rick james
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Froome
Poels
Henao
King in the north
Kwiatkowski
Thomas
that should be a strong enough mountain train
Poels
Henao
King in the north
Kwiatkowski
Thomas
that should be a strong enough mountain train
well we know Landa and Poels will be at the Tour so not sure what your approach proves ??PremierAndrew said:How I'd go about the double bid
Tour:
Froome
Thomas
Henao
Kwiat
Nieve
Ellisonde
Kiry
Stannard
Rowe
Vuelta:
Froome
Landa
Deignan
Nieve
Kennaugh
Poels
Dibben
Puccio
Moscon
I think the Tour team might look something like:HelloDolly said:well we know Landa and Poels will be at the Tour so not sure what your approach proves ??PremierAndrew said:How I'd go about the double bid
Tour:
Froome
Thomas
Henao
Kwiat
Nieve
Ellisonde
Kiry
Stannard
Rowe
Vuelta:
Froome
Landa
Deignan
Nieve
Kennaugh
Poels
Dibben
Puccio
Moscon
Given their performances this season so far, I think they would prefer Rowe over Stannard (although I'd pick both, instead of Kennaugh I guess). But yeah, ridiculously strong, given that they have the luxury to leave great riders at home...bambino said:I think the Tour team might look something like:
Froome
Thomas
Landa
Henao
Poels
Nieve
Kwiatkowski
Kennaugh (Kiri)
Stannard (Rowe)
In that form looks ridiculously strong. Of course if they need more mountain doms, they could add Rosa to the mix![]()
and probably Knees too (he's been on all the pre-Tour camps). The route this year is pretty light on mountains with only a handful of days where you'll need significant climbing support. A lot of the race will be decided on the flat in crashes and crosswinds.rick james said:Rowe and Stannard will be there
I think Knees is in 99% now since he's training with Froome and Stannard still looked weak today in Sud and has all season. Honestly I don't see Knees not starting right now.The_Beach said:My take on the Tour team:
100% certain:
Froome
Thomas
Henao
Rowe
Kwaitkowski (In Sestriere with Froome atm)
95%
Poels (depending on his performance in Route du Sud, if terrible they might select another mountain dom)
Nieve (Could pick Kennaugh, but besides his stage win in Dauphiné, he hasn't showed anything this season)
Landa (pretty much confirmed it himself)
Last spot between Stannard and Knees. I would pick Knees, been better all season, and also a better climber, which might be useful in rolling terrain.
As I also write in my comment, I completely agree with you regarding the Knees/Stannard debate.deValtos said:I pretty much agree with this post:
I think Knees is in 99% now since he's training with Froome and Stannard still looked weak today in Sud and has all season. Honestly I don't see Knees not starting right now.The_Beach said:My take on the Tour team:
100% certain:
Froome
Thomas
Henao
Rowe
Kwaitkowski (In Sestriere with Froome atm)
95%
Poels (depending on his performance in Route du Sud, if terrible they might select another mountain dom)
Nieve (Could pick Kennaugh, but besides his stage win in Dauphiné, he hasn't showed anything this season)
Landa (pretty much confirmed it himself)
Last spot between Stannard and Knees. I would pick Knees, been better all season, and also a better climber, which might be useful in rolling terrain.
Then 3 of Poels,Nieve,Landa,Kennaugh.
Poels looked ok today but the real test is tomorrow. If he goes well then ofc he's in, if he goes badly then I guess not. Kennaugh is probably in since he's reccing TDF stages with Froome also. Landa if they want him is there. Which makes it Nieve vs Poels for the last spot, which I guess we find out tomorrow how Poels goes.
So
Froome
Thomas
Henao
Rowe
Kwaitkowski
Knees
Kennaugh
Landa
Poels (or small chance Nieve)
As much as I like Stannard he's not getting in and I'm surprised at how many people still think he is. Even when he wasn't ill in the spring he wasn't performing at all. When the team is that competitive you have to show something at least once this year and he hasn't. He will be at la Vuelta I guess.
Posted a photo on instagram three days ago and wrote that he was back in training.Breh said:Hows Intxausti doing btw?
The only concern is Poels, no need for the rest to show anything at this stage. You can almost guarantee the train will be up and running in a few weeks.portugal11 said:Sky looks really weak for le tour. Only landa seems to be a great help to froome in the mountains.
Nieve, thomas, henao don't seem stellar too. And kwia isn't a climber at allPricey_sky said:The only concern is Poels, no need for the rest to show anything at this stage. You can almost guarantee the train will be up and running in a few weeks.portugal11 said:Sky looks really weak for le tour. Only landa seems to be a great help to froome in the mountains.