Eneco Tour - 8th to 14th August

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Phinney will win the prologue.
Boom will finish 5th or 6th

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Don't see Boom beating Phinney tbh

you were right for once

 

[Jamsque]

EBH faster than Millar, slower that T-Phin.

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Grabsch won't win this no way

 

[dlwssonic]

Phinney will win the prologue.
Boom will finish 5th or 6th

lol I thought you were expecting boom to win so i thought at least a 2nd or a 3rd.

 

[maltiv]

Good ride by EBH, he looks great for the GC. But Phinney was phenomonal today.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

lol I thought you were expecting boom to win so i thought at least a 2nd or a 3rd.

Didn't you see my post at the beginning? Boom was a question mark for me.... I do still think he is a favorite for overall.

Phinney not so much, he will probably finish in the bus again in the ardennes stages

Stop making wrong assumptions pls, unless you purposedly want to **** me off?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Boom fluff.
Phinney finally shows up for the season.
(until the first climb)

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Great win by Phinney. That lad is going to be quite a rider in a couple of years.

Nice times by EBH, Millar, Gilbert.

 

[dlwssonic]

Didn't you see my post at the beginning? Boom was a question mark for me.... I do still think he is a favorite for overall.

Phinney not so much, he will probably finish in the bus again in the ardennes stages

Stop making wrong assumptions pls, unless you purposedly want to **** me off?

Sorry didnt read that. Why would I want to do that?
Phinney might be able to hang in on the short hills i hope.
I know im crazy

 

[Machu Picchu]

Finish - Top 10

1-T. Phinney
00:06'57"

2-E. Boasson Hagen
00:07'04"

3-D. Millar
00:07'05"

4-A. Rasmussen
00:07'06"

5-L. Boom
00:07'07"

6-J. Van Emden
00:07'08"

7-J. Sergent
00:07'09"

8-P. Gilbert
00:07'12"

9-G. Thomas
00:07'15"

10-R. Wagner
00:07'15"

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Sorry didnt read that. Why would I want to do that?
Phinney might be able to hang in on the short hills i hope.
I know im crazy

Dude, Phinney finished in the bus in every kind-off hard stage in his career, even at the espoirs...

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Phinney just swore in his interview. A small childish part of me is always entertained by that. He does come across as a pretty reasonable and articulate dude in interviews.

 

[dlwssonic]

Dude, Phinney finished in the bus in every kind-off hard stage in his career, even at the espoirs...

well he did well on the hard stage that GVA won at the tour of austria. but i am probably wrong.

 

[cineteq]

Top 10
1. Taylor Phinney (BMC) 6:57
2. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) 7:04
3. David Millar (Garmin-Cervélo) 7:05
4. Alex Rasmussen (HTC-Highroad) 7:06
5.. Lars Boom (Rabobank) 7:07
6. Jos Van Emden (Rabobank) 7:08
7. Jesse Sergent (RadioShack) 7:09
8. Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) 7:15
9. Geraint Thomas (Sky) 7:15
10. Robert Wagner (Leopard-Trek) 7:15

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Top 10
1. Taylor Phinney (BMC) 6:57
2. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) 7:04
3. David Millar (Garmin-Cervélo) 7:05
4. Alex Rasmussen (HTC-Highroad) 7:06
5.. Lars Boom (Rabobank) 7:07
6. Jos Van Emden (Rabobank) 7:08
7. Jesse Sergent (RadioShack) 7:09
8. Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) 7:15
9. Geraint Thomas (Sky) 7:15
10. Robert Wagner (Leopard-Trek) 7:15

He sort of went a bit unnoticed, but that was a very good time by Rasmussen too.

 

[dlwssonic]

with such good form, i think he can win the TT.

 

[theyoungest]

Dude, Phinney finished in the bus in every kind-off hard stage in his career, even at the espoirs...

Except for just a week ago, when he led out Van Avermaet to his win in the Tour de Wallonie

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

well he did well on the hard stage that GVA won at the tour of austria. but i am probably wrong.

If Phinney stays within 1 minute of the best riders in the Ardennais stages, I will tell you I will be baffled.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Dude, Phinney finished in the bus in every kind-off hard stage in his career, even at the espoirs...

Yes. He's never going to be a real climber, but if he could improve on the lumpy, hilly, courses he would be a really difficult guy to beat in this sort of stage race. As it is, the guys who can climb can afford not to worry about him too much.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Except for just a week ago, when he led out Van Avermaet to his win in the Tour de Wallonie

Well that's a first.

Still I fully expect him to drop and lose minutes in the ardennais in this field

(and given my recent record, you'd best bet all your money on Phinney now)

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

with such good form, i think he can win the TT.

It's certainly possible, but I'm not sure if I'd fancy his chances too much on a somewhat longer course against the likes of Millar.

 

[dlwssonic]

Since July there has certainly been more wins for BMC. before that the trouble was that they were lacking so many wins and the only wins they had were the overall in romandy and TA and a stage. Now they have the TDF GC and stage, austria stage and points, wallonia stage and GC and a stage in eneco.

 

[maltiv]

Except for just a week ago, when he led out Van Avermaet to his win in the Tour de Wallonie

Yea. Together with Kristoff, who looked at least as strong. That doesn't mean Kristoff is a particularly good climber...

Omega Pharma Lotto will make sure that guys like Phinney will be dropped.

 

[theyoungest]

Well that's a first.

Still I fully expect him to drop and lose minutes in the ardennais in this field

(and given my recent record, you'd best bet all your money on Phinney now)

I couldn't believe what I was seeing either, but he was very good there. So I'm not writing him off just yet (although there were no Gilberts or Boasson Hagens present there, obviously)

Yea. Together with Kristoff, who looked at least as strong. That doesn't mean Kristoff is a particularly good climber...

No. But Kristoff didn't get dropped on every speedbump before that race. And to be fair, Phinney looked stronger (to me), but that doesn't matter.