What do we think of the average power of Dylan Groenewegen? There was a headwind at the finish and is he now more focusing on the longer sprints?
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What do we think of the average power of Dylan Groenewegen? There was a headwind at the finish and is he now more focusing on the longer sprints?
No.Are we actually, seriously, in a situation where he have to consider the possibility that Arnaud Démare is the best sprinter in the world at this exact point in time?
Are we actually, seriously, in a situation where he have to consider the possibility that Arnaud Démare is the best sprinter in the world at this exact point in time?
Cortina? What?I'm fairly sure Gaviria is still better. Thought Ewan was better. Also not sure about Cortina yet.
Are we actually, seriously, in a situation where he have to consider the possibility that Arnaud Démare is the best sprinter in the world at this exact point in time?
Really not a fan but yeah right now if every major sprinter had good position with 500 metres to the line he would be a plausible favourite on current form lines.
I'd pick Ewan in that situation. Provided Bennett hasn't actually launched up a small ramp at 800m and gained a 50m gap before everyone else has started.
Hands up on that, no, I didn't. Can I assume there's a mitigating circumstance for why Demare only finished 7th on stage 1 yesterday, though?So I assume you didn't watch today's sprint nor the sprint in Milano-Torino where Démare beat Ewan fairly and squarely on each occasion.
Ewan, Bennett, Ackermann, Gaviria, Jakobsen, Groenewegen, probably Viviani are all faster than Demare, but not by much.
What Demare has to his advantage is a very good sprint train. Every race he enters FDJ sends 5 or 6 lead out guys for his train, and it's usually the same guys too. Team strength and numbers are a huge advantage in sprinting, as shown with Viviani suddenly being awful.
Demare's in good form right now, and it's a shame he won't be at the Tour, which is probably the true litmus test of a sprinter (even if this year's route won't give them many chances). Hopefully, whoever comes out of the Tour with the most sprint wins then goes to the Giro for a fair comparison.
Close. It’s between him and Ewan. Ewan should win, but out of 5 sprints your bound to make a mistake or two and Demare is on point right now. They’re the fastest.Are we actually, seriously, in a situation where he have to consider the possibility that Arnaud Démare is the best sprinter in the world at this exact point in time?
Seems like we areAre we actually, seriously, in a situation where he have to consider the possibility that Arnaud Démare is the best sprinter in the world at this exact point in time?
At the moment he is.Are we actually, seriously, in a situation where he have to consider the possibility that Arnaud Démare is the best sprinter in the world at this exact point in time?
Not one mention of Cav.....disgraceful!
Ya because they were the only 2 big sprinters out thereNot so long ago many people were praising the depth of the sprinting field we currently enjoy but I feel like with Jakobsen's injury and Groenewegen's break after causing the crash (I wonder if he will be ever able to mentally recover from that) it doesn't look as strong anymore IMO. Maybe it's about time for a new sprinter to emerge and fill the void left by these two.
Not so long ago many people were praising the depth of the sprinting field we currently enjoy but I feel like with Jakobsen's injury and Groenewegen's break after causing the crash (I wonder if he will be ever able to mentally recover from that) it doesn't look as strong anymore IMO. Maybe it's about time for a new sprinter to emerge and fill the void left by these two.