So apparently G was taken to the hospital for further diagnostic on his shoulder? That's not very appealing..
apparently is a clavicle injury? damn it ?
apparently is a clavicle injury? damn it ?
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KZD said:I guess next season INEOS leaders will arrive to the Grand Tours with almost no races done to avoid this.
Nothing but roller training.tobydawq said:KZD said:I guess next season INEOS leaders will arrive to the Grand Tours with almost no races done to avoid this.
Or training.
tobydawq said:The Chicken said:LOL another woeful sprint from Sagan. Borderline embarrassing. And wtf was that bike throw about 100m from the line? LOL.
Lol, how is it embarrassing to lose a sprint to Viviani when he is perfectly lead out by his train? He tried to beat him, he would obviously have got second if he had played it safe...
The Chicken said:tobydawq said:The Chicken said:LOL another woeful sprint from Sagan. Borderline embarrassing. And wtf was that bike throw about 100m from the line? LOL.
Lol, how is it embarrassing to lose a sprint to Viviani when he is perfectly lead out by his train? He tried to beat him, he would obviously have got second if he had played it safe...
He should've followed Viviani for longer. Faded badly again too. And that bike throw :lol: . As Sagan's power continues to fade we are going to see more & more of these unassured, indecisive bunch sprints from him.
Lequack said:Since when is Tour de Suisse a sprint race?
I hate it when people call Geraint Thomas "G". Worst ever nickname. Same with "Froomey"hfer07 said:So apparently G was taken to the hospital for further diagnostic on his shoulder? That's not very appealing..
apparently is a clavicle injury? damn it ?
The stages has been quite hard and hilly but Viviani has climbed surprisingly well. Today you had a climb similar to Willunga Hill just 20 km before the finish but it wasn't enough to drop him.Lequack said:Since when is Tour de Suisse a sprint race?
HelloDolly said:Rui Costa , Simon Spilak & Roman Kreuziger always go well at Tour de Suisse
Tomorrows stage looks strange ...climb very steep but far from finish ?
Lequack said:Since when is Tour de Suisse a sprint race?
The route is not optimal for heavier guys with climbs like Susten Pass, Flumserberg and Grimselpass, but, somehow, the quality of this year's GC field is just so low that guys like Dennis might contend for a podium anyway. It's weird watching such a nice route coupled with such a bad field.tobydawq said:HelloDolly said:Rui Costa , Simon Spilak & Roman Kreuziger always go well at Tour de Suisse
Tomorrows stage looks strange ...climb very steep but far from finish ?
Kreuziger? Sure, he won it 11 years ago, but he is a different rider now (and hasn't finished the race in five years).
Costa? He is already nine minutes down on GC.
Looking at the list of participants, the GC battle seems very underwhelming. Besides those already mentioned (Bernal, Mas, Spilak, Pozzovivo) I think Fabio Aru has a shot at the podium. Maybe Patrick Konrad, Betancur, Soler, Anacona, Hirt, Frank, Carthy or, hell, even Asgreen, Dennis or Craddock can challenge for the top 5. Benoot?
Circling back, you may actually be right that Kreuziger might as well belong to that list.
The weird thing is that not even someone like Laurens de Plus leads Jumbo. Normally you always had these puncheurs with decent climbing abilities going for a top 10 at the Tour of Switzerland. Leclercq, Armstrong, Furlan, Camenzind, Costa, Ulissi, Vichot, Devolder, Kirchen.. That kind of guys.Cance > TheRest said:The route is not optimal for heavier guys with climbs like Susten Pass, Flumserberg and Grimselpass, but, somehow, the quality of this year's GC field is just so low that guys like Dennis might contend for a podium anyway. It's weird watching such a nice route coupled with such a bad field.tobydawq said:HelloDolly said:Rui Costa , Simon Spilak & Roman Kreuziger always go well at Tour de Suisse
Tomorrows stage looks strange ...climb very steep but far from finish ?
Kreuziger? Sure, he won it 11 years ago, but he is a different rider now (and hasn't finished the race in five years).
Costa? He is already nine minutes down on GC.
Looking at the list of participants, the GC battle seems very underwhelming. Besides those already mentioned (Bernal, Mas, Spilak, Pozzovivo) I think Fabio Aru has a shot at the podium. Maybe Patrick Konrad, Betancur, Soler, Anacona, Hirt, Frank, Carthy or, hell, even Asgreen, Dennis or Craddock can challenge for the top 5. Benoot?
Circling back, you may actually be right that Kreuziger might as well belong to that list.
Velolover2 said:I don't know how rusty Bernal is.. But if he is just in half-decent shape, he should win all three mountain stages.
The only true rival is Mas, but I don't think he is there yet. He have had a quite spring. I think we will have to wait for the Tour for him to shine.
tobydawq said:HelloDolly said:Rui Costa , Simon Spilak & Roman Kreuziger always go well at Tour de Suisse
Tomorrows stage looks strange ...climb very steep but far from finish ?
Kreuziger? Sure, he won it 11 years ago, but he is a different rider now (and hasn't finished the race in five years).
Costa? He is already nine minutes down on GC.
Looking at the list of participants, the GC battle seems very underwhelming. Besides those already mentioned (Bernal, Mas, Spilak, Pozzovivo) I think Fabio Aru has a shot at the podium. Maybe Patrick Konrad, Betancur, Soler, Anacona, Hirt, Frank, Carthy or, hell, even Asgreen, Dennis or Craddock can challenge for the top 5. Benoot?
Circling back, you may actually be right that Kreuziger might as well belong to that list.