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They want to be like Coldeportes, but with a little bit of successRyo Hazuki said:amazing how africa oriented mtn has turned out to be
yea,with ebh,farrar and bos they will surely havetheyoungest said:They want to be like Coldeportes, but with a little bit of success
Bos has 10 wins every season, EBH used to do about the same, and Farrar... well, yeah, I dunno.ILovecycling said:yea,with ebh,farrar and bos they will surely have
if you think so...theyoungest said:Bos has 10 wins every season, EBH used to do about the same, and Farrar... well, yeah, I dunno.
I'd be shocked to find out that was true.theyoungest said:Bos has 10 wins every season, EBH used to do about the same, and Farrar... well, yeah, I dunno.
Akuryo said:Farrar's biggest problem is, he is not a sprinter, but was still Garmins fastest rider. He is kind of like Boonen or Cancellara: good in classics with a decent sprint. Only not as strong as these two mentioned. So he did not win a lot of classics or a lot of sprints, but he will get you lots of top 10-placings. If he does not hit the deck ...
jaylew said:I'd be shocked to find out that was true.
Not sure what you mean. Farrar is definitely a sprinter. He's always been a sprinter. That's pretty much all he's good at. Unfortunately, he's just not that fast any more but there were a couple of years where he was arguably the best sprinter in the world not named Cavendish.
kingjr said:Which says a lot about the quality of the sprinters a couple of years ago.
jaylew said:Not sure what you mean. Farrar is definitely a sprinter. He's always been a sprinter. That's pretty much all he's good at. Unfortunately, he's just not that fast any more but there were a couple of years where he was arguably the second best sprinter in the world not on HTC.
Huh?jaylew said:I'd be shocked to find out that was true.
Jancouver said:Nerz to Bora? If he is the main GC guy, I just cant imagine they will be invited to any GC unless they sign some major leadout support for Sam Bennett so they can focus on sprints. Without Konig, this team is pretty weak . Machado can climb but is inconsistent and therefore he is not suited to any leadership role.
Ricco' said:Gasparotto is leaving Astana.
Well, I don't see him in a team other than Lampre or Katusha in this moment. Others may be full right now or I don't see a rider like him there. And he should be able to still secure a place within the WT.
jaylew said:I think it mostly says he used to be a lot faster. I agree the depth of the sprint field was not quite as good as it is now but people forget he used to beat Greipel on a regular basis
Ricco' said:Machado is on the way out and as far as I know he already has a deal with a World Tour team for next year (source: an editor of Portuguese Cycling Magazine with close ties to the cyclist).
kingjr said:Nah, there is not much difference between the two, he beats Greipel because Greipel is only fast, and not much else. Besides their head 2 head results are only slightly in favour of Cavendish since they're riding for different teams. In terms of speed I think Greipel matched him as far back as 2010, maybe 2009 even.
Petacchi beat him a couple of times, but he was already 35 and certainly not as good as he was between 2003 and 2007.
theyoungest said:Huh?
EBH in his heyday (2009): 13 wins.
Bos, just last year: 12 wins.
It seems I was too conservative
And which races do you expect MTN will put him in? They race cr.p like Langkawi as well.jaylew said:I was just talking about Bos. That must have the quietest 12 wins in history. 8 in Asia and of course 6 of them were in the Tour of Hainan at the end of the year where his only competition was his own teammates. Didn't Belkin win like every stage of that race and weren't they the only WT team?
And I was really referring to the statement that he has 10 wins every year. Last year was the only time he's done it. 4,5, and 6 before that. That said, he definitely has a shot this year if they do Hainan again.
jaylew said:I guess I'm not sure where we're disagreeing. I'm just trying to say that Farrar has definitely lost some speed in the last few years as sprinters often do.