Vattenfall Cyclassics, Sunday 15. August 2010

[Ryaguas]

Today Sky showed a decent Lead-out train... OMG I still can't believe it! but Sutton needs to be more fast...

I don't know why are you criticizing Greipel that much... He showed a REALLY GOOD velocity but he was REALLY REALLY bad placed! He admitted it... Also He was clearly boxed... I really think that Greipel could have won this race easily...

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Maxim Iglinskiy, 8th in Milan-San Remo, 8th in the Ronde van Vlaanderen, 7th in Gent-Wevelgem, 4th overall in Tirreno-Adriatico including a 3rd and 6th on stages... he's the only exception to your Vino/Schleck points I can think of.

 

[Moondance]

Maxim Iglinskiy, 8th in Milan-San Remo, 8th in the Ronde van Vlaanderen, 7th in Gent-Wevelgem, 4th overall in Tirreno-Adriatico including a 3rd and 6th on stages... he's the only exception to your Vino/Schleck points I can think of.

Watch out.... This could technically be considered crimethink in the Republic of Vino!

 

[Beech Mtn]

Maxim Iglinskiy, 8th in Milan-San Remo, 8th in the Ronde van Vlaanderen, 7th in Gent-Wevelgem, 4th overall in Tirreno-Adriatico including a 3rd and 6th on stages... he's the only exception to your Vino/Schleck points I can think of.

and winner of Strade Bianche

 

[auscyclefan94]

Good ride by Kristoff for fourth. It is a shmae he doesn't have a leadout as he has to come from a long way back but his acceleration is phenomenal.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

and winner of Strade Bianche

yes, but as that's a .1 event, and Iglinskiy is on a ProTour team, it won't have paid Kazakhstan any World Ranking points.

 

[William H]

No. The final leadout man was too slow.

Final leadout man was fine, but EBH needed to go earlier

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

does anyone know what happened to soler?? he didn't finish I hope he didn't crash

 

[sublimit]

Like how? He hasn't ridden enough monuments, he doesn't climb that well, and he was beaten in the sprint today. Greipel: if they can get a good team around him, then he can get to sprint against the top guys a lot, and possibly improve. And he's one of the best already. Farrar: really unlucky at the Tour, considering the other things he's been able to do this year. Has another date with Cav at La Vuelta- it could be a good 'un!

I dont necessarily mean Hagen will win because i reckon Pozzato will get it, but he can get on the podium as has so many ways to win or do well. If its a bunch gallop then maybe a lesser chance but if its a smaller group at the end then he will be dangerous. His TT skills means he can also jump away late on from a small group.

It all depends how hard the coarse is but it sounds like a group of 20 or so can make it to the end.