Future prospects

[BigBoat]

If he (Voeckler) had 40-50 more watts at FTP he could win the Tour... Wouldnt take much. He's been racing pro for how many years now? All it would take is a little nudge more from what he's at to win the TDF.

Virtually anybody can win the Tour in today's day and age... There's lots of talented guys out there. Well not anybody, a lot of guys can win.

 

[*G*K*S*]

Remember how well AG2R rode in the 2006 TDF? They dont struggle the slightest bit in my opinion. They just lack a big G.C. guy like Moreau to come along and work with a top Guru to get real results.

I don't know if I agree with you. They don't really have any real "scoring" riders, if you know what I mean - no GT podium or even top 5 contenders, no top-flight TTers, no top sprinters(maybe Seb Chavanel and Feillu are their best), one top Northern Classics guy in Chavanel, and no top Ardennes-type classics guys.

Maybe I'm missing something here, but Seb Chav rides for FdJ and Feillu for Agritubel.

 

[Anonymous]

If he (Voeckler) had 40-50 more watts at FTP he could win the Tour... Wouldnt take much. He's been racing pro for how many years now? All it would take is a little nudge more from what he's at to win the TDF.

Virtually anybody can win the Tour in today's day and age... There's lots of talented guys out there. Well not anybody, a lot of guys can win.

If he's just learn to spin like Lance.......

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Maybe I'm missing something here, but Seb Chav rides for FdJ and Feillu for Agritubel.

I believe the latter quote was about the french in general, not about AG2R.

 

[BigBoat]

The French are great riders... They just need a top Guru to work with them a bit.

 

[longrun]

The French are great riders... They just need a top Guru to work with them a bit.

Let me guess...

 

[Bala Verde]

HA, I thought you'd typed a secret message in white... but there was nothing!

AMAZING

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

I'd guess

Willy Voet,


but he's Belgian.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Anyone here think Tyler Farrar might go on to win something like Ghent-Wavelgem, Milan San-Remo, or Paris-Tours? The seems like the perfect make for a classics sprinter.

 

[BigBoat]

He certainly could if properly tuned up. Not by Punto...

 

[lookkg386]

Like the look of the German sprinter Andre Greipel.

 

[climas]

Rui Costa, the Portuguese from Caisse D'Epargne

Finished in the top ten of last year World Championship at both races (road and TT) and recently won 4 Days of Dunkerk

 

[marinoni]

second post in the thread,.... why does every single ******* post around here have to have some sort of snipe about doping..

this is getting friggin ridiculous..

as future.. future is here.. EbH, Cav, Dan Martin

I don't know what annoys me more, the snipes about doping or your inevitable pompous responses to them. You couldn't shut up for five minutes on the lance hating thread and now here you are on this one. Give it a rest.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Rui Costa, the Portuguese from Caisse D'Epargne.

Good call Climas.

 

[Escarabajo]

I've wondered about that too. If in ten years time we find out that's the situation, everybody will fall over themselves to point out how obvious it was at the time.

I think it is already obvious.

 

[pmcg76]

I go on vacation for 2 weeks and return to find a post from BigBoat that doesnt involve doping. What happened?? this is akin to an atheist suddenly finding God, new respect my friend.

I am really liking the look of Dan Martin, 2nd in Cataluyna was very impressive.
Jakob Fulsgang also looks very promising, I always find it hard to call with guys who are not yet pro. The Portugese guy Rui da Costa also looks good but I am always suspect of Portugese guys, probably unfair I know.

 

[climas]

The Portugese guy Rui da Costa also looks good but I am always suspect of Portugese guys, probably unfair I know.

Kind of understand you. Recently, the ones that got the most potential didn't seemed to have that winning drive, like José Azevedo and Sérgio Paulinho.

Well. Rui already managed to do one thing that only Acácio da Silva ever made that is winning a race overall. Not even Agostinho, who achieved quite a lot of podium placements and stages.

 

[Bala Verde]

Van Garderen takes the lead in Circuito Montanes!

 

[Sheltowee]

It looks like your left out of your post how none of them could possibly get out of bed without being super jacked. There is an edit button.

Sober up, BroDeal. Your're getting silly.