I know it's childish, but I thought this thread needed bumping, just to show those who have an attention span of one stage.
What is Greipel thinking? Iz he laffin at yu?
What is Greipel thinking? Iz he laffin at yu?
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riobonito92 said:What's the new strategy for the sprint stages?
scribe said:Cavendish looks better from the back of the sprinter's field than he does behind his own train.
flicker said:Notice today he rode the SKY TRAIN. He is just that good. Read his book Boy Racer. Phenomenon Cavandish.
joy118118 said:cav proved he didnt need a lead out train yesterday
bring more GC guys next year, HTC!
asdfgh101 said:For Cavendish to win a group sprint there first needs to be one; he needs his team close down the breakaways and to a lesser extent keep the pace high to prevent counter-attacks.
HTC failed in this tour on two stages:
Stage 4 where Cavendish blew, their train was 1 man short for the distance they tried to take it out from, hence Cavendish wasted a lot of enegy battling Hushovd for position before opening up too soon (i called the result 1.5k out).
On Stage 13 HTC didn't get enough men over the climb to drag Vino back (although they were 2 men down and Grabcsh was done for; Rogers, Sivtsov and Martin (who i expected more of) needed to be prepared for a massive effort). This is where i think Van Garderen could shine next year (taking Montfort's place) and if you add Goss for Hansen you have the ultimate stage winning machine.
SpartacusRox said:Just as Contador is a step up on all comers in the GC, Cav is a step up on all comers in the sprints. Personally I would have liked to see Hausler there but cav made sure that didn't happen. ..