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RedheadDane said:Great ride.
And nicking the glasses off that guy was just too funny!
Nice guy Wout actually went back to give the guy his glasses back.
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Nice guy Wout actually went back to give the guy his glasses back.
classicomano said:Nice guy Wout actually went back to give the guy his glasses back.
Classact Wout Poels!
For a moment I thought he wanted to steal the glasses and wear them
I'm happy to see him back, great Giro for him.
I'm happy to see him back, great Giro for him.
Great Giro for Wout. In certain stages he looked like one of the strongest climbers in this race. Throwing the glasses of that "fan" (idiot) makes 2x better.
Nice ride by him and snatching the sunnies was great. I wonder if next yr he could ride for a top 10 here- Uran should do the TDF next year and the Giro would not suit Kwiatowski.
and snatching the sunnies was great. I wonder if next yr he could ride for a top 10 here- Uran should do the TDF next year and the Giro would not suit Kwiatowski.
Froom is fading. It is so typical of Australian swimming training method, most Australian swimmers can only have one career peak then going down rapidly. So they have to constantly look for the new raw talents. Will Poels be the next "Froom"?
maxmartin said:Froom is fading. It is so typical of Australian swimming training method, most Australian swimmers can only have one career peak then going down rapidly. So they have to constantly look for the new raw talents. Will Poels be the next "Froom"?
This is what i thought when i saw Froome performance in the TT.If he's going the Wiggo way,Poels is gonna lead Sky in TDF next year.But i still hope Froome will come back,i really like his crazy acceleration,plus he's still young in comparation with Wiggo.
maxmartin said:Froom is fading. It is so typical of Australian swimming training method, most Australian swimmers can only have one career peak then going down rapidly. So they have to constantly look for the new raw talents. Will Poels be the next "Froom"?
wow. you hit the nail so hard there. ti's also reaosn why all australian track talent are dead in the water in their early 20s and their road careers fail.
According to the team Sky website he's 1,83m and 65kg, but that would be my height and weight and he's way thinner than me, his legs also look rather thin. I'd guess he's around 61 or 62kg.
He won't give up without a fight tomorrow. But im quite sure he will get dropped by AC, and mix it up with Uran, Quantana and maybe purito.
I think today's kind of terrain was perfect for him and tomorrow will suit him a lot less. He's also been very inconsistent in the past. But with Sky you'll never know.
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Stay tuned. The terrain for tomorrow may not be as advertised due to weather.Red Rick said:
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Quite sure, lol. What makes you think so? AC is not particularly good in neither openign TT nor today's climb.
rm7 said:
Quite sure, lol. What makes you think so? AC is not particularly good in neither openign TT nor today's climb.
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It's a big climb - 16,7 km 8 % avg. There no pleateus to recover, and it's not a 10 km climb with 6-7 % for the second best climbers. There's a BIG difference.
AC (after comeback) have not been good in these very short powerful TT's, but very good in hilly TT's. What would the point be of a attack today? Either way someone would have gone up the road if he decided to go full gas and close the gap to Poels. It would have been a totalt waste of energy.
If Nibali/Uran/Quintana/Purito had attacked and he didn't respond - well that would be another story. It was a B og C level climber who attacked 500 meter from the top, and now everybody thinks he can ride with Contador on af big MTF.....
maxmartin said:
It's a big climb - 16,7 km 8 % avg. There no pleateus to recover, and it's not a 10 km climb with 6-7 % for the second best climbers. There's a BIG difference.
AC (after comeback) have not been good in these very short powerful TT's, but very good in hilly TT's. What would the point be of a attack today? Either way someone would have gone up the road if he decided to go full gas and close the gap to Poels. It would have been a totalt waste of energy.
If Nibali/Uran/Quintana/Purito had attacked and he didn't respond - well that would be another story. It was a B og C level climber who attacked 500 meter from the top, and now everybody thinks he can ride with Contador on af big MTF.....
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I agree Alberto should be able to drop Poels tomorrow but it's not a sure thing.
rm7 said:
I agree Alberto should be able to drop Poels tomorrow but it's not a sure thing.
Fork-in-the-Road said:
I think he'll do very well (top 5 maybe) but not enough to retain the Jersey against Contador especially.
Poels is very random or irregular in long climbs. He tends to better at steeper climbs though, like Zoncolan or Angliru.
I don't think he has a chance of keeping the jersey even if he's with Sky. Contador is simply too good. Normally I'd say Quintana also, but i have no idea of his form
I don't think he has a chance of keeping the jersey even if he's with Sky. Contador is simply too good. Normally I'd say Quintana also, but i have no idea of his form
Of course nothing is a sure thing in sports and cycling, but it would be real bad for TS if Froomes dom could beat AC.
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