Well it wouldn't be the first timeimagine he'd have a frame defect during the TT - now that would be a proper DRAMA![]()
Well it wouldn't be the first timeimagine he'd have a frame defect during the TT - now that would be a proper DRAMA![]()
Don't know, and surely the bike will make a difference, but you have to wonder, if the fact that he was only able to take a handful of seconds on Bernal in TDS, was all because of the bike. Personally, i don't buy it. At this point, i'm thinking the bike will make a bigger difference in his head, than on the road.But that was on the Merida bike. He is riding the worlds on a BMC bike...same he had when he became WC. Different situation. Was Campy not informed of this?
They could have at least published some generic PR garbage like "our bikes meet the highest demands of professional cycling and include the most advanced technology available" or so. But also maybe they just do not care so much, being that big and not that dependant on some Rohan Dennis, or as you said, concluded that the best strategy was to pretend this never happened.There is hardly anything Merida can say to make this situation any better other than pretending this never happened.
Edit: Well they could blame it on the helm/wheels but no legitimate company would ever do that.
If Merida are smart, they had their design guys sit with Dennis, ask what he does and doesn't like about the bike and go back to the drawing board.There is hardly anything Merida can say to make this situation any better other than pretending this never happened.
Edit: Well they could blame it on the helm/wheels but no legitimate company would ever do that.
We live in the post factual world. People can just pretend things never happened.It will be really interesting for sure, if Dennis were to get his ass kicked on the WC ITT by Evenepoel, Campenaerts, Roglic etc... on his BMC bike. I wonder how the "lousy bike" story will get spun should that happen. Maybe in that case, it will be an off-day on a good bike?
Fatigue of stage raceDon't know, and surely the bike will make a difference, but you have to wonder, if the fact that he was only able to take a handful of seconds on Bernal in TDS, was all because of the bike. Personally, i don't buy it. At this point, i'm thinking the bike will make a bigger difference in his head, than on the road.
I mean, he lost one second per km on Lampaert. Not on van Aert or Roglic. Unless he loses 2sec per km due to the bike, i'm not buying it.
We knew this already though? You even posted it two weeks ago in the Evenepoel topic iirc.While every other rider in the field will be racing on the bikes they use with their trade teams throughout the season, Dennis is heading off-piste. Cyclingnews spotted a blacked-out BMC Timemachine at Cycling Australia’s hotel in Yorkshire, which is the bike he rode to the world title 12 months ago.
Uh-oh.
Indeed, but at the time it was just something I heard without being able to get the rumour confirmed. Argon 18 (mostly known for their Astana bikes) was also being named, since it's Australia's official supplier.We knew this already though? You even posted it two weeks ago in the Evenepoel topic iirc.
Already posted in the WC topic.Sacked?
So? That does not mean that it is inappropriate to this thread, and not everyone reads every thread.Already posted in the WC topic.
Don't think i said that, but ok. Simply informed you that it was already posted, hence that there are already people that replied to it in another topic. Should you be interested in reading the discussion there.So? That does not mean that it is inappropriate to this thread, and not everyone reads every thread.
He would not be welcome in my team after what he did at the Tour, being World Champion or not!So... gonna spend some time in the lab with the Merida bike manufacturers?
He would not be welcome in my team after what he did at the Tour, being World Champion or not!
Absolutely. It's got to be a insta firing offense.He would not be welcome in my team after what he did at the Tour, being World Champion or not!
What was the reason that Dennis suit though? Did we ever find out?Absolutely. It's got to be a insta firing offense.
And if I were DS of any other team I wouldn't hire him either after this,
I was bound to be right about something eventuallyFind myself wondering if "Threat" instead of "Thread" in the title was intentional, prophetic, or both.![]()
Not the first that's been mentioned here!Find myself wondering if "Threat" instead of "Thread" in the title was intentional, prophetic, or both.![]()