rick james said:Quintana was glued to froome for that last 1k
rick james said:Quintana was glued to froome for that last 1k
Oh come off it. Is this the guy who finished 2nd on Stage 1. Yeah. Poor.Arredondo said:Kittel just shows why he's getting way too much attention.
Poor cyclist.
Sitting in a bunch doing 36 km/h for 6 hours on a pan flat stage won't even remotely wear down a professional cyclist unless they're carrying a serious injury. And it's possible to put climbs, cobbles, dirt roads, exposed sections that might have crosswinds etc. on a stage and still favour the sprinters. Sprint stage != completely featureless.Escarabajo said:The route is fine. We need long stages to wear down cyclists. And also sprinters need their stages.
Just turn on the TV with 12km to go!![]()
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makes sense really...gunara said:So the reason of Cav's failure three years ago is the same with Kittel's now?
Wow!! He is tooking "the art of wheelsucking" to another levelrick james said:Quintana was glued to froome for that last 1k
I thought the Tour was about making places for all riders to exell, even pure sprinters. For GC contenders, these types of stages are challenging.vedrafjord said:Sitting in a bunch doing 36 km/h for 6 hours on a pan flat stage won't even remotely wear down a professional cyclist unless they're carrying a serious injury. And it's possible to put climbs, cobbles, dirt roads, exposed sections that might have crosswinds etc. on a stage and still favour the sprinters. Sprint stage != completely featureless.Escarabajo said:The route is fine. We need long stages to wear down cyclists. And also sprinters need their stages.
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Nah, it's just another style of stage. I don't have a problem with it. It's all part of the variety that is possible in a GT.Arredondo said:He's absolutely right ofcourse. A torture to the mind and eyes.WillemS said:Dumoulin has a lot of critique on today's course on Dutch television.
He says a course like today's, over 200km long with no incentives to attack, has no place in a GT and especially the TdF.
the 2nd...TMP402 said:Did Cavendish in the post-race interview say the camera gave him a Tour of Qatar stage last year he didn't actually win, or that he wasn't awarded one he actually did win? I didn't get that.
Just bike racing. You want Quintana to lead-out a sprinter?portugal11 said:Wow!! He is tooking "the art of wheelsucking" to another levelrick james said:Quintana was glued to froome for that last 1k
He said Kristoff was given a stage win because of the camera angle but it was actually his tyre that was slightly in front.TMP402 said:Did Cavendish in the post-race interview say the camera gave him a Tour of Qatar stage last year he didn't actually win, or that he wasn't awarded one he actually did win? I didn't get that.
How did he win these stages then?Red Rick said:Finish had a 2% gradient, meaning, Kittel was nowhere
TMP402 said:Man, I forgot my daily Dan McLay tip. Another top 10.
Beating Kristoff is more importantExNorseCyc said:TMP402 said:Man, I forgot my daily Dan McLay tip. Another top 10.
What about Sondre Holst Enger 6th place!? 22 Year old! Tours YOungest sprinter (well youngest of all)... Breakthrough!
And beated Kittel, a sign for the future![]()
For Sondre it is yes. Not for me, Kristoff is better .. Katusha just keeps on <edited> the train up, maybe its because of Mørkøv i dont know. THen again, Kristoff never does well in the start of any tours.gunara said:Beating Kristoff is more importantExNorseCyc said:TMP402 said:Man, I forgot my daily Dan McLay tip. Another top 10.
What about Sondre Holst Enger 6th place!? 22 Year old! Tours YOungest sprinter (well youngest of all)... Breakthrough!
And beated Kittel, a sign for the future![]()
Best dancer tooExNorseCyc said:TMP402 said:Man, I forgot my daily Dan McLay tip. Another top 10.
What about Sondre Holst Enger 6th place!? 22 Year old! Tours YOungest sprinter (well youngest of all)... Breakthrough!
And beated Kittel, a sign for the future![]()
I tried to post reply with a link to the stage he was talking about, was reported as spam. Anyway, its stage 5 in Tour of Quatar 2016 when he and Kristoff went mano vs man0 for 100 meters and nobody saw who won until finish photo..TMP402 said:Did Cavendish in the post-race interview say the camera gave him a Tour of Qatar stage last year he didn't actually win, or that he wasn't awarded one he actually did win? I didn't get that.