Van Den Broeck, pressure and attention of coming 5th

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There was an article in the latest Cycle Sport about VDB and it was saying how he isn't good with the public and press but his DS says they will work on it.
http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5300/ ... perty.aspx
http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5300/ ... perty.aspx
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He seems a bit grumpy.
I wonder if he will be back to prove it was no fluke next year. That would be nice for Belgium, to have a genuine constient contender the mountains.0 -
jimmythecuckoo wrote:He seems a bit grumpy.
I wonder if he will be back to prove it was no fluke next year. That would be nice for Belgium, to have a genuine constient contender the mountains.0 -
He was restricted in 2009 as Cadels dog handler/support guy? he didnt ride for himself no?0
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jimmythecuckoo wrote:He was restricted in 2009 as Cadels dog handler/support guy? he didnt ride for himself no?
This year he was let off the leash and fulfilled last year's promises.
EDIT: here's another way to look at it. We should restrict talk of "proving it wasn't a fluke" to riders who have yet to start a grand tour in a position where the other GC riders think of them as part of that club. To really "prove yourself" you need to deliver in a grand tour where you start the race as one of the riders who the favourites expect to see alongside them whenever an elite selection forms. For VDB, the "prove yourself" year was this year. And he did. (Wiggins was in the same boat, but fell overboard at Avoriaz).0 -
Maybe he proved that 2008 was no fluke when he came seventh in the Giro(three ahead of him have since tested positive, Ricco and Sella during the following tdf, if Ricco had been dqed then he would have been best young rider).0
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avoidingmyphd wrote:EDIT: here's another way to look at it. We should restrict talk of "proving it wasn't a fluke" to riders who have yet to start a grand tour in a position where the other GC riders think of them as part of that club. To really "prove yourself" you need to deliver in a grand tour where you start the race as one of the riders who the favourites expect to see alongside them whenever an elite selection forms. For VDB, the "prove yourself" year was this year. And he did. (Wiggins was in the same boat, but fell overboard at Avoriaz).
Ok, happy to run with that0 -
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