I know it's pointless to respond but he was injured.El Pistolero said:Cance > TheRest said:Agreed it was bound to happen. Bennett has been the fastest sprinter for the last 2½ weeksHayabusa said:Viviani outclassed. Not a top sprinting class for a GT to be fair..
He can all of a sudden climb as well after finishing dead last in the Tour.
Hayabusa said:Lequack said:Baldinger said:Pozzovivo was in the front group. That's the spirit!
Technically he wins this Giro.
I wondered how long it would take for someone to say that :lol:
The teams with the elite sprinters battling for a stage win don't like the final,yetiyeti said:Is the course really that bad? How is this so different from a cobbled stage earlier in a race? I don't understand this, is it simply because they feel like they shouldn't have any opportunity for difficulty on the final day of a GT?
Alexandre B. said:I know it's pointless to respond but he was injured.El Pistolero said:Cance > TheRest said:Agreed it was bound to happen. Bennett has been the fastest sprinter for the last 2½ weeksHayabusa said:Viviani outclassed. Not a top sprinting class for a GT to be fair..
He can all of a sudden climb as well after finishing dead last in the Tour.
Didn't you hear? today was neutralizedRollthedice said:On this glorious day for cycling can anybody tell me if Pinot has completed the Giro or didn't start today?
El Pistolero said:Alexandre B. said:I know it's pointless to respond but he was injured.El Pistolero said:Cance > TheRest said:Agreed it was bound to happen. Bennett has been the fastest sprinter for the last 2½ weeksHayabusa said:Viviani outclassed. Not a top sprinting class for a GT to be fair..
He can all of a sudden climb as well after finishing dead last in the Tour.
Must have been injured his entire career before this year then.
Oh, so it was the at the request of sprinters' teams, not the teams of guys near the top of GC? That's more tolerable to me as I can understand them not wanting the GC guys mixing in there - seems like that should just be decided prior to the start of a GT though, instead of partway through the final stage.oldcrank said:The teams with the elite sprinters battling for a stage win don't like the final,yetiyeti said:Is the course really that bad? How is this so different from a cobbled stage earlier in a race? I don't understand this, is it simply because they feel like they shouldn't have any opportunity for difficulty on the final day of a GT?
and in many eyes the most prestigious, sprint stage screwed up by teams that
are fighting to keep a top eight or ten overall on GC and don't have the required
skill-set to be mixing it up with experienced lead-out trains.
Alexandre B. said:Sénéchal said on TV that Froome took the decision to "cancel" the stage, because he's "the boss of the race".
Alexandre B. said:Sénéchal said on TV that Froome took the decision to "cancel" the stage, because he's "the boss of the race".
El Pistolero said:Pozzo should fight this in court, there was no valid reason for neutralizing the race.
Alexandre B. said:Sénéchal said on TV that Froome took the decision to "cancel" the stage, because he's "the boss of the race".
yetiyeti said:Oh, so it was the at the request of sprinters' teams, not the teams of guys near the top of GC? That's more tolerable to me as I can understand them not wanting the GC guys mixing in there - seems like that should just be decided prior to the start of a GT though, instead of partway through the final stage.oldcrank said:The teams with the elite sprinters battling for a stage win don't like the final,yetiyeti said:Is the course really that bad? How is this so different from a cobbled stage earlier in a race? I don't understand this, is it simply because they feel like they shouldn't have any opportunity for difficulty on the final day of a GT?
and in many eyes the most prestigious, sprint stage screwed up by teams that
are fighting to keep a top eight or ten overall on GC and don't have the required
skill-set to be mixing it up with experienced lead-out trains.
El Pistolero said:Pozzo should fight this in court, there was no valid reason for neutralizing the race.
Alexandre B. said:Sénéchal said on TV that Froome took the decision to "cancel" the stage, because he's "the boss of the race".
Great, you just made me remember Oleg with Pink hair.Rollthedice said:Just realized something is missing, Brailsford with a pink wig.
El Pistolero said:Alexandre B. said:I know it's pointless to respond but he was injured.El Pistolero said:Cance > TheRest said:Agreed it was bound to happen. Bennett has been the fastest sprinter for the last 2½ weeksHayabusa said:Viviani outclassed. Not a top sprinting class for a GT to be fair..
He can all of a sudden climb as well after finishing dead last in the Tour.
Must have been injured his entire career before this year then.
lol, if you think Froome has the power to "cancel"stages then you are barking up the wrong tree...lartiste said:Alexandre B. said:Sénéchal said on TV that Froome took the decision to "cancel" the stage, because he's "the boss of the race".
If this is true, then CF lost my respect, he just gained two days ago. This is pure *** to neutralize the stage, because leading guy is affraid / lazy to race.
:lol: :lol: :lol:LaFlorecita said:Alexandre B. said:Sénéchal said on TV that Froome took the decision to "cancel" the stage, because he's "the boss of the race".![]()