The King [Cav] is dead. Long live the King [Kittel].

[Jspear]

Re:

He's as fast as he's always been. It's just that some other, faster, guys have moved up in the ranks.

I highly highly doubt that. If he was riding the way he was in 2009, Kristoff wouldn't be beating him. He should be able to consistently beat 2nd tier sprinters/strongmen. Kittel is a different story.

 

[BigMac]

Funny that I never saw Kittel as being very fast in the way I'm used to. Always seen him as some sort of diesel sprinter for an odd reason, someone not explosive at all pushing the biggest gear there is. Cav could very well have a faster kick and see himself in front for a while, but Kittel will always come from behind (if that's the case) and beat him with a constant and heavy cadence. If anyone is to beat Kittel, they'll have to start the sprint three or more positions ahead.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Re: Re:

He's as fast as he's always been. It's just that some other, faster, guys have moved up in the ranks.

I highly highly doubt that. If he was riding the way he was in 2009, Kristoff wouldn't be beating him. He should be able to consistently beat 2nd tier sprinters/strongmen. Kittel is a different story.

I agree, this Cav is nothing compared to the Cav of 5/6 years ago, despite the things he says regarding his power outputs ect. Kittel is the only one who i think would have been a serious challenge to Cav at his best. Even Kristoff now is only beating a declining Cav by a very narrow margin.

 

[bladerunner]

I enjoyed the reign of Cavendish over the years and he has done much for the good of the sport. I would like to thank him for his great performances. However, it is time for Marcel Kittel to rule the world of road sprinting.

Sure about that?

Like I said before, Griepel is very strong and good but he will not be able to beat Kittel in a one-on-one in 2016. Tour of Algarve stage 1 today showed that.

 

[Akuryo]

Seems like it wasn't even close between him and Greipel. And that after Sabatini and Boonen crashed in the last 10 km and couldn't do the leadout

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Kittel is the closest to unbeatable we get in this sport.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Like I said before, Griepel is very strong and good but he will not be able to beat Kittel in a one-on-one in 2016. Tour of Algarve stage 1 today showed that.

I will be very curious to see if that pompous statement of yours lasts over the season.

 

[Akuryo]

Like I said before, Griepel is very strong and good but he will not be able to beat Kittel in a one-on-one in 2016. Tour of Algarve stage 1 today showed that.

I will be very curious to see if that pompous statement of yours lasts over the season.

The exact same statement was made about Cavendish and Kittel too. That holds for three years at the moment. The Manxman hasn't won a sprint against Kittel since 2013. Nobody believed that this streak would hold so long and yet it did. Why should it be different with Greipel?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Like I said before, Griepel is very strong and good but he will not be able to beat Kittel in a one-on-one in 2016. Tour of Algarve stage 1 today showed that.

I will be very curious to see if that pompous statement of yours lasts over the season.

The exact same statement was made about Cavendish and Kittel too. That holds for three years at the moment. The Manxman hasn't won a sprint against Kittel since 2013. Nobody believed that this streak would hold so long and yet it did. Why should it be different with Greipel?

Well, Greipel is better than Cavendish at the moment. That said, Kittel is in a league of his own.

 

[Jspear]

Like I said before, Griepel is very strong and good but he will not be able to beat Kittel in a one-on-one in 2016. Tour of Algarve stage 1 today showed that.

I will be very curious to see if that pompous statement of yours lasts over the season.

The exact same statement was made about Cavendish and Kittel too. That holds for three years at the moment. The Manxman hasn't won a sprint against Kittel since 2013. Nobody believed that this streak would hold so long and yet it did. Why should it be different with Greipel?

Because Greipel is faster than Cav and once he has his real leadout he'll be even better.

 

[jaylew]

Like I said before, Griepel is very strong and good but he will not be able to beat Kittel in a one-on-one in 2016. Tour of Algarve stage 1 today showed that.

I will be very curious to see if that pompous statement of yours lasts over the season.

The exact same statement was made about Cavendish and Kittel too. That holds for three years at the moment. The Manxman hasn't won a sprint against Kittel since 2013. Nobody believed that this streak would hold so long and yet it did. Why should it be different with Greipel?

What race are you talking about? I'm pretty sure Cav has never won a sprint Kittel has contested.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Like I said before, Griepel is very strong and good but he will not be able to beat Kittel in a one-on-one in 2016. Tour of Algarve stage 1 today showed that.

I will be very curious to see if that pompous statement of yours lasts over the season.

The exact same statement was made about Cavendish and Kittel too. That holds for three years at the moment. The Manxman hasn't won a sprint against Kittel since 2013. Nobody believed that this streak would hold so long and yet it did. Why should it be different with Greipel?

What race are you talking about? I'm pretty sure Cav has never won a sprint Kittel has contested.

He has never won a sprint in which he was up against Kittel, but he has beaten Kittel in a sprint. Once I believe.