Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2017 (2.UWT)

[Hugo Koblet]

Re:

Bennett where?

This wasn't a sprint stage. Bennett had no chance today, so I assume he just dropped early.

Edit: If you meant George Bennett then I don’t know. I don't know if he's even in the race.

 

[slosada]

Second to last
98 Bennett Sam BORA - hansgrohe 14:59

It's just funny when someone fancy a sprinter to win a hilltop finish based solely on a mediocre sprinter field.

 

[Frankschleck]

The good thing is. Konig is back

 

[May0maniac]

Re: Re:

Ulissi easy.

and leader

Stage

Good to see that the Lombardia crash (blunt-force trauma) wasn't too bad for Dani Martinez, I was a bit surprised by the fact that they send him to this race after that crash, but it looks like he recovered pretty well.
I don't get why Mareczko is racing a small stage race in China instead of this race.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

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Probably cause he wants too, and wants to guarantee wins, and doesn't want to test himself.

 

[Velolover2]

Martinez is clearly WT level. And he is only 21!

Some of the smaller WT teams without too many climbers should be interested.

 

[Anderis]

Martinez has signed with Cannondale-->EF.

 

[RedheadDane]

Re: Re:

Bennett where?

This wasn't a sprint stage. Bennett had no chance today, so I assume he just dropped early.

Edit: If you meant George Bennett then I don’t know. I don't know if he's even in the race.

He's not. His team isn't even in the race.

Also, I guess Bennett (Sam) definitely isn't winning the overall now. Or finishing tenth...

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Easy for Ulissi. Good to see Konig clearly improving. It's horrible when you have to watch a rider try to come back from injury and struggle without showing any signs that he's on the way back. Bennett has a few results that show an inconsistent but real ability on a hilly course, but has never shown the ability to climb anything significant.

 

[Leinster]

Re:

Martinez has signed with Cannondale-->EF.

JV was surprised Quickstep let him go so cheap. Ssssh, nobody tell him.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

quite a few crashes today

 

[Brullnux]

Such low quality

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

This would be more fun if Bennett was only allowed to use the small ring. I mean it's a good sign for him that he's reliably winning races where he's the clear favourite, but it's pretty boring watching sprints with only one proper World Tour sprinter.

To be fair to the other teams, they've whittled the group down to about 20 on late climbs on stages 3 and 5 trying to get rid of him. But there's little depth to the field here, so that isn't enough yo put him in any difficulty. In just about any other WT race, getting the group down to 20 on a hill would mean Bennet would be long gone.

 

[Velolover2]

Any chance of selection tomorrow on the cobbled climb?

There are no Sagan and GVA to attack though.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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Any chance of selection tomorrow on the cobbled climb?

There are no Sagan and GVA to attack though.

Last year the Istanbul stage went to the break, the year before to a late lone attack in the finish. But no, it probably won't create a selection. It might give Theuns or someone else a better shot at beating Bennett though, just by making it a bit less about top speed.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Pretty good work by Bennett.
Might as well clean the place by Sunday.
The GC here is worthless.
Dreadful roads too.

 

[Escarabajo]

Not a good race IMHO. No competition.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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Not a good race IMHO. No competition.

Pretty much. You could hold this race five times back to back and every time the stages would go Bennett, Bennett, Bennett, Ulissi, Bennett. Bennett's just a faster sprinter than anyone else here and Ulissi is much better on that type of finishing climb than anyone else here. I'm mostly just hoping Theuns can win the uphill sprint tomorrow because I'm starting to feel sorry for him. A late attack, like Mas Bonet a couple of years ago would be fine too.

 

[fauniera]

Consonni likes uphill sprints. The scenery should be awesome.

 

[Urbi27]

Does somebody knows the reason of Muhlberger DNF?

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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Does somebody knows the reason of Muhlberger DNF?

Well it was a DNS, so most likely an illness.

 

[Scarponi]

Took a crash for anyone to beat bennet

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Good save by Theuns avoiding Bennet. Really deserved win.

 

[hmpower]

Bennett ouch! that is abit of a kick to the nuts!

 

[Brullnux]

Albanese with another top 10 (weak field, granted). Hopefully he has found his feet and will do better next year. He's still only 20 after all.