greenedge said:Gilbert is favourite on the Bosberg he went 4 seconds quicker than Cancellara's SUPERHUMAN ride from last yr on the same climb.
Its a shame to see people keep saying this.
1Gilbert 11 had not spent the 30km going into the climb in a 2 man break. He was fresh.
2 Gilbert is a better climber (whereas Canc can do laps round Gilbert on a flat and descents). he should be doing the climbs better than Canc in a race like this.
3 He (despite having done far less leading up to the climb) seemed to tire himself out more as he got caught soon after. Canc on the other hand had enough left to put in a super tt for the remaining 13km.
With these advantages, Gilbert should have done a lot better than -4 seconds over Canc 10