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TourOfSardinia said:Didn't Kittel quit the Giro on the transition day from Ireland that year?
Not unbeatable in terms of speed, just very good at positioning himself. The rest of the sprinters, especially the Katusha guy, blocked each other out, after Kittel opened his sprint.johnymax said:Wow Kittel unbeatable. 4th win for him in the Giro. None on Italian soil![]()
DFA123 said:Decent stage that for a flat day. Some interesting intermediate action, an attacker staying away until late in the race and then a superb exhibition by one of the fastest sprinters of all time.
Great crowds as well, really adds to the atmosphere.
GuyIncognito said:GuyIncognito said:Viviani gambling that De Panne stage 2's going to happen again and Kittel will have to sprint with 400m to go into a block headwind again.
Sure thing, Elia. Have fun with that.
It's just so moronic. Even when that happened, Viviani could only just barely come around at the end after riding his wheel for 300m. Why take his wheel again? You're not going to beat him head to head, dumbass, try something else.
BigMac said:DFA123 said:Decent stage that for a flat day. Some interesting intermediate action, an attacker staying away until late in the race and then a superb exhibition by one of the fastest sprinters of all time.
Great crowds as well, really adds to the atmosphere.
It was almost effortless. If that was superb, then all Kittel wins are superb. He didn't do anything extraordinary or outside the box given his characteristics to make this win special or worthy of being called superb. Gosh, I really dislike him as a rider.
GuyIncognito said:GuyIncognito said:Viviani gambling that De Panne stage 2's going to happen again and Kittel will have to sprint with 400m to go into a block headwind again.
Sure thing, Elia. Have fun with that.
It's just so moronic. Even when that happened, Viviani could only just barely come around at the end after riding his wheel for 300m. Why take his wheel again? You're not going to beat him head to head, dumbass, try something else.
Cance > TheRest said:Not unbeatable in terms of speed, just very good at positioning himself. The rest of the sprinters, especially the Katusha guy, blocked each other out, after Kittel opened his sprint.johnymax said:Wow Kittel unbeatable. 4th win for him in the Giro. None on Italian soil![]()
HelloDolly said:Wonder can Caleb Ewan take it
I think the jump and power is pretty extraordinary. It's almost the perfect exhbition of road sprinting. No-one since Cipollini has had that kind of power and jump; the other sprinters just can't stay on his wheel however hard they try. He's like a track sprinter that somehow also has a very good aerobic engine.BigMac said:DFA123 said:Decent stage that for a flat day. Some interesting intermediate action, an attacker staying away until late in the race and then a superb exhibition by one of the fastest sprinters of all time.
Great crowds as well, really adds to the atmosphere.
It was almost effortless. If that was superb, then all Kittel wins are superb. He didn't do anything extraordinary or outside the box given his characteristics to make this win special or worthy of being called superb. Gosh, I really dislike him as a rider.
Hugo Koblet said:Kittel showing once again that no one is even close to his level.
dirkprovin said:HelloDolly said:Wonder can Caleb Ewan take it
Until he ever learns to keep his man's wheel, he is going to get washed away in sprints against the big boys. As for this Giro, they may as well send him home now as its pointless wasting resources on him. The next flat stage isnt until stage 12 and he'll most likely have been HD'd by then.
Still, this Giro will be an educational experience for him ....... and for OGE management when it comes contract time at the end of the year.
Indeed, even when Kittel is not on top form and is in the wind for 300m, the 4th best sprinter in the world can't get around him.PremierAndrew said:Hugo Koblet said:Kittel showing once again that no one is even close to his level.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIfw0sE_EwE
Of course kittel is slightly better than cav on pan flat stages like this. But on the tour most of the stages have hills and in those cases he can't compete against cav, kristoff...Irondan said:I'd say Patrick Lefevere's pretty satisfied with trading in Cav for Kittel, or trading up as it seems..