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Afrank said:That's why I love the Aussie races, I just sat down for dinner here on the west coast.
Indeed, Van Hoff screwed everyone else over with his terrible sprint, but of course, sprinting slowly is no crimeZinoviev Letter said:Greipel looked great, both in terms of his climbing legs and, obviously, his sprint. I think that the gap was exaggerated by Van Hoff losing his wheel and marooning everyone else behind, but it was still an excellent display.
Parrulo said:kangaroos and kualas are cute, very cute actually, all kinds of deadly snakes, spiders, lizards, sharks, and pretty much every other animal in australia are not
i am starting to feel silly for not putting more money on phill for the overall win
LaFlorecita said:What about wombats, they are not deadly, I don't think so. They are slow and fat.:
Because Marcel Kittel is a very, very limited rider. And De Kort probably was hoping for him to return in the peloton.Maaaaaaaarten said:Can anybody explain to me why Argos, as a sprint oriented team, is WT, if their highest placed rider in a sprint stage is Koen de Kort at 67th.
IndeedMaaaaaaaarten said:Can anybody explain to me why Argos, as a sprint oriented team, is WT, if their highest placed rider in a sprint stage is Koen de Kort at 67th.
stefank said:Deadly, no, but they can have a mean streak. They may be fat but can actually move amazingly quickly.
Must be the hair.maltiv said:Some GC pretenders who lost time today:
Eros Capecchi +1:19
Luke Durbridge +1:19
Nathan Haas +1:19
Maaaaaaaarten said:Can anybody explain to me why Argos, as a sprint oriented team, is WT, if their highest placed rider in a sprint stage is Koen de Kort at 67th.