It seems that it feels good to dont have a big leader like Cancellara or Contador at Trek. Last year they had the same number of victories like they have now (6) in July after NC
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RedheadDane said:They didn't. They weren't originally supposed to go on the gravel, roadwork happened.
Armchair cyclist said:RedheadDane said:They didn't. They weren't originally supposed to go on the gravel, roadwork happened.
Fair enough, thanks for the correction.
Might make for an interesting stage next year if they decide to make it deliberate though.
yaco said:I suspect MS will set this up for Howson or Meyer - Despite this year's tour being long. 2017 was more difficult.
Their riders are still racing though, just not as the trade team. Durbridge is being listed as one of the major names.yaco said:The most surprising thing is Mitchelton Scott is not riding the Bay Crits.Ryan has been the long term sponsor of this race. Has something changed ? Anyway i suspect the criterium and RR at the Nationals will be the number one target for MS in this Australian summer, as they will find the TDU and Herald Sun Tour to be challenging
RedheadDane said:http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/jayco-herald-sun-tour-2018/stage-2/results/
The Danes are on fire!
I'd actually been sorta joking with myself; "Haha... could be rather funny if (M) Pedersen takes the second stage. Never gonna happen though..."
42x16ss said:Their riders are still racing though, just not as the trade team. Durbridge is being listed as one of the major names.yaco said:The most surprising thing is Mitchelton Scott is not riding the Bay Crits.Ryan has been the long term sponsor of this race. Has something changed ? Anyway i suspect the criterium and RR at the Nationals will be the number one target for MS in this Australian summer, as they will find the TDU and Herald Sun Tour to be challenging
As for TDU, I'm sure Impey will be keen to defend his title. MS may not have a sprinter for it this year, but I doubt it's not a major target for them.