LoL at that discussion about extra arms and legs a bit up-thread. Are you saying French people aren't spontaneously sprouting extra arms and legs?
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movingtarget said:He and the team should be reasonably pleased with his podium at the TOC. Not a bad result pre Tour.
GuyIncognito said:So, now can we finally admit that he's the perfect Rabobank graduate: Some early promise followed by blow after blow of disappointment to his fans?
More seriously, can we admit he's done as a Grand Tour GC threat?
I think it’s an obvious and potentially very good move for him. Vaughters has been a fan for a long time, and when he gets it right, he can reinvigorate a good rider’s career.Moviefan1203 said:Rumor has him going to EF.
Leinster said:I think it’s an obvious and potentially very good move for him. Vaughters has been a fan for a long time, and when he gets it right, he can reinvigorate a good rider’s career.Moviefan1203 said:Rumor has him going to EF.
I don’t think he’ll ever turn into a GT winner, but he could pick up some big results given the right environment.
Regarding his performance yesterday, the Tour won’t always have 22km of cobbles, and he won’t always have a classics specialist teammate in yellow and a GC leader who crashes out. I’m going to say the Roubaix stage of the 2018 Tour is a unique circumstance for him, never to be repeated, and from which no sweeping conclusions ought to be drawn.
Leinster said:I think it’s an obvious and potentially very good move for him. Vaughters has been a fan for a long time, and when he gets it right, he can reinvigorate a good rider’s career.Moviefan1203 said:Rumor has him going to EF.
I don’t think he’ll ever turn into a GT winner, but he could pick up some big results given the right environment.
Regarding his performance yesterday, the Tour won’t always have 22km of cobbles, and he won’t always have a classics specialist teammate in yellow and a GC leader who crashes out. I’m going to say the Roubaix stage of the 2018 Tour is a unique circumstance for him, never to be repeated, and from which no sweeping conclusions ought to be drawn.
Even if it does... I recall that he was very good on the cobbled stage in 2015. Made the split of the top8 riders on the last cobbled sector with Froome, Thomas, Nibali, Degenkolb, Stybar, Valverde and GVA. Could've ended up gaining time but Sagan worked hard for Contador not to let them go.Leinster said:Regarding his performance yesterday, the Tour won’t always have 22km of cobbles
movingtarget said:If the first mountain stage is any indication the top 10 won't be happening. His best hope is to drop more time which should happen tomorrow and then he will be allowed to go in a break like he was in the Giro and he can try for a stage win.