Who is the slowest rider of the peloton?

[Hyman]

Which riders of the peloton dont have a chance of winning a sprint in a group of 4-5 riders?

Contador comes to my mind. Never seen him outsprint someone!

 

[Netserk]

Basso

 

[LaFlorecita]

Alberto Contador 6th in bunch sprint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NulqYwlxUrA

2nd in GC group sprint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePZ1dpyfbRo

he needs to learn to sprint in the drops

 

[phil-i-am]

Pozzovivo might have won a stage in Cataluna this year but that wasn't a sprint anyway. He's definitely the first guy that comes to my mind. A kind of rider who finds it hard to fight for 5th place in such group of 4-5

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re:

Basso

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=23449

 

[ray j willings]

Which riders of the peloton dont have a chance of winning a sprint in a group of 4-5 riders?

Contador comes to my mind. Never seen him outsprint someone!

That's just being Contadoriasist.

I reckon Froome ,,,,rubbish sprinter

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Nobody comes close to Pozzovivio in this category.

7th from a three man group - http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/ra ... ceid=23719

5th from a two man group - http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/ra ... ceid=25363

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Pozzovivo is a good bet yes. Funny thread. Who's the worst climber?

 

[SeriousSam]

Re:

Pozzovivo is a good bet yes. Funny thread. Who's the worst climber?

Kittel, Froome (2010 and earlier), Cavendish. Many candidates.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re: Re:

Pozzovivo is a good bet yes. Funny thread. Who's the worst climber?

Kittel, Froome (2010 and earlier), Cavendish. Many candidates.

Kenny van Hummel!! or Fatancur

 

[Netserk]

Re: Re:

Basso

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=23449

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=2643

RoboBasso is retired though.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Which riders of the peloton dont have a chance of winning a sprint in a group of 4-5 riders?

Contador comes to my mind. Never seen him outsprint someone!

That's just being Contadoriasist.

I reckon Froome ,,,,rubbish sprinter

Froome much better than Contador at sprinting, he even uses the drops!

 

[Popchu]

Vandenbergh

 

[The Hitch]

Froome's attack on Ventoux was probably faster than some riders ever manage on the flat. No way is he the slowest.

Someone like Szmyd maybe is a good shout. He even almost lost a sprint when Valverede wanted to give him the win.

 

[Hyman]

Juan Antonio Flecha was extremely slow too. Carlos Sastre also comes into my mind

 

[RedheadDane]

Wouldn't the slowest rider of the peloton be the guy who can't even win from a group of one rider?
Or... being a bit more serious... a two-man group.

 

[TMP402]

In the Tour last year, Froome was 6th on Stage 1, beating Kristoff, Greipel, Demare, Degenkolb, Haussler, Viviani, and Modolo. Now, fair enough, the massive crash may have had a minor impact, but...

 

[pablohidalgo7]

Laurens ten dam,mikel nieve,basso...
There are multiple options.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Cavendish isn't a hopeless climber. He won a Tour stage back in '09 with a cat.2 climb not far out. Compared to Guardini, van Hummel, Bos, Vermeltfoort or Kittel he's not a bad climber at all.

Froome WAS a guy who would lose a sprint to his grandmother in the first half of the 2011 Vuelta, but once he was able to go for the win he was suddenly winning back bonus seconds in them Garzelli-style. So not him.

 

[Bushman]

Re:

Nobody comes close to Pozzovivio in this category.

7th from a three man group - http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/ra ... ceid=23719

5th from a two man group - http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/ra ... ceid=25363

Pure gold.

I would nominate Chris Anker Sørensen for this title. On a slight uphill finish i'm sure he would get his ass kicked by Pozzovivo.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Pozzovivo kicks no one ass in a sprint, doesnt matter if it goes 50% uphill or on the flat.

 

[Arredondo]

Pozzovivo period.

Froome won a sprint against Alberto in Oman, so Contador is a better candidate

 

[GP Blanco]

Re:

Cavendish isn't a hopeless climber. He won a Tour stage back in '09 with a cat.2 climb not far out. Compared to Guardini, van Hummel, Bos, Vermeltfoort or Kittel he's not a bad climber at all.

Froome WAS a guy who would lose a sprint to his grandmother in the first half of the 2011 Vuelta, but once he was able to go for the win he was suddenly winning back bonus seconds in them Garzelli-style. So not him.

You forgot the worst climber Graeme Brown. A guy like Van den Broeck or Zubeldia will also score high on this list.

 

[Bushman]

Re:

Pozzovivo kicks no one ass in a sprint, doesnt matter if it goes 50% uphill or on the flat.

Pozzovivo can actually accelerate when the road goes uphill. The only time Chris Anker can ever accelerate is when the road starts to go downhill.

 

[Pantani_lives]

In the past Leif Hoste.