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Quick question for everyone: Is it just me or is Greipel a sloppy sprinter? I don't mean that negatively as it seems to be effective, but when he really kicks, it looks like there is much more movement in his upper body and bike than others. I've noticed in the past he looks real erratic, and really noticed it on stage 7. Is that he is turning an easier gear with a higher cadence, just bigger than others, or am I seeing things?
 
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Boardslide said:
Like today you mean, the peleton really mugged HTC today with all those attacks one after another from the last climb. Mind you I don't think many people expected Cav to make it into the finale anyway.

Only Omega-Pharma-Lotto tried to screw with HTC and their plan worked, but only half.
 
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Mambo95 said:
Libertine Seguros has been exposed by this thread. The King of the Sprint Haters has been unmasked and shown for the keen and astute student of the post flamme rouge arts he or she really is.

I was just thinking that myself - I have now reimagined Libertine with much burlier thighs and sharp elbows :cool:
 
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Ragerod said:
Greipel blew it today, he can blame Feillu all he likes

I don't think he's blaming Feillu. He's just saying he's a dangerous menace, just as Cav (and I think Petacchi) have said before.

Maybe it's time to consider that Feillu may be a reckless sprinter (really, just watch him)
 
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Mambo95 said:
I don't think he's blaming Feillu. He's just saying he's a dangerous menace, just as Cav (and I think Petacchi) have said before.

Maybe it's time to consider that Feillu may be a reckless sprinter (really, just watch him)

It's not the first time Feillu has been called reckless and it won't be the last and blame is probably the wrong word to describe Greipel's annoyance. I was merely pointing out a good example of Greipel's Achilles heel.
 

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