Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 6: Rieti - Porto Sant'Elpidio 210km
Something for the sprinters ...
Last 15Km
Something for the sprinters ...
Last 15Km
Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 6: Rieti - Porto Sant'Elpidio 210km
- Thread starter Jancouver
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- Dec 14, 2009
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With all these guys, you'd think MTN - QHUBEKA could do something here?:
BOASSON HAGEN Edvald NOR
132 CIOLEK Gerald GER
133 CUMMINGS Stephen GBR
134 FARRAR Tyler USA
135 GOSS Matthew Harley
BOASSON HAGEN Edvald NOR
132 CIOLEK Gerald GER
133 CUMMINGS Stephen GBR
134 FARRAR Tyler USA
135 GOSS Matthew Harley
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Ciolek hasn't won a race in a year since he beat the likes of Hofland, Jans and Debusschere in Vuelta a Andalucia.
Hagen hasn't won a race since he won a sprint in Dauphine in 2013.
Goss I'm not even gonna comment on.
Farrar is probably their best bet to finish in the top 5 here as he's actually still pretty fast, yet he still only has 3 victories the last two years.
eljimberino said:
Ciolek hasn't won a race in a year since he beat the likes of Hofland, Jans and Debusschere in Vuelta a Andalucia.
Hagen hasn't won a race since he won a sprint in Dauphine in 2013.
Goss I'm not even gonna comment on.
Farrar is probably their best bet to finish in the top 5 here as he's actually still pretty fast, yet he still only has 3 victories the last two years.
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He got humiliated in the sprint which debusschere won though. He got a really great leadout from his team and then everyone just flew past him. His topspeed isn't good enough.
If you ask me the sprinters MTN got is a farce and I directly thought it would be a failure. It's too early to make that conclusion though.
If you ask me the sprinters MTN got is a farce and I directly thought it would be a failure. It's too early to make that conclusion though.
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in the first sprint all those guys were doing the lead out for Kristian Sbaragli
"They were riding for Kristian today, and they all lined up perfectly and gained control. Maybe they went a little early, the perfect lead out goes from 3k in these fast finishes. They came off with about 5k to go.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mtn-qhubeka-train-shows-promise-in-tirreno-adriatico
eljimberino said:
in the first sprint all those guys were doing the lead out for Kristian Sbaragli
"They were riding for Kristian today, and they all lined up perfectly and gained control. Maybe they went a little early, the perfect lead out goes from 3k in these fast finishes. They came off with about 5k to go.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mtn-qhubeka-train-shows-promise-in-tirreno-adriatico
Situation now (via biciciclismo)
ASTANA 47th ITA19800916 Alessandro VANOTTI to 18'19
80 ° 28'57 JPN19840922 ARASHIRO Yukiya EUROPCAR
102nd BEL19790829 DEVOLDER Stijn TREK to 35'02
2'30" up with 80k to go, so cresting that last climb just about now
ASTANA 47th ITA19800916 Alessandro VANOTTI to 18'19
80 ° 28'57 JPN19840922 ARASHIRO Yukiya EUROPCAR
102nd BEL19790829 DEVOLDER Stijn TREK to 35'02
2'30" up with 80k to go, so cresting that last climb just about now
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I see that now, yes, and the coastal run on those loops is vulnerable.
I'll retract my rolleyes. There is an opportunity for action. Result-wise, I'm still skpetical that it will be effective. Grinding to force an echelon halfway through a stage is different than trying at the end. Team members are more spend, everyone generally more spent. Lastly, Contador, Uran, Rodriguez, etc. suffered in the tough conditions; I just have a hard time seeing them rally the next day in equally grueling conditions.
We'll see though.
MatParker117 said:More Strides than Rides said:wirral said:
It is windy
I see that now, yes, and the coastal run on those loops is vulnerable.
cyclingnews ticker said:
I'll retract my rolleyes. There is an opportunity for action. Result-wise, I'm still skpetical that it will be effective. Grinding to force an echelon halfway through a stage is different than trying at the end. Team members are more spend, everyone generally more spent. Lastly, Contador, Uran, Rodriguez, etc. suffered in the tough conditions; I just have a hard time seeing them rally the next day in equally grueling conditions.
We'll see though.
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I agree seems odd to use Sbaragli as their sprinter as (despite the hype some places) on paper he is slower than most of the others. Still a great rider though, very solid and reminds me a lot of Sonny Colbrelli, that he also fought against as amateur. But again Colbrelli is not a rider for a big masssprint
Anyways, they need to bring Theo Bos for their sprinttrain. He is unstabile and all that but he is the only one with the speed needed to possibly succeed.
luckyboy said:
I agree seems odd to use Sbaragli as their sprinter as (despite the hype some places) on paper he is slower than most of the others. Still a great rider though, very solid and reminds me a lot of Sonny Colbrelli, that he also fought against as amateur. But again Colbrelli is not a rider for a big masssprint
Anyways, they need to bring Theo Bos for their sprinttrain. He is unstabile and all that but he is the only one with the speed needed to possibly succeed.
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