Tour of Langkawi 2016. Asia Tour. 2.HC

[StryderHells]

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And juraj best ever result.
I think everyone else crashed probably

Not really, he makes really good progress with Tinkoff and is now much better rider than he was in 2014.

And you come to this conclusion how? He did nothing of note last year outside of finishing second at the NC

 

[classicomano]

Yeah Juraj sure is a diamond in the rough. I cant wait to see his performance in the spring classics.

 

[Lance Armstrong]

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And juraj best ever result.
I think everyone else crashed probably

Not really, he makes really good progress with Tinkoff and is now much better rider than he was in 2014.

And you come to this conclusion how? He did nothing of note last year outside of finishing second at the NC

I watch him much closer than just checking the results. He's been domestic on all of those races. You can't expect him to make Top 20 if he's last in the team hierarchy and his duty is fetching bottles.

What I mean, in the past he was held back by injuries, in 2014 he was usually dropped on the first climb. This season he will prove he's worthy ProTour rider.

 

[RedheadDane]

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And juraj best ever result.
I think everyone else crashed probably

Clearly they have a knack for second places in that family!

 

[Baldinger]

Looks like he handles his bike with the same ease as his brother.

 

[Taxus4a]

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And juraj best ever result.
I think everyone else crashed probably

Not really, he makes really good progress with Tinkoff and is now much better rider than he was in 2014.

Juraj was working quite hard these days for Tinkoff. Anyway the result is quite amazing, instead the crash.

 

[Jancouver]

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And juraj best ever result.
I think everyone else crashed probably

Clearly they have a knack for second places in that family!

Common man! This is a low blow!

that being said, I think his domestic duties and kms in the pro peloton are slowly starting to pay off. This result may actually give him more confidence and perhaps even move him slightly up the ladder.

 

[Escarabajo]

What happened? can't believe Lopez lost time in these stages!

 

[Taxus4a]

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What happened? can't believe Lopez lost time in these stages!

A puncture!

The end mas a mess with a crash.

My friend told me he got in the final descent 105 Km/h, it was straigh and about 10 %, in a good road, so possible.

 

[burning]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlsRm0VlB-o

I see no crashes, but it is definitely a mess with that final km and Juraj almost won fair and square

 

[Ricco']

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlsRm0VlB-o

I see no crashes, but it is definitely a mess with that final km and Juraj almost won fair and square

At 17:20 mark, in the U turn.

 

[Jancouver]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlsRm0VlB-o

I see no crashes, but it is definitely a mess with that final km and Juraj almost won fair and square

about 500m to go, that downhill sharp left.

if Juraj would ride and sprint with hands in drops instead on his hoods, he would have a better chance

... perhaps, he thinks that he is the new Cancellara

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlsRm0VlB-o

I see no crashes, but it is definitely a mess with that final km and Juraj almost won fair and square

about 500m to go, that downhill sharp left.

if Juraj would ride and sprint with hands in drops instead on his hoods, he would have a better chance

... perhaps, he thinks that he is the new Cancellara

Or perhaps he learned from Contador?

 

[Taxus4a]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlsRm0VlB-o

I see no crashes, but it is definitely a mess with that final km and Juraj almost won fair and square [/quote
My friend dint tell me a crash, but a messand tell ma about the corner, but I readed people that make Lopez not cross, so I though in a crash, the current leader almost crash anyway and needed to stop.

Today is the longer stage by far, with a quite hard and djort climb, but at the begining. at the end there is a corner, but at 2 km to the finish line, then all straight.

 

[Bushman]

That was indeed a very impressive last k from Juraj Sagan. The way he took the corner at around 800 metres to go was very reminiscent of his brother

 

[Taxus4a]

Yes, Juraj remind his brother in those corners.

Today stage Lopez try to break from the start and especially in the only climb, at about 25 Km from the start (in a stage of 205 Km) there was a team mate who attached just before, . Most fo the riders suffered a lot then.

 

[SafeBet]

So Guardini now has 22 wins in Tour de Langkawi. Among active riders, I think only Cav has more wins in a single race (26, Tour).
He could get to 50 wins in Langkawi before calling it quits