2016 GP Cyclistes: Québec et Montréal, Sep. 9 and 11

[yaco]

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Anyone but Orica please.

What you got against Orica?
Other than the fact that getting three wins in one day might've been a bit too much.

In Montreal they race to get a bunch sprint with Matthews. If I were Orica's DS I would do the same and they're good at it, but for a cycling fan it means the race failed. Like Gerrans win in 2014, which was incredibly good team work, but killed the race.

Gee - You must hate it when there are big sprints in races - After all sprinters teams actually any teams try to control a race.

 

[janraaskalt3]

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Gee - You must hate it when there are big sprints in races - After all sprinters teams actually any teams try to control a race.

One day races that end in a bunch sprint are a waste of everyone's time. I don't mean Milano-Sanremo type of sprints with 20 riders, but races that are controlled from start to end.

 

[tomorrow]

Is that an important news publication?

What a f****** great pic! I hope these 2 bring hell to the Worlds RR. If Greg wins, Velo D'or + ORR + WRR + great tour. If Sagan wins, Velo D'or + WRR 2x in a row + Green Jersey + Ronde + Even better tour.

Greg will have a much more powerful team, and Sagan will be forced to chase riders like Tom Boonen left and right.

HOWEVER...

Greg shows that his level is always top, Sagan showed that when he gets in top shape, no matter the terrain, the teams, the circunstantes, he can finish it off solo.

Greg is awesome, but Sagan has everything against him in order to retain that jersey. If he wins, my God...

you do realize that this year wcrr is pancake flat right? Unless cav crashes out kittel, there is no way sagan wins. And even if so, there,s too many very good sprinters in other country. As far as avarmaet is concerned, with boonens curent shape, belgians would bytstupid no to take him as captain

 

[MacBAir]

Is that an important news publication?

What a f****** great pic! I hope these 2 bring hell to the Worlds RR. If Greg wins, Velo D'or + ORR + WRR + great tour. If Sagan wins, Velo D'or + WRR 2x in a row + Green Jersey + Ronde + Even better tour.

Greg will have a much more powerful team, and Sagan will be forced to chase riders like Tom Boonen left and right.

HOWEVER...

Greg shows that his level is always top, Sagan showed that when he gets in top shape, no matter the terrain, the teams, the circunstantes, he can finish it off solo.

Greg is awesome, but Sagan has everything against him in order to retain that jersey. If he wins, my God...

you do realize that this year wcrr is pancake flat right? Unless cav crashes out kittel, there is no way sagan wins. And even if so, there,s too many very good sprinters in other country. As far as avarmaet is concerned, with boonens curent shape, belgians would bytstupid no to take him as captain

No single team can hold GVA (or Boonen, since GVA isnt on Sagan level on the flat) and Sagan if they work together to destroy everything.

Maybe you haven't been watching cycling in the last year. Germany will have way too many leaders and few valuable workers. Great Britain doesn't have any power compared with the leaders.

And Belgium gas all the killers ready to avoid a bunch sprint.

The route being so flat, with crosswinds

 

[Alexandre B.]

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Anyone but Orica please.

What you got against Orica?
Other than the fact that getting three wins in one day might've been a bit too much.

In Montreal they race to get a bunch sprint with Matthews. If I were Orica's DS I would do the same and they're good at it, but for a cycling fan it means the race failed. Like Gerrans win in 2014, which was incredibly good team work, but killed the race.

Gerrans had a strong team at his disposal but he followed the moves as well. Matthews did nothing else but sprint. And judging by yesterday's sprint, he had the level required to follow the move initiated by Bardet then by Lampre.

 

[tomorrow]

Is that an important news publication?

What a f****** great pic! I hope these 2 bring hell to the Worlds RR. If Greg wins, Velo D'or + ORR + WRR + great tour. If Sagan wins, Velo D'or + WRR 2x in a row + Green Jersey + Ronde + Even better tour.

Greg will have a much more powerful team, and Sagan will be forced to chase riders like Tom Boonen left and right.

HOWEVER...

Greg shows that his level is always top, Sagan showed that when he gets in top shape, no matter the terrain, the teams, the circunstantes, he can finish it off solo.

Greg is awesome, but Sagan has everything against him in order to retain that jersey. If he wins, my God...

you do realize that this year wcrr is pancake flat right? Unless cav crashes out kittel, there is no way sagan wins. And even if so, there,s too many very good sprinters in other country. As far as avarmaet is concerned, with boonens curent shape, belgians would bytstupid no to take him as captain

No single team can hold GVA (or Boonen, since GVA isnt on Sagan level on the flat) and Sagan if they work together to destroy everything.

Maybe you haven't been watching cycling in the last year. Germany will have way too many leaders and few valuable workers. Great Britain doesn't have any power compared with the leaders.

And Belgium gas all the killers ready to avoid a bunch sprint.

The route being so flat, with crosswinds

I have thought of possible echelons too. But then I realized, that e.g. Cav is quite good in positionin if echelons are likely to be created, and I don't remember some race/stage, where winning echelon formed without Cav being in it, besides the one this year to Montpellier, but here Cav had mechanical, so it doesn't count. Kittel on the other hand is another story, but Germany will most problable task Greipel to follow potential echelons.