No, if he wins the intermediary sprint tomorrow and Ackermann doesn't score, the difference will be 1 point in Ackermann's favour. Then Démare has to find two points on either a mountain top finish, the intermediary sprint on stage 20 which comes after a 20 km mountain or in the final TT which is just a bit too hilly for that to be realistic.RedheadDane said:It's mathematically impossible for Demare to reach him?
I agree with you but I'd add a healthy Gaviria as he's every bit as good as those other guys, he just needs to stop crashing.![]()
Pascal Ackermann: I'm still not one of the best sprinters in the world
German remains modest after stellar seasonwww.cyclingnews.com
That's very modest and not exactly true. Along with Groenewegen, Ewan, Bennett and Viviani he's among the current Top 5 of the world's best sprinters for me.
The one and onlyYou don't consider the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic a classic?![]()
Weird. I can only really explain it by assuming that the sponsors want Sagan to win green at the Tour again more than they want Ackermann sprint stages and Sagan stage hunting. I assumed with Sagan having the record and doing a Giro-Tour for the first time that he was finished with green and would instead be riding as an attacker.Hmm, he has announced today that he will also do the Giro alongside Sagan next year but not the Tour.
I wonder how they will play that.