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

[killswitch]

Majka couldn't get ahead of Talansky and close him down like he did with Bennett

 

[WheelofGear]

Talansky has a nice sprint, but a weak "punch".

There is a difference between those two things. He is like Uran.

 

[Gigs_98]

The tour of California had to become a wt race to give Cannondale a WT win.

 

[damian13ster]

Talansky took more risks in the final imho. Hence the victory. The road was really sketchy and Majka is not a good bike-handler so he didn't risk a fall

 

[70kmph]

Homeboy brings it

 

[shalgo]

Boswell was like a villain in a bad movie; every time you thought he was dead he would reappear. But he didn't have quite enough in the end. Nice win for Talansky.

 

[HelloDolly]

Talansky was the strongest ...that si why he won

 

[jaylew]

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Talansky was the strongest ...that si why he won

For sure. But can he take 44 secs from Majka in the TT?

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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Talansky was the strongest ...that si why he won

There is also the possibility that Bennett and Majka could have distanced him with 1km to go, but Majka was too afraid to just drag Bennett to the line and risk losing the sprint and, thus, the overall lead. They probably should have done that, considering the time trial.

 

[WheelofGear]

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Talansky was the strongest ...that si why he won

For sure. But can he take 44 secs from Majka in the TT?

I think Majka is more concerned about Bennett.

 

[jaylew]

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Talansky was the strongest ...that si why he won

For sure. But can he take 44 secs from Majka in the TT?

I think Majka is more concerned about Bennett.

But Bennett can't TT out of a wet paper bag, can he?

Edit: Looks like his one good TT was this year so maybe he's worked on it, in which case he could be a threat.

 

[Jaco0505]

Stake Laengen doing the climb of his life. 11th at the stage and sitting and 10th in the GC is above all expectations.
Pretty decent for a 1.93m 77kg rider.
He should also be able to take some time in the ITT, maybe coming close to top 5 in the final GC.

 

[BigMac]

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Majka couldn't get ahead of Talansky and close him down like he did with Bennett

Talansky took advantage of the home factor. He sure knows this climb and how the finish was set. Completely smoked Majka on the last corners.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Once upon a time Talansky was the secondary up and coming American kid behind TJ. It's odd now to think that despite his own up and downs, Talansky is the now the hope from that generation.

 

[StryderHells]

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Once upon a time Talansky was the secondary up and coming American kid behind TJ. It's odd now to think that despite his own up and downs, Talansky is the now the hope from that generation.

I like Talansky as a rider, he's certainly not top shelf but a solid stage racer and when things don't go right he keeps on trying unlike TJ.

 

[Jancouver]

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Once upon a time Talansky was the secondary up and coming American kid behind TJ. It's odd now to think that despite his own up and downs, Talansky is the now the hope from that generation.

Talansky is the next TJ. All he got to do is to win California ... actually, since he already won Douphine, he is ready to take over and delivery some false hopes.

 

[pastronef]

seeing him win was very nice, especially because I knew Jancouver would be enjoying it

 

[dick the quick]

So, Bodnar to win ITT as a consolation prize for Bora while Majka loosing yellow? Seems likely.

 

[Anderis]

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This is funny. I had gone to bed yesterday before the stage finished. I had a dream that Talansky took a win. Not in California, but in the Giro, outsprinting Hirt in 2-men finish from breakaway on the sidewalk in one of the cities in Poland, but still. :lol:

Good to see Andrew doing well. I was afraid that he was entering another crisis considering how poor his riding was this spring.

Only 14 race days so far, including California. Does he aim to do well in both TdF and Vuelta?

 

[Bushman]

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Talansky has a nice sprint, but a weak "punch".

There is a difference between those two things. He is like Uran.

It's weird isnt it? Gesink is the same.

On the other hand Contador is the complete opposite (at least he was in his prime), a really explosive climber who couldnt win a sprint to save his life.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Talking about Gesink, he is incredibly weak this season in mt stages, even more so than normal. I mean he should at least be able to finish with Bookwalter...

In this climbing form I can't see him win a stage in the attack. He's going more and more the Jurgen Vandenbroeck road. Retirement by 2020?

 

[yaco]

Interesting to see how Talansky performs in the TDF - Did a good Vuelta last year and feel he is better suited to that race or the Giro.

 

[Moviefan1203]

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Interesting to see how Talansky performs in the TDF - Did a good Vuelta last year and feel he is better suited to that race or the Giro.

Hopefully he goes well in July. He has the talent to do a good result.

 

[May0maniac]

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Stake Laengen doing the climb of his life. 11th at the stage and sitting and 10th in the GC is above all expectations.
Pretty decent for a 1.93m 77kg rider.
He should also be able to take some time in the ITT, maybe coming close to top 5 in the final GC.

For someone his size he can actually defend himself pretty well on the climbs, he finished 4th in the 2011 Tour de L'avenir (ok, it was a rather easy route) and won the 2010 Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia. For someone his size he's actually a good climber, his engine is great.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Good on Talansky. I have a hard time with Cannondale in general, I don't really like Vaughters and the likes, but its nice to see them finally win on a WT-stage. Maybe TJ's cracking in Italy inspired him to grab the spot as the leading stage racer of the States. Lmao.

Is the MTF worth watching? Wondering if I should watch it before the TT on such an evenfull friday evening.