How will he be of any use? He's terrible at keeping in front, and he's climbing like a brick.Dekker_Tifosi said:primary goal is helping mollema anyway.
i think you're being overly negative, when the going gets tough and he had enough time to recover from his bruised ribs i expect him to be with the last 30/35. Could provide usefull in support of brining water bottles at crucial times just before the last climb.theyoungest said:How will he be of any use? He's terrible at keeping in front, and he's climbing like a brick.
Is he taking the year off or training for La Vuelta?perico said:Wut... Gesink finished in the autobus?
As previously stated by others he's been on antibiotics, quote below is from OPQS blog.puffin said:Intermediate sprint results from the pack:
6. KITTEL M. ARG 10 pts
7. GREIPEL A. LTB 9 pts
8. CAVENDISH M. OPQ 8 pts
9. KRISTOFF A. KAT 7 pts
10. SAGAN P. CAN 6 pts
Presumably this was a proper sprint between Kittel, Greipel and Cav as they wont feature at the end today. Cav has been behind Griepel in all 3 intermediate sprints they have contested now. I am not sure he is even the favourite in the bunch sprints for this tour.
In terms of Cav Vs Sagan i think Cav wont be overly upset at the fact that Sagan took 2nd in two stages he would have been expected to winargyllflyer said:I'd expect Cav to pop up and be very prominent in the pure sprinters stages across central France etc. Green is beyond him while Sagan picks up points in all stages barring injury and mountains.
Bad sprint? It was perfectly set up for Sagan. He got the wheel of Gerrans but Gerrans beat him in a pure drag race to the line.ILovecycling said:ohh,bad sprint by Sagan..
he has a lot better climbing but his sprints looks worse,we'll see if this pays off in green jersey battle![]()
IMO, Gerrans rode much smarter than Sagan and earned the stage because of it.auscyclefan94 said:Bad sprint? It was perfectly set up for Sagan. He got the wheel of Gerrans but Gerrans beat him in a pure drag race to the line.
Great win by Gerrans. Cam Meyer also did well chasing the break down.
gerro always been fast for those watching the crits in Melbourne. just not a field sprinter. and not as fast as Valverde or Gilbert or Sammy Sanchez or Bartoli.Polyarmour said:1/. First Class lead out by Impey completely put Cannondale on the back foot.
2/. Kudos to Gerro for holding off Sagan. Gerro is obviously a lot faster than people give him credit for.
3/. Monster pulls by Cam Meyer in the final 10km were instrumental in pulling back the Chavanel group.
He beat Meersman in Catalunya, a pretty decent sprinter himself. Gerro's definitely quicker than the current Valv, Sammy or Gilbert.blackcat said:gerro always been fast for those watching the crits in Melbourne. just not a field sprinter. and not as fast as Valverde or Gilbert or Sammy Sanchez or Bartoli.