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Oh, man.
:lol:tobydawq said:@FrankSchleck
Fuglsang might also belong in that list.
Oh, man.
:lol:tobydawq said:@FrankSchleck
Fuglsang might also belong in that list.
Totally agree. Forgot about him. While i am at it Kwiatkowski might as well, but i fancy Kreziguer for a podium.tobydawq said:@FrankSchleck
Fuglsang might also belong in that list.
Until 700 metres to go of today's stage he had looked like one of the three strongest Ardennes riders this week (behind Ala and Bala). Considering the fact that he is much more suited to the longer climbs that present themselves to the riders this Sunday, I don't think that is farfetched at all.Netserk said::lol:tobydawq said:@FrankSchleck
Fuglsang might also belong in that list.
Oh, man.
Well to be honest he didn't and i didn't call him the favorite. But he probs is gonna be one of the strongest, doesn't mean he will win.Netserk said:I'm sure someone neutral like inrng will give him 4 stars in his preview. I mean, it's just so obvious that he is a favourite.
You might hit it well off with Emil Axelgaard from Feltet.dk. He is also very harsh and unrealistically negatively expectant of the Danes and only gave Valgren 1 star for Amstel (20 riders got more than one star to put that in its correct and necessary context).Netserk said:I'm sure someone neutral like inrng will give him 4 stars in his preview. I mean, it's just so obvious that he is a favourite.
Honestly Kreuziger isn't that slow. Ofcourse he won't beat MAtthews, Alla or Valverde, but if you look at liege 2016 he did a very good sprint out of the favorite group.SHAD0W93 said:If he does win it'll be well deserved. He just needs to either be stronger than everyone to solo, dangerous teammate in group chasing, or strong breakaway companions.
Sprinting after a short and easy stage is a lot different than after 250 hard raced kms. Most of the time it is more about who has more energy left than about max speed.Frankschleck said:Honestly Kreuziger isn't that slow. Ofcourse he won't beat MAtthews, Alla or Valverde, but if you look at liege 2016 he did a very good sprint out of the favorite group.SHAD0W93 said:If he does win it'll be well deserved. He just needs to either be stronger than everyone to solo, dangerous teammate in group chasing, or strong breakaway companions.
That was more like an attack in the uphill section before the finish. He was mightily strong that day.skippo12 said:Sprinting after a short and easy stage is a lot different than after 250 hard raced kms. Most of the time it is more about who has more energy left than about max speed.Frankschleck said:Honestly Kreuziger isn't that slow. Ofcourse he won't beat MAtthews, Alla or Valverde, but if you look at liege 2016 he did a very good sprint out of the favorite group.SHAD0W93 said:If he does win it'll be well deserved. He just needs to either be stronger than everyone to solo, dangerous teammate in group chasing, or strong breakaway companions.
I doubt they'll let him race LBL alone :razz:yaco said:Kreuziger will need to be alone to win - The last week shows its a possibility.
Nibali is also one of the smartest riders in the peleton and in the last few years he has won a few sprints against possibly more explosive riders.SafeBet said:Nibali is slower than Kreuziger and he would surely work with him in a breakaway.
skippo12 said:Nibali is also one of the smartest riders in the peleton and in the last few years he has won a few sprints against possibly more explosive riders.SafeBet said:Nibali is slower than Kreuziger and he would surely work with him in a breakaway.
Maybe they could beat Landa in a sprint...............Red Rick said:Honestly think Nibali is just faster than Kreuziger
Had he gone instead of Jungels he would've won, because the chase was so great. But then again maybe Haig would've work then, he didn't rode for Krueziger, maybe he would ride against himDekker_Tifosi said:Typical Kreuziger results. The man doesn't have the punch or sprint to finish it off, and he's not a strong enough time trial / solo rider like Jungels
Had he gone instead of Jungels, Jungels would've brought him back in no time flat if he wanted to, or he would've let him swim at 15s before Alaphilippe finishes everyone off in the last 5km.Blanco said:Had he gone instead of Jungels he would've won, because the chase was so great. But then again maybe Haig would've work then, he didn't rode for Krueziger, maybe he would ride against himDekker_Tifosi said:Typical Kreuziger results. The man doesn't have the punch or sprint to finish it off, and he's not a strong enough time trial / solo rider like Jungels![]()
Possibly, but what I was trying to say is that he didn't do anything to increase his chances of win. He had one man with him but he didn't wanted to use him as he was probably feared of Valverde and Alaphilippe. Same as Lotto and Sunweb. Astana had two men also and they started to work way too late.Red Rick said:Had he gone instead of Jungels, Jungels would've brought him back in no time flat if he wanted to, or he would've let him swim at 15s before Alaphilippe finishes everyone off in the last 5km.Blanco said:Had he gone instead of Jungels he would've won, because the chase was so great. But then again maybe Haig would've work then, he didn't rode for Krueziger, maybe he would ride against himDekker_Tifosi said:Typical Kreuziger results. The man doesn't have the punch or sprint to finish it off, and he's not a strong enough time trial / solo rider like Jungels![]()
So based on your ridiculous thoughts Haig will be chastised by management at MS - Doubt Haag could have done much more - After all he is a third year pro - The fact is only Oomen and Haig were the only third year pro's at the pointy end of the race - Any criticism of both these riders is an indictment on posters.Blanco said:Had he gone instead of Jungels he would've won, because the chase was so great. But then again maybe Haig would've work then, he didn't rode for Krueziger, maybe he would ride against himDekker_Tifosi said:Typical Kreuziger results. The man doesn't have the punch or sprint to finish it off, and he's not a strong enough time trial / solo rider like Jungels![]()
I'm not criticizing Haig, I'm criticizing Mitchelton Scott.yaco said:So based on your ridiculous thoughts Haig will be chastised by management at MS - Doubt Haag could have done much more - After all he is a third year pro - The fact is only Oomen and Haig were the only third year pro's at the pointy end of the race - Any criticism of both these riders is an indictment on posters.Blanco said:Had he gone instead of Jungels he would've won, because the chase was so great. But then again maybe Haig would've work then, he didn't rode for Krueziger, maybe he would ride against himDekker_Tifosi said:Typical Kreuziger results. The man doesn't have the punch or sprint to finish it off, and he's not a strong enough time trial / solo rider like Jungels![]()