Tour of Qatar STAGE 2 **(Spoiler)***

afx237vi

iainf72 wrote:

Bronzie wrote:

iainf72 wrote:

Interesting listening. DB was being political but admitted it wasn't one of EBH's strengths.

Seems strange when he won Gent-Wevelgem last year in horrible conditions
http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/200 ... id=results

Yes, but Rendell pointed out he lost the Eneco Tour the year before because of such conditions.

...when he was a 20 year old neo-pro.

iainf72

afx237vi wrote:

...when he was a 20 year old neo-pro.

Quite. But has he been mentally affected by it.

To me, he's not proven he's consistantly good in tough conditions. He's certainly no Quick.Stepper.

Pross

Riding well in cross winds comes down to experience so it isn't that odd that a young rider misses a split. By their very nature not everyone can be the right side of a split and even the best get caught out at times.

afx237vi

iainf72 wrote:

afx237vi wrote:

...when he was a 20 year old neo-pro.

Quite. But has he been mentally affected by it.

To me, he's not proven he's consistantly good in tough conditions. He's certainly no Quick.Stepper.

I think you're being a little harsh. No-one knew who Boonen was until he was 22. EBH is only 22 now and has already won a stinking edition of G-W. This'll be his first proper season as a classics rider, so we'll see how he goes in a couple of months time.

iainf72

afx237vi wrote:

I think you're being a little harsh. No-one knew who Boonen was until he was 22. EBH is only 22 now and has already won a stinking edition of G-W. This'll be his first proper season as a classics rider, so we'll see how he goes in a couple of months time.

GW is a chipper. I learnt this on this very forum. I mean, forchristsakes, Hincapie won it!

stefrees

i must admit, i do really enjoy the real peloton podcasts.