Tour Rider Selection and Roles

[maltiv]

Argos:

Roy Curvers
Koen de Kort
Johannes Frohlinger
Patrick Gretsch
Yann Huguet
Marcel Kittel
Matthieu Sprick
Albert Timmer
Tom Veelers

Surprising to see that their best climber, Geniez, wasn't selected, but I guess it's all in for Kittel.

 

[hoerpi]

Kessiakoff will ride the tour.

http://www.eurosport.se/cykel/tour-de-france/2012/kessiakoff-kor-touren_sto3317720/story.shtml

 

[El Pistolero]

And to think, some people were worried about Sky having to chase breakaways.

I'd be worried if I had to rely on Argos to chase back the breakaways.

 

[TeoSheva]

Katusha
Dennis Menchov
Giampaolo Caruso
Luca Paolini
Vladimir Gusev
Joan Horrach
Aliaksandr Kuchynski
Yuriy Trofimov
Eduard Vorganov
Oscar Freire

All in for Caruso

 

[Boeing]

Hayden Roulston's role is to let let Johan know when any rider at the back is cross chained

 

[JibberJim]

I'd be worried if I had to rely on Argos to chase back the breakaways.

The entire Argos team's got to be worth one EBH?

 

[Escarabajo]

...

Argos:

Roy Curvers
Koen de Kort
Johannes Frohlinger
Patrick Gretsch
Yann Huguet
Marcel Kittel
Matthieu Sprick
Albert Timmer
Tom Veelers

OMG! what is this team? how did they get an invite? is the Tour Director going crazy?

 

[Jan the Man]

If Kittel wins a sprint stage or two then they won't care if they don't show in the mountains.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Lol Escarabajo going insane

 

[dlwssonic]

The mighty team
BMC Racing Team Tour de France Roster:
Marcus Burghardt (GER), Steve Cummings (GBR), Cadel Evans (AUS), Philippe Gilbert (BEL), George Hincapie (USA), Amaël Moinard (FRA), Manuel Quinziato (ITA), Michael Schär (SUI), Tejay van Garderen (USA).

http://www.bmcracingteam.com/news/news/datum/2012/06/19/bmc-racing-team-announces-tour-de-france-team/

 

[LaFlorecita]

The mighty team
BMC Racing Team Tour de France Roster:
Marcus Burghardt (GER), Steve Cummings (GBR), Cadel Evans (AUS), Philippe Gilbert (BEL), George Hincapie (USA), Amaël Moinard (FRA), Manuel Quinziato (ITA), Michael Schär (SUI), Tejay van Garderen (USA).

http://www.bmcracingteam.com/news/news/datum/2012/06/19/bmc-racing-team-announces-tour-de-france-team/

Come come don't exaggerate.

 

[dlwssonic]

Come come don't exaggerate.

lol....
Its pretty good though.
Cummings, Moinard, TJVG for the climbs.
Burghardt, quinziato, schar, hincapie for the flat.
Gilbert to have a bit of a free role, but will have his domestique duties as well.

 

[roundabout]

The team looks somewhat thin should the attacks start early in the mountains.

Oh well, there is still Sky to do the chasing.

 

[LaFlorecita]

lol....
Its pretty good though.
Cummings, Moinard, TJVG for the climbs.
Burghardt, quinziato, schar, hincapie for the flat.
Gilbert to have a bit of a free role, but will have his domestique duties as well.

Evans lacks a real mountain domestique... like Dani... or Szmyd.. or Fränk..

 

[dlwssonic]

Evans lacks a real mountain domestique... like Dani... or Szmyd.. or Fränk..

Thats what they say every race evans enters.
Few have those type of riders.
And TBH evans doesn't need one.
sky will help him out.
Dani isn't really a super domestique not in the league of szmyd or frank.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Thats what they say every race evans enters.
Few have those type of riders.
And TBH evans doesn't need one.
sky will help him out.
Dani isn't really a super domestique not in the league of szmyd or frank.

HAve you seen Tour 2010?

Last guy together with Andy and Alberto... Blew himself up completely for Alberto.. I remember reading something like "he went so deep that after riding with Alberto and Andy gravity pulled him down the climb"

 

[JRanton]

Sky won't be helping Evans much when they ride him off their wheel.

 

[dlwssonic]

HAve you seen Tour 2010?

Last guy together with Andy and Alberto... Blew himself up completely for Alberto.. I remember reading something like "he went so deep that after riding with Alberto and Andy gravity pulled him down the climb"

oops sorry
I thought you meant dani moreno.
Yeah Daniel navarro is a superb climber.
He was in the form of his life at tour 2010. He was incredible.

 

[dlwssonic]

Sky won't be helping Evans much when they ride him off their wheel.

Keep on dreaming

 

[LaFlorecita]

oops sorry
I thought you meant dani moreno.
Yeah Daniel navarro is a superb climber.
He was in the form of his life at tour 2010. He was incredible.

yes he was great. I hope he can do it again in la vuelta.

 

[airstream]

lol....
Its pretty good though.
Cummings, Moinard, TJVG for the climbs.
Burghardt, quinziato, schar, hincapie for the flat.
Gilbert to have a bit of a free role, but will have his domestique duties as well.

lol no more teams that need so many people for the flat.

 

[dlwssonic]

yes he was great. I hope he can do it again in la vuelta.

should be able to if he has planned his season around la vuelta.
Anyway I don't believe contador will need much help in the mountains.
Like navarro was nowhere in the giro 2011. And he also was pretty invisible in tour 2011, although he did do some work.
How about good ol noval

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Sky won't be helping Evans much when they ride him off their wheel.

Probably won't happen, but I think I'd enjoy that even more than Lance in 2010.

 

[roundabout]

I remember Navarro utterly failing to contain Schleck last year.

That's more typical of the scenario where BMC risk coming up short.

 

[dlwssonic]

lol no more teams that need so many people for the flat.

Yeah there are pretty a lot.
But I think BMC do put an emphasis on protecting evans well in the flat.
They did that job very well last year.
Thats a very important aspect of cycing, if you don't do that. You risk losing time or getting involved in crashes

RSNT are great at protecting their leaders too.
Thus the inclusion of popovych, cancellara, gallopin and voigt.