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The Hitch said:Tp be fair the original course was far easier and they deserve credit for thinking up the idea of bringing the race 40k out to box hill for 9 accents which have been a big headache for cav and forces him to sacrifice his whole season.
hrotha said:He didn't warm down or miss enough birthdays.
insideout leadout said:Bernie shows what his austrian heart is made of. Fish and chips.
Richeypen said:Exactly, this course is nowhere near tailor made for Cav. Last year Cav would have bee dropped ages ago, he has put in a lot of work to be able to climb on this route. Just look at ZLM
superconfex said:just started watching...what is Bernard being accused of here?
superconfex said:just started watching...what is Bernard being accused of here?
Can they say that without being banned, suspended or having some kind of trouble?Libertine Seguros said:Amandine Thomas-Commin of L'Equipe on Twitter:
"Eisel told Austrian journalists he would race for Sky today. As Uran told me."
Bala Verde said:He is applying the "less race kilometers, more efficiency" approach.
He needs to recuperate to be in good shape for the ITT. Wiggins and Froome will be running on fumes then
The Sheep said:I've seen Cav win in harder tour stages.
look, i like to bend over and think of england as much as the next guy, but even the best of things get tiresome after a while.Mellow Velo said:Not as hilarious as the whining it causes.
Libertine Seguros said:Amandine Thomas-Commin of L'Equipe on Twitter:
"Eisel told Austrian journalists he would race for Sky today. As Uran told me."
It's as tailor-made as it can get. So Cav had to learn to climb a tiny bit to survive this course? Pfff, he was climbing better in 2009.Richeypen said:Exactly, this course is nowhere near tailor made for Cav. Last year Cav would have bee dropped ages ago, he has put in a lot of work to be able to climb on this route. Just look at ZLM
Cancellator said:Riding like he has a ventless white helmet and a robo-skinsuit....
superconfex said:just started watching...what is Bernard being accused of here?
Fidolix said:4 guys controlling a race of 250 km against 25 of the strongest riders in the peloton? After a long exhausting season and tour that surely make sense.