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That's a hell of a deal for Etixx. Get rid of an over the hill Cavendish and bring in a much faster guy - who is probably on a smaller salary as well.Andre.J said:Kittel is going to Quickstep...great move for him. Quickstep depends on many foreign riders. It seems Lotto is more Nationalistic.
But not Giant Style. They had perfected the sprint train exclusively for their sprintersAndre.J said:I believe they have a pretty strong lead out train as it is.
It could work out like that. On the other hand Kittel has 2 wins this year and obviously some issues. He's faster if they can get him into shape. Another potential problem for Kittel is if this trend of GT "flat" stages not being all that flat continuesAfrank said:Cav says buh bye so Lefévère says I'll just replace you with the faster guy. Well played.![]()
Yes, a more compact machine, not just a bunch of good riders with own personal ambitions. Btw, are they going to abandon this sprinting focus altogether? Since Mezgec is also gone, and Degenkolb's focus shifting - thankfully - towards the classics.IndianCyclist said:But not Giant Style. They had perfected the sprint train exclusively for their sprintersAndre.J said:I believe they have a pretty strong lead out train as it is.
What's hateable about the rest of it? Not disputing, just interested.Miburo said:When Boonen retires and Martin/stybar leave the team, there isn't anything holding me back hating on this team.
Cav may have been able to win them more stages in the Tour of California or Tour of Turkey. But he can't win 3 or 4 stages in the TdF nowdays; whereas Kittel can. And for a big team like Etixx without a real GC rider, it's pretty important to be able to stamp their authority on the biggest race somehow.Red Rick said:Nice gesture of faith in Gaviria. Kittel is comletely useless in many stages where Cav could still win, and I think he easily gets lost without a train
Gaviria just turned 21 and still has a lot to learn. Why not from Kittel? I don't think he will take too many races away from the youngster in 2016.Red Rick said:Nice gesture of faith in Gaviria. Kittel is comletely useless in many stages where Cav could still win, and I think he easily gets lost without a train
i think towards climbing with Barguil & Dumoulingunara said:Yes, a more compact machine, not just a bunch of good riders with own personal ambitions. Btw, are they going to abandon this sprinting focus altogether? Since Mezgec is also gone, and Degenkolb's focus shifting - thankfully - towards the classics.IndianCyclist said:But not Giant Style. They had perfected the sprint train exclusively for their sprintersAndre.J said:I believe they have a pretty strong lead out train as it is.
I see this as a two pronged attack with kittel and Gaviria. Gaviria for those races which Cav could still win, which might not be suited to kittel.Akuryo said:Gaviria just turned 21 and still has a lot to learn. Why not from Kittel? I don't think he will take too many races away from the youngster in 2016.Red Rick said:Nice gesture of faith in Gaviria. Kittel is comletely useless in many stages where Cav could still win, and I think he easily gets lost without a train
Well. Alpecin won't be doping his hair anymore.Red Rick said:Maybe they pay him the minimum + the hair products
Gaviria will continue to focus on the track for another year, from the Worlds in March through to the Olympics in August, so I'm sure he's fine with Kittel coming. Anyhow, as said already, he's only just turned 21 so has plenty of time to get plenty faster.jojogogo said:I see this as a two pronged attack with kittel and Gaviria. Gaviria for those races which Cav could still win, which might not be suited to kittel.Akuryo said:Gaviria just turned 21 and still has a lot to learn. Why not from Kittel? I don't think he will take too many races away from the youngster in 2016.Red Rick said:Nice gesture of faith in Gaviria. Kittel is comletely useless in many stages where Cav could still win, and I think he easily gets lost without a train