Tour of Oman

[The Sheep]

Did wonder why this thread suddenly exploded in pages. :d

Well done Gesink

The Dutch Maffia are out in force

 

[Tuarts]

Gesink wins pic
Nice work by Gesink and Rabobank. They seem to work really well as a team and are already having a great season. Good for them.

Reminds me of

 

[ingsve]

Cue more hype than you can fit in an internet.

But that's really impressive, seriously.

Ya, certain norwegian semi-cyclingfans will never stop claiming that EBH can win the Tour now. Real fans understand that there is a big diffrence between a single 5.8km climb and a mountain stage with several 10-30km climbs. Still, very well done by him and clearly better than I had thought. I was optimistic about his chances but getting 2nd was way above that.

 

[Contre la montre]

You dont think?

Well he beat Cancellara last year so he cant be that bad.

At the moment we are only about 20 seconds in to the season. Form will certainly beat talent at the moment.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Sounds like sky garmin and leopard split it in the wind with 20ks left

another team in red and black also did so. I better not mention them though.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

At the moment we are only about 20 seconds in to the season. Form will certainly beat talent at the moment.

in ebh's case both are apparent.

 

[theyoungest]

Gesink wins pic
Nice work by Gesink and Rabobank. They seem to work really well as a team and are already having a great season. Good for them.

It looks like an earlier victory salute, but he says he dedicates this win to his father. This looks like his way of showing that.

 

[Contre la montre]

in ebh's case both are apparent.

Far be it from me to claim EBH is not very talented. He is. But certainly Devenyns beating Rodriguez illustrates this race is all about form.

 

[sublimit]

Talentless rider in decent ride shock..

Some of the stuff on this thread is hilarious. Hagen beating Canc in a TT counts for nothing just like Bos beating Cav last year counts for nothing. yeah right

 

[auscyclefan94]

was actually a 47 second gap to ebh from gesink
Devenyens at 51 seconds.

 

[theyoungest]

Gesink on twitter:

Lieve Pap, deze is voor jou!

(transl) Dear Dad, this one is for you!

 

[Captain_Cavman]

Far be it from me to claim EBH is not very talented. He is. But certainly Devenyns beating Rodriguez illustrates this race is all about form.

Every race is about form. And talent. And luck. To different degrees.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Gesink on twitter:



(transl) Dear Dad, this one is for you!

That is awesome. He was obviously riding withe the strength of his dad as well today. I am happy that he gets to honour him like that.

 

[Spare Tyre]

That is awesome. He was obviously riding withe the strength of his dad as well today. I am happy that he gets to honour him like that.

Who are you and what have you done with ACF?

 

[Contre la montre]

Every race is about form. And talent. And luck. To different degrees.

Agreed, but it's safe to assume that come july 95% of riders starting will be in form. Luck remains of course always a factor even though people are always trying to eliminate luck.

 

[jens_attacks]

Gesink on twitter:



(transl) Dear Dad, this one is for you!

very honorable.i'm happy for him.

 

[cineteq]

very honorable.i'm happy for him.

Hope he can deliver tomorrow!

 

[auscyclefan94]

Who are you and what have you done with ACF?

It may surprise some posters on here but I do have a heart and can acknowledge when some has peformed very well with great spirit and strength.

 

[Frosty]

Sinkewitz 10th - time gaps are coming through on twitter.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Sinkewitz 10th - time gaps are coming through on twitter.

If only Matsport.fr would simply throw the result online as fast as they do with the Tour de France

 

[auscyclefan94]

Stage results

Gesink
EBH 47s
Devenyns 53s
Vandevelde 53s
Visconti 53s
van avermaet 1min 2s
Monfort st
Albasini st
Flecha 1min 12s
Sinkewitz 1min 29s

 

[Moondance]

Damn... Rodriguez & Vino (to name but two) are both outside the Top-10 and finished at least 1:30 down on Gesink. Pretty surprising how (relatively speaking) badly they did.

 

[boomcie]

Stage results

Gesink
EBH 47s
Devenyns 53s
Vandevelde 53s
Visconti 53s
van avermaet 1min 2s
Monfort st
Albasini st
Flecha 1min 12s
Sinkewitz 1min 29s

Gesink sure did put the hammer down. Regardless the relative weakness of the climbing-field.

 

[Frosty]

Damn... Rodriguez & Vino (to name but two) are both outside the Top-10 and finished at least 1:30 down on Gesink. Pretty surprising how (relatively speaking) badly they did.

Vino said he wasnt on great form. I imagine he's probably aiming to peak for the april classics so this is a bit early for him? He didnt do very well in Tirreno-Adriatico last year

 

[Sasquatch]

Albasini and Monfort can time trial.

But there is no way EBH loses this.