he'll have to domestique for Weening if he goes to OGE, maybe Weening can learn him a thing or two about gearing, to make up for those marginal gainsthe asian said:He will win the Giro and Vuelta next year. After that he will demand leadership at the Tour and when he doesn't get it he will join OGE.
There, he will become a mere mortal once again as he will lose the marginal gains of Team SKY.
Weening will Sergey Gontchar himself to a podium in the Giro and Tour this yearMaaaaaaaarten said:he'll have to domestique for Weening if he goes to OGE, maybe Weening can learn him a thing or two about gearing, to make up for those marginal gains![]()
LOL. He seems the best Dutch hope though.Dekker_Tifosi said:Weening will Sergey Gontchar himself to a podium in the Giro and Tour this year
The Clinic has its own 5 stages of grief...movingtarget said:I avoid the clinic. All that talk about the shape of jaws and heads and court cases is too depressing. They should lighten up and watch a bike race. Avoid the Contador thread too. It's like a funeral in there.
That will be the only action at the Tour.the sceptic said:Im hoping for some Sky power struggle at the tour this year since its the only thing that can make it interesting.
Porte has gotten the taste of winning and knows he is as strong as Froome, so is he really gonna settle down and let Froome win? Also, Wiggins will be greedy after his giro win and maybe he wants to do the double. And of course Froome is unstoppable after already have been robbed of two GTs.
Maybe im just dreaming here and everyone will do what Sir Dave says but one can hope.
Yes. It's important to keep in mind that the 2010 Giro was a once in a lifetime opportunity for Porte. He was in the first echelon in the stage to Utrecht, he was in the first echelon in the stage to Middelburg, lost very little time in the stage to Montalcino, and after all that, he finished in the Aquila breakaway. That's pretty much the luck usually spread over an entire career combined in one race.The Hitch said:Your ignoring the fact that potential top 10 riders aren't going to chase those positions when they are 10 minutes down.
They instead go for stage wins brekaways, domestique roles etc.
so the breakaway limits the top positions to those who made it and a handful of gc riders. To simply take away the 12 minutes from each rider who was in the break and assume that's what the final gc would look like is silly.
It also ignores the fact that riders like porte wouldn't have an entire team behind him pacing him stage after stage.
Romandie - PorteBYOP88 said:That will be the only action at the Tour.
So who's going to win the Tour de Romandie, Critérium du Dauphiné and Tour de Suisse for Team Sky?
But your missing the strength of man management - FRoome should have won 2 GC's, but they've kept the 2013 tdF carrot in front of him - they'll do something similar for Porte...and then Henao...etc....etcthe sceptic said:Im hoping for some Sky power struggle at the tour this year since its the only thing that can make it interesting.
Porte has gotten the taste of winning and knows he is as strong as Froome, so is he really gonna settle down and let Froome win? Also, Wiggins will be greedy after his giro win and maybe he wants to do the double. And of course Froome is unstoppable after already have been robbed of two GTs.
Maybe im just dreaming here and everyone will do what Sir Dave says but one can hope.
Sweet, any tips for the Ardennes classics?martinvickers said:Romandie - Porte
Dauphine - Froome
Suisse - Henao
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This. Also lol at how this forum obsesses over correct spelling and pronunciation of non-English names, while the English language is butchered left and right without notice (other than the inexplicable hatred of noone and the random and stunning eloquence of Airstream).Waterloo Sunrise said:Columbia is 100% acceptable and correct in British english.
When French people refer to Angleterre it is not a mis-spelling.
Similarly, using a u follows the correct English derivation of the relevant individual's surname.
How upsetting several people around here find this fact is a source of some amusement.
are u saying he'd have beaten wiggins in last years tour if they'd let him ride for himself? that's hilariousmartinvickers said:But your missing the strength of man management - FRoome should have won 2 GC's, but they've kept the 2013 tdF carrot in front of him - they'll do something similar for Porte...and then Henao...etc....etc
That's exactly what I'm saying. If he'd been protected, he'd not have a lost a minute and half in a crash, he could have dropped Wiggins several times in the mountains and didn't - pulled regularly for him when he needn't - and yet was still 2 GC at less than four minutes...willbick said:are u saying he'd have beaten wiggins in last years tour if they'd let him ride for himself? that's hilarious
Wut, a funeral?movingtarget said:I avoid the clinic. All that talk about the shape of jaws and heads and court cases is too depressing. They should lighten up and watch a bike race. Avoid the Contador thread too. It's like a funeral in there.
Columbia is correct - when you are discussing the personification of the Americas, Washington DC, Vancouver BC and Gran Columbia.phanatic said:This. Also lol at how this forum obsesses over correct spelling and pronunciation of non-English names, while the English language is butchered left and right without notice (other than the inexplicable hatred of noone and the random and stunning eloquence of Airstream).
JTL to pick up some form, and sweep them all. Starting with Brabantse Pijl.BYOP88 said:Sweet, any tips for the Ardennes classics?
Don't pretend you're surprised.LaFlorecita said:Wut, a funeral?
I'm with Martin on this. Froome could've won last years Tour with ease. He just needed to find his inner-Cunego/Aitor Gonzalez.martinvickers said:That's exactly what I'm saying. If he'd been protected, he'd not have a lost a minute and half in a crash, he could have dropped Wiggins several times in the mountains and didn't - pulled regularly for him when he needn't - and yet was still 2 GC at less than four minutes...
Hahaha an Andy Schleck fan giving a Contador fan 'abuse'. I've now seen it all.serfla said:Don't pretend you're surprised.
You're playing the widow.
Sky not taking part in De Brabantse Pijl.jsem94 said:JTL to pick up some form, and sweep them all. Starting with Brabantse Pijl.