best stage wins to save a bad GT

[pastronef]

I can remember Millar in 2012 Tour and Navardauskas today. both for Garmin.

Also Majka first stage this year.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Possibly controversial...

 

[Tonton]

Fignon, TdF 1992, lone ranger style.

 

[Kwibus]

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

i was just about to mention Garate when I saw the thread title... but Kwibus already got there

 

[Cookster15]

Possibly controversial...

Why was that a bad GT for Armstrong? Unless I am mistaken it was Stage 8 1993 TDF - before Armstrong's cancer and everything that followed. He was the reigning world champ so to win a Tour stage at 21 as a classics rider which was all he was back then was good not bad I thought. Or is there an angle I am missing? Please note I am no fan of him but just curious.

 

[Arnout]

^^Libertine is probably referring to the death of Casartelli.

 

[Anderis]

I can remember Millar in 2012 Tour and Navardauskas today. both for Garmin.

Navardauskas saved a bad GT for Garmin for 2nd time, he did it also in last year's Giro.

 

[hrotha]

^^Libertine is probably referring to the death of Casartelli.

Yep, which was in 1995. The stage Cookster is referring to was in 1993, and Armstrong was the US champion, not yet the world champion.

 

[Carols]

Yep, which was in 1995. The stage Cookster is referring to was in 1993, and Armstrong was the US champion, not yet the world champion.

The picture is from 1995 though.

 

[hrotha]

The picture is from 1995 though.

Yes, of course. It's the 1995 stage victory LS was referring to.

 

[Kokoso]

Kreuziger, Giro 2012? It wasn't so bad race for the team though.

 

[el_angliru]

Andy, Galibier 2011.

 

[The Hitch]

Nieve 2010. Sure the team had 2 stage wins so it wasn't a bad gt, but they were on a real down after a very likely gt victory got torn from their hands and Nieve's stage win that day was very good.

 

[Arredondo]

Menchov on Bola del Mundo, Vuelta '12.

For him personally, but also because of the shock Purito lost the victory in a stupid way.

 

[Ferminal]

 

[kingjr]

 

[barmaher]

Kiryienga on Pena Cabarga last year.

Horrible Vuelta for Sky was rescued by a very nice win.

 

[Netserk]

 

[jamiephillips]

What about Hyppolite Acouturier winning stages 2 and 3 of the 1903 Tour?

(He was disqualified from the G.C. for not finishing stage 1 yet allowed to stay in the race and contest for stage wins.)

 

[doperhopper]

and best bad sprinter/green GT save: Abdul in long breakaway, uphill finish attack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5erpTWcQaH8