2013 Tour du Haut Var (16th-17th February)

[the asian]

Yeah, it's a weird one, isn't it? Guess they were banking on the break being brought back by other teams because they were well represented in it. It's a 2.1, so that means no radios, right?

Yep. No radios.

 

[maltiv]

I don't get how Oss didn't manage to win this stage. I assume he did no work, and still got nowhere close to Boom in the sprint.

Oss has a very unimpressive sprint after long hard days. I think it was in Tour de Suisse or something last year or so when he was with a 5 man breakaway into the finish, and he managed to be last in a sprint versus climbers...

 

[Caruut]

Strange, I remember being quite impressed with his leadouts for Sagan in Cali last year.

 

[SafeBet]

I don't get how Oss didn't manage to win this stage. I assume he did no work, and still got nowhere close to Boom in the sprint.

Cause he's fast and wins a lot of races right?
Well actually not. He never wins. Even races he's supposed to win. Remember last year Tour de Suisse?

Last time he won, it was actually a gift from Viviani.

 

[Kwibus]

Well i hoe heis?

lol.
Typing on an iPad sometimes goes wrong and I didn't check before confirming.

"Well I hope he is".

 

[Dedelou]

Yep. No radios.

how I love the finishes of those "No radio" races.. so impredictible. Vichot a nice winner this time.

 

[Froome19]

The Tour de Suisse case wan't really a case of being slow.. that was just a lesson in how not to race in a breakaway. But generally he is pretty fast, but Oss's strengths (at least according to him) lie on the cobbles.

 

[Caruut]

So he said last year and came like 126th or something.

EDIT: My bad, 60th.

 

[Froome19]

So he said last year and came like 126th or something.

EDIT: My bad, 60th.

He gave a tonne of excuses about it, he has a monthly column in Procycling and every month all he goes on about are the classics. He was pretty devastated after his poor showings, but he is determined to have a go this year and if you want I can dig up his excuses for his performances last year.

 

[theyoungest]

Cause he's fast and wins a lot of races right?
Well actually not. He never wins. Even races he's supposed to win. Remember last year Tour de Suisse?

Last time he won, it was actually a gift from Viviani.

No, he doesn't win a lot... actually, why do people rate him?

Anyway, I thought he'd be a bit faster, especially after sitting on.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

No, he doesn't win a lot... actually, why do people rate him?

Anyway, I thought he'd be a bit faster, especially after sitting on.

Blanco were operating with two guys, it can be tricky.

 

[SafeBet]

No, he doesn't win a lot... actually, why do people rate him?

I have no idea.
He's got two wins as a pro. He might be fast, but he's not a winner. Some riders just aren't. Time to scale down expectations on him.

He's a very good leadout though.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Boom shame about losing the GC to Vichot tho

 

[the asian]

What happened to Dekker?


Oss will be a good leadout man and a good classics dom. Nothing else.

 

[LaFlorecita]

49 guys DNF

http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=118135 stage results

http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=118137 gc

 

[Dazed and Confused]

49 guys DNF

http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=118135 stage results

http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=118137 gc

lol, and only 35 in Hushovd's group. Not a lot of piano going on today.

 

[Kwibus]

What happened to Dekker?


Oss will be a good leadout man and a good classics dom. Nothing else.

Im thinking Dekker wont be much of a factor in cycling anymore. Hope im wrong, its still early season.

 

[theyoungest]

Im thinking Dekker wont be much of a factor in cycling anymore. Hope im wrong, its still early season.

Garmin did some chasing today, as they weren't represented in the break. Dekker probably was the first in line, as he was already gone on GC.

 

[Afrank]

No, he doesn't win a lot... actually, why do people rate him?

He was 9th in MSR, that's a pretty good result. But he hasn't shown much else in the classics, BMC signed him mostly just for a good classic and sprint domestique. Can't see him getting to a level where he'll be given leadership in any of the big races though.

 

[Gloin22]

Well Oss was Sagan's best doemstique last year in classics in general ( it's not like that was hard in that Liquigas classics squad but Sagan has valued him very much so ). He's a really good dom right now, has potential to be more than a domesituqe. But we'll have to wait and see.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Im thinking Dekker wont be much of a factor in cycling anymore. Hope im wrong, its still early season.

There was never much hope. Only a fools hope. /Gandalf

Ofcourse, I keep hoping

 

[Froome19]

He was 9th in MSR.

He was a total beast in MSR. Pulling for Nibali and then escorting Sagan to the finish.

 

[jens_attacks]

juanjo finished the race and did quite well

good signs

wiggo be afraid.

 

[Der Effe]

Is there a video from the finish somewhere?

Edit: found something http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpsm4_cWnFM

 

[theyoungest]

Is there a video from the finish somewhere?

Edit: found something http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpsm4_cWnFM

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