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Climbing said:Jspear said:Just a tad cheeky from Greipel.
Nope, just plain stupid from Ewan, not sure the he would have passed Greipel anyway when on the wind.
Greipel would of won anyway but Ewan did actually try and stand his ground in that sprint unlike earlier in the race when he was just pushed out of the way to easily, he still made a couple of mistakes but he was certainly better.Gigs_98 said:Dammit, this time I think Ewan was actually strong enough, but he just chose the false line.
Edit: Okay now I think Greipel would have won anyway, but at least Ewan learned how to use his elbows.
He's sick.liamito said:Demare is collecting points every single day and now just lets go?
metaCYCLE said:any time differences with all those gaps?
metaCYCLE said:any time differences with all those gaps?
Come on. At least admit that Ewan stopped sprinting when he was closed. He was about to pass Greipel clearly.GuyIncognito said:Cance > TheRest said:Ewan had won that sprint if there was room
Not at all. He gets up to speed very very quickly after that hairpin, as always, but he doesn't have the top end speed. Greipel was so much faster once he got going, the swerve didn't change the result.
Climbing said:Jspear said:Just a tad cheeky from Greipel.
Nope, just plain stupid from Ewan, not sure the he would have passed Greipel anyway when on the wind.
He wouldn't have. When he got in the wind he hit the metaphorical wall. Zero chance.
I don't think he would of passed Greipel but he would of finished closerCance > TheRest said:Come on. At least admit that Ewan stopped sprinting when he was closed. He was about to pass Greipel clearly.GuyIncognito said:Cance > TheRest said:Ewan had won that sprint if there was room
Not at all. He gets up to speed very very quickly after that hairpin, as always, but he doesn't have the top end speed. Greipel was so much faster once he got going, the swerve didn't change the result.
Climbing said:Jspear said:Just a tad cheeky from Greipel.
Nope, just plain stupid from Ewan, not sure the he would have passed Greipel anyway when on the wind.
He wouldn't have. When he got in the wind he hit the metaphorical wall. Zero chance.
Possibly, now that I watch it again. It's really impossible to say, but for the sake of fairness, I would have liked Ewan to not have his line destroyed just to see how fast he actually could have been against the likes of GreipelStryderHells said:I don't think he would of passed Greipel but he would of finished closerCance > TheRest said:Come on. At least admit that Ewan stopped sprinting when he was closed. He was about to pass Greipel clearly.GuyIncognito said:Cance > TheRest said:Ewan had won that sprint if there was room
Not at all. He gets up to speed very very quickly after that hairpin, as always, but he doesn't have the top end speed. Greipel was so much faster once he got going, the swerve didn't change the result.
Climbing said:Jspear said:Just a tad cheeky from Greipel.
Nope, just plain stupid from Ewan, not sure the he would have passed Greipel anyway when on the wind.
He wouldn't have. When he got in the wind he hit the metaphorical wall. Zero chance.
Cance > TheRest said:Come on. At least admit that Ewan stopped sprinting when he was closed. He was about to pass Greipel clearly.GuyIncognito said:Cance > TheRest said:Ewan had won that sprint if there was room
Not at all. He gets up to speed very very quickly after that hairpin, as always, but he doesn't have the top end speed. Greipel was so much faster once he got going, the swerve didn't change the result.
Climbing said:Jspear said:Just a tad cheeky from Greipel.
Nope, just plain stupid from Ewan, not sure the he would have passed Greipel anyway when on the wind.
He wouldn't have. When he got in the wind he hit the metaphorical wall. Zero chance.
Rumors are he quits after today. Since he's got the red jersey on the silver platter now I ain't got no clue. He might think about it himself very intensive tonight I guess!Gigs_98 said:Does anyone know if Greipel plans to ride the giro till the end or if he will abandon and prepare for the tour? On the next 9 stages there are 2 sprints left, which is probably a bit less than in most gt's. Moreover his main goal of the year will probably still be the tour and he will probably want to prepare for that as good as possible, and I'm not sure if 7 stages in the alps are a very good preparation for a sprinter.
He said in the post race interview that this was his last stagestaubsauger said:Rumors are he quits after today. Since he's got the red jersey on the silver platter now I ain't got no clue. He might think about it himself very intensive tonight I guess!Gigs_98 said:Does anyone know if Greipel plans to ride the giro till the end or if he will abandon and prepare for the tour? On the next 9 stages there are 2 sprints left, which is probably a bit less than in most gt's. Moreover his main goal of the year will probably still be the tour and he will probably want to prepare for that as good as possible, and I'm not sure if 7 stages in the alps are a very good preparation for a sprinter.
Oh okay. That's sad.StryderHells said:He said in the post race interview that this was his last stagestaubsauger said:Rumors are he quits after today. Since he's got the red jersey on the silver platter now I ain't got no clue. He might think about it himself very intensive tonight I guess!Gigs_98 said:Does anyone know if Greipel plans to ride the giro till the end or if he will abandon and prepare for the tour? On the next 9 stages there are 2 sprints left, which is probably a bit less than in most gt's. Moreover his main goal of the year will probably still be the tour and he will probably want to prepare for that as good as possible, and I'm not sure if 7 stages in the alps are a very good preparation for a sprinter.
Greipel didn't come across as violently as Bouhanni did in P-N, if you watch the overhead the barrier actually come in slightly as Ewan sits up so no reason at all that Greipel would be DqedEyeballs Out said:Greipel didn't do anything different from what Bouhanni got DQed for earlier in the season but the differences here were that Ewen wasn't going fast enough to get properly impeded whereas Matthews probably was going to win. Oh and the fact that it's Bouhanni
staubsauger said:Oh okay. That's sad.StryderHells said:He said in the post race interview that this was his last stagestaubsauger said:Rumors are he quits after today. Since he's got the red jersey on the silver platter now I ain't got no clue. He might think about it himself very intensive tonight I guess!Gigs_98 said:Does anyone know if Greipel plans to ride the giro till the end or if he will abandon and prepare for the tour? On the next 9 stages there are 2 sprints left, which is probably a bit less than in most gt's. Moreover his main goal of the year will probably still be the tour and he will probably want to prepare for that as good as possible, and I'm not sure if 7 stages in the alps are a very good preparation for a sprinter.
Would it really make that of a difference watching him start tomorrow and hop of 20 k's in? I get what you are saying but teams and riders will just come up with excuses that would make the rule uselessTourOfSardinia said:Such a cynical retirement should be penalised somehow - why don't the UCI make a new rule:
If you just won you have to start the next stage, at least?
StryderHells said:Greipel didn't come across as violently as Bouhanni did in P-N, if you watch the overhead the barrier actually come in slightly as Ewan sits up so no reason at all that Greipel would be DqedEyeballs Out said:Greipel didn't do anything different from what Bouhanni got DQed for earlier in the season but the differences here were that Ewen wasn't going fast enough to get properly impeded whereas Matthews probably was going to win. Oh and the fact that it's Bouhanni