Yeah I recognized that as well yesterday. Kruijswijk immediately took his duties and worked with Amador & Valverde!-
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Taxus4a said:I didnt follow closely him last year at the begining, but analysing his Giro he had just a bad day in the 4 th stage, La Spezia, when he lost 7 minutes with the favourites, I dont know if something happen...
He was second in 9th stage in a break who allowed him to take 1 minute, so he was at a good level from the middle of the Giro, not just at the end.
I think he has started better this year, maybe becouse the start in his country, but it is not easy to say if he will be even stronger than last year in the harder stages. If he is, he count even to win the overall, but I dont think so.
He put in the ITT 1,5 minutes to Uran, but he wasnt never ok after to start just finishing an illness, so I think tomorrow Uran will put to him one minute.
Anyway, for sure, Kruijswijk will do a good ITT, and the Giro is to be always well, no more.
Taxus4a said:Dekker_Tifosi said:If you look at all of Kruijswijk's GT's, barring the Vuelta (where for some reason he never did well), he always rides his best in the 3rd week. So I expect him to do well there
It is true, but surprisingly he did better opening ITT last year in Tour de France than Froome and Contador...:O In fact, Uran and him rode the Giro and starting better than Contador...although this is not for this thread...
He was better in Alps than Pyrynees, but miot much better, just in one stage, Pra Loup...
I had as well that Idea that he is a man for third week, like Hesjedal, and it is, but no so much as I though maybe...
In his other top 10 Giro, 2011, he wanst bad at the begining...but it looks like if at the begining he is better in medium mountains stages than in the big ones (Etna), and he is better in the long stages, for Amador is similar...
They are endurace riders.
What I mean is that Kruijs... has ever been good in long medium mountains stages in the first week. Ço of coure, he will be good at the end, maybe better than ever, but I dont expect much better. I expect a similar level than last year, wich was great anyway, close to Contador.
This year he has a team working very well for him, and that is important.
Brullnux said:Kruijswijk > Zakarin in my mind. He's been proven to be good in GTs unlike Zaka, and takes turns at the front of a small group, though makes me much prefer him to Zakarin.
Kwibus said:Brullnux said:Kruijswijk > Zakarin in my mind. He's been proven to be good in GTs unlike Zaka, and takes turns at the front of a small group, though makes me much prefer him to Zakarin.
Definately. Allthough I wished he sometimes held back a bit more since I really want him to do good and leeching pays off quite often.
Allthough I much prefer him working. I have a lot more respect for that.
Zaka and Majka really are unlikeable wheelsuckers.
I definitely don't see Zakarin as a wheelsucker. He's usually very aggressive, although perhaps less so this Giro.Kwibus said:Brullnux said:Kruijswijk > Zakarin in my mind. He's been proven to be good in GTs unlike Zaka, and takes turns at the front of a small group, though makes me much prefer him to Zakarin.
Definately. Allthough I wished he sometimes held back a bit more since I really want him to do good and leeching pays off quite often.
Allthough I much prefer him working. I have a lot more respect for that.
Zaka and Majka really are unlikeable wheelsuckers.
Hugo Koblet said:I definitely don't see Zakarin as a wheelsucker. He's usually very aggressive, although perhaps less so this Giro.Kwibus said:Brullnux said:Kruijswijk > Zakarin in my mind. He's been proven to be good in GTs unlike Zaka, and takes turns at the front of a small group, though makes me much prefer him to Zakarin.
Definately. Allthough I wished he sometimes held back a bit more since I really want him to do good and leeching pays off quite often.
Allthough I much prefer him working. I have a lot more respect for that.
Zaka and Majka really are unlikeable wheelsuckers.
And Pirazzi is the epitome of an aggressive rider and an epitome of a non-team playerTMP402 said:Hugo Koblet said:I definitely don't see Zakarin as a wheelsucker. He's usually very aggressive, although perhaps less so this Giro.Kwibus said:Brullnux said:Kruijswijk > Zakarin in my mind. He's been proven to be good in GTs unlike Zaka, and takes turns at the front of a small group, though makes me much prefer him to Zakarin.
Definately. Allthough I wished he sometimes held back a bit more since I really want him to do good and leeching pays off quite often.
Allthough I much prefer him working. I have a lot more respect for that.
Zaka and Majka really are unlikeable wheelsuckers.
Yes Zakarin attacks quite a lot, but when he was in that small group yesterday he did no work. There's no contradiction between being an attacker at times and doing less than your fair share at other times - Steve Cummings isn't a team player at all, but overall he is very aggressive, for example.
jens_attacks said:zakarin is a wheelsucker lolz
you do realize that in this giro he's an outsider, he has no responsibility at all. it's his first grand tour that he targets for gc
and if last year he was a wheelsucker...ok then.
Let's not jinx thisRed Rick said:The prospects of the CrushWeak are getting better and better
I'm fan of him to win Giro...so his chances are over.Dekker_Tifosi said:Let's not jinx thisRed Rick said:The prospects of the CrushWeak are getting better and better
I already called it on the 29th of February.Mayomaniac said:Kruijswijk-Roglic 2016, make Rabofail great again.Dekker_Tifosi said:Well if Kruijswijk is on his Giro 2015 level and Roglic can hold a good level for 3 weeks they'll be a great duo
I would blame my memory at first place. Usually remeber thing like this or how big is blue whale spleen easily and important thinfs not at all. I guess that's the common way.Red Rick said:Aww **** where did Loveboat come from again