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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Chavanel's big mistake was waiting for Boonen at the finish - if he'd sat on Nuyens he would have probably taken the sprint.
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  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    Benjamin Hall wrote:
    Gerraint Thomas is an absolute machine!

    Yea he was brilliant today , last year on the Tour cobbled stage he finished 2nd so maybe he is in with a shout for next week.
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  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    Surely can't be long until we see a big win for Thomas, looks stronger and stronger each year.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,654
    Most of Bikeradar pro race forum wrote:
    Pointless and unambitious acquisition by Saxo Bank, smacks of desperation

    Not saying I knew any better, but mildly amusing.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Anyone mentioned the complete Garmin fail yet?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    Still giggling at Vaughters' radio exchange.
    Open radios to the public and listen to your favourite team and what they are doing.

    Garmin? Not much.
  • patchy
    patchy Posts: 779
    Sonny73 wrote:
    Surely can't be long until we see a big win for Thomas, looks stronger and stronger each year.

    Agreed plus a thousand.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    In fairness to Nuyens - he's always had the talent. Sporza are always gonig on about him, and they're always disapointed with his mental strength.

    Now he shows how good he really is.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    afx237vi wrote:
    Anyone mentioned the complete Garmin fail yet?

    S'what happens when you race for third....
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Gilbert should have the rainbow stripes. At least he knows how to honour them.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,654
    frenchfighter wrote:
    BULLSHIT WIN

    If cycling was on paper rather than cobbles then I might agree with you.
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  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,923
    Nuyens just seemed to be a wheel sucker today. I can understand that in a 3 week GT but a one day race is about taking the bull by the horns and doing it yourself.

    Fabian did an awesome job, attacking that much and on the limit for 60Km, now that is showing balls!! That is pure class! I'm sorry to say that Nuyens showed no class today. Congrats on him winning but me personally would rather win by showing I'm the strongest rather then just wheel sucking all day.

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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Anyone mentioned the complete Garmin fail yet?

    S'what happens when you race for third....

    When JV said "do not ride" I think they must have taken him a bit too literally.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    edited April 2011
    FF - If you just want the strongest rider to win all the time watch TT's and/or track racing. Road racing (and particularly the classics) has other factors for riders to contend with.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    rozzer32 wrote:
    Nuyens just seemed to be a wheel sucker today. I can understand that in a 3 week GT but a one day race is about taking the bull by the horns and doing it yourself.

    Doing it for yourself = doing what it takes to cross the line in 1st place, which is exactly what he did.

    I predict Cancellara won't be attacking from 50 km out next week.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    That was a great race! Really enjoyed that. At first I thought Chavanel might just get it, then it looked like Cancellara had it in the bag, then Gilbert, then I was hoping Thomas might do something, then Cancellara or Chavanel again! Great stuff. And well done Nuyens! Not the strongest man on the day, but crossed the line first and that's all that matters!

    Have to say though, what was Boonen doing at Haaghoek? OK an attack is fair enough, but he takes Cancellara and Pozzato with him, so should immediately sit up. Cancellara was obviously just going to attack him and Pozzato sit on his wheel!

    And also great move from Devolder. On and off the back all day and then disrupts the chase by attacking to bridge a gap of about a minute?

    Now looknig forward to Roubaix!

    :D
  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,923
    afx237vi wrote:
    rozzer32 wrote:
    Nuyens just seemed to be a wheel sucker today. I can understand that in a 3 week GT but a one day race is about taking the bull by the horns and doing it yourself.

    Doing it for yourself = doing what it takes to cross the line in 1st place, which is exactly what he did.

    I predict Cancellara won't be attacking from 50 km out next week.

    An extra 25 PTP points says he will attack from 30-40 Km out and totally destroy the rest of the riders.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    There are wins and there are wins. Nuyens got a win. If you mention Flanders 2011 2 years from now, people wont remember him.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,654
    rozzer32 wrote:
    Nuyens just seemed to be a wheel sucker today. I can understand that in a 3 week GT but a one day race is about taking the bull by the horns and doing it yourself.

    Fabian did an awesome job, attacking that much and on the limit for 60Km, now that is showing balls!! That is pure class! I'm sorry to say that Nuyens showed no class today. Congrats on him winning but me personally would rather win by showing I'm the strongest rather then just wheel sucking all day.

    Fabian will destroy them at Paris-Roubaix

    I believe that a one day race is about cycling tactically and putting yourself in the best position to win. Cancellara rode to his strength, the ability to output a huge amount of power for a long time. It wasn't about balls, it was about the best way to try to win. It didn't come off, largely due to the fantastic job Chav did of holding his wheel.

    Nuyens played it brilliantly. Put himself in the right position and finished the job.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    No Oss. No Sagan. Shame.
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    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    frenchfighter wrote:
    There are wins and there are wins. Nuyens got a win. If you mention Flanders 2011 2 years from now, people wont remember him.

    I don't think Nuyens will care. He won the Tour of Flanders today, what did you do?
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,654
    frenchfighter wrote:
    There are wins and there are wins. Nuyens got a win. If you mention Flanders 2011 2 years from now, people wont remember him.

    It was a top race, with a great finish. Just being stronger than everyone else isn't enough. I'll remember this one far longer than any predictable "Fab rides off the front and puts two minutes into everyone".
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  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    Well done Nuyens - I understand what he did isn't (ahem) to everyone's taste - but he had to be there to win it. And he was.

    I was getting really excited when I saw Thomas come back in - I thought "oh my god, the most unlikely PTP points win EVER!" Then Nuyens one. Good riding though G and a good ride for Big George - shows he's still got legs. Ballan did well today too I thought, Chavanel obviously, Cancellera a given - so many things to enjoy.

    On the downside - "ride for 3rd guys, ride for 3rd" Boooooooooollllll shheeeyyyyyyyytttttt.

    Rubbish. Makes me want to sell my team soloist!
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    GP Indurain won by

    1 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4:42:47
    2 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Katusha Team 0:00:02
    3 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Leopard Trek 0:00:07
    4 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Who is bottom right?

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  • dannyb54
    dannyb54 Posts: 38
    afx237vi wrote:
    Anyone mentioned the complete Garmin fail yet?

    From the "strongest classics team" their lack of ambition is really disappointing.

    Also on G I think today he struggled a bit on the climbs but was very impressive on the flat so hopefully we can expect even better things at Roubaix.

    And Cancellara is human.

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