The big one: Tour of Poland, Aug 1st -7th

Page 3 - Get up to date with the latest news, scores & standings from the Cycling News Community.
Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
M

Moondance

Jul 2, 2009
5,596
71
17,580
Dekker_Tifosi said:
Mollema is participating.

You guys are delluding yourselves if you think any other rider has a chance of winning this with Bauke at the start :rolleyes:
Click to expand...

Source? Is this from a website contact of yours?

Because the usually accurate cyclingstartlists has him out.
 
Dekker_Tifosi

Dekker_Tifosi

Mar 13, 2009
29,413
3,482
28,180
Moondance said:
Source? Is this from a website contact of yours?

Because the usually accurate cyclingstartlists has him out.
Click to expand...
www.baukemollema.nl
And while not having contacts with his website, he is part of the same management i work for. (SEG) Last I heard he is riding in Pologne... (2 days ago)

and PietvZ is woefully wrong often on cyclingstartlists...he just copied the list from the organisation (which is a pretty outdated list already)
 
Kazistuta

Kazistuta

Mar 19, 2009
2,121
565
13,080
auscyclefan94 said:
Krisstoff overated?:eek: When he was 20 years old he onwed hushovd at the norwegian champs. He has had some good placings in short tt's, and has had some good results in stage races. 10th at schilderprijs this year.
Click to expand...

That is exactly the reason to why he's overrated..."owning Hushovd in a sprint" doesn't make anyone a star sprinter. Kristoff has had a lot of chances to sprint this year and I can't recall any decent results. I've heard people say he's fast but doesn't know how to position himself in a sprint, but I'm absolutely not convinced by any results he actually had...
 
tgsgirl

tgsgirl

Feb 18, 2010
882
0
0
Kazistuta said:
That is exactly the reason to why he's overrated..."owning Hushovd in a sprint" doesn't make anyone a star sprinter. Kristoff has had a lot of chances to sprint this year and I can't recall any decent results. I've heard people say he's fast but doesn't know how to position himself in a sprint, but I'm absolutely not convinced by any results he actually had...
Click to expand...

And tenth in the Scheldeprijs is not that impressive either. Kris Boeckmans has better results, and no one is hyping him.
 
M

maltiv

Oct 23, 2009
5,772
0
17,480
Kazistuta said:
That is exactly the reason to why he's overrated..."owning Hushovd in a sprint" doesn't make anyone a star sprinter. Kristoff has had a lot of chances to sprint this year and I can't recall any decent results. I've heard people say he's fast but doesn't know how to position himself in a sprint, but I'm absolutely not convinced by any results he actually had...
Click to expand...
3. in a bunch sprint in ToC isn't that bad either. But you're right, he's not a good bunch sprinter at the moment, but rather one of the future.
 
T

theyoungest

Jan 11, 2010
15,617
4,553
28,180
maltiv said:
3. in a bunch sprint in ToC isn't that bad either. But you're right, he's not a good bunch sprinter at the moment, but rather one of the future.
Click to expand...
If you're one of the last men standing it isn't very hard to get such a result :p
 
J

janraaskalt

Jan 3, 2010
1,380
213
10,880
Dekker_Tifosi said:
www.baukemollema.nl
and PietvZ is woefully wrong often on cyclingstartlists...he just copied the list from the organisation (which is a pretty outdated list already)
Click to expand...
No, you are just incapable of reading the information. Cyclingstartlists has multiple columns. The first contains official information from the organisation, the second column contains information released by the teams and/or the riders themselves. This way viewers understand (at least some of them...) what the source of the information is. Otherwise one would have to guess whether it is information from an entry list, team info, rider info or just a hunch.
 
Ryaguas

Ryaguas

Jun 9, 2010
2,007
0
0
Well Greipel - Benatti for stage wins, maybe Sagan can take one of those... AH! Also I recommend you to see Haedo brothers, they are really fast... just remember stage 2(?) from Dauphine!

For Overall? mmmm Ballan has been doing good and He seems to be in form, also this climbs are not that selective, also I would like to see Astana going for the Overall or some stages, I like Dyachenko for it cuz Pereiro is using Le Tour de Pologne as preparation for La Vuelta...

As Astana is bringing a lot of young riders would be nice to see them in the breaks trying to get something...
 
M

Mellow Velo

Mar 11, 2009
10,062
1
22,485
Dekker_Tifosi said:
Yup...very important too, he needs to be top 7 to get the Netherlands past Germany in the World Tour rankings
Click to expand...
Only 7th?
That should be a breeze for the great Bauke Mollema.:D
 
Dekker_Tifosi

Dekker_Tifosi

Mar 13, 2009
29,413
3,482
28,180
Mellow Velo said:
Only 7th?
That should be a breeze for the great Bauke Mollema.:D
Click to expand...
Well, 7th, if Germany doesn't score any points that is. And I'm sure Greipel will win 5 flat stages so... Mollema is better of winning it, and for good measure, win both hilly stages.

But indeed, should be breeze for a guy so legendary, that even Merckx will be forgotten :D
 
auscyclefan94

auscyclefan94

Jun 16, 2009
19,654
2
0
theyoungest said:
If you're one of the last men standing it isn't very hard to get such a result :p
Click to expand...

He had a few good finishes in California. The reason why he doesn't position himself is that BMC only really have Wyss and possibly Kohler to help lead him out. If Wyss and krisstoff can work as a team then BMC should get some results in poland.
 
Barrus

Barrus

BANNED
Apr 28, 2010
3,480
1
0
joy118118 said:
Eurosport said they would show TdP.
Click to expand...

They are, but as far as I can find they won't start until tomorrow with showing images, with for starters today's stage
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom