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Bolivar posted:But in 2012 Froome did all the domestique poo poo for Wiggings when he could have very easily gone his own way and won the whole thing. He pretty much ran in circles around Wiggings in steep mountain uphill because he was so loving pissed, bored and doped. People keep saying this, but I think Wiggins would have still beat him since there were so many TT kilometers. If he was on another team with full support then maybe yes.
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Clugg posted:Sometimes it can be fun to finish with an ITT: since we're heading towards the vuelta, this isn't even the closest finish, the 1984 vuelta had a difference of 6 seconds. 
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Mr.Nice thanks for your amazing work in the thread 
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peanut- posted:People's problem with the green jersey seems like it's more to do with Sagan being so exceptional no-one can compete with him, doesn't seem fair to call that "mediocrity". If it was mediocrity there would be a contest. Sagan is an exceptional wanker, but besides that, people have competed with him and beaten him every time where it matters. Stage wins. Literally no one besides Coquard about 3 times even gave the slightest poo poo about intermediate sprints where as Sagan went into breakaways every day and picked up equivalent points to a stage win. And then proceeded to not win a stage. People were talking about the KOM being the 'break away' jersey, when that perfectly describes how the green is set up now. Being able to score 50% of the maximum points available just through being in breakaways and being good enough to beat other breakaway guys in an intermediate doesnt necessarily make you the best sprinter. Of course, its not Sagans fault, its the TdF for having a dumbarsed NASCAR style points system where theres no real benefit for winning stages, especially compared to intermediates. Two or three 6/4/2 sprints a stage like it used to be was fine until people were like 'those intermediate sprints are useless, the sprinters dont contest because the breakaway guys always pick them up', and then they did this, and now.... no one contests them because the breakaway guys always pick them up. Its just that Sagan is always a breakaway guy.
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Dr.Bikini BSc. CEO posted:Two or three 6/4/2 sprints a stage like it used to be was fine until people were like 'those intermediate sprints are useless, the sprinters dont contest because the breakaway guys always pick them up', and then they did this, and now.... no one contests them because the breakaway guys always pick them up. Its just that Sagan is always a breakaway guy. The current intermediate sprints make some sense for flat stages where a sprint finish is guaranteed. Putting a 20 point intermediate sprint after a cat 1 climb on a high mountain stage, though? 
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The green jersey is not, and never has been, for the 'best sprinter'.
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Pure sprinters go for stage wins which are prestigious enough. I think Cav gives more of a poo poo about his crazy amounts of those and the Champs-Élysées wins in particular than whether he was wearing green at the time.
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Kittel doesn't need a green jersey to let everyone know he's the best sprinter. His hair does that.
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Is it Vuelta time yet? Also looking forward to our pictures constantly breaking up during US Pro challenge and Phil n Paul saying it's because of the altitude.
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You see, a satellite up-link is like a bank account... And altitude is like a withdrawal slip. A suitcase is also involved.
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Russian Bear posted:Is it Vuelta time yet? It's not the altitude, it's the 'rarefied air'
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If anyone cares Alex Dowsett won gold in the Commonwealth Games time trial ahead of Rohan Dennis and Geraint Thomas. If I was David Millar I'd postpone my retirement for another year, he finished 8th
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That's a joke, right?
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  Tomorrow (August 2) Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian : The only World tour classic in Spain. Arkale (7,8 km @ 5,8 %) Jaizkibel (2,7 km @ 6,3%) and for the first time, Bordako Tontorra (2,5 km @ 9%)  Previous Winners 2013 | GALLOPIN Tony 2012 | SANCHEZ Luis Leon 2011 | GILBERT Philippe Website Start list Race starts at 11:35am CET. Live from 3:30pm CET
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dema posted:That's a joke, right? Please don't disrespect the legion of strong time triallists produced by the Commonwealth thanks
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Silver was good enough for BMC to get Dennis a transfer from Garmin Sharp!
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Gazzetta dello sport : Pantani è stato ucciso, costretto a bere cocaina (Pantani was killed, forced to drink cocaine) Google translate posted:The prosecutor of Rimini upheld the complaint of the family reopening the case: the new hypothesis is murder with alteration of the body and places In other cycling news, Astana signs Boom, Sanchez, Rosa and Malacarne. Bouhanni to Cofidis.
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Mr.Nice posted:Sanchez Pretend I posted that smilie that has the ghost shrugging its shoulders and the text "it's a mystery!" next to it, I'm phone posting. Tia
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Sagan's bailed on the San Sebastian.
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That was a nice move by Katusha
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I love the Basque as much as I dislike regular Spaniards. Proper madmen. speaking of which, if neither Rodriguez or Valverde could win this that would be swell e: jinxed it, sorry everyone Smirr fucked around with this message at 16:15 on Aug 2, 2014 |
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Yates managed to lose both wheels on that accident.
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Argh Yates! In other news, Kreuziger has now, unsurprisingly, been "provisionally suspended" by the UCI. Probably in reaction to the fact that Saxo had said he was going to ride the Vuelta.
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Yates still managed to finish the race.
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Did you guys see Oleg trolling people? and second one https://twitter.com/olegtinkov/status/495321252182364160 https://twitter.com/olegtinkov/status/495326237293035520
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The Commonwealth games Men's road race is on, 3 Indian riders just crashed into each other.
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Must be nice to get motopaced away from chasers. Rest are cooked though. Oh puncture!
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They're not even interested in chasing him.
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Goddamn. I nearly poo poo myself when Big G pulled over for a puncture with less than 5km to go. What a ride from Scott Thwaites though. Where's he been all season? Net-App/Team BORA will have perked up a bit to his talents after this.
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Strongest man won, hats off to him for keeping his cool with the slowest wheel change ever.
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The Tour de Pologne seems unable to give a time gap, but when they went through the intermediate sprint just now they showed the time passed down to tenths of a second. Great job.
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Now a loving tree crashed on the road. Watch this if you're able to, it's insane road's covered in hail and a couple of times riders in the break have been nearly blown off their bikes by nasty storm gusts. They HAVE to neutralize this, wow Smirr fucked around with this message at 17:02 on Aug 3, 2014 |
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That chainring is missing teeth.
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Now the entire goddamn breakaway crashed in a corner. That part's going to be a massacre when the peloton gets there oh, there we are. Not as bad as I thought, but still some crashes
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Holy poo poo, I don't believe it, Eurosport decided to stay with the cycling coverage to the end in favour of showing some car race!
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Smirr posted:Now the entire goddamn breakaway crashed in a corner. That part's going to be a massacre when the peloton gets there It's been pretty silly
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Pocket posted:Holy poo poo, I don't believe it, Eurosport decided to stay with the cycling coverage to the end in favour of showing some car race! They said that the start there had been delayed by 10 minutes and that's why they were staying on, but it's all a moot point anyway since the feed is dead now, RIP
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