General News Thread

[Havetts]

Valverde is the first thing that sprung to mind .

 

[greenedge]

Cadel is fast enough sprinting to a finish even on a mountain. Velits seems ok from what we saw in the TDF.

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Kirchen was pretty fast if I recall correctly

 

[ingsve]

Cadel is fast enough sprinting to a finish even on a mountain. Velits seems ok from what we saw in the TDF.

Yes, Velists is definately one of the faster climbers. I remember when he beat Hushovd for 5th place in te stage to Colmar in the 2009 Tour and Hushovd was not happy about it.

Uran is another one that is faster than your average climber.

 

[Swede1]

cunego just isn't a top climber so he doesn't has the chance to show his sprinting that often. samu and purito are also pretty fast, so is scarponi. . . just a few names of the top of my head so i am pretty sure i am forgetting a lot of guys( 6 am and i just got home so i can't really think straight xD )
as incredible as this may sound on a uphill sprint a on top form menchov is mighty fast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMMewJ2okw8&feature=relmfu

I agree, Samu and Purito have some of the fastest finishes of the climbers (Sanchez faster on a flat finish, JRod faster on an uphill finish?).

Evans has a decent sprint, not too fast but he can sprint from a long way out and keep going and wear out the other riders. I think Menchov is kind of similar to Evans in this way.

Velits is proabaly the fastest of these riders, but he is also probably the worst climber out of them.

 

[ingsve]

I agree, Samu and Purito have some of the fastest finishes of the climbers (Sanchez faster on a flat finish, JRod faster on an uphill finish?).

Evans has a decent sprint, not too fast but he can sprint from a long way out and keep going and wear out the other riders. I think Menchov is kind of similar to Evans in this way.

Velits is proabaly the fastest of these riders, but he is also probably the worst climber out of them.

There is also a difference depending on the type of finish. Some of these are good when it comes to sprinting at the top of a mountain while others are better on a finish where they have finished with a downhill after the last mountain and are in a flat sprint to the line in a group of 15-30 riders. I think in the flat sprint Velits would be the favourite unless someone like Rojas or Hushovd manages to get over the final climb.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I agree, Samu and Purito have some of the fastest finishes of the climbers (Sanchez faster on a flat finish, JRod faster on an uphill finish?).

Evans has a decent sprint, not too fast but he can sprint from a long way out and keep going and wear out the other riders. I think Menchov is kind of similar to Evans in this way.

Velits is proabaly the fastest of these riders, but he is also probably the worst climber out of them.

Evans has a similar kick to Menchov?????? What?!!!!!!!!!

 

[The Hitch]

Valverde vs other gc riders in a sprint is like Cav vs Alexander Kristoff in a sprint.

He is just so much better than the others there.

 

[minessa]

Gilbert and his family visited Vino http://astanafans.com/vino-4-ever-news-zhilber-s-semyoj-navestil-vino.html

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Evans has a similar kick to Menchov?????? What?!!!!!!!!!

Menchov has a pretty decent kick at the end of a long and gradual or power climb (see his outrunning Danilo di Luca on Alpe di Siusi) but there is absolutely no way he has the same kind of sprint kick as Evans on the wide range of things Evans can do. Evans' sprint in a short uphill finish is at least a couple of levels above Denis'.

 

[Kazistuta]

To be true to my own signature, I have to point out that Enrico Battaglin, the future Italian superstar, in his first pro appearance for Colnago at GP Camaiore placed prominently as 19th in a group including a.o. Ginanni and Schumacher, in front of notable names as Basso and Szmyd. These hilly Italian races will be his playground the next ten years

 

[Swede1]

Evans has a similar kick to Menchov?????? What?!!!!!!!!!

I said kind of similar. On a flat finish Samu and Valverde kill Evans in a sprint. It would be close-ish with Evans and Menchov though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMMewJ2okw8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-ZG9968WM0&feature=channel_video_title

Has Evans beaten Di Luca in a sprint?

 

[roundabout]

There's also this

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=748

But I can't find a video.

Also this sprint

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1oFQJDSiLw&feature=player_detailpage#t=164s

 

[Swede1]

There's also this

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=748

But I can't find a video.

Also this sprint

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1oFQJDSiLw&feature=player_detailpage#t=164s

A perfect example of how Menchov is similar (faster in this case) than Evans on sprint finish.

 

[Mellow Velo]

I'd go as far as saying that an "in form" Menchov would burn an "in form" Evans in almost any type of sprint.
The problem is, Dennis is rarely "in form".

 

[jens_attacks]

very nice gesture:

500 fans march in support of Mosquera
Five hundred fans have taken part in the march on Sunday cyclist Ezequiel Mosquera support the lack of response from the authorities about your case when cyclists are close to a year after it was detected during hidroxetil the Tour of Spain 2010.

http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=41899

vamos eze!!!

 

[greenedge]

Simon Gerrans will be dominant for the GP Plouay. I think he can win it. He is in good form. Any idea of who else will be going.

 

[El Pistolero]

Simon Gerrans will be dominant for the GP Plouay. I think he can win it. He is in good form. Any idea of who else will be going.

The hope crusher. Your hopes at least

 

[maltiv]

Simon Gerrans will be dominant for the GP Plouay. I think he can win it. He is in good form. Any idea of who else will be going.

EBH is going too and will probably be Sky's leader. I can't see Gerrans winning if Gilbert is there.

 

[LaFleur]

Since I couldn't find any better place to ask this question (maybe a chit-chat thread or something?): Is there any site that offers the Tour de France 2011 prize money list by riders? I know there are plenty offering the top money list by teams, but I would like to know how much riders got the prize money.

 

[ingsve]

Since I couldn't find any better place to ask this question (maybe a chit-chat thread or something?): Is there any site that offers the Tour de France 2011 prize money list by riders? I know there are plenty offering the top money list by teams, but I would like to know how much riders got the prize money.

All prize money is awarded to the team and not the rider. The team then devides all the prize money among the riders and staff. If you want to know how much money a specific rider earned for the team total you would have to look through the results and calculate it yourself.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I'd go as far as saying that an "in form" Menchov would burn an "in form" Evans in almost any type of sprint.
The problem is, Dennis is rarely "in form".

This post is comedy gold!

 

[Tuarts]

Out of interest does anyone have a link to last years release of the UCI rankings and points and where each team stacked up? Can't find the thread from last year.

EDIT: Nevermind, found it: http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?p=374154#post374154

 

[LukeSchmid]

Basso wants Nibali to be his brother,

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/basso-looking-to-bounce-back-after-poor-tour-de-france

Not sure we need a pair of Schleck imitators.

 

[PedalCastro]

Bla bla bla you guys are all sick in the head. That's clearly obvious, watching the statements you guys make all the time.

Lance.. Is that you?!