Dubai Tour 3-7/02/2016 2.HC

[Jancouver]

Changed to Qatar

 

[Jspear]

This will be fun to watch. The top two sprinters both are on new teams. Surely both will want to impress. I think Kittel will be at a slight disadvantage when it comes to a traditional leadout. He's got amazing support, but hasn't had a long time to "gel" with them - Of course this won't matter if he gets back to 2014 form.

I'm hoping for an overall win by Cancellara. He would need the sprinters to divide the bonus second points among themselves so no one has a "big" lead, and then take the win on Hatta Dam.

 

[Lil_Tommy_V]

Re: Dubai Tour - February 3-6, Dubai AE 2.HC

Is this race as effected by crosswinds at all or is that primarily Qatar?

 

[Jspear]

Re: Dubai Tour - February 3-6, Dubai AE 2.HC

Is this race as effected by crosswinds at all or is that primarily Qatar?

From what I've read the wind will not be like it is in Qatar.

 

[Bushman]

Does anyone have the route profiles?

 

[MatParker117]

Re:

Does anyone have the route profiles?

Sprint, Sprint, Wall, Sprint

 

[robin440]

gilbert for the win, nice eyeballs out uphill sprint

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Re:

Does anyone have the route profiles?

Stage 1: _____________
Stage 2: _____________
Stage 3: ____________/
Stage 4: _____________

 

[Velolover2]

The uphill sprint is only 250 metres of hard gradients. Lovato ftw.

If he was placed better last year, he would have beaten Degenkolb.

 

[Jspear]

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The uphill sprint is only 250 metres of hard gradients. Lovato ftw.

If he was placed better last year, he would have beaten Degenkolb.

Yah, if he's in any sort of shape. What's he been doing recently?

 

[Brullnux]

Re: Re:

The uphill sprint is only 250 metres of hard gradients. Lovato ftw.

If he was placed better last year, he would have beaten Degenkolb.

Yah, if he's in any sort of shape. What's he been doing recently?

It's quite hard to tell with Lobato. Sometimes he's in good shape, but he next week he isn't. Didn't look amazing at TDU so maybe he won't be that good, but maybe he will.

 

[May0maniac]

A sprinter will probably win this crappy oil money race because of bonus seconds.

 

[classicomano]

That uphill sprint last year was amazing, Degenkolb almost died when he crossed the finish line.

 

[BigMac]

Re:

A sprinter will probably win this crappy oil money race because of bonus seconds.

It is a crappy oil money race, so who cares if the sprinters win it. Just pray this charade of a race dies quickly.

 

[Brullnux]

Only semi interesting stage is Hatta. I wouldn't mind this race if it didn't have Qatar and Oman running literally in conjunction.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Re: Re:

A sprinter will probably win this crappy oil money race because of bonus seconds.

It is a crappy oil money race, so who cares if the sprinters win it. Just pray this charade of a race dies quickly.

Prayers don't work, I've tried prayers to God, Yahweh, Allah, Vishnu, Ra, Zeus, Odin, Zarathustra and all nine million deities of Shinto, but the S**********s is still going.

 

[May0maniac]

Quatar is usually great to watch beecause of the crosswinds and Oman is also a halfway decent tune up race at the start of the season, so I don't mind those races.

 

[search]

Re:

Does anyone have the route profiles?

 

[Jspear]

Re: Re:

A sprinter will probably win this crappy oil money race because of bonus seconds.

It is a crappy oil money race, so who cares if the sprinters win it. Just pray this charade of a race dies quickly.

Prayers don't work, I've tried prayers to God, Yahweh, Allah, Vishnu, Ra, Zeus, Odin, Zarathustra and all nine million deities of Shinto, but the S**********s is still going.

Have you tried praying to the UCI?

 

[Ruudz0r]

Re:

Quatar is usually great to watch beecause of the crosswinds and Oman is also a halfway decent tune up race at the start of the season, so I don't mind those races.

If it is windy Qatar is one of the best races in the year (if not it is boring). I also like the Tour of Oman it has a good route and there usually is a pretty good field. Dubai I dont really care about

 

[argyllflyer]

At least Dubai gets a decent TV airing (in this part of the world anyway). It's an enjoyable view of a part of the world I have no real desire to see in person. The finish at Palm Jumeirah is spectacular.

 

[rghysens]

Re: Re:

A sprinter will probably win this crappy oil money race because of bonus seconds.

It is a crappy oil money race, so who cares if the sprinters win it. Just pray this charade of a race dies quickly.

Prayers don't work, I've tried prayers to God, Yahweh, Allah, Vishnu, Ra, Zeus, Odin, Zarathustra and all nine million deities of Shinto, but the S**********s is still going.

Have you tried praying to the UCI?

UCI doesn't care about praying, only about paying.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Gap down to 1 min now
liveTV ES1

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Brad pulling on the front

 

[DFA123]

He's back. Made it look so easy!