LaFlorecita said:that's what I'm expecting
He could be doing great there, he's pretty awesome.
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LaFlorecita said:that's what I'm expecting
the asian said:Styby is targeting Het Nieuwsbald , and looks to be in great form. He could be the surprise weapon for OPQS this season.
the asian said:Hey, Contador hater, just be patient till July, when the legend will attack and crush the alien impostor.
airstream said:In short, even in defeat you see only positive signs right?
Crush? at the expense of what?
He seems to have a quite share of talent although isn't he more suited to reduced bunch sprints and hills rather than pure cobblestones?the asian said:Styby is targeting Het Nieuwsbald , and looks to be in great form. He could be the surprise weapon for OPQS this season.
Miburo said:So based on Oman you say Froome will defeat Contador in the tour, right?
Just asking a question.
trevim said:He seems to have a quite share of talent although isn't he more suited to reduced bunch sprints and hills rather than pure cobblestones?
Afrank said:I like the sound of that. Will he be doing the other cobbled races? Maybe get a spot on their Flanders and Roubaix team?
LaFlorecita said:that's what I'm expecting
Orbit501 said:Sorry to digress a moment from the Contador vs Froome debate. A very worthy discussion considering the past 2 days of superb racing they've treated us to - but what are everyone's thoughts on tomorrows stage please?
Carbon copy of Stage One? Or are those tiny bumps just enough to rule Kittel out? I'm guessing not as he'll have targeted this stage at the start along with stage one, but curious to know what others think.
HiCadence said:I'm calling it!
Kittel to have a 'Mechanical' before the bumps and Degenkolb to take over for an impressive win with Sagan out of the picture.
Afrank said:
Final Km's, that bump looks like it won't amount to anything, I think Kittel will survive barring he doesn't mechanical or crash. Sagan, Goss, Bouhanni, ect. to be the other competitors in the sprint.
Afrank said:
Final Km's, that bump looks like it won't amount to anything, I think Kittel will survive barring he doesn't mechanical or crash. Sagan, Goss, Bouhanni, ect. to be the other competitors in the sprint.
HiCadence said:Sagan withdrew today with a throat infection so he won't be a factor
LaFlorecita said:Sagan isn't in the race anymore and that hill is 500m@10%
Orbit501 said:That's a bold call given Degenkolb's form so far here. Mind you, I thought similar about J Rod and you weren't wrong on that one.
Afrank said:
Final Km's, that bump looks like it won't amount to anything, I think Kittel will survive barring he doesn't mechanical or crash. Sagan, Goss, Bouhanni, ect. to be the other competitors in the sprint.
LaFlorecita said:...that hill is 500m@10%
SafeBet said:It's Bouhanni time to shine.
Orbit501 said:Didn't realise that. That potentially changes things. Where did you find that info?
BRCYC11 said:I don't have any precise estimation of the climb, but here is what Sports Director, Marc Reef, from Team Argos-Shimano says:
“We have looked at the final lap tomorrow and there is a climb 3.5 km from the finish, so it won’t be easy, but we will work on our plan later today. We definitely want to give it a try for tomorrow.”
So I guess their plan id Degenkolb...
LaFlorecita said:Saw it in this thread but on the profile you can see it's 500m and it's a 50 m vertical gain or close to that so 10%.