I don't think Cav is enjoying his training ride at the moment.Andy99 said:Why the sad face? He, like the majority are only there for a pre season training ride in the sun.
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I don't think Cav is enjoying his training ride at the moment.Andy99 said:Why the sad face? He, like the majority are only there for a pre season training ride in the sun.
Andy99 said:Why the sad face? He, like the majority are only there for a pre season training ride in the sun.
Andy99 said:Why the sad face? He, like the majority are only there for a pre season training ride in the sun.
issoisso said:The Stirling stage always ends with an uphill sprint, which is perfect for Matthews (notice climbers and classics riders coming in 4th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, etc), so no surprise in Matthews winning, this finish suits him perfectly.
I'm more surprised at how the hell Greipel managed 2nd in a finish like this. No surprise in Goss 3rd, though. He's good in these sprints.
Last year he couldn't even crack the top-10 on this finish. Maybe the run-in was a bit faster then, though, as Evans and Valverde had to start the sprint very early to try and catch Cardoso.Libertine Seguros said:I'm not too surprised by Greipel managing 2nd - remember his win in stage 2 of the Volta ao Algarve last year; the weather was cold and wet, the finish was uphill, and it was early in the season so a lot of the classics specialists were not on form. He ended up taking 4" out of Samu just in the final uphill sprint.
Ferminal said:Cav suffered today, and he's now in last overall
theyoungest said:Last year he couldn't even crack the top-10 on this finish. Maybe the run-in was a bit faster then, though, as Evans and Valverde had to start the sprint very early to try and catch Cardoso.
Boardslide said:It appears he had to ride the last lap in open traffic, green light vehicle was called forward and police opened the roads.
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Jamsque said:Another day, another winner. I have to say this is much more interesting than the dominance by Greipel in 2010, impressive though that was. I wonder if he's starting to get frustrated with 2nd place yet.
Libertine Seguros said:I'm not too surprised by Greipel managing 2nd - remember his win in stage 2 of the Volta ao Algarve last year; the weather was cold and wet, the finish was uphill, and it was early in the season so a lot of the classics specialists were not on form. He ended up taking 4" out of Samu just in the final uphill sprint.
will10 said:link to highlights anywhere?
Don't you remember Greipel winning a 7%+ uphill sprint in Algarve a few years back?issoisso said:The Stirling stage always ends with an uphill sprint, which is perfect for Matthews (notice climbers and classics riders coming in 4th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, etc), so no surprise in Matthews winning, this finish suits him perfectly.
I'm more surprised at how the hell Greipel managed 2nd in a finish like this. No surprise in Goss 3rd, though. He's good in these sprints.