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trevim said:
Millar said that Wiggins and Froome were worth of 2 guys each. And Stannard could do the same. So it's actually 2+2+2+1=7 man team :D With a couple of pulls from Tony the man Martin it all comes together as expected

Oh and Cav was worth of 2 in the sprint (this much is true) so they probably have something like a 10/11 man team.

How many men is a fresh Cancellara worth? Looking forward to him dragging Sagan away on the last ascent of Box Hill, then all the way to the end.
 
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I thought Boardman's "Boardman says if GB do this it would be "most extraordinary" thing he's seen in sport..." was even more telling... Another explanation of why he left British Cycling.
 
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Only 2 laps left then 50 km flat. :( Such a shame, we could've seen a fantastic race from now the the finish on a proper course. Maybe we still will, but I doubt it. Looks like an easy job for Sky.
 
goggalor said:
Only 2 laps left then 50 km flat. :( Such a shame, we could've seen a fantastic race from now the the finish on a proper course. Maybe we still will, but I doubt it. Looks like an easy job for Sky.

Didn't we all expect a sprint? I know I did. Don't know what you get so worked up about.

The race is pretty neat and non-boring to watch. The final 40km will probably be a bit boring but yeah. They are trying their max
 
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Update:

Westra (Holanda), Schar (Suiza), Roelandts (Bélgica), Brajkovic (Eslovenia), Beppu (Japón), Menchov (Rusia), O'Grady (Australia), Castroviejo (España), Pinotti (Italia), Duggan (Estados Unidos) y Kristoff (Noruega)

a 35" Gilbert (Bélgica)

a 40" Nibali y Paolini (Italia), Chavanel (Francia), Bauer (Nueva Zelanda), Rast (Suiza), Fuglsang (Dinamarca), Kreuziger (República Checa), Boom (Holanda) y Grivko (Ucrania)

a 1:25 Pelotón

After the last climb of box hill, they'll open the motor and close the 1:25 easily to deliver Cavendish the win. They are happy with the status quo at the moment.

I don't see what tactics might change this scenario...:confused:
 
Dekker_Tifosi said:
Didn't we all expect a sprint? I know I did. Don't know what you get so worked up about.

The race is pretty neat and non-boring to watch. The final 40km will probably be a bit boring but yeah. They are trying their max
I think it's perfectly reasonable to get mad at courses being tailor-made for specific riders for commercial considerations, and to stay mad long after the course has been announced.
 
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You'd expect at least one of the GB train members to get tired before the finale...:rolleyes:

Also what is up with so many pointless slomo shots? I mean, sure, use them to show someone avoiding a crash etc., but just for a corner?
 

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