The way this stage went I think he would have had a good chance to make it 5 in Paris.
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Super risky for everyone, look at the support Cavendish had leading up to the TDF. Astana has some overall talent but no flat-fast leadout specific riders. There are plenty available but certainly will compromise Astana to contest stage races, if indeed they do a complete roster rework to groom the team and supporting schedule for an all in Cav TDF result..wow what a tiny micro window of opportunity.. No way Cavendish and any lead out train is making it through multiple mountain days.. So he would have to do it in the first week, all codependent on some flat warm up stages as is tradition.![]()
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Given how his Giro started I didn't expect him to be there after a couple of mountain stages, yet he made it to Rome. So I wouldn't write him off in that regard.No way Cavendish and any lead out train is making it through multiple mountain days.. So he would have to do it in the first week, all codependent on some flat warm up stages as is tradition.
I must have missed that part of the article or any mention of such a scenario elsewhere.if indeed they do a complete roster rework to groom the team and supporting schedule for an all in Cav TDF result..
Mine is just more speculation on Cav fans best case scenario after Vino and others have hinted that there could be a spot for him if he wanted it. In my opinion Astana was not a sprint specialist team by any stretch of the imagination last year..I must have missed that part of the article or any mention of such a scenario elsewhere.
In my opinion Astana was not a sprint specialist team by any stretch of the imagination last year..
This is my least favourite part of the season for the fact that you must point this out all the time.I don't think anyone would claim Astana was a sprint team last year.
It's a bit early to early to make that weird mistake some people start doing in the fall, where they accidentally refer to things that happened in the current year as being "last year".
This is my least favourite part of the season for the fact that you must point this out all the time.
It was and my fiancé liked it and this was her first year watching cycling. It helps put more in perspective how much he and his family went through during that rough stretch. I was surprised he and the team thought he was winning the stage he crashed out of in 2017.The Netflix doc Mark Cavendish: Never Enough is worth watching IMO.
It was and my fiancé liked it and this was her first year watching cycling. It helps put more in perspective how much he and his family went through during that rough stretch. I was surprised he and the team thought he was winning the stage he crashed out of in 2017.
Have to agree, but I also think that there is way way way to much science going on and traditional cycling predictors like race days and showing of fitness and ability during competition still have great weight value. So Astana and Cavendish camp can pretend that he can do out of competition training and" peak" but if it was my money, Cav would be at every race from now until end of September.. He would be paraded in the Astana kit and try and get some long term promotion for the squad after the investment. All the eggs in the TDF basket looks to be an over hyped bust and between Sagan, Cavendish and Tibot the farewell tour has been underwhelming. Not sure what Astana and Cavendish are waiting for.. It wasn't the sunglasses or HED wheels.. I hope he gets on the podium before he starts making bird houses in retirementI don't think anyone would claim Astana was a sprint team last year.
It's a bit early to early to make that weird mistake some people start doing in the fall, where they accidentally refer to things that happened in the current year as being "last year".
Kind of hard to do races now considering he did just break his collarbone and had to have the plate fixed. He’s races every month besides January this year. Top 10’d three stages and got a higher place each time, while looking like he might have won without the mechanical. Everything was on the rise before the crash but it would have been a race within the race to not OTL with how every stage was ridden. He can do what he wants, and Astana have already said he can come back next year.Have to agree, but I also think that there is way way way to much science going on and traditional cycling predictors like race days and showing of fitness and ability during competition still have great weight value. So Astana and Cavendish camp can pretend that he can do out of competition training and" peak" but if it was my money, Cav would be at every race from now until end of September.. He would be paraded in the Astana kit and try and get some long term promotion for the squad after the investment. All the eggs in the TDF basket looks to be an over hyped bust and between Sagan, Cavendish and Tibot the farewell tour has been underwhelming. Not sure what Astana and Cavendish are waiting for.. It wasn't the sunglasses or HED wheels.. I hope he gets on the podium before he starts making bird houses in retirement
5-6 weeks no plate..4-5 weeks w plate and screws..Cavendish on multiple podcast.. Including w Armstrong saying how Zwift or other trainers are a big part of his workouts.. So someone should slide a bike under him weeks after his gravel nap at the tour..slow steady recovery is not an option anymore.. There is no tomorrow.. Or is there? He wouldn't be the first person to change their mind on retirement... Sagan is in for a really rude awakening about the level of current mountain bike bunch.. Maybe Cav can do something on the velodrome so he is remembered as laying on the ground holding his clavicleKind of hard to do races now considering he did just break his collarbone and had to have the plate fixed. He’s races every month besides January this year. Top 10’d three stages and got a higher place each time, while looking like he might have won without the mechanical. Everything was on the rise before the crash but it would have been a race within the race to not OTL with how every stage was ridden. He can do what he wants, and Astana have already said he can come back next year.
Pinot had his farewell at the Giro and then tried his best at the Tour which maybe without going for a stage win he top 10s. Either way he animated some stages, finished 11th, and had his best ever double attempt with a 5th, KoM, 11th, and going for breakaways multiple times.
Sagan was just getting his shift over with.
If he is still planning to retire we might not see him again, but if he is even considering one more shot at a TdF stage we might see him this fall.5-6 weeks no plate..4-5 weeks w plate and screws..Cavendish on multiple podcast.. Including w Armstrong saying how Zwift or other trainers are a big part of his workouts.. So someone should slide a bike under him weeks after his gravel nap at the tour..slow steady recovery is not an option anymore.. There is no tomorrow.. Or is there? He wouldn't be the first person to change their mind on retirement... Sagan is in for a really rude awakening about the level of current mountain bike bunch.. Maybe Cav can do something on the velodrome so he is remembered as laying on the ground holding his clavicle
You could say Cav in a way got some comeuppance for that in 21 when Casper kept asking him if he won the final stageI was annoyed how they portrayed that crash, saying Sagan put him in the barriers when it was not the case.
Yeah I saw Morkov was linked to Astana plus the rumors he’s extending. I think he could win one or two stages but also respect if he doesn’t want to commit his body to get and maintain the shape while choosing to be with his family. If he does come back a Tour and Vuelta run would be nice but Vuelta unlikely unless ToB changes their dates.I gues he will join Cav then ?
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