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Hugo Koblet said:Boom couldn't care less about this race.
After the stage he said that he still didn't knew if he would go all out for the overall win, though.ciranda said:Well he seemed super happy when he won a stage.
CiolekKazistuta said:Maybe we got a bit carried away reg. Booms form. Obviously a reserve rider wasn't planned to compete for the overall, but due to his Tour De France base form managed to win stage one.
Konrad again proves he's a big talent. Who's the MTN rider?
I agree. Even when interviewed he sounded like he didn't really care.Hugo Koblet said:Boom couldn't care less about this race.
Cance > TheRest said:I agree. Even when interviewed he sounded like he didn't really care.Hugo Koblet said:Boom couldn't care less about this race.
Hugo Koblet said:Ciolek should win this easily. But apparently he doesn't know the finish as well as Matti
ciranda said:I don't think it's because he didn't try that he's not competitive today.
Billie said:lol "hey thats Gogl behind Boom"
ciranda said:Hugo Koblet said:Ciolek should win this easily. But apparently he doesn't know the finish as well as Matti
Yeah after four laps he didn't know it.
If he had known the finale Ciolek would have won the race for sure and Nordhuag and Boom would have been second and third if they had only cared about the race.
And if you could spell the names correctly you would be a lot better at trolling.ciranda said:Hugo Koblet said:Ciolek should win this easily. But apparently he doesn't know the finish as well as Matti
Yeah after four laps he didn't know it.
If he had known the finale Ciolek would have won the race for sure and Nordhuag and Boom would have been second and third if they had only cared about the race.
yaco said:Tinkoff Saxo bossed the stage in the last 50km. Upped the pace which dropped most of the peloton. Then McCarhy and Janssen set up the win for Breschel. Team riding at its finest.
Hugo Koblet said:And if you could spell the names correctly you would be a lot better at trolling.ciranda said:Hugo Koblet said:Ciolek should win this easily. But apparently he doesn't know the finish as well as Matti
Yeah after four laps he didn't know it.
If he had known the finale Ciolek would have won the race for sure and Nordhuag and Boom would have been second and third if they had only cared about the race.
ciranda said:Hugo Koblet said:And if you could spell the names correctly you would be a lot better at trolling.ciranda said:Hugo Koblet said:Ciolek should win this easily. But apparently he doesn't know the finish as well as Matti
Yeah after four laps he didn't know it.
If he had known the finale Ciolek would have won the race for sure and Nordhuag and Boom would have been second and third if they had only cared about the race.
It's just so lame. I don't like chauvinism either but views like 'Norhduag is the greatest favorite', 'Ciolek will win for sure' , ' 'Boom don't care about this race, that's why he lost contact' are just so tiresome.
I mean, respect to guys like Nodrhaug and Ciolek but no way they could ever compare to an in-form Breschel.
It's not even like Ciolek had a chance if Breschel had not been there. You can argue about a weak field or more motivated cyclists but the results here reflect pretty accurately who the best riders in the race are.