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TMP402 said:Strong as Terpstra is, he's also 32 this year. Time for EQS to sign Thwaites?
JRanton said:TourOfSardinia said:
Some really good young talent there.
JRanton said:TMP402 said:Strong as Terpstra is, he's also 32 this year. Time for EQS to sign Thwaites?
On a serious note, you'd imagine Sky will be keeping an eye on him. He's stronger than quite a few of Sky's cobble classics line-up.
In fact he is an sprinter, he won in a bunch sprint in Valencia against Bouhanni. And yes, i believe he could be dangerous for the cobbles races in the future, in 2014 he won the Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften, one year before he was second in the same race.Cance > TheRest said:Groenewegen is quite fast in a bunch sprint, right? He could become dangerous in cobbled races if he improves his endurance even more.
DNF 103 riders.RedheadDane said:So... How many finishers were there? Surely it wasn't just the top-10.
Right? Right?!
Kwibus said:Also nice post about that he should be satisfied now and ready to help his teammates. Sorry, but this is Samyn and your talking to Terpstra who won P-R, was 2nd in RvV and showed plenty of great rides in the cobbled races that matter. Ofcourse he won't sacrifice his own chances after he won Samyn.
armchairclimber said:27 finishers!!
Akuryo said:Kwibus said:Also nice post about that he should be satisfied now and ready to help his teammates. Sorry, but this is Samyn and your talking to Terpstra who won P-R, was 2nd in RvV and showed plenty of great rides in the cobbled races that matter. Ofcourse he won't sacrifice his own chances after he won Samyn.
THIS! He has proven time and time again that he is one of the best cobbled riders of the last few years. He doesn't need to sacrifice his own chances for anyone. He already was on the podium of 3 monuments, Top 6 on six occasians. If there is a group, sure he could help Boonen, but even than it won't be a sure win anymore with Degenkolb, Sagan or Kristoff. I honestly think that Niki ist EQS's best shot at winning big in the north. They should work for him and not the other way around.
Norbea said:Nice race. Terpstra to strong. Looked like Bystrøm didn´t quite have the legs today to follow, but good effort.
Akuryo said:Kwibus said:Also nice post about that he should be satisfied now and ready to help his teammates. Sorry, but this is Samyn and your talking to Terpstra who won P-R, was 2nd in RvV and showed plenty of great rides in the cobbled races that matter. Ofcourse he won't sacrifice his own chances after he won Samyn.
THIS! He has proven time and time again that he is one of the best cobbled riders of the last few years. He doesn't need to sacrifice his own chances for anyone. He already was on the podium of 3 monuments, Top 6 on six occasians. If there is a group, sure he could help Boonen, but even than it won't be a sure win anymore with Degenkolb, Sagan or Kristoff. I honestly think that Niki ist EQS's best shot at winning big in the north. They should work for him and not the other way around.