Tour de San Luis (2.1) Januari 21-27 (11 WT / 27 teams total)

[Dazed and Confused]

well, I don't think he will go after overall. I think he will battle with Cavendish and Boonen likes in flat stages and in the finishes that are slightly uphill. I think there are only 2 uphill finishes that are to hard and to long for him to get to them in front. However he might easily win the other 5 stages and make all the people be complaining about how the race is boring, even though they have liked the profile at first. I don't say it will happen surely, but there is high probability of that providing he's already in something like 80 percent of his potential. Nobody will be there in their top form. Just look at the profile of the last ToC and you'll see what I mean.

so Sagan cleaning up in Argentina. Boring? Perhaps, but we may never know if the organizer fails to deliver TV production.

 

[phanatic]

I demand equality! this thread must be a sticky too

We're posting in a dictatorship.

 

[hfer07]

I demand equality! this thread must be a sticky too

I demand this race to become WT

I demand a "decent broadcasting"-This races is becoming bigger & bigger every year to simply set for a "shambolic" feed

.... and I ain't talking about the TV broadcasting only- those folks in Argentina must learn how to narrate a damn race like my countrymen do:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpmzG7l-3Oo

 

[will10]

I demand this race to become WT

So we can have FDJ and Argos instead of the local teams that are in shape? Yeah.

 

[calinmarian]

So we can have FDJ and Argos instead of the local teams that are in shape? Yeah.

I don't want Argos and FDJ in San LUIS they have no big climbers in their teams.I want Thibaut Pinot to leave FDJ next year.

 

[Gloin22]

I don't want Argos and FDJ in San LUIS they have no big climbers in their teams.I want Thibaut Pinot to leave FDJ next year.

So what ? All best climbers need to be at Skys and Saxobanks of this world.... ?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

So what ? All best climbers need to be at Skys and Saxobanks of this world.... ?

That would be a disaster. We already have an imbalance. Pinot should definitely stay at FDJ and ride against the players from Saxo-Tinkoff/Sky.

 

[tomorrow]

so Sagan cleaning up in Argentina. Boring? Perhaps, but we may never know if the organizer fails to deliver TV production.

well, it wouldn't be boring for me even if he won all the stages as I am his fan, however I can understand the complaints about it from the other people that want some excitment in the finish, not just question who will be the second. Of course, if he's in Argentina too, this is not the question either. I would be Haussler

 

[Dazed and Confused]

well, it wouldn't be boring for me even if he won all the stages as I am his fan, however I can understand the complaints about it from the other people that want some excitment in the finish, not just question who will be the second. Of course, if he's in Argentina too, this is not the question either. I would be Haussler

so you see Cav just hanging around at the back on all the stages?

 

[will10]

so you see Cav just hanging around at the back on all the stages?

He did last time he raced in January.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

He did last time he raced in January.

yep, perhaps he will just sign autographs and whine about other amateur sprinters. We shall see.

 

[Boardslide]

He did last time he raced in January.

Yes because this is what happened last time he raced in January

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2011/01/19/cavendish-mark-110119.jpg

 

[Parrulo]

forgot to sticky this. . . doing it now

 

[burning]

I demand equality! this thread must be a sticky too

congrats

 

[El Pistolero]

Cav better mans up at QS.

 

[Forunculo]

Florecita new political powers at cyclingnews

 

[will10]

Florecita new political powers at cyclingnews

I sense a disturbance in the force.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

I sense a disturbance in the force.

(s)he would be a well balanced mod.

 

[tomorrow]

so you see Cav just hanging around at the back on all the stages?

Well, first of all, it was meant as a joke. Everytime Sagan won a stage during last ToC, Haussler was second.
However, indeed, I don't think cav will win anything in Argentina, as many have said, he does not have really impressive starts to season. On the other hand, Tour de San Luis is very important for "new" Cannondale team, so I expect the riders to be in quite good shape for it. We'll see. Hopefully, there will be some tv coverage from it.

 

[Netserk]

Cav will win two stages and podium another

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Well, first of all, it was meant as a joke. Everytime Sagan won a stage during last ToC, Haussler was second.
However, indeed, I don't think cav will win anything in Argentina, as many have said, he does not have really impressive starts to season. On the other hand, Tour de San Luis is very important for "new" Cannondale team, so I expect the riders to be in quite good shape for it. We'll see. Hopefully, there will be some tv coverage from it.

got the ref to California.
Last year Quick Step banked 5 stages and the overall in the race (current CQ data). Pretty serious business. Don't think it will be a walk in the park for Cannondale this year, but as you say: the action will tell the full story.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I demand this race to become WT

that's really the last thing the race and cycling there needs it's alreayd a f'n blasphemy to see so little latin american teams this year. where are the colombians??!! ridiuclous. instead we will have to see the joke that is lotto belisol

 

[Cykelbloggar]

that's really the last thing the race and cycling there needs it's alreayd a f'n blasphemy to see so little latin american teams this year. where are the colombians??!! ridiuclous. instead we will have to see the joke that is lotto belisol

The race is growing, and when the organizers want´s more attention for the race they invite bigger teams. And with that there isn´t much place left for local teams. As simple as it´s. How mant French team did you see in last years TdF? Or how many Italian Teams did you see in the Giro? etc etc
I don´t think Lotto Belisol is a "ridicolous" team..

//Fritz

 

[LaFlorecita]

that's really the last thing the race and cycling there needs it's alreayd a f'n blasphemy to see so little latin american teams this year. where are the colombians??!! ridiuclous. instead we will have to see the joke that is lotto belisol

at least argos isn't there

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

The race is growing, and when the organizers want´s more attention for the race they invite bigger teams. And with that there isn´t much place left for local teams. As simple as it´s. How mant French team did you see in last years TdF? Or how many Italian Teams did you see in the Giro? etc etc
I don´t think Lotto Belisol is a "ridicolous" team..

//Fritz

in argentina and south america. cycling is very local. so nobody has ever heard about lotto or most of the european teams or cares. why do you think races in argentina such as doble bragado and vuelta san juan are way more popular?