burning said:
I just wanted to make a poll to get the forum's opinion about best racing in 2013. I made a short list of honorable mentions but there are only 9 slots for poll options, so feel free to disagree with me.
(The list is sorted by race date, my vote goes to echelon stage in TDF)
Honorable mentions:
Whole Tour of Oman
Strade Bianche
Roma Maxima
E3 Harelbeke
Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Giro d'Italia, Stage 20
Vuelta a España, Stage 14
World Championships RR
Ok I guess TDF echelon stage I can see why people enjoyed it (though Imo at the end of the day anyone who didn't know deep down it had absolutely no impact on GC since Froome still had a huge margin and was clearly the best person in the race, was just deluding themselves)
And Oman had a certain thrill to it when Contador attacked 20k out or whatever but aside from that how are any of these better than Paris Roubaix?
Vuelta stage 14? Im guessing thats the one where Nibali cracked first. Ok sprint from Barguil vs Uran but 3k out nothing had happened.
Kadri's solo break and a sprint for 2nd? Was it that special?
Moser Moreno from 10k out on Strade Bianchi. 10k of good racing but again, everyone else just did a sprint up the final climb?
Liege which was the usual nothing until final few k? I remember tuning in with 15k to go as I had an essay i was doing, asked what had happened and it turned out - nothing yet.
Giro 20? what the one where they softpedalled for 200k then went up the mountain, Nibali attacked with 3k to go?
Worlds RR? Where 1 lap from the end after 260km everyone was still yawning and only the final couple of km of the final fiesole ascent produced anything.
E3 Harelbeke? Same winner but less exciting.