Can Haussler win a GT?

[Met de Versnelling]

He won't.

But people are belittling his climbing too much.

Everyone forgotten the stage to Colmar in the '09 Tour?

Pretty sure that wasn't in anyway flat.

 

[SolitaryShell]

Everyone forgotten the stage to Colmar in the '09 Tour?

You mean that one where the peloton was closing on him fast, then suddenly decided to stop anyways, give Haussler a free ride, and call it a day all of the sudden, resulting in the most boring and disappointing stage in the Tour ever?

 

[taiwan]

Why does this thread exist?

 

[hrotha]

Probably to make a point with regards people going overboard about EBH climbing after today's win on الجبل الأخضر.

That would be a fine point if the guy making it wasn't talking about Thomas as a future GT contender last summer.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Hey, I once believed that Thomas Dekker would win multiple Tour de France's...

 

[jens_attacks]

Hey, I once believed that Thomas Dekker would win multiple Tour de France's...

it's not too late...as in life,in cycling everything is possible.







ok except igor anton winning roubaix.

 

[Moncoutie]

GT's aren't the be all & end all of cycling. If the guy can become a great classics rider then why waste a few years trying to just be competitive in GT's? Is Boonen a lesser rider than Evans because he hasn't got a podium in a GT?

 

[42x16ss]

I agree that GT's are not the be all and end all of cycling, but I don't see why Haussler can't win a points classification at the Giro or the Vuelta in a similar way to Greg van Avermaet at the Vuelta a few years ago.

The green jersey at the Tour may be a bit ambitious with Hushovd and Farrar on his team as well, but I don't see why he couldn't tear up the other two GT's. The points structure also suits his riding style a little better as well.

 

[usedtobefast]

GT's aren't the be all & end all of cycling. If the guy can become a great classics rider then why waste a few years trying to just be competitive in GT's? Is Boonen a lesser rider than Evans because he hasn't got a podium in a GT?

Evans has some great results, but Tombke has got some
Monuments. and he knows how to have fun.

http://www.versus.com/cycling/videos/2011-tour-of-qatar-tom-boonen-wins-stage-1/

 

[pedaling squares]

GT's aren't the be all & end all of cycling. If the guy can become a great classics rider then why waste a few years trying to just be competitive in GT's? Is Boonen a lesser rider than Evans because he hasn't got a podium in a GT?

I have the same opinion on Haussler as I did in the EBH GT thread. I hope he doesn't even try. We need more stage hunters and classics men, not more wannabe anti-gravity twig men going for one stage race per year and doing little else. Guys like Haussler are a breath of fresh air to a cycling fan.

 

[Moncoutie]

I have the same opinion on Haussler as I did in the EBH GT thread. I hope he doesn't even try. We need more stage hunters and classics men, not more wannabe anti-gravity twig men going for one stage race per year and doing little else. Guys like Haussler are a breath of fresh air to a cycling fan.

Yep, thats how I see it. And I think the EBH comparison is a good one.

 

[movingtarget]

Haussler will do fine in the one day GT's.

 

[mulletCobra]

No.