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QS 4 riders in first seven - not bad! Politt has made up for Kittel's problems at Katusha - chapeau!
Agreemovingtarget said:
QS 4 riders in first seven - not bad! Politt has made up for Kittel's problems at Katusha - chapeau!
- Aug 3, 2015
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Im actually furious at Lotto NL or whatever that crapteam is called. You maybe have the strongest rider in the race, yet you choose to completely ignore him during two extremely hard 1 min peloton-bridges. *** that man, Van Aert deserves better than this.
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rick james
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Yep, he couldn't even follow Lampaert on a flat, paved road. Maybe he even asked Vanmarcke to ride steady for him so he would not be caught by those behind. I don't know if that's true of course but I have hardly ever seen a rider looking so dead (except for domestiques who empty themselves intentionally). I really think he had a hunger flat.
rick james said:
Yep, he couldn't even follow Lampaert on a flat, paved road. Maybe he even asked Vanmarcke to ride steady for him so he would not be caught by those behind. I don't know if that's true of course but I have hardly ever seen a rider looking so dead (except for domestiques who empty themselves intentionally). I really think he had a hunger flat.
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Amstel yes, but i just hope that Formolo ans Schachmann will be allowed to ride their own race in LBL.tobydawq said:
- Feb 20, 2012
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Definitely agree there. Don't think it's smart at all to put all bets on one horse on the new Liege route, and with Sagan there I don't see guys like Valverde and Dan Martin riding a very passive race on the RaF, which should be too hard for him.
You're making it sound like the biggest possible achievement.tobydawq said:
Definitely agree there. Don't think it's smart at all to put all bets on one horse on the new Liege route, and with Sagan there I don't see guys like Valverde and Dan Martin riding a very passive race on the RaF, which should be too hard for him.
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Will certainly be interesting to see what Sagan does there, if he is indeed building form. But I think the new Amstel course is nearly as unpredictable and difficult to win (even for the strongest rider) as MSR. Schachmann is definitely a nice card to be able to play though, and DQS don't look as strong here as they do on the cobbles.
You had me worried for a minute that his crash at PV was worse than initially reported!tobydawq said:Ok, well, then he will be the man to beat for Alaphilippe
I somehow forgot him...
Will certainly be interesting to see what Sagan does there, if he is indeed building form. But I think the new Amstel course is nearly as unpredictable and difficult to win (even for the strongest rider) as MSR. Schachmann is definitely a nice card to be able to play though, and DQS don't look as strong here as they do on the cobbles.
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Spectacular race from 130 km to the finish. Good PR for P-R. Gilbert is a fantastic winner, attacking, strong and cool enough to finish it off on the track. At the age of 36 he knew it was the chance of a lifetime to win a fourth different monument. He's the first since Kelly to achieve this, although Kelly won them at least twice. Gilbert is the most versatile one-day racer of his generation. Remarkable how he has transformed from an uphill puncher into a long-range attacker on cobblestones. Although, he already won the Omloop with a long solo early in his career.
Politt is a potential winner for the future. Van Marcke was unlucky once again. Van Aert's teammates should indeed have waited for him.
Politt is a potential winner for the future. Van Marcke was unlucky once again. Van Aert's teammates should indeed have waited for him.
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Gilbert to attack with 60 kilometers to go in 2020. He did it in Flanders, he did it in Roubaix. Why not San Remo? He has shown that he can go long. We doubted him 3 years ago when he said that he still wanted to win all 5. Now he has crossed two off that list and only one to go. He will be a man on a mission. He has changed himself from hilly classics specialist to a cobble specialist. Surely he has it in him to somehow be dangerous in San Remo! He wont beat the sprinters but a group like today would be perfect. On paper there was only one guy who is certainly faster than Gilbert. Sagan. If Gilbert gets into a strong group of non sprinters ...
I'm done doubting what Phil can do at this time.
Andy262 said:
Gilbert to attack with 60 kilometers to go in 2020. He did it in Flanders, he did it in Roubaix. Why not San Remo? He has shown that he can go long. We doubted him 3 years ago when he said that he still wanted to win all 5. Now he has crossed two off that list and only one to go. He will be a man on a mission. He has changed himself from hilly classics specialist to a cobble specialist. Surely he has it in him to somehow be dangerous in San Remo! He wont beat the sprinters but a group like today would be perfect. On paper there was only one guy who is certainly faster than Gilbert. Sagan. If Gilbert gets into a strong group of non sprinters ...
I'm done doubting what Phil can do at this time.
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Honestly, I'll never understand the concept of OTL in a race a one-day race, especially one as big as P-R. If you make it to the velodrome, you should be allowed to get a result written down.
Though, I guess in a race like P-R, being OTL is still better than being DNF, since it means you actually made it to the damn velodrome!
Arked said:
Honestly, I'll never understand the concept of OTL in a race a one-day race, especially one as big as P-R. If you make it to the velodrome, you should be allowed to get a result written down.
Though, I guess in a race like P-R, being OTL is still better than being DNF, since it means you actually made it to the damn velodrome!
- Aug 29, 2009
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It almost never happens that a team has riders waiting in the 2nd half of Paris Roubaix (not as far as I can remember at least), and pobaly for the reason that it just makes no sense, most of the time. Van Aert could barely maneuver through the cars alonePantani_lives said:
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