Just interested know what kind of rider everyone thinks Sagan will develop into. Plainly he is extremely gifted in an all around sense so could he perhaps be a Grand Tour contender with a few more years of honing his climbing behind him?
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Publicus said:Can we finish Paris-Nice before we crown him the second coming of Merckx?
Moondance said:Eddy Merckx.... Pah, how dare you insult Peter Sagan with that lowly comparison. He's the next coming Tiago Machado for sure.
Publicus said:Can we finish Paris-Nice before we crown him the second coming of Merckx?
theyoungest said:Man, such a bad case of opportunism is rarely seen. I haven't seen anyone call Boom a GT contender during his two days in yellow.
Uhm... if you mean that by this Dekker implies that Boom could win the Giro or the Vuelta, I don't think that's what he's trying to say.Moondance said:
theyoungest said:Uhm... if you mean that by this Dekker implies that Boom could win the Giro or the Vuelta, I don't think that's what he's trying to say.
zapata said:Yes, I'm curious to see how he'll do tomorrow. He's got 20-30 seconds advantage on contador, rodriguez, valverde, s. sanchez, think he'll be able to keep a good GC position? Have to say I've no idea how he goes on climbs like this, I'd never heard of him before he went with Valverde at TdU. Looked strong there, but looks to me more like a classics type than a real climber.?
zapata said:Oh, contador will pass him, for sure. The other ones as well, probably. But if he can hang on, and drop Voigt, might be a good placing after all. Kreuziger is only something like ten seconds behind him, though, and seems to be pretty jealous of teammates going well, so I guess he'd best content himself with one stage win and be a good teammate.
Yes, Peter Sagan has definitely been held back by his team so farPublicus said:I think you hit the nail on the head. I think team dynamics are going to stunt his development for a bit. We won't know his true potential until he gets a little more freedom.
Publicus said:I think you hit the nail on the head. I think team dynamics are going to stunt his development for a bit. We won't know his true potential until he gets a little more freedom.
theyoungest said:Yes, Peter Sagan has definitely been held back by his team so far
I don't think he'll have to do much work for Kreuziger tomorrow. If he's stronger than Roman on the climb to Mende --which I don't believe-- he'll be allowed to go ahead. Why the hell not?
Publicus said:Can we finish Paris-Nice before we crown him the second coming of Merckx?
zapata said:Oh, contador will pass him, for sure. The other ones as well, probably. But if he can hang on, and drop Voigt, might be a good placing after all. Kreuziger is only something like ten seconds behind him, though, and seems to be pretty jealous of teammates going well, so I guess he'd best content himself with one stage win and be a good teammate.
Publicus said:Can we finish Paris-Nice before we crown him the second coming of Merckx?
Publicus said:I've not seen enough of him to decide what type of rider he is or will be. He's only 20, so his body is still developing.
cyclopeon said:... but how many white jersey winners even become team leaders let alone GT winners?
Which is not to say I'm not impressed with him today!
cyclopeon said:how many white jersey winners even become team leaders let alone GT winners?
Jamsque said:I'd hesitate to call him a GT contender until we see how he climbs on much longer steep grades than we have seen him on so far. He certainly seems to have a good kick both on the flat and uphill so I would see him as a classics rider, at least for the next few years.
auscyclefan94 said:ardenne classic rider... TDU performance on wilunga was awesome!