cineteq said:@ NBC => Tinkov suggested Sagan is a done deal for next season.
Great news. And Majka toomaxmartin said:yeah podcasting reported that a week ago, so AC and Sagan.
Jerkovin said:
Yes. Latest is Hushovd 2005 (thanks to Boonen having to abandonAmsterhammer said:Apologies if previously asked and answered - has anyone ever won the green jersey without a stage win?
Amsterhammer said:Apologies if previously asked and answered - has anyone ever won the green jersey without a stage win?
SafeBet said:Zabel in both 98 and 99 if I'm not mistaken.
Probably somebody else in the past, I'd guess.
sir fly said:Can't say I'm disappointed that Sagan didn't win a stage. He's won plenty of them exploiting the underdog label.
Now it's the time to learn what the top dog etiquette brings.
He might be learning longer than he's been winning.
Agreed. I don't think he has been an underdog since 2011 at most.MonkeyFace said:He never won anything being the underdog. All the sprints he ever won was due to good positioning, being able to accelerate hard, and being able to get over hills better than all the other sprinters. In a straight up drag race, he would lose to Kittle and Cav all day. We saw that last year when he only won one stage at the tour. If the stage doesn't have some hills at the end or a sharp turn just before the finish, he can place well but winning will be very hard. But for the green jersey, which to win you need to be consistent, he is leagues ahead of all the others.
Well, here he says the plan is to rest and then focus on worlds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGqwGWOhYAcSKSemtex said:Changing team probably means that we will not have to the "american" preparation for his third peak. Which should be Ponferada of course.
I have heard some rumours about Vuelta. Anybody has some info?
Jerkovin said:I just find it pretty premature to write off his sprinting ability based on one season at 24 years old. His whole general level has been down on 2013. Form comes and goes.
Much of Rooney's problems are that he's an arrogant, lazy arsehole.argyllflyer said:Then again sporting history is littered with people who were exceptional as young athletes who begin to tail off earlier than expected. Wayne Rooney in football is not a bad example of that. His manager wanted to play him at 15 but was prevented by Premier League rules. Now people (such as Paul Scholes) talk of him having peaked at 26, being physically burned out at 28 and on the quick road to retirement.
Whatever has gone wrong for Sagan this year, I hope he can find the answer soon.