On the basis of his performances and Cavendish's declining results they are letting Cav go. Cav definitely would not have liked pulling for him. Team orders maybe
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Quoted from the Etixx team website:jojogogo said:Fernando Gaviria (Etixx Quickstep) will not take today's start. He is our only non starter for stage5 of The Aviva Tour of Britain, wonder why? he was seen warming up.
GuyIncognito said:BigMac said:GuyIncognito said:And now a flood of 'I've always liked Gervirea, is that how you spell it? Always been his fan' posts
Like for any Colombian.
Let's be fair, for any youngster who does well.
Remember when Kwiatkowski exploded and we suddenly had a billion zillion trillion people who couldn't write his name or know what his strengths and weaknesses were yet assured everyone they were lifelong fans?
Anyway, Gaviria. Definitely an possible top sprinter in the making.
Also nice to see Cavendish not being a tool and celebrating his teammate's win. Did he do the leadout as well?
wonder if he has become injury prone. too early too fastburgyv said:Quoted from the Etixx team website:jojogogo said:Fernando Gaviria (Etixx Quickstep) will not take today's start. He is our only non starter for stage5 of The Aviva Tour of Britain, wonder why? he was seen warming up.
Fernando Gaviria did not take to the start of the 5th stage in the Tour of Britain this morning.
Though the Colombian sprinter won the 4th stage yesterday, he is suffering from pre-patellar friction syndrome in his right knee, which needs a period of rest.
"This problem can come up either after a trauma like a fall, or from overuse, as in Fernando's case," explains Team Doctor Yvan Vanmol. "Fernando is a young rider who is measuring himself against certain distances, and with a professional pace for the first time. This is why, as a precautionary measure, we decided to not let him start and give him time to recuperate 100 percent. In the next few days we will evaluate if and when Fernando will be able to race from here to the end of the season, without any risk."
Read more at http://www.etixx-quickstep.com/nl/news/show/update-gaviria-unable-to-start-tour-of-britain-stage-5/2406#fD24OIK6ACvIrAKo.99
IndianCyclist said:On the basis of his performances and Cavendish's declining results they are letting Cav go. Cav definitely would not have liked pulling for him. Team orders maybe
Not sure that Jakub Mareczko and his fans will agree with you on that42x16ss said:Can't wait to see Gaviria and Ewan go head to head. ATM they look head and shoulders above any other young sprinters their age.
He's next in line for sure but IMO those two stand ahead due to the competition they've been up against.vladimir said:Not sure that Jakub Mareczko and his fans will agree with you on that42x16ss said:Can't wait to see Gaviria and Ewan go head to head. ATM they look head and shoulders above any other young sprinters their age.![]()
Are you telling me that the Tour of (Insert Chinese lake here) Lake doesn't have good competition?!42x16ss said:He's next in line for sure but IMO those two stand ahead due to the competition they've been up against.vladimir said:Not sure that Jakub Mareczko and his fans will agree with you on that42x16ss said:Can't wait to see Gaviria and Ewan go head to head. ATM they look head and shoulders above any other young sprinters their age.![]()
Vroome.exe said:If Gavrira will be on good form then Mareczko has no chance against him...
I read on the Etixx website (I think) that he would like to aim for Paris Roubaix one day.yaco said:Gaviria is a very talented sprinter who may end up elite - Reckon he could also end up a classics rider.
Bingo, while Ewan pushed Greipel, Cavendish, Kittel and Viviani hard on several occasions, destroyed Degenkolb on the 5th stage of the Vuelta and made a mockery of the Tour of Korea while barely 21yo.skidmark said:Vroome.exe said:If Gavrira will be on good form then Mareczko has no chance against him...
Yeah, no kidding. Not that Mareczko can't get there, but really - his victories came against such luminaries as Scott Sunderland and Ahmet Orken, or random Venezuelan domestic riders. Okay he beat Palini and Modolo in one sprint, but more broadly than that he hasn't really shown to be much more talented than any number of young sprinters. For Gaviria, other than his win against nobodies in the Czech Tour, here is a list of who he beat in a sprint last year:
- Mark Cavendish (2x)
- Andre Griepel
I feel like that firmly shuts the door on that discussion, at least until further evidence emerges in the future.
People forget that Modolo (same launcher, Richeze) and Mareczko were also there last year (as in, in San Luis, behind Gaviria in all three sprint stages). Sagan and Viviani add a little more depth to Gaviria's scalp list. Nothing need be said about Ewan's own belt notches, surely. The future looks promising. Heck, the present ain't so bad either.42x16ss said:Can't wait to see Gaviria and Ewan go head to head. ATM they look head and shoulders above any other young sprinters their age.
If it wasn't quite shut then it doubtless must now be, at least for the time being.skidmark said:I feel like that firmly shuts the door on that discussion, at least until further evidence emerges in the future.