47th Tour de l'Avenir September 5-12 (A.S.O.)

[Mellow Velo]

Only four - Yannick Eijssen's Avenir win is one for PWS Eijssen. We're not counting Greipel's wins for Lotto, are we?

I would never credit a win to BMC for a guy currently riding for PWS.
However, according the BMC number one homage boy:
2 evans
2 burghardt
1 Louder* does equal 5
(*= Tour of Utah, so does it really count? Not in my book.)

 

[TRDean]

BMC 5 wins...haha...Skil has more than that!! Bonnin and Damuseau both look good and will strengthen Skil's squad next season!!

 

[tgsgirl]

I would never credit a win to BMC for a guy currently riding for PWS.
However, according the BMC number one homage boy:
2 evans
2 burghardt
1 Louder* does equal 5
(*= Tour of Utah, so does it really count? Not in my book.)

Ah, I thought you were just agreeing with ACF, as unusual as that sounds. And no, the Tour of Utah doesn't count for me either. Taking credit for that win is almost embarrassing.

 

[sublimit]

Ah, I thought you were just agreeing with ACF, as unusual as that sounds. And no, the Tour of Utah doesn't count for me either. Taking credit for that win is almost embarrassing.

The Tour of Utah was lame, Phinney, Levi, Hincape and Alex Dowsett were the only riders i'd ever heard of in that race. It seemed like it was mainly domestic pro's and youngsters.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

The Tour of Utah was lame, Phinney, Levi, Hincape and Alex Dowsett were the only riders i'd ever heard of in that race. It seemed like it was mainly domestic pro's and youngsters.

mancebo?

 

[sublimit]

mancebo?

Ok there might of been 1 or 2 others I have vaguely heard of. I got bored after 3 stages and gave up following it anyway.

 

[theyoungest]

Pic from yesterday's stage. Slagter with Pantano, Atapuma, and Quintana:

Pretty unusual for a Dutchy to be the same size as these Colombians

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Pic from yesterday's stage. Slagter with Pantano, Atapuma, and Quintana:

Pretty unusual for a Dutchy to be the same size as these Colombians

haha outnumbered much. he did well though

 

[theyoungest]

Stage 4:
1 Hardy FRA
2 Bardet FRA
3 Rosch GER
4 Paiani FRA
5 Mathews AUS

GC:
1 Eijssen BEL
2 Bardet FRA 17"
3 Pantano COL 17"
4 Rosch GER 45"
5 Slagter NED 54"

 

[DAOTEC]

GC top 12 after today ...

General:
1 Yannick EIJSSEN BELGIQUE 16:28:06
2 Romain BARDET FRANCE B 0:00:17
3 Jarlinson PANTANO GÓMEZ COLOMBIE 0:00:17
4 David ROSCH ALLEMAGNE 0:00:45
5 Tom Jelte SLAGTER PAYS-BAS 0:00:54
6 Thomas BONNIN FRANCE A 0:01:14
7 Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS COLOMBIE 0:01:17
8 Mikel LANDA MEANA ESPAGNE 0:01:19
9 Darwin ATAPUMA COLOMBIE 0:01:25
10 Higinio FERNANDEZ SUAREZ ESPAGNE 0:01:33
11 Andrew TALANSKY ÉTATS-UNIS 0:01:35

So far so good

 

[Angliru]

Who gives a toss about the teams competition? Has the nation of Colombia turned into RadioShack or something?

They (Daotec & Ryo) are just proud of the Columbians overall performance.

 

[theyoungest]

They (Daotec & Ryo) are just proud of the Columbians overall performance.

Are they? I never would have guessed.

 

[kurtinsc]

I have to laugh a little bit at the heading for the results for this past stage on CN.

"Hardy wins for France. Phinney hangs tough in last place overall"

Really? That's your headline? Not who maintained their GC lead... but a comment on who's in last?

To be honest, after the crash I'm not sure why Phinney is still riding. Today was the flattest remaining stage... if he couldn't keep up today he won't tomorrow. Stage 6 is a mountain... and the last TT is uphill which he shouldn't have much of a chance in. What's the point? Just being a domestique for Talansky?

 

[hrotha]

Well, if you want to be a pro rider you can't just keep abandoning all your races due to a crash.

 

[DAOTEC]

El Colombia es pasión -472-Cafe de Colombia continua con 3 corredeores en el top 10 de la general

Nairo Quintana - Pantano - Atapuma- in the picture.

 

[kurtinsc]

Well, if you want to be a pro rider you can't just keep abandoning all your races due to a crash.

True I guess. At this point though, I think everyone knows that in the near future Phinney will be mainly a prologue guy who might help in cobbles, ride a decent longer flat TT or be able to take part in a sprint of a flat stage... I'm not sure if teams getting to see him get dropped every time the road goes up at all and finishing last on stage after stage helps him either.

I suppose riding some mountains, even if you finish in the last group, will help in training somewhat.

 

[Escarabajo]

Well, I did not know about the final TT being on ascent. That put Atapuma as a big favorite now IMHO. I like the size of that Belgian though. Very strange. Maybe the next Lucien Van Impe.

 

[auscyclefan94]

BMC 5 wins...haha...Skil has more than that!! Bonnin and Damuseau both look good and will strengthen Skil's squad next season!!

You then can't take credit for all the **** races skil shimano enters and wins in. Some of their wins are much lesser than the tour of utah.

I am expecting Cadel to go solo in the last 5km of Paris Brussels and maybe Ballan or Kroon or Santambrogio to win in Canada.

Even the BMC twitter page is claiming Eijssen

 

[tgsgirl]

Even the BMC twitter page is claiming Eijssen

So? Just shows you're both pathetic.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

If Eijssen's win can be counted for BMC, Caisse d'Epargne must be chuffed to have somebody on the podium in the Vuelta and four guys in the top 10.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Well, I did not know about the final TT being on ascent. That put Atapuma as a big favorite now IMHO. I like the size of that Belgian though. Very strange. Maybe the next Lucien Van Impe.

atapuma yes, but I think quintana is a little better in it. quintana is a master in mountain itt like rujano is.

 

[auscyclefan94]

So? Just shows you're both pathetic.

Anyway, What is different about Eijssen's size and body shape?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

woohoo rabobank won Clásica de San Sebastián and Dwars door Vlaanderen this year!!

not to mention riis winning the tour this year with ac !

 

[sublimit]

woohoo rabobank won Clásica de San Sebastián and Dwars door Vlaanderen this year!!

not to mention riis winning the tour this year with ac !

Haha,

Yes, BMCfanatyk94 is cracking me up. How can a person care so much?
Its like Christmas every day for him..

 

[LukeSchmid]

Even the BMC twitter page is claiming Eijssen

This is wrong. The BMC twitter does not claim Eijssen's win as one of their own.

Congratulations to future BMC Racing Team rider Yannick Eijssen, Tour de L'Avenir stage winner today and new maillot jaune.

and after retaining the lead

(Future BMC Racing Team rider) Yannick Eijssen still leads Tour de l'Avenir while @cbutler88 is 19th overall. #procycling

Definitely different to what you were trying to claim