2013 Volta ao Algarve (14th-17th February), 2.1

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Cavendish probably just gave up sprinting when he saw how much faster Bos was. And then faked a mechanical problem

Boonen used to fake mechanical problems all the time when he was beaten in sprints. It's a common OPQS tactic

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Oh, I definitely agree. But it did just strike me as funny. Twitter is nice when you actually have something interesting to say but most people talking about how they just took a c*ap or tied their shoelaces is just an insult to any form of life.

agreed 100%

 

[HiCadence]

Cavendish probably just gave up sprinting when he saw how much faster Bos was. And then faked a mechanical problem

Boonen used to fake mechanical problems all the time when he was beaten in sprints. It's a common OPQS tactic

Can just picture Mark with his hand in the air looking back at the team car

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Your implying that it was game over for HTC when Cav left? That's what i see here but that isn't true it was game over for HTC when the sponsors pulled the plug Cav only left after the team announced it was folding

Unless i got the wrong end of the stick here then i apologise.

the only reason htc folded was because their american boss, forgot his name, who also did womans team. wanted a bigger sponsor than any other in cycling, he did find substitutes for htc that wanted to do 10-15 million budget but he wanted more or nothing, so it ended up nothing. glad the team folded though, amongs many things they have damaged the name columbia/colombia in horrible ways

 

[mcassidy3]

Cavendish probably just gave up sprinting when he saw how much faster Bos was. And then faked a mechanical problem

Boonen used to fake mechanical problems all the time when he was beaten in sprints. It's a common OPQS tactic

 

[theyoungest]

The team was a bastar.. without a home. And then Cav left. Game over. Blanco is sellable, but perhaps the Dutch needs to be realistic about the number of teams at the WT level.

Blanco isn't sellable, today's win of Bos won't make it to the Dutch general public. Some old fart's doping story will.

 

[HiCadence]

the only reason htc folded was because their american boss, forgot his name, who also did womans team. wanted a bigger sponsor than any other in cycling, he did find substitutes for htc that wanted to do 10-15 million budget but he wanted more or nothing, so it ended up nothing. glad the team folded though, amongs many things they have damaged the name columbia/colombia in horrible ways

Bob Stapleton i think.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Blanco isn't sellable, today's win of Bos won't make it to the Dutch general public. Some old fart's doping story will.

it's hilarious and can't say I feel any bad about it as I hate rabo so much that they are finall out of cycling and now they win a lot but nobody cares anymore. it's all too little too late

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Bob Stapleton i think.

yes, him


....

 

[theyoungest]

it's hilarious and can't say I feel any bad about it as I hate rabo so much that they are finall out of cycling and now they win a lot but nobody cares anymore. it's all too little too late

Yes, we know how you love the ol' Rabobank

It's interesting, because almost all the guys you hated seem to have left? Except Frans Maassen, and the Condor of Varsseveld of course.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Your implying that it was game over for HTC when Cav left? That's what i see here but that isn't true it was game over for HTC when the sponsors pulled the plug Cav only left after the team announced it was folding

Unless i got the wrong end of the stick here then i apologise.

No reason to apologize. Probably different views you and I.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

yes and look now, they are doing much better this year, now only need to get rid of gesink and some others like loser leon, graeme clown, maassen(!!) and few more. although they got zeeman now and he;s an idiot too, about as bad as delahaye

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Blanco isn't sellable, today's win of Bos won't make it to the Dutch general public. Some old fart's doping story will.

sure more is needed from the team and of course should the Dutch media continue the doping angle for the next 5 months, it will be very difficult. Let see.

 

[pastronef]

anyway, I hope they can continue.
even Gerard is happy for Bos win
https://mobile.twitter.com/gerardvroomen/status/302464059901612033?p=v

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Ok, enough of these bunch sprints. Here comes the real deal. Stage 3:

Favorite terrain. Hilly all the way. Now we just need some riders to step up the game and deliver the show.

oh and what the hell, Machado FTW.

 

[theyoungest]

Ok, enough of these bunch sprints. Here comes the real deal. Stage 3:

Favorite terrain. Hilly all the way. Now we just need some riders to step up the game and deliver the show.

oh and what the hell, Machado FTW.

Given their current streak, I think Kelderman is certain to win this one

But realistically, Henao will probably kill them all.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Henao, Costa, Machado, Westra, Kelderman, T Martin, Uran, who else?

 

[theyoungest]

Bos always starts his celebrations rather early. He'll get Zabel'd once

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Henao, Costa, Machado, Westra, Kelderman, T Martin, Uran, who else?

Mr Atapuma.

 

[gruppeto993]

nizzolo is actually doing quite well. High time he wins something.

 

[danlindfield]

Whats the profile of the final climb? Its hard to make out from the graphic. Tiernan-Locke?

 

[danlindfield]

Nizzolo won't get up that climb with the whippets.

 

[jens_attacks]

i don't think atapuma is suited to this. maybe only if malhao would be at 2500 meters

sky doing 1-2-3 is rather likely
i hope westra and klodi will be at the front too, they need lots of time on tony

 

[gruppeto993]

Nizzolo won't get up that climb with the whippets.

I'm not saying Nizzolo is going to win the overall. I'm saying he is going to win a sprint soon in a WT race.

 

[danlindfield]

sorry, yes agreed. He seems pretty adaptable to sprint gradients. Consistent results in first two stages.