2015 Tour of Norway May 20-24 (2.HC)

[maltiv]

Re:

This break is gonna go in.

Indeed. Surprised to see Sky not riding, I guess they don't know that Laengen is a very good climber and will be a major threat in the GC now...

 

[Pulp]

Re:

This break is gonna go in.

Haha.. or maybe not... the break had what? 1.40 with 10km to go?

 

[classicomano]

Boring Kristoff.

 

[Pulp]

Kristoff. Break caught with 150m to go... not sure that was deserved.

 

[Eagle]

Unlucky for the break, almost got there

 

[goggalor]

Kristoff of course. Beastly as usual. Break caught with 200 m to go.

 

[Wergeland]

Really strong finish from EBH as well, but he basically gave the win to Kristoff by leading him out.

 

[Wergeland]

Final 2 kilometers here: http://www.tv2.no/v/918207/

 

[BigMac]

As days go by, more and more do I see Kristoff as a guy who ruins races. So anticlimactic it's almost sad.

 

[Pulp]

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As days go by, more and more do I see Kristoff as a guy who ruins races. So anticlimactic it's almost sad.

Clearly you did not see RVV.. He made the race there.

 

[BigMac]

Re: Re:

As days go by, more and more do I see Kristoff as a guy who ruins races. So anticlimactic it's almost sad.

Clearly you did not see RVV.. He made the race there.

I did see the Ronde.

 

[DBotero]

Strong man Kristoff back with a win,nice that EBH is showing signs of life.Should be a great battle between Kristoff,EBH and Nordhaug for the overall.

 

[Pulp]

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As days go by, more and more do I see Kristoff as a guy who ruins races. So anticlimactic it's almost sad.

Clearly you did not see RVV.. He made the race there.

I did see the Ronde.

Quite odd to claim he ruined that race.
I guess you have the same objections to Cavendish, Kittel & Degenkolb? Infact, come to think of it, sprinters above a certain level should be banned as they tend to ruin a lot of races. Or at least, they should not be allowed to start unless there is enough of them on the startline to make the outcome uncertain. Of course: Cancellara and Martin make ITTS boring as well.. And don`t get me started on climbers!

 

[BigMac]

Re: Re:

As days go by, more and more do I see Kristoff as a guy who ruins races. So anticlimactic it's almost sad.

Clearly you did not see RVV.. He made the race there.

I did see the Ronde.

Quite odd to claim he ruined that race.
I guess you have the same objections to Cavendish, Kittel & Degenkolb? Infact, come to think of it, sprinters above a certain level should be banned as they tend to ruin a lot of races. Or at least, they should not be allowed to start unless there is enough of them on the startline to make the outcome uncertain. Of course: Cancellara and Martin make ITTS boring as well.. And don`t get me started on climbers!

Except I didn't claim he ruined that race. I thought it was obvious I didn't mean all races, rather ones like these where he is against a weaker field, or the ones you look at the profile and cannot see past him winning. It's slightly different with sprinters, as it is easier to come up with a race a rider like Kristoff will dominate or stand out as a clear favourite, than a flat stage where there's a wider range of contenders - unless, of course, Kittel is in there, and my feeling towards him is similar. Nothing against the guy, many are the times he takes the initiative of racing. I was pointing towards the competitive point of view, and riders from the lower ranks having their chances ruined by the big fish. I'll try a different wording next time. That said, this sentiment will likely go away if he's not as dominant on the second half of the season as he was in the first.

 

[Hakkapelit]

Strong man Kristoff back with a win,nice that EBH is showing signs of life.Should be a great battle between Kristoff,EBH and Nordhaug for the overall.

Isn't the terrain a bit to much for Kristoff to handle?

 

[Bushman]

Strong man Kristoff back with a win,nice that EBH is showing signs of life.Should be a great battle between Kristoff,EBH and Nordhaug for the overall.

Isn't the terrain a bit to much for Kristoff to handle?

Definitely gonna get dropped sooner or later, yes.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Mollema had better not manage to come third or something in this. There are hardly any specialist climbers in the field. Surely this is a huge opportunity to finally get a third career win rather than his four hundredth top ten. And if he gets the stage win, he should get the GC too.

 

[Pulp]

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As days go by, more and more do I see Kristoff as a guy who ruins races. So anticlimactic it's almost sad.

Clearly you did not see RVV.. He made the race there.

I did see the Ronde.

Quite odd to claim he ruined that race.
I guess you have the same objections to Cavendish, Kittel & Degenkolb? Infact, come to think of it, sprinters above a certain level should be banned as they tend to ruin a lot of races. Or at least, they should not be allowed to start unless there is enough of them on the startline to make the outcome uncertain. Of course: Cancellara and Martin make ITTS boring as well.. And don`t get me started on climbers!

Except I didn't claim he ruined that race. I thought it was obvious I didn't mean all races, rather ones like these where he is against a weaker field, or the ones you look at the profile and cannot see past him winning. It's slightly different with sprinters, as it is easier to come up with a race a rider like Kristoff will dominate or stand out as a clear favourite, than a flat stage where there's a wider range of contenders - unless, of course, Kittel is in there, and my feeling towards him is similar. Nothing against the guy, many are the times he takes the initiative of racing. I was pointing towards the competitive point of view, and riders from the lower ranks having their chances ruined by the big fish. I'll try a different wording next time. That said, this sentiment will likely go away if he's not as dominant on the second half of the season as he was in the first.

Alright. Don`t think we disagree too much. Cav in periods, Kittel and even Kristoff now do dominate at times to the point where certain races/stages feels decided beforehand. But this isn`t really anything new in cycling (or most other sports) I think.

 

[neineinei]

Windy, headwind from the start. Break going after 30+ km: Madrazo (Caja Rural), Jacobs (Topsport), Skaarseth (Joker), Forfang (Ringeriks-Kraft) and Robinson Bugge (Sparenbanken Sør). Time gap is now 2.30.

Intermediate sprint at 38 km:
Madrazo, Jacobs, Skaarseth

Kevin Van Melsen (Wanty) DNF
Jérôme Baugnies (Wanty) DNS
Åsmund Løvik (FixIT) DNF yesterday

 

[shalgo]

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Nordhaug and his team mate Nathan Earle are drafted back to the peloton by their team car.
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9:26 AM - 21 May 2015

 

[markene2]

Saw that, it was serriously drafting, would not be suprised if they get penalized, both money and time wise.

 

[markene2]

Jungels and Lopez attacks on the flat...

 

[shalgo]

Orica train all over the road.

 

[classicomano]

Kristoff winzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

 

[shalgo]

Ewan was too far back; Kristoff wins again.