastras would've surrendered, and Nibali would've got 2nd.Trofinios said:You can look at it another way. Why did Nibali attack when he knew Sagan was the clear favorite to win the stage among the five who reached the top of the climb first? Sagan imo did the right thing, that was his win, Nibali tried to rely on Sagan being a good teammate and let him win, thereby jeopardizing a sure win for Liquigas, but Sagan probably saw it otherwise: Nibali trying to steal an easy win from him.
FujiAnton said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU01P-ZNTVE (11:10)
Nibali is the team leader, was in front of the race, Di Luca was chasing him and Sagan goes to catch him, instead of stay in Di Luca's wheel that was what he had to do in that situation. Because Sagan would win the sprint anyway, for the win or for second place, what depended if they could catch Nibali or not.