...and delivers little.
Someone needs to tell the new management to stop trying to engineer a "down to the wire" finish.
Someone needs to tell the new management to stop trying to engineer a "down to the wire" finish.
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BroDeal said:...and delivers little.
Someone needs to tell the new management to stop trying to engineer a "down to the wire" finish.
Big GMaC said:Bro, they just needed Tommy D in there to mix up the GC
El Pistolero said:Well, when was the last time a Grand Tour had rivals that were just as good as each other like Schleck and Contador(except tting)? That's probably why some find it boring. Take Schleck away from this Tour for example and Contador would have attacked on a lot of mountain stages for the victory.
Moondance said:The Top two guys are 8 seconds apart going into the final TT.
How much more exciting can you get?
roundabout said:Nope, Fränk won't be in form because of his injury and Andy is one GT a year rider (for now at least).
Ryo Hazuki said:giro >>>> tour
for how many years in a row now?? at least from 2007 and before that most giro's were better also with the greatest gt I ever saw giro 2005
Biffins said:The problem with that statement is that the Giro doesn't have the best riders in the world. The Tour does.
A close finish in the Tour of Georgia won't make it the best race in the world.
Moondance said:The Top two guys are 8 seconds apart going into the final TT. How much more exciting can you get?
hfer07 said:but I have to agree with Prodhomme when he says that it's up to the protagonists-the riders-to generate the painting and they(TDF organizers) can only provide the canvas
hfer07 said:Sometimes we tend to blame the organizers & the parcours when the Tour turns that less entertaining than we the fans hope for, but I have to agree with Prodhomme when he says that it's up to the protagonists-the riders-to generate the painting and they(TDF organizers) can only provide the canvas--- this year, the parcours was more exiting, more challenging and at the end AC & AS just kind of accompanied each other throughout the race, even with the chain ring gate-at the end it didn't change anything at all..
I'm a true believer that one of the solutions most come from the reduction of riders per team and by default, the inclusion of more teams, so the peloton would find a balance in the pace making & generate more breakaways & attack motivation will grow. time bonuses are plus & I would suggest some time bonuses at the summit of the climbs....
Quid pro quo said:But this year was pretty exciting compared to most years. So I'm wondering what year you actually DID like?