Geox on the flats

[sultanofhyd]

Cobo 10th...

Yeah that Cobo is really awful at the flat. I see opportunities here.

Dude no one is talking about Cobo being awful and stuff, have you not seen how Froome sneaked in on the intermediate sprint to get 2 seconds?

Its very easy to get isolated and caught out in the frenzy of sprints especially if someone is pushing hard to get them. I doubt you would call Contador atrocious on the flats because he lost a minute on the first stage of the TdF.

And thats why this thread is about Geox, how well they can protect him in adverse situations, and not about Cobo as such.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

lol @ peope thinking cobo could lose time in the flat. he took 2 seconds today on froome and wiggins :L

 

[sultanofhyd]

lol @ peope thinking cobo could lose time in the flat. he took 2 seconds today on froome and wiggins :L

2 seconds on a crazy finish, not the best example ever.

 

[sultanofhyd]

Guys, stop thinking that only the J-Rods and Gadrets can lose time on the flats.

Everyone can.

My question was - how good is Geox at preventing Sky from sneaking up at the sprint bonuses/avoiding splits due to the wind/crashes or whatever, not a Cobo vs Froome head to head flat ITT/sprint.

 

[Scirea]

It seemed to me that Geox did just about a perfect job protecting Cobo when Cancellara and Leopard decided to try their luck today. Cobo was just abount in the perfect position for the whole time and around him were his teammates.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Guys, stop thinking that only the J-Rods and Gadrets can lose time on the flats.

Everyone can.

My question was - how good is Geox at preventing Sky from sneaking up at the sprint bonuses/avoiding splits due to the wind/crashes or whatever, not a Cobo vs Froome head to head flat ITT/sprint.

Agreed, an important distinction

It seemed to me that Geox did just about a perfect job protecting Cobo when Cancellara and Leopard decided to try their luck today. Cobo was just abount in the perfect position for the whole time and around him were his teammates.

Agreed again.

Here's what we learned today:
Nobody has given up on trying to change the GC
Geox can protect Cobo well enough
Froome can sneak attack
Sky can't read the road book

What we can infer for the following stages:
Geox can defend and protect Cobo. Froome will try again. Leopard and probably Rabo will take their shots as well.

Most importantly, Froome and Cobo could very easily have had each other's results at the end. It is ignorant to say the race is decided. It is even negligent to say that Cobo, even as the strongest rider, is guaranteed his place in Milan (or Froome's, Wiggan's, ect.).

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

cobo is stronger in flat and better steerer than froome, so no

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Dude no one is talking about Cobo being awful and stuff, have you not seen how Froome sneaked in on the intermediate sprint to get 2 seconds?

Its very easy to get isolated and caught out in the frenzy of sprints especially if someone is pushing hard to get them. I doubt you would call Contador atrocious on the flats because he lost a minute on the first stage of the TdF.

And thats why this thread is about Geox, how well they can protect him in adverse situations, and not about Cobo as such.

No I haven't, because Monfort go those 2 seconds

In the end Cobo won 2 seconds...

You're full of fail

 

[hatcher]

cobo is stronger in flat and better steerer than froome, so no

Seriously?

 

[doperhopper]

How to beat Cobo?

We all know what's the easiest way to split the peloton and gain some precious seconds - little tactical crash just outside of 3 km protected zone... with enough domestiques one can "cover" few stages.

 

[Swede1]

Agreed, an important distinction



Agreed again.

Here's what we learned today:
Nobody has given up on trying to change the GC
Geox can protect Cobo well enough
Froome can sneak attack
Sky can't read the road book

What we can infer for the following stages:
Geox can defend and protect Cobo. Froome will try again. Leopard and probably Rabo will take their shots as well.

Most importantly, Froome and Cobo could very easily have had each other's results at the end. It is ignorant to say the race is decided. It is even negligent to say that Cobo, even as the strongest rider, is guaranteed his place in Milan (or Froome's, Wiggan's, ect.).

OMG! The Vuelta ends in Italy this year??....

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Seriously?

uh, yeah

fdfd

 

[greenedge]

They were lucky at the end and at the intermediate. Shows that Sky are desperate enough to try. Cobo does have good positioning.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

actually cobo has great positioning.