The official Great Bauke Mollema thread

[Red Rick]

#makebaukemollematgbmagain

 

[Red Rick]

Re:

#makebaukemollematgbmagain

#puttingthegreatbackintgbm

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

That was epic. Best Mollema I've ever seen. Hope he does not get *** by the incident

 

[jsem94]

I never knew he had it in him, haha.

 

[CheckMyPecs]

Who are you and what have you done to the real Bauke Mollema?

 

[DBotero]

Best Mollema ever

 

[gregrowlerson]

Best Mollema ever

This is why it was sacriligious to say The Great Bling Matthews

 

[jens_attacks]

6,4-6,5 w/kg for 40 minutes.


Mollema for le Tour win!

 

[Anderis]

I would be over the moon if Mollema can podium in this TdF.

Big shame the incident with motorbike happened:
1. It denied Bauke the chance to gain even more time
2. It overshadows the great performance he displayed today and everyone is talking about different things.

I hope he doesn't fall ill in 3rd week as he did after great first half of the Tour in 2013.

 

[Pantani Attacks]

Bertie and Mollema next year is gonna be sick

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Typical Mollema climb though. Very strong in the final 2km but pretty conservative before.

I think he will have difficulty with some of the multi mountain stages. But he's looked better than ever so far

 

[Boeing]

Yes but should he have neutralized?

 

[Valv.Piti]

The best Bauke I've seen, in close contest with Ax-3

 

[SeriousSam]

Very impressive, though I think he'd have been distanced by Froome and Porte.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Re:

Very impressive, though I think he'd have been distanced by Froome and Porte.

Really? Never looked like it. More chance of that happening in a multi mountain stage

 

[movingtarget]

It was a good climb for Porte and Mollema and I think the time gap was going to increase in the last km. Mollema is having a great race while Porte really needs a change of luck sometime soon but his form looks solid. They both need a good TT.

 

[Leffe_Bruin]

Seems like it is not going to be an anonymous 8th place in GC this time ....

 

[PremierAndrew]

Would love it if he were to attack and try to win, but wouldn't blame him if he opts to defend his 2nd place

 

[Red Rick]

That moment, when the hope of an exciting end to the tour lies in the hands of Bauke Mollema

 

[IndianCyclist]

he has 3rd week issues
Even in 2013 he was one of the closest to Froome in the opening mountain stages.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

In 2013 he was ill in the last week.

 

[DBotero]

Superb ride until now.He deserves a podium place in Paris.Didn't expect him to beat TVG&Porte in a TT.

 

[movingtarget]

Re:

he has 3rd week issues
Even in 2013 he was one of the closest to Froome in the opening mountain stages.

I like his chances this time and Yates might be a query in the third week. Mollema out climbed Quintana yesterday. I don't see Quintana doing a miracle third week. As of today Mollema looks a good chance for a podium.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Has a very real substantial chance of second place.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

By the way, if this is now Mollema's GT GC level and not a freak blip, next year is going to get extremely messy at Trek. Contador has clearly signed on for one last tilt at glory, with team backing. But if Mollema can reproduce this form, why would he accept being a super domestique for anyone?