Teams & Riders The 2021 sprinters thread

[jaylew]

But even on this forum of bike race nerds I suspect that most people don’t carry that list of five around in their heads!

I was mostly interested in the stat because it shows how much the pool of regular winners in the big races has shrunk. In 2019 the top tier was huge by historical standards. tobydawg listed them a couple of posts ago. A couple of years later its two guys.

Sadly, we can blame some of that on one incident or I think we'd have a couple more. I do expect Groenewegen will make it back to the top. Hopefully, Jakobsen will be there as well but too early to know if he'll ever get back on his prior trajectory.

 

[Pinot's goat]

I made a tierlist of the best sprinters of the year so far.

If you want to give it a go yourself you can do so here: https://tiermaker.com/list/random/sprinters-2021-737007/1363188

Cavendish below Philipsen and Sagan makes no sense.

 

[Panda Claws]

Cavendish below Philipsen and Sagan makes no sense.

Yeah don't take it too seriously. Just curious if others here enjoy this format.

 

[Anderis]

I made a tierlist of the best sprinters of the year so far.

If you want to give it a go yourself you can do so here: https://tiermaker.com/list/random/sprinters-2021-737007/1363188

Bernal and Evenepoel underrated.

 

[Offline]

I made a tierlist of the best sprinters of the year so far.

If you want to give it a go yourself you can do so here: https://tiermaker.com/list/random/sprinters-2021-737007/1363188

You have Remco and Barnal on but not Pog and Rog? Pog and Rog can sprint, Remco can't.

 

[happytramp]

You have Remco and Barnal on but not Pog and Rog? Pog and Rog can sprint, Remco can't.

I assume Remco was included due to the outrage that would follow if he isn't included as one of the top guys in every discipline.

 

[Panda Claws]

They we're included because I watched the Giro.

 

[happytramp]

They we're included because I watched the Giro.

If any more sprinters drop out they might be tempted to start contesting sprints for bonus seconds.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

If any more sprinters drop out they might be tempted to start contesting sprints for bonus seconds.

Cant say that I’m very impressed with Ewan and Merlier skipping off before even the last clear sprint stage. Whatever about leaving early, leaving a probable stage win behind to avoid two more days of climbing does seem disrespectful.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Not sure that Merlier is deliberately skipping the rest of the race given that Philipsen will be at the Tour though...

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I need to do a pre Tour round up or I’ll lose track completely. Bennett not racing and others catching up in his absence. Wins for Ewan, Merlier, Bauhaus, Cavendish. I haven’t even been following the little French one sprinter races Demare has been bulking up on (really I should have introduced a rule at the start that these only count for a tenth of a win as they have such a distorting effect), Ackermann... well... I don’t even know what to say...

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

It's all changed lads.

 

[SHAD0W93]

I believe this is everything....
As of 9/21 stages finished.

Rider Wins (WT)
Cavendish 9(4)
Merlier 9(4)
Philipsen 8(2)
Bennett 7(4)
Demare 7(0)
Viviani 7(0)
Ewan 6(4)
Van Aert 6(4)
Jakobsen 6(3)
Ackermann 6(0)
Bauhaus 6(0)
Sagan 3(3)
Van der Poel 3(3)
Ballerini 3(1)
Groenewegen 3(0)
Hayter 3(0)
Hodeg 3(0)
Laporte 3(0)
Pedersen 3(0)
Colbrelli 2(2)
Nizzolo 2(1)
Cort 2(0)
Greipel 2(0)
Kristoff 2(0)
Laas 2(0)
Arndt 1(1)
Bol 1(1)
Gaviria 1(1)
Dupont 1(0)
Einhorn 1(0)
Modolo 1(0)
Molano 1(0)
Paret-Peintre 1(0)
Steimle 1(0)
Tesson 1(0)
Van Poppel 1(0)
Walls 1(0)

 

[SafeBet]

Few guys missing

Viviani 3(0)
Colbrelli 2(2)
Hayter 1(0)
Greipel 2(0)

And probably more.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Few guys missing

Viviani 3(0)
Colbrelli 2(2)
Hayter 1(0)
Greipel 2(0)

And probably more.

Added. I don’t know how I missed Viviani and Greipel.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Should Hayter's win on the last stage in Andalucia count as well?
The sprint itself wasn't an uphill battle (only for Stannard), but there were only 12 riders left after the last climb.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Should Hayter's win on the last stage in Andalucia count as well?
The sprint itself wasn't an uphill battle (only for Stannard), but there were only 12 riders left after the last climb.

“ The count is of wins in finishes that could reasonably be considered bunch sprints, including reduced bunch sprints. Other wins by sprinters don’t count. In general if there’s some doubt about whether it should count, it will get the benefit of the doubt.”

Sounds like it’ll count according to OG post.

 

[Roku]

If that's a sprint, every finish apart from a solo win should be considered in the rank.

 

[tobydawq]

I was pretty sure before the season that this was Cavendish' for the taking.

 

[SHAD0W93]

I was pretty sure before the season that this was Cavendish' for the taking.

Why didn’t you use this power on Valverde?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I believe this is everything....
As of 7/23 Stage 4 Tour de Wallonie.

Rider Wins (WT)
Cavendish 9(4)
Bennett 7(4)
Merlier 7(2)
Demare 7(0)
Van Aert 5(4)
Ewan 5(3)
Ackermann 5(0)
Bauhaus 5(0)
Sagan 3(3)
Van der Poel 3(3)
Ballerini 3(1)
Philipsen 3(0)
Viviani 3(0)
Colbrelli 2(2)
Greipel 2(0)
Groenewegen 2(0)
Laporte 2(0)
Nizzolo 2(1)
Bol 1(1)
Dupont 1(0)
Hayter 1(0)
Jakobsen 1(0)
Paret-Peintre 1(0)
Pedersen 1(0)

You are a hero. I was shirking going back through months of results.

 

[SHAD0W93]

You are a hero. I was shirking going back through months of results.

I don’t know if that’s everyone though.

 

[RedheadDane]

I think it's safe to say, that the Dutch boys are back.

 

[SHAD0W93]

I think it's safe to say, that the Dutch boys are back.

Some people “It’S jUsT tHe ToUr De WaLlOnIe, WeAk FiEld WiTh No EwAn, BeNnEtT, vIvIanI, mErLiEr, DeMaRe, Or AcKeRmAnN.”



In all seriousness it is good they got 2 a piece. They’ll probably split the Vuelta stages. More happy for Jakobsen especially since he is younger. He should win comeback of the year honestly. Got to win as much as you can before falling off and next crop comes.

 

[RedheadDane]

They’ll probably split the Vuelta stages.

Pretty sure Groenewegen isn't going to the Vuelta. This is his schedule, according to PCS:

Upcoming participations

• 10.08
  PostNord Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark
  more
• 22.08
  EuroEyes Cyclassics Hamburg
  more
• 30.08
  Benelux Tour
  more
• 17.09
  Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
  more
• 03.10
  Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
  more
• 14.10
  Gree-Tour of Guangxi
  more

Sure, he wasn't going to go the the Giro either, originally. But I think that change of plan was because the races he'd otherwise been up for racing in that period got cancelled.