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Buffalo Soldier said:Kittel is not first tier. Doesn't deserve a place next to Cav and Greipel yet.
He has proven nothing in GTs, and he was only able to beat Cav because of bad leadouts, which I trust will be good in the tour.tweak37 said:Why not? He is probably the most consistent sprinter of this season, as he won 10 of the 13 sprints (for first place) he contested, with Greipel (11/20) and or Cavendish (11/19) present on numerous occasions. If he is there to sprint, he can most certainly measure himself with both of them.
Liquigas said:No Szmyd... He's been crap for the last 2 years or so, so that's no surprise. What I don't understand is why they signed him in the first place.
Dazed and Confused said:Probably as a replacement for Vasil, but the numbers aren't there.
Ferminal said:@Andrey_Amador, @jcastroviejo, @RuiCostaCyclist, @ImanolErviti, @Ivangutipal, Plaza, Quintana, @jjrojillas, @alejanvalverde.
I guess Rojas losing the bunch sprint to LLS yesterday was enough to earn selection.
RHRH19861986 said:More important, Capecchi still hasn´t made the next career step at Movistar yet - I expected him to do better, actually, but OK, he has still time.
taiwan said:1st Tier - Cav, Greipel, Sagan
2nd Tier - Goss, Bouhanni, Kittel, EBH
3rd - Coquard, Farrar, Kristoff
taiwan said:1st Tier - Cav, Greipel, Sagan
2nd Tier - Goss, Bouhanni, Kittel, EBH
3rd - Coquard, Farrar, Kristoff
kottila said:Kristoff is one tier above EBH this year
Dazed and Confused said:yea, still time. He did seems to get better at the tail end of the Giro or perhaps its just my imagination.
taiwan said:Brajkovic already did that. And won the Dauphinee.
Fuglsang is like Nicolas Roche.
Ferminal said:What is the word on EBH anyway? He could feasibly take Yellow on Day 2 or 3, but to do so he needs to be off the leash on Stage 1 to get a high placing.
Or is he going to race the entire Tour without sprinting for anything?
ciranda said:Yeah, acutally no. Very much different cyclists.
Roche: [...] never takes chances.
del1962 said:Last year he was in one sprint, even with Cav there.