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He had a nice turn of speed at the finish...Gigs_98 said:pinot is now an official sprinter
Ryo Hazuki said:that's just numbers. today is definitely harder in my book. also with the gothard in the beginning
HiroAntagonist said:Majka being awesome, TDF is looking to be awesome
I hope that tinkoff will be much stronger as in the giro because otherwise majka will have to work for contadordamian13ster said:HiroAntagonist said:Majka being awesome, TDF is looking to be awesome
Got me excited. He needs to lose less than 1:00 on ITT in the first day and then actually be a protected rider on the cobbles.
But the real litmus test will be on wednesday.
Majka surpassed my expectations today - I'm starting to realise I underestimated him. But Mankato is a strong TT-ist. He will be less than 30 secs down. Remember last year's giro? 4th in a 40km+ TT.damian13ster said:HiroAntagonist said:Majka being awesome, TDF is looking to be awesome
Got me excited. He needs to lose less than 1:00 on ITT in the first day and then actually be a protected rider on the cobbles.
But the real litmus test will be on wednesday.
so it would have been if any other in that group had won the sprint. It doesn't take anything away from his win. Amazing performance by Majka and amazing to see Sagan push himself to hang on when it goes uphill.Flamin said:No moves from the favourites unfortunately, but the last climb also looked quite a bit softer than 7%. Katusha again incredibly ***. And Sagan's victory was like 80% thanks to a strong Majka.
He will get his GC opportunity in Spain. No need to waste energy and resources to have Majka close in GC in France.damian13ster said:HiroAntagonist said:Majka being awesome, TDF is looking to be awesome
Got me excited. He needs to lose less than 1:00 on ITT in the first day and then actually be a protected rider on the cobbles.
But the real litmus test will be on wednesday.
damian13ster said:Of course there is a need. This route is really good for him, he could top 5. There is no need for him to spend energy being on a front of the peleton unless to attack
Not when the goal is to win with just one of them. There's no double if Majka wins (no way he could even if that was a goal)damian13ster said:Having 2 dangerous riders is much better option than having just 1.....
Ffs, isn't that obvious?
damian13ster said:Having 2 dangerous riders is much better option than having just 1.....
Ffs, isn't that obvious?
Cance > TheRest said:so it would have been if any other in that group had won the sprint. It doesn't take anything away from his win. Amazing performance by Majka and amazing to see Sagan push himself to hang on when it goes uphill.Flamin said:No moves from the favourites unfortunately, but the last climb also looked quite a bit softer than 7%. Katusha again incredibly ***. And Sagan's victory was like 80% thanks to a strong Majka.
Miburo said:damian13ster said:Having 2 dangerous riders is much better option than having just 1.....
Ffs, isn't that obvious?
Let me quote you "He could top 5"
Thus implying majka can make the top 5 in paris, which is completely irrelevant since it's not saxo's goal.
So why do you say ffs? Phrase yourself properly.