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It was also interesting to see the interview on dutch tv.
They asked him if he wants to have his own go at a GC next year and he was very hesistant. More like "I have a top 10 now, and if you rider for the leader and can stay close and get a top 10 that way, that's nice". I think deep down he knows top 10 is his limit. Without working for Froome what would it really gain him? 1/2 places? He'll still have his usual off days. So if he can work for Froome and still get a top 10 he's already happy.
They asked him if he wants to have his own go at a GC next year and he was very hesistant. More like "I have a top 10 now, and if you rider for the leader and can stay close and get a top 10 that way, that's nice". I think deep down he knows top 10 is his limit. Without working for Froome what would it really gain him? 1/2 places? He'll still have his usual off days. So if he can work for Froome and still get a top 10 he's already happy.
I'd be amazed if he isn't dying to be leader at Giro or Vuelta next year. Unless he believes this was as good a 3 week race as he could potentially ride, I don't see why he would suddenly change his mind about wanting to lead. He deserves it.
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Maybe he should focus on LBL and Lombardia as co-leader with Kwiatkowski and be a domestique in the Grand Tours.Dekker_Tifosi said:
Happy for him getting his top-ten but sad he couldn't get that first GT stage win yesterday, he really deserved it IMHO. If Froome focuses only on the Tour ahead of a Giro run in 2019, maybe he gets a shot at the Vuelta?
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Well,they kinda *** him this year.No TDF,no Angliru stage win.Better to play it safer as Sky is ruthless with people who don't obey their routine.Poor Kennaugh didn't get any GT this year.
If everything goes well next year he'll get a leadership role in Giro or Vuelta.A dual leadership with Thomas would be better for both actually to share the pressure.
Dekker_Tifosi said:
Well,they kinda *** him this year.No TDF,no Angliru stage win.Better to play it safer as Sky is ruthless with people who don't obey their routine.Poor Kennaugh didn't get any GT this year.
If everything goes well next year he'll get a leadership role in Giro or Vuelta.A dual leadership with Thomas would be better for both actually to share the pressure.
spalco said:
Amen! You hit the nail on the head with that last comment (the rest was good, too, mind you). A couple of stages ago the commentators remarked that the Sky train would go to the wall for Froomie because, not only is he a good leader and well liked by the team but he delivers when they empty themselves on flats and mountains. Not every contender has done that as consistently as he has in the last few years. When he gets back to the bus and the guys are sitting there completely done and he hauls out the trophy...that says it all....they've all won and got paid well doing it. It's more than just the money...they deliver!
Was Poels always as skinny as he is now? Seeing him ride Amstel, he looks like Froome's brother.
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I think so. I have always thought of him as one of the skinniest guys in the peloton.nilfen said:
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No way the guy is actually 66kg, I'm as tall as him and at that weigt and compared to him I look jacked, he's clearly closer to 60 than to 65kg.
They RAI commentators even mentioned the fact that he looked crazy skinny when they saw him before the race, but yes, he has always been crazy skinny.Hugo Koblet said:
No way the guy is actually 66kg, I'm as tall as him and at that weigt and compared to him I look jacked, he's clearly closer to 60 than to 65kg.
a pic form his years at VacanSoleil, skinny guy
https://cdn.indicium.nu/source/wielerrevue/2013/05/Wout-Poels-vacansoleil-dcm1-300x199.jpg?w=1536
at Omega Pharma
http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2014/04/10/2/20144429_224413_670.jpg
https://cdn.indicium.nu/source/wielerrevue/2013/05/Wout-Poels-vacansoleil-dcm1-300x199.jpg?w=1536
at Omega Pharma
http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2014/04/10/2/20144429_224413_670.jpg
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Are you referring to the fact that his arms are basically going inwards where most other people have biceps?
nilfen said:
Are you referring to the fact that his arms are basically going inwards where most other people have biceps?
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..and he's won two stages in the same week in two different races.Netserk said:And from 2011:
I know this might be violating the "Don't resurrect of threads (without reason)" rule, but I'm a weird person who is strangely obsessed with riders' (strange) full names and... this is a joke, right? This is someone taking advantage of the everyone can edit think on Wikipedia. In fact, wasn't there some talk a few years ago that even calling him Wouter is wrong, that Wout is his first name.
en.wikipedia.org
In fact, if I'm not mistaken I think it might have been some of the INEOS guys who came up with that story about his name…
Wout Poels - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
In fact, if I'm not mistaken I think it might have been some of the INEOS guys who came up with that story about his name…
Congratulations on winning a Tour stage! He also still has as many monuments as the other Wout and has now put him back in his place: 2nd.
Wout pulled a rabbit out of the hat, today (stage 15). A great ride, and a nice interview afterwards.
I know this might be violating the "Don't resurrect of threads (without reason)" rule, but I'm a weird person who is strangely obsessed with riders' (strange) full names and... this is a joke, right? This is someone taking advantage of the everyone can edit think on Wikipedia. In fact, wasn't there some talk a few years ago that even calling him Wouter is wrong, that Wout is his first name.
Wout Poels - Wikipedia
In fact, if I'm not mistaken I think it might have been some of the INEOS guys who came up with that story about his name…
Yeah, I know I posted his supposed full name in the stage thread, but I'm still unsure whether it's actually true.
Congrats on a big stage win Wout!
His peak when riding for Froome would easily have netted him several stages in GT breakaways so I’m glad he finally got one
So happy! Big win! Allez Wout! So happy. That one is special.
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