In the unlikely event they're as good as that one, bring it on
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No we don't.
You always have the option of not watching, if you don't like what you are seeing
I remember watching my first TdFs in 2009-10, when the most certain thing in the race was Cavendish winning sprint stages. There was no point in watching those finishes, cause the outcome was already known just from the beginning.
And now, after over 10 years, Cavendish is winning another stage in the Tour (with this legs it's very likely it won't be his only one).
I have no words.
And now, after over 10 years, Cavendish is winning another stage in the Tour (with this legs it's very likely it won't be his only one).
I have no words.
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Its as if all the success the team has already experienced this tour they just think its easy to win and they can just decide who's going to win on the day!
Exciting as hell finishes that feature a lone breakaway rider getting caught at 200m are the worst!!
Yeah, really silly. Next time, Sbaragli will probably do the sprint as he has also - like Philipsen - won a sprint in the Vuelta.
Against this kind of field Cipo could probably make a coneback and win at least 4 stages, if Morkov and the whole DQ train were there to do a leadout for him.
Van Der Poel wins, shortly after the Dutch football team lose. Cav wins, shortly after England football team...
Cavendish winning Milan-San Remo is what brought me back to watching cycling (and riding myself). Very pleased for him and pleased to see an exciting sprint finish without crashes!
We may have to ask the Danish government, to issue a ban on Fuglsang attacking on Le Grand-Bornand on Saturday
The body language of Van Moer when he turns his head with 250 to go.............................
I see Cavendish’s name there.
Literally my exam started when they reached the one km banner and I was like damn it and my mom is texting me saying “he did it” and I’m like who Cavendish or breakaway.
Yes!!!!!!!!!!
It is possible that Cav will turn out to be the dominant sprinter of this Tour; of course the landscape would be different with Ewan and Bennett here. There are always ifs ands and buts.... I don't think it is fair to call Cav a second tier sprinter this season though. He's had a good season and demonstrated that he could be competitive with Ewan et al. I'm a realist and I felt like Cav had a pretty good chance of winning at least one stage this year, even with Ewan in the field.
I have also believed for a long time that Bouhanni is better than his results suggest. He's had "issues" for years that have gotten in his way but the talent is there (which is why he's been able to keep a contract all this time, in spite of the fact that he has been high maintenance). He/his team seem to have it together this year. I'm not surprised to see him up there.
Philipsen is the more allround rider, is stronger than Merlier on such finishes and more likely to get over the mountains.
NEXT:
Froome goes berserk on Saturday, and does a 100K attack across 5 mountains for the win
Froome goes berserk on Saturday, and does a 100K attack across 5 mountains for the win
The discussion must have gone something like this:
"Well, guys, what do we start with?"
"Since van der Poel does his first GT: a win for Poulidor's grandson on the first stage, Mathieu also getting the yellow Poupou never wore.. that's the story we need!"
"Okay, but don't you think we need a French win first? Alaphilippe stage winner and into yellow, surely that must be the story for the first stage?"
"True, but then let's have the Poupou-grandson story on the second."
"Agreed."
"And after that?"
"Drama. Pure drama. Oh, thinking about it, let's have some drama on the first stage already... crashes, people love crashes... drama and something to discuss. We need to be the talk of the town in these times of football and everything. Imagine that: A spectator greets her grandpa and grandma with a gigantic selfmade sign and takes out one of the riders... then maybe another crash, later on..."
"But the spectator should be German and the rider she takes out should be German as well. I don't want this to fall back on the French, they should have nothing to do with it on the day Julian wins."
"And then another German rider is the first one abandoning, fine. Move on. What about the third stage?"
"More crashes."
"Oh come on!"
"No, seriously. Let's have many crashes! With major contenders taken out."
"Oh, you're so cynical. Do you ever have any other ideas for drama?"
"Well, of course Cavendish needs to win a stage, we all know that!"
"But not the one with the many crashes. That would overshadow his win. Give the crash stage to some random pro-team."
"Alpecin?"
"Random, I said."
"Whatever."
"Fine. What's his name, Tom, or Tim... Okay, and the Cav win..."
"On stage four. But it's going to be close. The last break-away rider will almost make it. What that guy's name again, the new de Gendt..."
"De Moer."
"Right, that's him. 10m from the finish."
"Ah, make that 200. I want people to have some time to get excited about Cavendish."
"Fine."
"Fine, that's going well. Now what do we have for the first time trial?"
"Well, guys, what do we start with?"
"Since van der Poel does his first GT: a win for Poulidor's grandson on the first stage, Mathieu also getting the yellow Poupou never wore.. that's the story we need!"
"Okay, but don't you think we need a French win first? Alaphilippe stage winner and into yellow, surely that must be the story for the first stage?"
"True, but then let's have the Poupou-grandson story on the second."
"Agreed."
"And after that?"
"Drama. Pure drama. Oh, thinking about it, let's have some drama on the first stage already... crashes, people love crashes... drama and something to discuss. We need to be the talk of the town in these times of football and everything. Imagine that: A spectator greets her grandpa and grandma with a gigantic selfmade sign and takes out one of the riders... then maybe another crash, later on..."
"But the spectator should be German and the rider she takes out should be German as well. I don't want this to fall back on the French, they should have nothing to do with it on the day Julian wins."
"And then another German rider is the first one abandoning, fine. Move on. What about the third stage?"
"More crashes."
"Oh come on!"
"No, seriously. Let's have many crashes! With major contenders taken out."
"Oh, you're so cynical. Do you ever have any other ideas for drama?"
"Well, of course Cavendish needs to win a stage, we all know that!"
"But not the one with the many crashes. That would overshadow his win. Give the crash stage to some random pro-team."
"Alpecin?"
"Random, I said."
"Whatever."
"Fine. What's his name, Tom, or Tim... Okay, and the Cav win..."
"On stage four. But it's going to be close. The last break-away rider will almost make it. What that guy's name again, the new de Gendt..."
"De Moer."
"Right, that's him. 10m from the finish."
"Ah, make that 200. I want people to have some time to get excited about Cavendish."
"Fine."
"Fine, that's going well. Now what do we have for the first time trial?"
Fortunately Cav's not English, so. . .
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As far as I can remember, van Moer came closer to winning solo from a break than anyone in the Tour since Nicolas Vogondy was caught with less than 50m remaining into Chateauroux on stage 5 in 2008. That stage is known, not only for Vogondy's heartbreaker in the French champion's jersey, but for a youngster who got his first stage win that day. Whatever became of him?
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