I think Amstel suit him more.kjetilraknerud said:EBH is doing Amstel, not sure what he can do - but he is clearly in good shape, and has done well on Cauberg before (WC). An outsider.
He was good in TDU, decent in Catalunya and bad in Pais Vasco. Seems like his form is getting worse and worse.Anderis said:I see that Michael Woods is not on provisional startlist for both Amstel and Fleche. It would be kinda disappointing not being able to see how he fares in this type of races. But I guess his form is not there if he is being omitted in Cannondale's roster.
Riding WT in Europe is completely different then riding WT in Australia. Especially the positioning is very different it is also 1 reason why a lot of the promising american riders have trouble making the transition to Europe. But Woods peaked for TDU anyway while most riders in TDU did not peak obviously so the level in general is much higher in Catalunya/Pais Vasco then in TDU. Still he did disappoint me in Pais Vasco as the route should suit him there, I really hope he will be added to the Fleche roster he needs some experience in these races/roads and Fleche is a race that is really good for his abilities.Hugo Koblet said:He was good in TDU, decent in Catalunya and bad in Pais Vasco. Seems like his form is getting worse and worse.Anderis said:I see that Michael Woods is not on provisional startlist for both Amstel and Fleche. It would be kinda disappointing not being able to see how he fares in this type of races. But I guess his form is not there if he is being omitted in Cannondale's roster.
He finished inside top50 in all but 2 stages in Pais Vasco (including 2 of the most selective), so I wouldn't call it "bad" for his 3rd ever WT race. That's a level that would make you an useful domestique at pretty much every team.Hugo Koblet said:He was good in TDU, decent in Catalunya and bad in Pais Vasco. Seems like his form is getting worse and worse.
That's his son's fault for not wanting to carry on the family business.Saint Unix said:Bloody hell, Rebellin is still riding? He must be hitting 60 soon.
Funny thing is that he stil gets decent resultsSaint Unix said:Bloody hell, Rebellin is still riding? He must be hitting 60 soon.
24th in Strade, 21 in MSR, 14th in Brabantse, getting better in the year, a top 10 in Amstel seems logical. He'll be 45 in about four months.Akuryo said:Funny thing is that he stil gets decent resultsSaint Unix said:Bloody hell, Rebellin is still riding? He must be hitting 60 soon.![]()
Neither is Flèche Wallonne. Only LBL is actually ridden in the Ardennes.swissfr said:Amstel Gold Race is not in Ardennes...
Hmmn, geographically speaking the southernmost part of the course for Flèche Wallonne dips into the Ardennes region.jflemaire said:Neither is Flèche Wallonne. Only LBL is actually ridden in the Ardennes.swissfr said:Amstel Gold Race is not in Ardennes...
Yep, you're right. I hadn't noticed the race no longer starts from Charleroi. It definitely starts in the Ardennes this year.Sciatic said:Hmmn, geographically speaking the southernmost part of the course for Flèche Wallonne dips into the Ardennes region.jflemaire said:Neither is Flèche Wallonne. Only LBL is actually ridden in the Ardennes.swissfr said:Amstel Gold Race is not in Ardennes...
I'm biased but his exclusion really doesn't make any sense unless he's sick. Cannondale was a mess yesterday.Anderis said:I just realised Moreno Moser isn't riding any of the three races. Strange including the fact he finished 3rd in recent GP Miguel Indurain.![]()
Losing Dan Martin would be a big problem for any hilly classics team, but Martin never rode AGR seriously anyway so their poor showing isn't about missing him. It will be interesting to see if they can step up at FW and LBL, which I think suit Slagter more than AGR. They should on paper have quite a strong Ardennes team, but there was no evidence of that in AGR and leaving out Moser does seem strange.SafeBet said:I'm biased but his exclusion really doesn't make any sense unless he's sick. Cannondale was a mess yesterday.Anderis said:I just realised Moreno Moser isn't riding any of the three races. Strange including the fact he finished 3rd in recent GP Miguel Indurain.![]()
Shhhhh. You cannot say that here. People still want to believe is tactics.Dekker_Tifosi said:Well even Gilbert is a boring rider compared to Bettini, Boogerd, Vino etc, because he starts his attack on the final Cauberg most of the time (2km out).
Those other guys started from 20/30km out, although, in hindsight, that might just have been because of the special sauce
Can't hurt to try really. Won't have the problem of nobody willing to pull for him after the MurPopchu said:Didn't know Matthews was riding La Flèche Wallonne.
What about Mur de Huy? Too steep for him?