He probably got the best result he could've hope for. well done at maximizing his returns for once.
Hopefully he can sustain this for a few years.
Hopefully he can sustain this for a few years.
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Dekker_Tifosi said:6th after 5 GT winners.
I never expected this from the nr 16 on the Rettenbachferner and nr 8 of Mt Baldy. Gesink is back in 2010 form.
Dekker_Tifosi said:6th after 5 GT winners.
I never expected this from the nr 16 on the Rettenbachferner and nr 8 of Mt Baldy. Gesink is back in 2010 form.
Dekker_Tifosi said:To think that Gesink lost 1'30 in Zeeland to Contador, 1'00 on Plateau de Beille due to a flat tire and '30 on Tinkoff in the TTT... He would have finished well ahead in 5th.
Oh well.
TTT is not an individual result and therefore is not in the equasion. It's only the team result there, so 9th.Netserk said:44 riders finished ahead of him in the TTT.
According to PCS he will ride poland and canadian races+lombardia.matter said:This was a deserved 6th place. Glad to see him back in form. I'm not sure he's the same rider yet he was before the end of 2010. Back then there seemed to be room to improve. But can he now? Maybe it does him injustice to keep comparing him to those years.
Is he riding San Sebastian? I hope so. I remember he was very strong there in 2010 after a strong Tour. After that he should take some rest and perhaps shine in Canada. His win in Montreal is one of the more exciting wins I've seen.
edit: he's not
Dekker_Tifosi said:Well he seems to realise this is probably his best and he won't improve much anymore. He is thinking of going for stage wins in the Tour next year. He is proud of his 6th place behind the 5 GT champions ahead of him but also realized that he cannot achieve that level and can only hope that a few of them fall away or target other races if he ever wants to podium. So he is thinking about dropping gc and hunting mountain stage wins or other grand tours. But first, rest and targetting the remainder of the races this year
Dekker_Tifosi said:Well he seems to realise this is probably his best and he won't improve much anymore. He is thinking of going for stage wins in the Tour next year. He is proud of his 6th place behind the 5 GT champions ahead of him but also realized that he cannot achieve that level and can only hope that a few of them fall away or target other races if he ever wants to podium. So he is thinking about dropping gc and hunting mountain stage wins or other grand tours. But first, rest and targetting the remainder of the races this year