El Pistolero said:You can win the classics and the green jersey.... It's perfectly possible to peak in April and July.
And then September and October?
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El Pistolero said:You can win the classics and the green jersey.... It's perfectly possible to peak in April and July.
Caruut said:And then September and October?
El Pistolero said:Definitely possible.
Boonen won Roubaix and the Ronde in April, 2 Tour stages and was leading the green jersey competition in July until he was forced to abandon because of multiple crashes in the mountains and then won the world championship in September.
Why would Sagan want to peak for October? Lombardia is a week after the Worlds now.
Bernie's eyesore said:Cav was actually the only pure sprinter to finish in the top 6 last year. It only favours a pure sprinter if they are able to win almost all of the flat stages. I'd hardly say it was unfair that Cav was able to beat Rojas, who basically did naff all on the whole tour.
Pippo_San said:Sagan is like Robert Bolt's play: "A Man For All Seasons"
Bavarianrider said:Last year had an unnormal mount of semi classic tyüpe of stages. This years edition has much more pure sprinter stages again.
And if a sprinter wins a few of them, he is hardly to beat.
cineteq said:He will participate in TdF, it's a fact! Nibali wants him in the team. And yes he can win the green jersey this very year. I don't see Cavendish winning the jersey ever again, and Greipel should be the his only hurdle.
Havetts said:It will all depend on how many sprints Cav isnt strong enough for after a hilly parcours/finish and if Sagan has the speed to win/podium the normal flat sprints.
Catwhoorg said:He is certainly going to make the fight for Green more interesting than I thought it would be a few months ago.
Cav is the favorite for sure, but Goss, Sagan, Kitel (and others) can each help themselves out by sneaking points here and there, and it only takes one incident, where Cav gets no placing (hold up/minor crash) and they do to leave one of them sitting pretty.
gustienordic said:It should make it a more exciting race, but there are too many flat stages... Cav will most likely win, barring a crash. Gossy is the second fastest on the flat, and Kittel will be up there. Don't forget Farrar or Griepel; they most likely won't win any stages, but are sure to be in the top 10 plenty. I see Sagan being the best climber of the sprinters, but breakaways usually win the stages that would eliminate Goss.
will10 said:Rojas was consistant, which is what the green jersey is about. He was also much more versatile than Cav, which is why he was up there - didn't see Cav finishing 4th on Mont des Alouettes, or 11th on Mûr-de-Bretagne...
Maybe, however Goss should get a much better leadout than Greipel who will probably only have Adam Hansen due to Van den Broeck's GC ambitions. Kittel is probably Goss' equal on a flat finish but harder finishes and intermediate stages will favour Goss.SHAD0W93 said:Greipel and maybe Kittel are faster then Goss.
42x16ss said:Maybe, however Goss should get a much better leadout than Greipel who will probably only have Adam Hansen due to Van den Broeck's GC ambitions. Kittel is probably Goss' equal on a flat finish but harder finishes and intermediate stages will favour Goss.
SHAD0W93 said:All Greipel needs is to POSITION himself better. But I would say he is faster then both if it is an uphill finish. Maybe Greipel could beat him if he did not start 30 guys back.