Tour Rider Selection and Roles

[Boeing]

What exactly does Hayden roulston bring to the table the coming 3 weeks?

 

[roundabout]

He is strong enough to chase on the flat/keep team leaders at the front/carry bottles.

Every team has 1 or 2 of these guys.

 

[Boeing]

He is strong enough to chase on the flat/keep team leaders at the front/carry bottles.

Every team has 1 or 2 of these guys.

hes the same guy who claims Tantra cured his arrhythmia

 

[Unkown]

I guess now I'd go with...

F. Schleck
J. Fuglsang
A. Kloden
M. Monfort
L. Gerdemann
J. Voigt
H. Zubeldia
F. Cancellara
T. Gallopin

Someone in another thread said Fuglsang deserves co-leadership, and I agree, but I just can't see him climbing with the top 10. Kloden should be the back-up plan.

Zubeldia should be free to go for his own chances, perhaps KOM? Voigt should be allowed to stage hunt every so often. I believe Gallopin should get to be on the team now as well.

Maybe swap Popovych for Gerdemann?

I agree with this, if Sky is robo riding to the top of each climb Fuglsang will have a great chance of staying with the lead group if he is at top form, plus it seems he always TT's very well in GT's. Frank needs to try to make the race a living hell for Wiggins and Evans if he wants any chance at top 5, that will be hard though considering he is usually weaker by the 3rd week. Gallopin should for sure be on the team, Gerdamann is the only rider I would swap out of those 9 for somebody else, all the other riders should be for sure going imo.

 

[AntonioRossi]

He is strong enough to chase on the flat/keep team leaders at the front/carry bottles.

Every team has 1 or 2 of these guys.

pretty sure voigt and cancellara can do that job. No need to have roulston in the tour

 

[Motion]

Astana very strong without good GC leader

Captain - Vino
GC guy - Janez
2GC guy - Kashechkin

Grivko / Iglinsky / Kiserlovski / Fofonov / Kesiakoff / Muravyev

 

[norwegian]

I guess now I'd go with...

F. Schleck
J. Fuglsang
A. Kloden
M. Monfort
L. Gerdemann
J. Voigt
H. Zubeldia
F. Cancellara
T. Gallopin

Someone in another thread said Fuglsang deserves co-leadership, and I agree, but I just can't see him climbing with the top 10. Kloden should be the back-up plan.

Zubeldia should be free to go for his own chances, perhaps KOM? Voigt should be allowed to stage hunt every so often. I believe Gallopin should get to be on the team now as well.

Maybe swap Popovych for Gerdemann?

I second this. And yes, Popovych in.

 

[Boeing]

And what about Froome?

 

[Gloin22]

And what about Froome?

What about him ?

He's in the squad and will be at the Tour as Wiggo's last mountain domestique.

 

[Froome19]

What about him ?

He's in the squad and will be at the Tour as Wiggo's last mountain domestique.

atm...

He is starting to show his Vuelta form though and with that type of form he can take on any of the contenders and will give Wiggins a run for his money.

If such a scenario does occur lets all pray (well all Sky fans/Kenyans at least) that Sky dont repeat their Vuelta mistake..

 

[Boeing]

atm...

He is starting to show his Vuelta form though and with that type of form he can take on any of the contenders and will give Wiggins a run for his money.

If such a scenario does occur lets all pray (well all Sky fans/Kenyans at least) that Sky dont repeat their Vuelta mistake..

I didnt see his name initially. good

and if a scenario does occur dont bet Brainsford has a plan B

 

[Froome19]

I didnt see his name initially. good

and if a scenario does occur dont bet Brainsford has a plan B

Sure but will he activate it to late...

 

[Boeing]

Sure but will he activate it to late...

panic at the disco if that happens. meaning no back up plan in the manual

 

[Eric8-A]

If Klodi had the form he had in the earlier part of last year, he'd be a favorite without a doubt. Not really sure where he's at right now though.

 

[MajorTom]

Astana very strong without good GC leader

Captain - Vino
GC guy - Janez
2GC guy - Kashechkin

Grivko / Iglinsky / Kiserlovski / Fofonov / Kesiakoff / Muravyev

Take someone out, cause Božič is riding the Tour. A long known rumor that was confirmed today by Martinelli. He was present at the first stage of Tour de Slovenie.

 

[Sunreaper]

What exactly does Hayden roulston bring to the table the coming 3 weeks?

good workhorse on the flats he can also do a bit of climbing, good for breakaway opportunities (hes podiumed at the tour before) (if the shack has to resort to stage wins) and has a quite good team work ethic very underrated as a rider (partly because hes so unlucky)

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Will OGE select Durbridge for crack at prologue / yellow jersey?

 

[greenedge]

Not if his achilles has not healed. I also doubt he would get that jersey anyways and he might be too young ( it would be his first GT ).

 

[TheArt]

Still nothing known? Still not a single team has announced their final squad for the TDF?

 

[cineteq]

Still nothing known? Still not a single team has announced their final squad for the TDF?

There are long lists and confirmed riders.

This is a good start:
http://biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=52321

 

[TheArt]

There are long lists and confirmed riders.

This is a good start:
http://biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=52321

I known all the lists, even from the teams that are not on that page. In most of the years the're allready a lot of teams known after the TdS. This year all the squads will be announced very late. It's kinda rare if you compare it to the other years.

 

[*Falze*]

Once 1 goes, they'll all go. Its like their playing mind games

 

[cineteq]

Once 1 goes, they'll all go. Its like their playing mind games

Here we go!!!
Raboboys:
Gesink, Ten Dam, Kruijswijk, Mollema, Renshaw, LL Sanchez, Tankink, Tjallingii and Wynants.

 

[TheArt]

It's like they read my remark in this topic

 

[maltiv]

Here we go!!!
Raboboys:
Gesink, Ten Dam, Kruijswijk, Mollema, Renshaw, LL Sanchez, Tankink, Tjallingii and Wynants.

Looks like a fairly strong team, but remains to be seen if they have a strong leader as well. Also good to see they didn't waste a spot on bringing a leadout for Renshaw.