- Nov 16, 2013
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Okay, while it's true that there is the mountainous worlds this year and the circumstances are thus different, history shows that a first time Tour winner does nothing in the remainder of the season. Except for Sastre's third place in the Vuelta and Wiggins' gold medal on the Olympic ITT, no one has accomplished anything of note later in the season after winning his firsr Tour, at least going back to 1999.
He just accomplished the biggest thing possible in the sport, it's no wonder he has given himself a break.
Red Rick said:
Okay, while it's true that there is the mountainous worlds this year and the circumstances are thus different, history shows that a first time Tour winner does nothing in the remainder of the season. Except for Sastre's third place in the Vuelta and Wiggins' gold medal on the Olympic ITT, no one has accomplished anything of note later in the season after winning his firsr Tour, at least going back to 1999.
He just accomplished the biggest thing possible in the sport, it's no wonder he has given himself a break.
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Plenty of time to take a break after the Tour AND go for the WC though. He might never get a better shot at the title than this year.
tobydawq said:
Plenty of time to take a break after the Tour AND go for the WC though. He might never get a better shot at the title than this year.
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He thinks he has already won the World Championship.........can't say I blame him.
Red Rick said:
He thinks he has already won the World Championship.........can't say I blame him.
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A lot of riders who might be in with a good shout at this are either not riding or not in shape, favourites list taken from here:
***** Julian Alaphilippe, Michal Kwiatkowski (hard to see after Tour/Vuelta), Vincenzo Nibali (injured), Primoz Roglic
**** Adam Yates (out of form), Gianni Moscon, Rigoberto Uran, Alejandro Valverde
*** Daniel Martin (having twins), Geraint Thomas (on the piss), Romain Bardet, Michael Woods
** Peter Sagan (has to be too hilly), Tom Dumoulin (Says he's exhausted after Giro/Tour), Simon Yates, Søren Kragh Andersen
* Matej Mohoric, Tim Wellens, Michael Matthews, Greg Van Avermaet
***** Julian Alaphilippe, Michal Kwiatkowski (hard to see after Tour/Vuelta), Vincenzo Nibali (injured), Primoz Roglic
**** Adam Yates (out of form), Gianni Moscon, Rigoberto Uran, Alejandro Valverde
*** Daniel Martin (having twins), Geraint Thomas (on the piss), Romain Bardet, Michael Woods
** Peter Sagan (has to be too hilly), Tom Dumoulin (Says he's exhausted after Giro/Tour), Simon Yates, Søren Kragh Andersen
* Matej Mohoric, Tim Wellens, Michael Matthews, Greg Van Avermaet
- Feb 10, 2015
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Dutch national team
RR: Tom Dumoulin, Bauke Mollema, Wout Poels, Wilco Kelderman, Sam Oomen, Steven Kruijswijk, Antwan Tolhoek, Pieter Weening
TT: Tom Dumoulin (as defending champion), Wilco Kelderman, Dylan van Baarle
Strong squad, indeed.
RR: Tom Dumoulin, Bauke Mollema, Wout Poels, Wilco Kelderman, Sam Oomen, Steven Kruijswijk, Antwan Tolhoek, Pieter Weening
TT: Tom Dumoulin (as defending champion), Wilco Kelderman, Dylan van Baarle
Strong squad, indeed.
- May 11, 2013
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Womens teams
RR
Ellen van Dijk
Annemiek van Vleuten
Anna van der Breggen
Lucinda Brand
Amy Pieters
Chantal Blaak
Sabrina Stultjens
Janneke Ensing
TT
Ellen van Dijk
Annemiek van Vleuten
Anna van der Breggen
Lucinda Brand
Alexandre B. said:
Womens teams
RR
Ellen van Dijk
Annemiek van Vleuten
Anna van der Breggen
Lucinda Brand
Amy Pieters
Chantal Blaak
Sabrina Stultjens
Janneke Ensing
TT
Ellen van Dijk
Annemiek van Vleuten
Anna van der Breggen
Lucinda Brand
Re:
Alaphillipe and Roglic to jump away on the last mountain and extend their lead in the downhill towards the finish line. Alaf to win the sprint-a-deux.
Strong Dutch squad, they don't have very explosive/punchy riders. So if they want to win or podium they need to set a hard pace. They got the numbers to do it.
Inquitus said:
Alaphillipe and Roglic to jump away on the last mountain and extend their lead in the downhill towards the finish line. Alaf to win the sprint-a-deux.
Strong Dutch squad, they don't have very explosive/punchy riders. So if they want to win or podium they need to set a hard pace. They got the numbers to do it.
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- Sep 2, 2014
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- Mar 13, 2009
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Strongest Dutch team in like forever. Yet I can't see any of them winning. They'd have to solo.
That to say Dumoulin and Mollema (yes, Mollema) aren't even that slow, but not against Valv/Kwiato/Ala etc. Poels is pretty fast but so inconsistent I don't know if he is going to be hot or cold.
That to say Dumoulin and Mollema (yes, Mollema) aren't even that slow, but not against Valv/Kwiato/Ala etc. Poels is pretty fast but so inconsistent I don't know if he is going to be hot or cold.
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There is no probably about it. Good Poels is an LBL winner who is also one of the best climbers in the world. If that Poels shows up, he is legitimately among the favourites. The problem is that nobody can know in advance what Poels will be there, including Poels himself.
SafeBet said:
There is no probably about it. Good Poels is an LBL winner who is also one of the best climbers in the world. If that Poels shows up, he is legitimately among the favourites. The problem is that nobody can know in advance what Poels will be there, including Poels himself.
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- Nov 16, 2013
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You should have heard Mads Pedersen talking about the sprinting capabilities of Mollema (he is a guest commentator today and of course a teammate of Mollema's).
He was willing to bet 10,000 euros that one of the other commentators (Brian Nygaard who has never been a bike rider) would be able to outsprint him and he was also certain that he himself would be able to outsprint him on the small chainring
Dekker_Tifosi said:
You should have heard Mads Pedersen talking about the sprinting capabilities of Mollema (he is a guest commentator today and of course a teammate of Mollema's).
He was willing to bet 10,000 euros that one of the other commentators (Brian Nygaard who has never been a bike rider) would be able to outsprint him and he was also certain that he himself would be able to outsprint him on the small chainring
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