Ryo Hazuki said:not when it costs money
cyclingrookie said:My tip is Bobridge, Phinney and maybe Boom for third. Don't think Wiggins have enough speed in him for that distance. Will be interesting to see him in the world cup again though.
Pharazon said:don't rule Cavendish out of the prologue.. he's won short prolouges before
Martin318is said:The great thing is that by this point in the first TDU thread there were already numerous people complaining it would be a boring sprint fest.
Whereas with Qatar, everyone just accepts it and enjoys it.![]()
ingsve said:Well, the diffrence is 2.1 vs WT. Qatar is not a race that will impact the various rankings as much and it doesn't force all teams to participate.
Susan Westemeyer said:Or perhaps a camel lying in the middle of the road.
Every year we joke about doing live reports on this race, and question who would fall asleep of boredom first ... the readers or us.
The race report is easy: Hot, wind, boring landscape, escape group, caught, mass sprint.
Susan
auscyclefan94 said:Haha, So are you doing qatar this year?
Mellow Velo said:Brit ES 2 schedules show a scant, 60 minutes live, (it will probably feel like a lot longer) for each Qatar stage. Oman is also scheduled for ES 2, although the timings are not yet available, to see if it's live or not.
As David Harmon said he would be commentating, I suspect it will be live for the first time.
euanli said:Actually Phinney is riding as well. I guess it is too much to ask for him to be in good form as well to see the Wiggins vs Phinney match up that will never be thanks to the UCI and IOC.
Kwibus said:Interesting call. I'm not sure if he can compete with Wiggins and Phinney though![]()
woodie said:Actually he can hold closer to 70km/h......he is riding and it will suit him but whether or not he actually goes for it is another story. I hope he does because he could win it. Phinny is also a fav. in my opinion
cyclingrookie said:My tip is Bobridge, Phinney and maybe Boom for third. Don't think Wiggins have enough speed in him for that distance. Will be interesting to see him in the world cup again though.
I have good hopes Bos will throw Cavendish into the barriers before that happens.El Pistolero said:Probably Boonen winning the overall again.
Cavendish will crash and destroy someone's season again with his fat ****.
Isn't Bos an ex world champion 1km TT? If it's short enough why notKwibus said:Interesting call. I'm not sure if he can compete with Wiggins and Phinney though![]()
Martin318is said:The great thing is that by this point in the first TDU thread there were already numerous people complaining it would be a boring sprint fest.
Whereas with Qatar, everyone just accepts it and enjoys it.![]()
Dekker_Tifosi said:I have good hopes Bos will throw Cavendish into the barriers before that happens.![]()