Along with Hesjedal he has had a very good race and also ridden a smart race. If you can't go with the best riders on the MTFs try to go long range or try something different which is what he has done.
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barmaher said:What happened in stage 4? He lost around 8 minutes. If it hadn't happened he would be nailed on for a podium, with a chance of pink.
That was the stage that caught off guard a few riders that had no idea that Astana was going to push that hard. In a matter of seconds the peloton blew up completely. Since none of those guys were GC protected riders, they were bad positioned.Dekker_Tifosi said:Nothing to do with focussing, he had simply nobody to position him better in those early stages.
Only one who could've done that were Keizer or Bennett. Bennett wasn't allowed to start and Keizer was in the break. The rest is too bad. He doesn't have a team like Astana or Tinkoff or Movistar.
Dekker_Tifosi said:He wants to ride the Tour as well. So I wonder how they will do that.
You would think with his recuperation it isn't a problem
pablohidalgo7 said:Great giro for him, better legs than in 2011. He has been in top 5 in all the important stages.
Anybody knows if he is going to race in Suisse or in Dauphine?
Amsterhammer said:pablohidalgo7 said:Great giro for him, better legs than in 2011. He has been in top 5 in all the important stages.
Anybody knows if he is going to race in Suisse or in Dauphine?
I believe Kelderman and probably Gesink will do the Dauphine. LottoJumbo could field a pretty useful team for the Tour with Gesink, Ten Dam, Kelderman, Kruiswijk and Vanmarcke. They might even have a serious chance if they decide to go for the polka-dot. On the other hand, having seen countless highly thought of Rabo teams head to the Tour with great expectations, only to be disappointed time after time, I'll believe in a Dutch success after one happens. I also live in hope that Keldermerckx will finally pull it all together and do his early nickname justice.