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Hopefully Gilbert targets Flanders instead of Liege next season, this new Oude Kwaremont course should suit him way better than the old one where he got 3rd.Flamin said:Brutal attack from Martin in mid-October still. Gilbert will be confident as well going into the winter, ready to fly again in early spring.
trevim said:Hopefully Gilbert targets Flanders instead of Liege next season, this new Oude Kwaremont course should suit him way better than the old one where he got 3rd.
Yeah maybe you're right regarding Kwaremont but the course on a whole is harder now and that definitely plays into his hands I believe.Pentacycle said:TBH I don't think Gilbert likes the Kwaremont that much, as it suits the rouleurs better than puncheurs. But I'd love to see him give it a try again, just like a couple of years ago when he was a factor in MSR too. Pre-2012 Gilbert is best Gilbert.
pastronef said:oh yessss! great stage win for Martin! started the sprint first an noone got him!
yesterday Farrar, today Martin
and again great work by Hesjedal!
Hugo Koblet said:What great work did Hesjedal do?
Bushman said:Attacking with 6 k to go and riding alone until the last K.
trevim said:Yeah maybe you're right regarding Kwaremont but the course on a whole is harder now and that definitely plays into his hands I believe.
Bushman said:Attacking with 6 k to go and riding alone until the last K.
Hugo Koblet said:Yeah, that's why I'm asking what great work he was doing?
pastronef said:Hesjedal said at the summit. “I could do an effort and force the other guys to work and not just give them a free ride. From the looks of it, that really helped Dan. He could be relaxed and put the race on everyone else. He was able to finish off, so, happy with that
Luckily Lopez was pulling for, er, Lopez.Bushman said:Attacking with 6 k to go and riding alone until the last K.
Pentacycle said:TBH I don't think Gilbert likes the Kwaremont that much, as it suits the rouleurs better than puncheurs. But I'd love to see him give it a try again, just like a couple of years ago when he was a factor in MSR too. Pre-2012 Gilbert is best Gilbert.
trevim said:Hopefully Gilbert targets Flanders instead of Liege next season, this new Oude Kwaremont course should suit him way better than the old one where he got 3rd.
Bushman said:Maybe it would have been a better tactic for Garmin to let Hesjedal ride on the front for Martin. But it was clearly the planned strategy to let Hesjedal attack from far out so that Martin could follow wheels and he did a magnificient job, Hesjedal, no matter if it was the right tactic or not.