Teams & Riders The Amazing Race to Most Top10 Without a Win

[RedheadDane]

That's not true, I wish everybody could win this, but Almeida would just be the most worthy winner.

Almeida is already out. It's all in vain...

 

[BlueRoads]

Almeida is already out. It's all in vain...

Ah, there was a mistake in my thinking. I thought he could still win it if nobody caught his number of top10s before the win.

 

[Potomac]

My hopes for him were so high. I feel betrayed.

 

[Leinster]

This thread feels like The Office after Steve Carrell left.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Almeida was 20th in the RR, so he obviously didn't mean to win the ITT and is now left totally demoralised.
Only Ciccone from the top 10 was able to add to his score today, and Mohoric left the competition.

 

[Anderis]

Almeida was 20th in the RR, so he obviously didn't mean to win the ITT and is now left totally demoralised.

Almeida should improve his consistency. Instead of 1st and 20th he should be 10th and 10th.

 

[valentius borealis]

Aleksandr Vlasov, João Almeida. Matej Mohorič and Patrick Konrad were all victims of National Championships week. Ben Hermans survived only to knock himself out at the Giro dell'Appennino.

Current standings
16 - B. Coquard
14 - S. Aniołkowski
12 - K. Halvorsen, G. Ciccone, G. Van Avermaet, P. Ackermann
11 - J. Lastra, N. Politt, Q. Pacher
10 - D. van Poppel, N. Oliveira, R. Bardet, H. Carthy, L. Hamilton
9 - A. Vuillermoz, B. O'Connor, F. Gaviria, M. Sarreau, M. Cattaneo, M. Landa, J. Amezqueta, I. Van Wilder
8 - J. Piccoli, M. Mørkøv, O. Rodríguez, J. Fuglsang, J. Romo, N. Schultz, M. Matthews, F. Fiorelli, C. Rodríguez Cano, D. Martínez, W. Kelderman, G. Carboni, R. Barbier, G. Lonardi
7 - N. Bouhanni, A. Hoehn, R. Costa, B. McNulty, J. Degenkolb, M. Hirschi, F. Masnada, A. Kristoff, M. Trentin, A. Pasqualon, M. Walscheid, L. Mozzato, J. Haig, R. Adriá, M. Fabbro, B. Welten

 

[valentius borealis]

Ackermann OUT

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Bryan Coquard is cracking under pressure.

 

[valentius borealis]

Current standings
16 - B. Coquard
14 - S. Aniołkowski
12 - K. Halvorsen, G. Ciccone, M. Cattaneo, M. Matthews, G. Van Avermaet
11 - N. Bouhanni, J. Lastra, N. Politt, Q. Pacher
10 - D. van Poppel, N. Oliveira, R. Bardet, H. Carthy, W. Kelderman, L. Hamilton
9 - A. Vuillermoz, M. Mørkøv, F. Gaviria, M. Sarreau, M. Landa, J. Amezqueta, G. Carboni, I. Van Wilder, J. Haig
8 - J. Piccoli, O. Rodríguez, J. Fuglsang, J. Romo, A. Turgis, N. Schultz, F. Fiorelli, C. Rodríguez Cano, D. Martínez, M. Walscheid, R. Barbier, G. Lonardi
7 - A. Hoehn, R. Costa, B. McNulty, J. Degenkolb, M. Hirschi, F. Masnada, A. Kristoff, M. Trentin, S. Higuita, A. Pasqualon, L. Mozzato, R. Adriá, M. Fabbro, B. Welten

Most top 10 before first win
22 - J. Almeida
14 - A. Vlasov
12 - P. Ackermann
11 - J. Aberasturi
10 - R. Porte
9 - A. Greipel, D. Caruso, M. Mohorič, B. O'Connor
8 - B. Hermans
7 - E. Bernal, N. Quintana, P. Konrad

 

[Potomac]

Who is going to add to their total in the 2nd half of the tour?

 

[carolina]

Bouhanni has a god chance to improve his placing.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Bouhanni has a god chance to improve his placing.

If he survives today. He's currently 1:30 behind the gruppetto.

 

[valentius borealis]

Matthews is a chance to catch up to Coquard by the end of the Tour.

 

[Andy262]

That's Politt out then...

 

[valentius borealis]

Current standings
16 - B. Coquard
14 - M. Matthews, M. Cattaneo, S. Aniołkowski, W. Kelderman
13 - G. Ciccone
12 - D. van Poppel, K. Halvorsen, G. Van Avermaet, Q. Pacher
11 - N. Bouhanni, J. Lastra
10 - M. Mørkøv, N. Oliveira, R. Bardet, S. Higuita, H. Carthy, L. Hamilton
9 - A. Vuillermoz, F. Gaviria, M. Sarreau, A. Turgis, M. Landa, F. Fiorelli, R. Barbier, J. Amezqueta, M. Walscheid, G. Carboni, I. Van Wilder, J. Haig
8 - J. Piccoli, S. Vanmarcke, O. Rodríguez, J. Fuglsang, J. Romo, N. Schultz, C. Rodríguez Cano, D. Martínez, F. Bonnamour, G. Lonardi
7 - A. Hoehn, R. Costa, B. McNulty, J. Degenkolb, M. Hirschi, F. Masnada, A. Kristoff, R. Guerreiro, M. Trentin, A. Pasqualon, L. Mozzato, R. Adriá, M. Fabbro, B. Welten

Most top 10 before first win
22 - J. Almeida
14 - A. Vlasov
12 - P. Ackermann
11 - J. Aberasturi, N. Politt
10 - R. Porte
9 - A. Greipel, D. Caruso, M. Mohorič, B. O'Connor
8 - B. Hermans
7 - E. Bernal, N. Quintana, P. Konrad

 

[Bonimenier]

Kelderman climbing the standings. Always a pleasure to see.

 

[RedheadDane]

Almeida dropping out of the race really shows how quickly a significant lead can come to nothing...

 

[will-10]

Looks like 8 of Morkov's 10 have been as a lead-out

 

[RedheadDane]

Looks like 8 of Morkov's 10 have been as a lead-out

That could very well be the perfect strategy. Would also explain why he was so quick to shut down the notion of Cavendish gifting him a stage; he's got his eyes on a far bigger prize!

 

[Anderis]

Looks like 8 of Morkov's 10 have been as a lead-out

That's a winning strategy for this competition!

 

[Potomac]

Does olympic glory figure in this competition?

 

[tobydawq]

Does olympic glory figure in this competition?

Yes, of course.