Ridiculous how a team can take their strongest 9 riders and that doesn't include the world ITT champion
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PremierAndrew said:Ridiculous how a team can take their strongest 9 riders and that doesn't include the world ITT champion
JRanton said:Oliwright said:With Quiat abandoning them his Tour participation is now in doubt! Kiri or Konig could replace if they go well in Swisse?
More likely Roche will double up. He has history of doing that well, although it's nearly always been Tour-Vuelta. You can't justify taking Kwiatkowski as a domestique to the Tour based on what he's shown this year. He'll be more useful in the Vuelta squad with that relatively long TTT.
PremierAndrew said:Ridiculous how a team can take their strongest 9 riders and that doesn't include the world ITT champion
JRanton said:Not going: Kennaugh (injury), Intxausti (illness), Kwiatkowski (illness/poor form), Deignan, Knees, Boswell, Lopez, Seb Henao (Giro), Moscon, Peters (neo-pros), Swift, Van Poppel, Fenn, Viviani (sprinters), Nordhaug (one day rider) Golas, Zandio (better flat doms available).
Which leaves:
Froome
Thomas
Landa
Poels
Sergio Henao/Nieve
Roche/Konig
Puccio/Kiryienka
Stannard
Rowe
Landa seems to be the strongest climbing domestique for Sky in the Dauphine so he's going. Henao isn't quite at his best (which isn't surprising after what happened) so it's him and Nieve fighting it out for a place. Konig will have to be very good at Suisse to go instead of Roche. The KIryienka/Puccio battle is interesting. Hard to call but you'd imagine Puccio has the edge given he's in the Dauphine team.
HelloDolly said:The only riders definite fro me so far are
Froome, Landa, Thonas, Stannard, Rowe & Nieve
3 places up for grabs depends on form, position in team, experience, and what else they bring to the table
Oliwright said:HelloDolly said:The only riders definite fro me so far are
Froome, Landa, Thonas, Stannard, Rowe & Nieve
3 places up for grabs depends on form, position in team, experience, and what else they bring to the table
Why would Nieve go to the Tour? It would be a waste!!
He won't be in top form since he did the Giro and Sky will already take 2 small punchy climbers in Landa and Henao
HelloDolly said:Oliwright said:HelloDolly said:The only riders definite fro me so far are
Froome, Landa, Thonas, Stannard, Rowe & Nieve
3 places up for grabs depends on form, position in team, experience, and what else they bring to the table
Why would Nieve go to the Tour? It would be a waste!!
He won't be in top form since he did the Giro and Sky will already take 2 small punchy climbers in Landa and Henao
do you actually read anyone else's post or you just want to post your own thoughts over and over again
I never said Heano would go to the Tour and its not definte he will..I said who I thought should go..Nieve fro the long climbs and because he is consistent ..he is not a small punchy rider and very differnt to Henao..he is a man for long stedy climbs
Just as its rubbish to say Roche is not strong enough cos of poor form at Giro when that has always been his pattern in his first GTs. Poels is not good so far at this Dauphine so should he not go ??
You strike me you know very little about what constitutes a team ..I think there is nothing left to say on this from my point of view...
I have nothing left to say
CTQ said:no Konig in the TDF
"I just want to do my best and enjoy every single stage and race. I don't really know what goals I can set myself. I have a few things in my mind, but hopefully I can help G have a really good Tour de Suisse, then it's the national championships, hopefully the Tour of Poland and the Olympics, then it's the Vuelta a Espana - so there's a lot ahead.
Read more at http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/81505#a0JZm3XRE7mQQTLC.99
Oliwright said:Kwiat is apparently ill and has a lung issue, but we clearly say from 1st stage he is on form apart from that!
Henao and Landa have been quality over the last few days!
Poels was great stage 1 and isn't ill apparently so hopefully he will be better!
rick james said:Kiriyenka over Roche for me..
not the way sky were using Roche last year.JRanton said:rick james said:Kiriyenka over Roche for me..
They are very different riders. If Kiryienka is selected then it will be instead of Puccio.
JRanton said:Oliwright said:Kwiat is apparently ill and has a lung issue, but we clearly say from 1st stage he is on form apart from that!
Henao and Landa have been quality over the last few days!
Poels was great stage 1 and isn't ill apparently so hopefully he will be better!
Kwiatkowski did a good prologue at Romandie and then DNF'd shortly after as well. It's unfortunate and I really like him as a rider but you can't justify taking him to the Tour.
I thought Roche rode a pretty good Giro actually and he's always been a rider who gets better as the season goes on and knows how to handle back to back grand tours. He's experienced, versatile and speaks Spanish (which is important with at least two Spanish speakers in the team). He'll be going.
I think Froome, Thomas, Landa, Poels, Roche, Rowe and Stannard are all very likely to be selected. It's a big two days in the Dauphine for Puccio coming up. If he does a good job setting tempo in the mountains then he'll secure his place ahead of Kiryienka who had a pretty average spring and missed the Giro for some reason (illness?).
The Nieve/Henao selection battle is probably going to be the hardest decision to be made. I really doubt both make the team because then you have three riders (with Landa) who won't be useful on the flat.
I don't understand all the Tour team talk neither. Mishaps aside, the planning is to go to the Tour with the Dauphine team plus Thomas.Oliwright said:Last year only G from Sky's TDS team went to the tour.
janraaskalt2 said:I don't understand all the Tour team talk neither. Mishaps aside, the planning is to go to the Tour with the Dauphine team plus Thomas.Oliwright said:Last year only G from Sky's TDS team went to the tour.
It would be beyond ridiculous if they don't take their riders' form into account.janraaskalt2 said:I don't understand all the Tour team talk neither. Mishaps aside, the planning is to go to the Tour with the Dauphine team plus Thomas.Oliwright said:Last year only G from Sky's TDS team went to the tour.