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Laplaz said:Will this be WT in a few years?
Max Rockatansky said:Laplaz said:Will this be WT in a few years?
Why? It was great to see a high mountain stage without Skybots.
yaco said:Every possibility it could be an Iconic race like Strade Bianchi.
Just want to know, did you watch the race and find it boring or is this an opinion you already had yesterday. Because I was definitely entertained.hazaran said:yaco said:Every possibility it could be an Iconic race like Strade Bianchi.
God no, this is a mind-numbingly boring VAM test on perfectly even 10% grades. It's the McDonalds of races and with it comes the realization that more isn't better, just nauseating.
staubsauger said:Apparently it was used in the 1988 Tour of Italy that Andy Hampsten won!
http://cyclingcols.com/col/Rombo_Timmelsjoch
Add a nice long TT through the South Tyrolean vine road the day before and there's gonna be a great race plus a big paycheck from the South Tyrol tourist office!Max Rockatansky said:staubsauger said:Apparently it was used in the 1988 Tour of Italy that Andy Hampsten won!
http://cyclingcols.com/col/Rombo_Timmelsjoch
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You could go Bolzano - Penes - Giovo - Rombo - Sölden OR Rettenbachferner
Red Rick said:If ****** sprint races can be WT, then races like these can too.
Well Spilak was the one who had to take risks, not Kreuziger, who had an advantage. He could ride safely thus allow Spilak gain few seconds here and there. It must be said Spilak wasn't gaining huge amounts anyway, like one, two, three seconds. Kreuziger had full control.johnymax said:Congrats to Kreuziger, he was the strongest. It's difficult to see a scenario in this race where the strongest rider doesn't win. Although I think if the last descent didn't have flat parts and small accents in between, Spilak would have caught Kreuziger. He was gaining seconds every time there was a technical part while Kreuziger was gaining on the flat and on the parts going uphill. All in all a very nice race.