2017 Amgen Tour of California, May 14-20, WT

[WheelofGear]

Any bonus sprints left?

Talansky should try to steal Majka's spot. He is faster.

 

[JRTK73]

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Will Lotto have a dedicated GC rider for the Tour or only going for stages?

Bennett will go for top 10 IMO.

 

[staubsauger]

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The commentators led by senile Phil were focusing on the Talansky-Majka battle, ignoring Bennett.

You can include Christian VdV in that too, none of them could add the time of the final GC when it was over. Pathetic...

Seriously, even Jörg Ludewig on Eurosport was able to figure that out without many split times from the organizers!

 

[Valv.Piti]

Great win from Bennett, him and Roglic is such a nice combo to the extent that I can't figure out who is who when they attack. Good thing they didn't take him to Italy to support Steven K.

 

[Jancouver]

Lest we forget at #10 on the GC battle: the stealth ninja himself, Mr. Haimar Zubeldia.

Did anyone get a chance to see him?

Just yesterday, to my surprise, I just noticed he was actually participating in the race and sitting at 12th place. Today like the true ninja he is, he sneaked unnoticed into the Top10.

BMC should hire him so he can teach TJ some new skills

 

[johnymax]

Good job Bennett. The Pais Vasco ITT was no fluke.

 

[woodburn]

Were there actually intermediate splits? How can a WT race like this not have any timing on the course. Even Eurosport guys didn't have any information on Bennett until he was in finishing straight.

 

[jmdirt]

This sets things up nicely for a battle this weekend!

 

[This Charming Man]

Great race today, kudos to tour tracker, Phil Paul, and Christian.

 

[This Charming Man]

Dibben excellent ride, great looking rider!

 

[avanti]

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Morton with a second bike change. Poor bloke.

What happened to his wheel at the start?

 

[Sandisfan]

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Morton with a second bike change. Poor bloke.

What happened to his wheel at the start?

Something broke and when he pushed on the pedals the pedals spun faster than they should for the speed of the wheels, almost like a slipping clutch.

 

[Oliver]

Gesink will have to work for Bennett & Roglic in the tour I believe. I think he can forget to win a stage, strong duo and Gesink really sucks...

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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Were there actually intermediate splits? How can a WT race like this not have any timing on the course. Even Eurosport guys didn't have any information on Bennett until he was in finishing straight.

I think there was supposed to be an intermediate split at 12.4 km, at least there was that option in the live tracker that I was following http://microsofttourtracker.amgentourofcalifornia.com/. However, it didn't work.

 

[Kwibus]

Benett certainly evolved from a rider who finished an anonymous 30th in gc toward a rider that now is going to win his first stage race. Last year he allready improved to a near top 10 rider and this year he showed more progression.

Now this, well it's only California, but he still beats some good riders.

 

[Kwibus]

Gesink will have to work for Bennett & Roglic in the tour I believe. I think he can forget to win a stage, strong duo and Gesink really sucks...

All 3 will get a free role to go for stages. Gesink has a better chance of winning a stage than Benett since he has a more punchy finish, but I think Benett will try to ride a GC.

 

[Bavarianrider]

What ever happened to Phinney. Guess he LL retire soon.

 

[Akuryo]

What ever happened to Phinney. Guess he LL retire soon.

Well, his leg was basically pulp and he never really recovered from that.

 

[rick james]

Dibben has been having work done on them eyebrows...Cycling men have gone soft

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I'm worried about Majka now. If he can't beat this field then wtf is he going to do as team leader in the Tour aside from battling guys like Bennett for 10th place

 

[Valv.Piti]

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I'm worried about Majka now. If he can't beat this field then wtf is he going to do as team leader in the Tour aside from battling guys like Bennett for 10th place

Worried on behalf of Majka or genuinely worried? :lol: I mean, you rarely see people support him that aren't from Poland.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Worried on behalf of Majka.

 

[BigMac]

What ever happened to Phinney. Guess he LL retire soon.

Well, his leg was basically pulp and he never really recovered from that.

Well, he did won something in great fashion just after coming from that horrible injury. Seems more psychological than anything else.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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I'm worried about Majka now. If he can't beat this field then wtf is he going to do as team leader in the Tour aside from battling guys like Bennett for 10th place

Did anyone expect him to be much better than fighting for a top 10 in the Tour? Hopefully he will ship a load of time early and boring GC Majka will be replaced by attacking stagehunter/KoM Majka.

 

[Gubby Allen]

Is today's stage more likely to be won by one the GC climbers, a sprinter or a breakaway?