Overall placing in a GT carries more WT points than a stage win through placing 14. So I'm going to go with top 14
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Ryo Hazuki said:yes in the first week when he was still placed well and the vuelta in may?
Carols said:Overall placing in a GT carries more WT points than a stage win through placing 14. So I'm going to go with top 14
Carols said:Overall placing in a GT carries more WT points than a stage win through placing 14. So I'm going to go with top 14
barmaher said:Or scrap that. Who cares about the UCI points system?
Carols said:WT teams and teams trying to become WT care
Ryo Hazuki said:after the third place. any other place, who cares
Afrank said:The riders care, and you would care too if it was some young Colombian competing in his first grand tour and got say a top 10.
Ryo Hazuki said:no I wouldn't. when have you heard me about henao's 9th place last year, only about him doing well in a first gt. but result wise anything but podium is not worth mentioning. if a rider is young or a first gt then it's great indication and only idiot riders care who lack any mentality to win races.
the asian said:A stage win is better than any place except the top 3.
It's a pity with this stupid World Tour points system that riders try to defend meaningless GC positions rather than attempting a stage win.
Afrank said:Fair enough, I disagree with you however that anything other than a podium isn't worth mentioning; not every rider is capable of winning the biggest races. For some a top 10 is the best they can do. Depending on the rider I would say a top 10 result does tell you about the riders capabilities, and thus is worth mentioning.
Also I believe a rider can care about getting a top 10 in some races and still have the mentality to win other races.
Ryo Hazuki said:if you can do a top ten in a gt then you can also win a stage. a top ten place means nothing, a stage win everything
Ryo Hazuki said:a rider sitting in 8th should just lose time on purpose if he can't get away in any other way, like rasmussen used to do. rasmussen never rode a serious gc, but everyone remembers him, who do you remember more? soler or the 15th 10 places or so of valjavec...
Ryo Hazuki said:a rider sitting in 8th should just lose time on purpose if he can't get away in any other way, like rasmussen used to do. rasmussen never rode a serious gc, but everyone remembers him, who do you remember more? soler or the 15th 10 places or so of valjavec...