ENECO Tour August 17 - 24

[Cobblestoned]

That was a well contested finish.

Wtf? Al Davies? total pratt.

Thats cycling. He who gets the leadersjersey doesn´t (try to) win

 

[insideout leadout]

i love it when this happens..

nothing beats westra though, with the lap too early

His teammate Marcato did the same thing in Poland.

 

[maltiv]

Good thing the strongest rider won today. Uhm...

 

[sublimit]

Sky had a bad day but that was funny..

 

[Francois the Postman]

Nice to see Moerenhout get a great departure win before the "home" crowd.

 

[TRDean]

Nice to see Moerenhout get a great departure win before the "home" crowd.

Agreed!! Class rider all around!

 

[hrotha]

I love how the Eurosport commentators were going about how disputed that sprint was and how Martin gave his all. I suppose they might be being ironic, but still.

(Also, is that how you're supposed to pronounce "Koos"?)

 

[joy118118]

Sky had a bad day but that was funny..

They always have a bad day when every one thinks they are OK, havent they?

 

[ingsve]

I think that's something like the 4th time this year that someone mistakenly thinks they have won. Hondo did the same in the Giro or some other race.

 

[Cobblestoned]

i love it when this happens..

nothing beats westra though, with the lap too early

But Marcato/Marzano ? was great too at Polen

 

[joy118118]

I think that's something like the 4th time this year that someone mistakenly thinks they have won. Hondo did the same in the Giro or some other race.

And Peter Sagan

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

But Marcato/Marzano ? was great too at Polen

oh. it might have been him, was that poland this year or last year, the event I'm thinking of happened almost a year ago i think.. was hilarious

 

[sublimit]

They always have a bad day when every one thinks they are OK, havent they?

They started the year off OK but the wheels seem to be progressively falling off.
Hagens win in the Dutch food classic and Downing a couple of weeks back the only bright moments for what seems like months.

 

[Mellow Velo]

How do you close a minute and a half gap in the ENECO Tour?
The GC could be stitched up already. (unless Martin gets Greipel duty again)

 

[Francois the Postman]

oh. it might have been him, was that poland this year or last year, the event I'm thinking of happened almost a year ago i think.. was hilarious

Oman. stage 3 I think.

[edit: make that Stage 2 - clip here]

 

[Ryaguas]

Great for Koos! Martin was dead at the finish... Omg poor Davis... Sky? well... No comments...

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Oman. stage 3 I think. [edit: make that Stage 2]

yup i remember now. yeah i was certain it was a vasc. rider... was great

i never saw the marcato one.

 

[theyoungest]

Good thing the strongest rider won today. Uhm...

Yes, the strongest rider won. Shut up about that stupid toddler EBH. Koooooooooooooooooooos is da man.

 

[Anonymous]

They started the year off OK but the wheels seem to be progressively falling off.
Hagens win in the Dutch food classic and Downing a couple of weeks back the only bright moments for what seems like months.

still only four teams got more wins than sky, and a couple shy of 60 podiums for the season. Not a bad debut season.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Seems like they're satisfied with a stage win. Koos will have no chance vs. Tony Martin at the time trial. Thought Rabobank had higher ambitions and wanted to do more carnage, especially considering their strong lineup.

Moerenhout was 6th at the worlds itt last year, its not like he is useless...

but against martin nothing could be done, even if boom was with him. so why care?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

and i can see maltiv complaining already that ebh was clearly the strongest...predictable

 

[roundabout]

Wonder what Gutierrez did to get a 60 seconds penalty

 

[maltiv]

and i can see maltiv complaining already that ebh was clearly the strongest...predictable

No I did not, all I said was that Mourenhoet clearly wasn't the strongest, and I think most people would agree. But that's cycling, and Mourenhoet still deserved to get a win. I'm just annoyed that EBH screwed up his second eneco tour GC (he also did it in 2008) due to a really bad tactical mistake.

 

[ingsve]

No I did not, all I said was that Mourenhoet clearly wasn't the strongest, and I think most people would agree. But that's cycling, and Mourenhoet still deserved to get a win. I'm just annoyed that EBH screwed up his second eneco tour GC (he also did it in 2008) due to a really bad tactical mistake.

You can't really blame him. It's only a "bad" mistake in hindsight. In a lot of cases it was possibly the right decision not to chase a last-ditch attack when you are about to get caught by the peloton. The way it turned out it was a mistake but I wouldn't call it a bad mistake.

 

[theyoungest]

No I did not, all I said was that Mourenhoet clearly wasn't the strongest, and I think most people would agree. But that's cycling, and Mourenhoet still deserved to get a win. I'm just annoyed that EBH screwed up his second eneco tour GC (he also did it in 2008) due to a really bad tactical mistake.

I have no reason to assume that EBH was the stronger rider on the day. Absolutely no reason whatsoever. When two time trial powerhouses attack on a climb in the final of the stage, you better make sure you're on their wheel.