Scenery is great as always but the only reason Norway has 3 stage races in the Europe Tour is to up Kristoff's wins by like 15. Pathetic really.
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Der Effe said:Scenery is great as always but the only reason Norway has 3 stage races in the Europe Tour is to up Kristoff's wins by like 15. Pathetic really.
Der Effe said:Scenery is great as always but the only reason Norway has 3 stage races in the Europe Tour is to up Kristoff's wins by like 15. Pathetic really.
Bushman said:Der Effe said:Scenery is great as always but the only reason Norway has 3 stage races in the Europe Tour is to up Kristoff's wins by like 15. Pathetic really.
What do you mean?
All three races (Norway also have to one day races, Ringerike GP and Hadeland GP) have some nice parcours and often interesting racing as well.
Norbea said:Der Effe said:Scenery is great as always but the only reason Norway has 3 stage races in the Europe Tour is to up Kristoff's wins by like 15. Pathetic really.
That´s a silly comment. It is like saying all the Belgian races are just there to up Boonen´s wins. All Norwegian races this year have had lot´s of strong WT Teams participating. 12 of the teams in ARoN also featured in the TdF. He has some good competition in these races. (E.g. Couqard did beat him on the Champs Elysees if I remember correctly). And it is not like Kristoff needs to go to back home to collect wins, he has picked up plenty everywhere for the past two years.
But I would prefer that the Norwegian races didn´t compete with each other for the attention. It might not benefit any of them. I think the best would be maybe to merge Tour de Fjords and Tour of Norway into one stage race or have one of them step down the ambitions.
Der Effe said:Bushman said:Der Effe said:Scenery is great as always but the only reason Norway has 3 stage races in the Europe Tour is to up Kristoff's wins by like 15. Pathetic really.
What do you mean?
All three races (Norway also have to one day races, Ringerike GP and Hadeland GP) have some nice parcours and often interesting racing as well.
Maybe I'm ignorant, but isn't Norway a country which can make races far more interesting than they are right now? Maybe Kristoff is just too good for these type of races.
Bushman said:Der Effe said:Bushman said:Der Effe said:Scenery is great as always but the only reason Norway has 3 stage races in the Europe Tour is to up Kristoff's wins by like 15. Pathetic really.
What do you mean?
All three races (Norway also have to one day races, Ringerike GP and Hadeland GP) have some nice parcours and often interesting racing as well.
Maybe I'm ignorant, but isn't Norway a country which can make races far more interesting than they are right now? Maybe Kristoff is just too good for these type of races.
Stage 3 ends with a 3,7 km 7,8% climb, not exactly Kristoff territory.
Last year Kruijswijk won in front of Kristoff and Nordhaug, I think that shows that the race gives different types of riders the chance to win it. If Katusha hadn't been so strong today Kristoff probably wouldn't have won since he was dropped on the hill ~5 k from the line.
Bushman said:Der Effe said:Bushman said:Der Effe said:Scenery is great as always but the only reason Norway has 3 stage races in the Europe Tour is to up Kristoff's wins by like 15. Pathetic really.
What do you mean?
All three races (Norway also have to one day races, Ringerike GP and Hadeland GP) have some nice parcours and often interesting racing as well.
Maybe I'm ignorant, but isn't Norway a country which can make races far more interesting than they are right now? Maybe Kristoff is just too good for these type of races.
Stage 3 ends with a 3,7 km 7,8% climb, not exactly Kristoff territory.
Last year Kruijswijk won in front of Kristoff and Nordhaug, I think that shows that the race gives different types of riders the chance to win it. If Katusha hadn't been so strong today Kristoff probably wouldn't have won since he was dropped on the hill ~5 k from the line.
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Nacer bro? Sprinter as well?
Kristoff has won in every country he has raced in this year except for Italy, where he only raced Milan-San Remo and came second.Dekker_Tifosi said:Kristoff only good for winning races in Belgium and Norway
Norbea said:What do you mean by Kristoff being "too good for these races?". He isn´t going to win the GC or I´d be very surprised if he does. Norway can make almost any kind of race, I guess, but I don´t think these races are especially designed for Kristoff. Some of the stages are to hard even for him.
Yes. Central European races have more tradition. Norway is a country that really appreciates endurance sports, but hasn´t had any cycling traditions until recent years, when the sport started to gain massive growth. Even traditions needs to have a beginning and the Arctic Race has the potential to build a great tradition. I think that is evident even in it´s third year. And there is a lot more to the North of Norway than what has been showed so far. They are even planning to expand it into Northern Russia, Northern Finland and Sweden and to Svalbard!!!! Prepare to be amazed.
Coquard, Bennett and Bonifazio are pretty decent sprinters too.Der Effe said:Norbea said:What do you mean by Kristoff being "too good for these races?". He isn´t going to win the GC or I´d be very surprised if he does. Norway can make almost any kind of race, I guess, but I don´t think these races are especially designed for Kristoff. Some of the stages are to hard even for him.
Yes. Central European races have more tradition. Norway is a country that really appreciates endurance sports, but hasn´t had any cycling traditions until recent years, when the sport started to gain massive growth. Even traditions needs to have a beginning and the Arctic Race has the potential to build a great tradition. I think that is evident even in it´s third year. And there is a lot more to the North of Norway than what has been showed so far. They are even planning to expand it into Northern Russia, Northern Finland and Sweden and to Svalbard!!!! Prepare to be amazed.
I mean that in sprints the only rival he has is Boasson Hagen, who - last time I saw him - looked like a McDonalds poster boy.
maltiv said:Coquard, Bennett and Bonifazio are pretty decent sprinters too.Der Effe said:Norbea said:What do you mean by Kristoff being "too good for these races?". He isn´t going to win the GC or I´d be very surprised if he does. Norway can make almost any kind of race, I guess, but I don´t think these races are especially designed for Kristoff. Some of the stages are to hard even for him.
Yes. Central European races have more tradition. Norway is a country that really appreciates endurance sports, but hasn´t had any cycling traditions until recent years, when the sport started to gain massive growth. Even traditions needs to have a beginning and the Arctic Race has the potential to build a great tradition. I think that is evident even in it´s third year. And there is a lot more to the North of Norway than what has been showed so far. They are even planning to expand it into Northern Russia, Northern Finland and Sweden and to Svalbard!!!! Prepare to be amazed.
I mean that in sprints the only rival he has is Boasson Hagen, who - last time I saw him - looked like a McDonalds poster boy.
And EBH being fat doesn't affect his sprinting, it's been a long time since he's been sprinting this well. It's just that he can't climb anymore
grizzlee said:I fancy Sam bennet today, looked pretty strong yesterday on the uphill sprint which doesn't really suit him anymore. Todays sprint is pure flat. I think he will just have a little too much for the rest.
Norbea said:Can´t wait! I come from these parts. Starts in Harstad (The home ground of ARoN). Second stage goes over Gratangsfjellet - Historic area where epic battles took place during World War II in the winter of 1940 - only suiting then that the stage finale goes through a military camp at Setermoen.
Stage 3 is the one to watch - Fantastic scenery on the island of Senja with a finish up a ski-hill. I only wish the last stage in Narvik was a few km longer, but all in all ARoN should deliver again. At least as the heli-shots above the arctic sea and mountains rolls over the TV-screen with the odd reindeer or polar bear in the mix
jsem94 said:Bennett and Zurlo beating Kristoff. Interesting.