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Velolover2

Velolover2

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Mayomaniac said:
Velolover2 said:
It's odd because Pozzo is actually quite "punchy". He has a great acceleration on steeper gradients he can hold for 400-500m and is a great attacker who can easily get away from a group as witnessed yesterday but his sprint his terrible.

Do you use some other muscles/another technique in a sprint and in a punchy late attack? Some punchy riders like Martin, Valverde, Purito and Alaphilippe are also fast in a flat sprint.
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I don't really know.
The opposite of Pozzovivo was someone like Basso, he had no punch, but for a gc contender he had a decent sprint.
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Yeah, but it's a more typical "prototype". There are plenty of riders like that: Talansky, Thomas, Uran..

The reverse case is more rare. Rebellin maybe?
 
May0maniac

May0maniac

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No idea, that's indeed pretty rare.
About Spilak, I have the feeling that he's past his prime, but I have the feeling that he's still capable to reach at least a top 3 result here.
 
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Velolover2 said:
Mayomaniac said:
Velolover2 said:
It's odd because Pozzo is actually quite "punchy". He has a great acceleration on steeper gradients he can hold for 400-500m and is a great attacker who can easily get away from a group as witnessed yesterday but his sprint his terrible.

Do you use some other muscles/another technique in a sprint and in a punchy late attack? Some punchy riders like Martin, Valverde, Purito and Alaphilippe are also fast in a flat sprint.
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I don't really know.
The opposite of Pozzovivo was someone like Basso, he had no punch, but for a gc contender he had a decent sprint.
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Yeah, but it's a more typical "prototype". There are plenty of riders like that: Talansky, Thomas, Uran..

The reverse case is more rare. Rebellin maybe?
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No it's not. Alberto Contador is the prime example.
 
Ricco'

Ricco'

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WheelofGear said:
Great punch, great sprint: Valverde
No punch, great sprint: Jungels
Great punch, no sprint: Contador
No punch, no sprint (pure diesel): Nieve, Zubeldia
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I disagree about Jungels. He is not the punchier guy but he can do some damage on steep sections (see the stage he won at the Giro, when he attacked on the Bergamo Alta climb).
 
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movingtarget

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WheelofGear said:
Great punch, great sprint: Valverde
No punch, great sprint: Jungels
Great punch, no sprint: Contador
No punch, no sprint (pure diesel): Nieve, Zubeldia
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Porte is usually a good example also of having a punch but no sprint then last week in a four man sprint, he decides to win one until his "good mate" puts him into the barriers ! Froome must have thought he was still on a descent as he was all over the road..........
 
May0maniac

May0maniac

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I feel for the guy and I hope that he's ok after that crash, but he crashes way to often, just like Kelderdam and Gesink.
 
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