San Sebastian/Klasikoa Race-Thread; Goodbye Ninja

[Inquitus]

To be fair Sky played it tactically perfect, Landa was always going to struggle in a sprint be it 2 up or 3 up in that group, whereas Kwiat was the likely winner of the 5 man bunch sprint.

 

[glassmoon]

Awesome.

 

[Gigs_98]

Great win for kwiat and great to see the two strongest sky doms of the tour ride together again but this time for the win

 

[Breh]

What a year he's having... Easily up there with GVA and Valverde. Very happy for him eventhough I had rather seen Landa take it.

I miss you Julian!

 

[Blanco]

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Poor Gallopin.

Always the best climber of the finishers, but he can't finish it off.

It was the first time I saw he was the best climber

Great win for Michal! And very well deserved after amazing Tour

 

[Poursuivant]

How about Kwiatkowski for the Worlds? It's not beyond him if I remember the route right. I haven't looked for a few months though.

 

[Arked]

Great to see Kwiatkowski winning. Landa's showing he's a team player after all.

How about Kwiatkowski for the Worlds? It's not beyond him if I remember the route right. I haven't looked for a few months though.

It's his main goal for the remainder of the season.

 

[sir fly]

Congrats to Kwiatko. Skz duo played it excellent.
Dumoulin rode very well, too.
Pity Yates couldn't follow on the ascent.

 

[Alexandre B.]

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Poor Gallopin.

Always the best climber of the finishers, but he can't finish it off.

It was the first time I saw he was the best climber

Last year also.

 

[El Pistolero]

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Two monuments and future monument (Strade Biance) for Kwiat this year.

Lmao, Clasica San Sebastian is not a Monument. It's somewhere on the bottom of the ranking list.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Kawasaki is simply amazing. What a season!

 

[Netserk]

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How about Kwiatkowski for the Worlds? It's not beyond him if I remember the route right. I haven't looked for a few months though.

It's harder than it looks, but there's a long way from the top of the climb to the finish. If it ends in a sprint, I think it'll be between Sagan, Bling, GvA & Kiwi.

 

[gunara]

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Great to see Kwiatkowski winning. Landa's showing he's a team player after all.

Despite all the talks, he has always been, one of the bests even.

 

[Bardamu]

How is Greg above Kwiatkowski in the UCI ranking? He has only won Paris Roubaix. Do all those small Belgian races count as monuments or what?

 

[Screecher]

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How about Kwiatkowski for the Worlds? It's not beyond him if I remember the route right. I haven't looked for a few months though.

Worlds will be a sprint between riders like EBH, Matthews and Sagan.

 

[Netserk]

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How is Greg above Kwiatkowski in the UCI ranking? He has only won Paris Roubaix. Do all those small Belgian races count as monuments or what?

He won 4 WT races and was 2nd in Strade and Ronde as well.

 

[Arredondo]

Kiwi on his way to become cyclist of the year? Now Bala is out for the remainder of the season, i think it's between him, GvA and Froome (if he wins La Vuelta) now.

 

[can3478]

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How is Greg above Kwiatkowski in the UCI ranking? He has only won Paris Roubaix. Do all those small Belgian races count as monuments or what?

Grey had a great classic season. On the podium many times.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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How about Kwiatkowski for the Worlds? It's not beyond him if I remember the route right. I haven't looked for a few months though.

Worlds will be a sprint between riders like EBH, Matthews and Sagan.

Lets hope not, I want a real good WC for a change.

 

[Bardamu]

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How is Greg above Kwiatkowski in the UCI ranking? He has only won Paris Roubaix. Do all those small Belgian races count as monuments or what?

Grey had a great classic season. On the podium many times.

But Kwiatkowski podiumed a couple times as well in big races next to his victories.

 

[Blanco]

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Great to see Kwiatkowski winning. Landa's showing he's a team player after all.

How about Kwiatkowski for the Worlds? It's not beyond him if I remember the route right. I haven't looked for a few months though.

It's his main goal for the remainder of the season.

And when he was not?

 

[El Pistolero]

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How is Greg above Kwiatkowski in the UCI ranking? He has only won Paris Roubaix. Do all those small Belgian races count as monuments or what?

E3 Harelbeke and Omloop het Nieuwsblad are certainly more prestigious than Strade Bianche and Clasica San Sebastian, no matter what some people on this forum think.

And he was also second in the Strade Bianche, second in the Ronde van Vlaanderen and 8th in this race.

Pretty damn obvious why he's ahead of Kwiatkowski.

 

[djconnel]

Wow -- what a fanatic finish, the whole final 40 km was tactical. Sky rode a superb race for the win, and nice late attack by Cannondale to salvage 6th after Uran couldn't hold pace on the brutal, 17% final climb. Of course yet another Sky win is hardly what many want to see but they rode the best and that's what happens when you ride the best.

I was in San Sebastian last summer at the end of a bike tour and wish I'd known about that climb at the time.

 

[Bardamu]

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How about Kwiatkowski for the Worlds? It's not beyond him if I remember the route right. I haven't looked for a few months though.

Worlds will be a sprint between riders like EBH, Matthews and Sagan.

Lets hope not, I want a real good WC for a change.

Dumoulin said he wanted to also perform at the road race, is the parcours selective enough for him to do well?

 

[Screecher]

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How about Kwiatkowski for the Worlds? It's not beyond him if I remember the route right. I haven't looked for a few months though.

Worlds will be a sprint between riders like EBH, Matthews and Sagan.

Lets hope not, I want a real good WC for a change.

Dumoulin said he wanted to also perform at the road race, is the parcours selective enough for him to do well?

https://bergen2017.no/courses/road-race/elite-men/