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carolina said:this is starting to become a patern
2015: lot's of 2nd places and then world champion
2016: lot's of 2nd places and then wins GW and RVV
inb4 paris-roubaix win
Red Rick said:Paris Roubaix up next. Bit harder to control.
Is he gonna do the AGR after that?
pedromiguelmartins said:Who here wants to see him win sprints in the Tour, as well? I bet he will beat Kittel on a flatout sprint at least once, in the second or third week of the race.
Guys who lack the quality to win Paris-Roubaix in normal circumstances but won because the 2014 edition turned out to be a lottery?PremierAndrew said:I'll be shocked if Sagan podiums at PR. He doesn't have the endurance of the likes of Canc, but also guys like Terpstra, whereas RVV is more about multiple explosive efforts
C'mon, he clearly has the quality. He'd already finished 3rd and 5th there and finished top 6 in all 6 cobbled races he did that year.CheckMyPecs said:Guys who lack the quality to win Paris-Roubaix in normal circumstances but won because the 2014 edition turned out to be a lottery?PremierAndrew said:I'll be shocked if Sagan podiums at PR. He doesn't have the endurance of the likes of Canc, but also guys like Terpstra, whereas RVV is more about multiple explosive efforts
What? Did you saw today's race?PremierAndrew said:Red Rick said:Paris Roubaix up next. Bit harder to control.
Is he gonna do the AGR after that?
I'll be shocked if Sagan podiums at PR. He doesn't have the endurance of the likes of Canc, but also guys like Terpstra, whereas RVV is more about multiple explosive efforts
I did watch the 2012 or 13 tour, where he did that to Greipel, and las Year's tour, where he always had the highest speed and came so close.jaylew said:pedromiguelmartins said:Who here wants to see him win sprints in the Tour, as well? I bet he will beat Kittel on a flatout sprint at least once, in the second or third week of the race.
Slow down, chief. Did you watch the last few Tours?
He reminds me of Flecha: good enough to do well and even podium in Paris-Roubaix, but not good enough to win the race outright in normal circumstances.jaylew said:C'mon, he clearly has the quality. He'd already finished 3rd and 5th there and finished top 6 in all 6 cobbled races he did that year.
CheckMyPecs said:He reminds me of Flecha: good enough to do well and even podium in Paris-Roubaix, but not good enough to win the race outright in normal circumstances.jaylew said:C'mon, he clearly has the quality. He'd already finished 3rd and 5th there and finished top 6 in all 6 cobbled races he did that year.
The fact that he hasn't won any other WT classic is further proof that 2014 was a fluke.
Real champions win, mediocre riders come up with excuses for why they didn't win.Alexandre B. said:Terpstra had race for victory in E3 Harelbeke (2014) and Flanders (2015), simply beaten by hardmen sprinters on both occasions.