Wow. Pantano Gomez 4th. and Mollema is 6th not 5th as I previously stated.
Surprised to see such time gaps. Even Roelandts has a 4 sec gap over Reda.
Surprised to see such time gaps. Even Roelandts has a 4 sec gap over Reda.
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Wallenquist said:Roelandts was super strong, i didin't expect him to survive today and he managed to beat all those stronger climbers MSR in his sight ? or maybe even Het Volk.
I hope so. He has had his bad share of injuries in these last classics seasons. I hope he can perform at the monuments. Lotto doesn't have much options so he has space. Maybe co-lead with Greipel at San Remo and Bak at Roubaix.Wallenquist said:Roelandts was super strong, i didin't expect him to survive today and he managed to beat all those stronger climbers MSR in his sight ? or maybe even Het Volk.
He didn't beat all the climbers, he was away with a 5 man group. Mollema won the sprint behind.Wallenquist said:Roelandts was super strong, i didin't expect him to survive today and he managed to beat all those stronger climbers MSR in his sight ? or maybe even Het Volk.
theyoungest said:He didn't beat all the climbers, he was away with a 5 man group. Mollema won the sprint behind.
Nonetheless, he did survive the course before, so he's certainly got the form for the early classics.
Dekker_Tifosi said:Kind of the same as on Faron then, Mollema won the sprint behind there too. He said he felt strong in the last K yesterday but Peraud/Reda who escaped at the foot of the climb were already too far gone.
Maybe Mollema should start taking more risks?
Michele said:Donno if mentioned already, but Rebellin wrote on fb that him and half of his team suffered intestinal problems during the race and he was dissapointed as he thought he could do even better.
And you're a fan of Rodriguez, wheelsucker extraordinairePentacycle said:Last time Mollema did a real attack he won, two years ago in Poland. He's only capable of climbing well if he can suck wheels, I hope he can change that in the future. He could've won more if he took a risk once in a while.
gruppeto993 said:Regarding monfort, i realised that he always does best when not under pressure. All his good performances were when he wasnt pressured ie. The vuleta top ten. His tt result.
Patano sprints to 4th out of a 5 man group. That's all, as far as Colombia is concerned in this race.Ryo Hazuki said:good performances by colombians, their first race and in abysmal weather conditions.
theyoungest said:Patano sprints to 4th out of a 5 man group. That's all, as far as Colombia is concerned in this race.
The conditions are the same for everyone.
Did they make an impact on this race? No they didn't. Team GC is meaningless.Ryo Hazuki said:1 ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI ITA 14h45'19''
2 IAM CYCLING SUI 14h45'36''
3 TEAM EUROPCAR FRA 14h45'52''
4 COLOMBIA COL 14h45'59''
5 AG2R LA MONDIALE FRA 14h47'23''
6 BMC RACING TEAM USA 14h49'38''
7 FDJ FRA 14h49'52
8 TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF DEN 14h49'59''
9 SOJASUN FRA 14h51'13''
10 BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM NED 14h51'29''
11 EUSKATEL EUSKADI ESP 14h56'10''
12 RADIOSHACK LEOPARD LUX 14h56'29''
13 VACANSOLEIL-DCM PROCYCLING TEAM NED 15h01'39''
14 COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS FRA 15h03'12''
15 BRETAGNE - SECHE ENVIRONNENT FRA 15h11'41''
16 BIG MAT - AUBER 93 FRA 15h11'44''
17 ACCENTS JOBS - WANTY BEL ''
18 LOTTO BELISOL BEL 15h13'23''
19 CCC - POLSAT POL
yeah, whatever