2019 Tour de Suisse

[Broccolidwarf]

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Disappointing the peloton is no putting more pressure on.

Bora rides exactly the pace Sagan can handle, which means Sunweb or another team needs to tighten the screw.

its like a 3% climb. I doubt Sunweb can trouble Sagan

But they should at least have tried, why else is Sunweb there?

 

[Keram]

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Disappointing the peloton is no putting more pressure on.

Bora rides exactly the pace Sagan can handle, which means Sunweb or another team needs to tighten the screw.

Same as yesterday. I have a feeling that Bora rides pace what domestiques can handle not Sagan.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Asgreen is such a boss

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Hotsteppers.........

 

[JosephK]

Viviani for another victory -- set up perfectly, and perfectly delivered. Good try by Sagan, but Viviani was the strongest today.

 

[sir fly]

Viviani superb.
Too mild ascent for Sagan.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Haha, in the slow you can see Richeze livespeaking the finish on the team radio

 

[Broccolidwarf]

DQ Tour team should be:

Mas
Alaphilippe
Viviani
Richeze
Morkov
Lamaert
Asgreen
- and then a climber to help Mas out in the mountains.

 

[JosephK]

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DQ Tour team should be:

Mas
Alaphilippe
Viviani
Richeze
Morkov
Lamaert
Asgreen
- and then a climber to help Mas out in the mountains.

I'm really impressed with Asgreen's development and where he is, this year. And of course DQS is super strong again.

 

[Breh]

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DQ Tour team should be:

Mas
Alaphilippe
Viviani
Richeze
Morkov
Lamaert
Asgreen
- and then a climber to help Mas out in the mountains.

Devenyns is scheduled for the Tour. Both Mas and Alaphilippe want him there. I doubt they'll leave out Gilbert.

This means either Lampaert or Asgreen is out, probably the former. But this will leave them without someone like Declercq to work on the flat in the sprint stages.

 

[tobydawq]

Brian Holm is usually always bragging how QuickStep always do their job in the front of the peloton when their sprinter has a chance to win.

They haven't lifted a finger the last two days, which obviously makes it much, much easier for them in the finale with the other sprinters' teams being completely depleted.

 

[Screecher]

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Brian Holm is usually always bragging how QuickStep always do their job in the front of the peloton when their sprinter has a chance to win.

They haven't lifted a finger the last two days, which obviously makes it much, much easier for them in the finale with the other sprinters' teams being completely depleted.

I'm not a fan of QS either but it wouldn't have changed much, it's not like they're going to use Richeze to pull the peloton. Plus Bora has the yellow jersey so they're expected to be the ones doing the work.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Good thing I wont have to decide which 8 will make it at QS. Impossible.

 

[tobydawq]

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Brian Holm is usually always bragging how QuickStep always do their job in the front of the peloton when their sprinter has a chance to win.

They haven't lifted a finger the last two days, which obviously makes it much, much easier for them in the finale with the other sprinters' teams being completely depleted.

I'm not a fan of QS either but it wouldn't have changed much, it's not like they're going to use Richeze to pull the peloton. Plus Bora has the yellow jersey so they're expected to be the ones doing the work.

Well, they wouldn't have been able to line up five riders in the finale (maybe, if Devenyns had been put to work) and even Sunweb and the Swiss team helped with the chase. Uncharacteristic by Deceuninck to not give a hand, especially two days in a row.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

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DQ Tour team should be:

Mas
Alaphilippe
Viviani
Richeze
Morkov
Lamaert
Asgreen
- and then a climber to help Mas out in the mountains.

Devenyns is scheduled for the Tour. Both Mas and Alaphilippe want him there. I doubt they'll leave out Gilbert.

This means either Lampaert or Asgreen is out, probably the former. But this will leave them without someone like Declercq to work on the flat in the sprint stages.

I think the way Lampaert and Asgreen are riding, both Devenyns and Declercq will miss the squad, because they can do the exact same job, but better - as well as help on light to intermediate mountain stages.

I understand the attraction to select Gilbert, I just don't see what he does for the team really, on either flat stages or mountain stages, where it will either be about Viviani or Mas..... I'd pick one of the young climbers instead.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

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Brian Holm is usually always bragging how QuickStep always do their job in the front of the peloton when their sprinter has a chance to win.

They haven't lifted a finger the last two days, which obviously makes it much, much easier for them in the finale with the other sprinters' teams being completely depleted.

So... basically what all the other sprinter teams have been doing with them for years.

DQ Tour team should be:

Mas
Alaphilippe
Viviani
Richeze
Morkov
Lamaert
Asgreen
- and then a climber to help Mas out in the mountains.

Devenyns is scheduled for the Tour. Both Mas and Alaphilippe want him there. I doubt they'll leave out Gilbert.

This means either Lampaert or Asgreen is out, probably the former. But this will leave them without someone like Declercq to work on the flat in the sprint stages.

I think the way Lampaert and Asgreen are riding, both Devenyns and Declercq will miss the squad, because they can do the exact same job, but better - as well as help on light to intermediate mountain stages.

I understand the attraction to select Gilbert, I just don't see what he does for the team really, on either flat stages or mountain stages, where it will either be about Viviani or Mas..... I'd pick one of the young climbers instead.

Devenyns in most definitely riding. He's Alaphilippe's guy, and Mas wants him there as well.

 

[RedheadDane]

So, the exact same guys in the top-5 on both stage 4 and stage 5, not the exact same placings though.
Except the Italians.

 

[Vroome.exe]

I think Mas, Alaphilippe, Viviani, Richeze, Devenyns and Gilbert are definitely going to the Tour. Then I think the last two spots are between Lampaert, Asgreen and Morkov. I would definitely leave out Morkov because they already have a good sprint train without him, plus need more helpers on the flat.

 

[sir fly]

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So, the exact same guys in the top-5 on both stage 4 and stage 5, not the exact same placings though.
Except the Italians.

Well, Italy does seem to be there or thereabouts these days...

 

[Koronin]

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Good thing I wont have to decide which 8 will make it at QS. Impossible.

That's not a job I'd want.

 

[search]

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I think Mas, Alaphilippe, Viviani, Richeze, Devenyns and Gilbert are definitely going to the Tour. Then I think the last two spots are between Lampaert, Asgreen and Morkov. I would definitely leave out Morkov because they already have a good sprint train without him, plus need more helpers on the flat.

Morkev is save, it's between Asgreen and Lampaert, and only for the job as the tractor on the flat. Most likely it will go to Asgreen, as he is of more use in the TTT (according to Het Nieuwsblad).

 

[tobydawq]

Could people please stop saying that rider x or y is safe regarding Deceuninck's Tour squad? You can't possibly know that. I think the only two who are truly safe are Enric Mas and Julian Alaphilippe. Probably also Viviani now that he won a couple of stages in Switzerland.

 

[search]

usually Het Nieuwsblad is a very accurate source for the Belgian teams

 

[memyselfandI]

Hopefully Don Lefevre and Holm for once skip the sprint train, as they do not have much to say in that side of the office this year.

All for Mas and Alaphilippe, built for ttt and balanced gc support. Route is build for Bardet and Pinot, if DQS slash them in ttt like they any day can, they could end up high. Alaphilippe and Mas are better tt'ers than Pinot and Bardet.

 

[Leinster]

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Good thing I wont have to decide which 8 will make it at QS. Impossible.

That's not a job I'd want.

Would you prefer the DiData version? “Which 8 of these muppets will underachieve the least?”