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ice&fire said:He will contest for the bad-luck competition with KruijswijkDekker_Tifosi said:And then he finally choses for another GT then the Tour, and then Quintana, Nibali, Aru and others decide to turn upprobably will end up 4th or something
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Was thinking something similar.Maaaaaaaarten said:Putting the "great" back in "great Bauke Mollema" again today![]()
He said he'll lead Trek's GC ambitions in Le Tour 2018.Zinoviev Letter said:Fantastic ride, very happy for him. A second stage is a real possibility. I prefer him in this mode than as a GC rider, but the economics of the sport dictate that if you can ride GC, you ride GC.
I'm curious about his status in the team next year. He was (perfectly understandably) second fiddle to Contador in this year's plans, but will that change?
To be honest, I don't see him win another stage. There are only two options left that I can see (17 & 18) and he hasn't been climbing well enough to win either.Zinoviev Letter said:Fantastic ride, very happy for him. A second stage is a real possibility. I prefer him in this mode than as a GC rider, but the economics of the sport dictate that if you can ride GC, you ride GC.
I'm curious about his status in the team next year. He was (perfectly understandably) second fiddle to Contador in this year's plans, but will that change?
LaFlorecita said:To be honest, I don't see him win another stage. There are only two options left that I can see (17 & 18) and he hasn't been climbing well enough to win either.Zinoviev Letter said:Fantastic ride, very happy for him. A second stage is a real possibility. I prefer him in this mode than as a GC rider, but the economics of the sport dictate that if you can ride GC, you ride GC.
I'm curious about his status in the team next year. He was (perfectly understandably) second fiddle to Contador in this year's plans, but will that change?
Next year, he will be allowed to go for GC in his beloved TDF again, hanging on at the back of the favorites group to finish in the lower regions of the top-10. IMO, what he did today is far better than any of his TDF GC results!
LaFlorecita said:To be honest, I don't see him win another stage. There are only two options left that I can see (17 & 18) and he hasn't been climbing well enough to win either.Zinoviev Letter said:Fantastic ride, very happy for him. A second stage is a real possibility. I prefer him in this mode than as a GC rider, but the economics of the sport dictate that if you can ride GC, you ride GC.
I'm curious about his status in the team next year. He was (perfectly understandably) second fiddle to Contador in this year's plans, but will that change?
Next year, he will be allowed to go for GC in his beloved TDF again, hanging on at the back of the favorites group to finish in the lower regions of the top-10. IMO, what he did today is far better than any of his TDF GC results!
Kwibus said:LaFlorecita said:To be honest, I don't see him win another stage. There are only two options left that I can see (17 & 18) and he hasn't been climbing well enough to win either.Zinoviev Letter said:Fantastic ride, very happy for him. A second stage is a real possibility. I prefer him in this mode than as a GC rider, but the economics of the sport dictate that if you can ride GC, you ride GC.
I'm curious about his status in the team next year. He was (perfectly understandably) second fiddle to Contador in this year's plans, but will that change?
Next year, he will be allowed to go for GC in his beloved TDF again, hanging on at the back of the favorites group to finish in the lower regions of the top-10. IMO, what he did today is far better than any of his TDF GC results!
To be fair he was doing really well last year until his crash.
Zinoviev Letter said:Great win for Mollema today. He is so much better as an attacking rider.
This, it was a great performance, but he also did really good tts in the 2017 Giro and we still haven't seen a single mountain stage.SafeBet said:Don't get hyped up. He's often very strong at the beginning of GTs. Remember Tour 2016? Or Giro 2017?
Third week will always be the key for him.