2012 Tour de France: Stage 2: Visé → Tournai (208km)

[c&cfan]

Greipel u mad?

lol it looks like it.. he had everything as he wanted. cav is just the best.

 

[FignonLeGrand]

cav is legendary. no train.. comes from 50th position with 1km to go, greipel with a perfect lead out and cav just explodes and wins.

Ok lets face facts, Farrar, Kittel, Griepel, Goss, Renshaw............are all second best to Cav.

 

[El Pistolero]

I've actually never seen someone say Cav can't win without a train. So please stop saying that.

 

[Fetisoff]

Sagan in green?

YEP

1. SVKSAGAN Peter 57 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 78 pts
2. GBRCAVENDISH Mark 103 SKY PROCYCLING 63 pts
3. SUICANCELLARA Fabian 12 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 55 pts

Actually decent result by Veelers, he got 4th. Could only wonder what could Kittel do if he wasn't sick

 

[ferryman]

Incredible last 1K by Cavendish just incredible. Well done that man.

 

[Winnen]

Veelers 4th! Surprising.

Smart from Cav to choose the wheel of Freire because he is good at sprinting without train.

 

[Lance Armstrong]

Sagan in green?

Yes.

1. SVK
SAGAN Peter 57 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 78 pts
2. GBR
CAVENDISH Mark 103 SKY PROCYCLING 63 pts
3. SUI
CANCELLARA Fabian 12 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 55 pts
4. AUS
GOSS Matthew Harley 204 ORICA GREENEDGE 52 pts
5. NOR
BOASSON HAGEN Edvald 102 SKY PROCYCLING 42 pts

 

[max_powers]

Sagan in green?

yes, Sagan had a couple Argy Bargy moves there

 

[FignonLeGrand]

Yep. He can do it by himself, but EBH was supposed to be there for him...

Cav told him to have a go himself, cos he knew a leadout of one wouldnt help

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

I've actually never seen someone say Cav can't win without a train. So please stop saying that.

Plenty of July mongs say it, several times each year.

Where did Sagan finish? How was his speed?

If he can't top 5 sprint stages, he can't win green.

6th, so Sagan 15 points ahead of Cav.

 

[Maxiton]

Cav continues to slay his detractors, one by one and in groups. These trainless victories are especially enjoyable.

 

[ingsve]

Look how more exciting a sprint is when there is no HTC train. When it's like this I don't even mind that Cav won.

 

[FignonLeGrand]

I've actually never seen someone say Cav can't win without a train. So please stop saying that.

erm there are pages and pages on all sorts of threads here. He cant win, he'll be sacraficed for Wiggins etc etc. Dont be revisionist, dont be a poor sport

 

[Trofinios]

There we have it, Freire was the lead-out man for Cav. Good work Freire.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Yeah, he was 30th or something 700-800m to go, then suddenly he got Greipel's wheel, crazy bike skills by him

he just said he used Oscar F as his train to get to Greipel.

 

[MrRoboto]

I actually think Cav can do just as well without Eisel and EBH in front of him. He's so good at positioning himself.

 

[burning]

Plenty of July mongs say it, several times each year.

Where did Sagan finish? How was his speed?

If he can't top 5 sprint stages, he can't win green.

He was 5th or 6th as far as I can see

 

[woodie]

Wiggins looked very isolated in that finale

 

[c&cfan]

lol... cav wins 5 or 6 stages, sagan 3 or 4, canc 3...

 

[Rocksteady]

Farrar pull the Anti-Cav. Perfect position to terrible.

Small team sprinters pushed and can't fight for himself.

Argg!

 

[burning]

he just said he used Oscar F as his train to get to Greipel.

Youngster outsmarting the old legend, even Freire is my fav sprinter, hats off to Cav

 

[ChewbaccaD]

Look how more exciting a sprint is when there is no HTC train. When it's like this I don't even mind that Cav won.

I agree with this. Don't mind seeing him a win a sprint like that at all. It wasn't handed to him on a plate. He earned every inch if it.

 

[Trofinios]

Cav told him to have a go himself, cos he knew a leadout of one wouldnt help

Heard that. Wonder what EBH thought about that: Cav must think I suck as a lead-out man.

 

[El Pistolero]

erm there are pages and pages on all sorts of threads here. He cant win, he'll be sacraficed for Wiggins etc etc. Dont be revisionist, dont be a poor sport

Lol they said he couldn't win because his speed diminished. Not that he can't win without a train.

Don't be a revisionist your self

It's obvious to anyone Cav's chances to win increase with a train, but he can still win without.

Cut the crap.

 

[ChewbaccaD]

Wiggins looked very isolated in that finale

Yes, he did. Sky were nowhere near him or Cav. Troubling to him I am betting.