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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Kittel from Cav.
  • toasted whippet
    toasted whippet Posts: 49
    Kittel from Cav
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    Cav came from so far back - closing, but no train to pop out of
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  • ed_209
    ed_209 Posts: 17
    If it's a training race then some people really want to win it. That looked a v hard fought finish with several teams bumping shoulders. Good to see Kittel get a strong win, and nice to see Cav going so well too.
  • greeny12
    greeny12 Posts: 759
    Nasty, messy finish... amazed nobody came down. What was with the Garmin guy charging around like a bull in a chinashop with about 1.5kms to go?
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Fair play to Kittel, he's had a less than ideal last couple of weeks in the run up to this
  • pitchshifter
    pitchshifter Posts: 1,476
    Jeeeeze Cav! Get over it! You can't win them all....
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Cavendish not happy apparently, anyone know what he was saying?

    Take out his Qatar win and he must be disappointed with how his spring has gone. In Qatar I though he looked fitter and leaner than i've ever seen him at that stage in the season, so had a feeling he was going to do well, but all his likely one day targets : KBK, MSR, GW, and now Schelderprijs have all passed him by for various reasons.

    Anyone know if he's doing the Giro this year or is it all on the Tour now?
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Cav's season is entirely defined by GTs and was mainly hired by OPQS for the Tour.
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  • dabber
    dabber Posts: 1,978
    All is not well
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
    Dabber wrote:
    All is not well

    But....but...Frenchie said everything was ok.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    I wonder if he ever regrets leaving Cuddly Bob.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,547
    Did Cuddly Bob have a sponsor lined up though?

    What OPQS are learning is that putting together a sprint train is a lot more difficult than you think. They've time to improve it before the Tour though, which is when it'll matter.
  • wombly_knees
    wombly_knees Posts: 657
    WHy did they let go of Matt Brammeier?
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    andyp wrote:
    Did Cuddly Bob have a sponsor lined up though?

    What OPQS are learning is that putting together a sprint train is a lot more difficult than you think. They've time to improve it before the Tour though, which is when it'll matter.

    Think so - But the inability to guarantee Cavendish gave them cold feet.

    I wonder if they just had the wrong mix today for the job. Someone like Martin would've helped a lot. Can't believe how rubbish Steegmans is at it. Well, I can, but you'd think he'd be better
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,547
    They'll have the A team at the Tour, so Martin will be back on train duties plus maybe Boonen as the lead out man?

    Steegmans did a decent job when he was McEwen's leadout man, so maybe he's just a bit ring rusty.
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Cav's season is entirely defined by GTs and was mainly hired by OPQS for the Tour.

    His main priority is no doubt the Tour, but do you honestly think he doesn't care about winning one day races?
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  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    yeah the lead-out has been a balls-up so far, but if anybody thinks he'd still be better off at Sky then they are crazy. It will come good for the Tour, he will be the best as usual and this will all be forgotten.
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  • cal_stewart
    cal_stewart Posts: 1,840
    just goods to underline how good HTC where at sprints.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Cav's season is entirely defined by GTs and was mainly hired by OPQS for the Tour.

    His main priority is no doubt the Tour, but do you honestly think he doesn't care about winning one day races?

    He can't moan too much about M-SR and the only other one he could have won is Scheldeprijs in which he came second.

    Hardly a raft of missed opportunities.
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  • phil s
    phil s Posts: 1,128
    Cuddly Bob had a sponsor lined up, a forex company. Cav leaving effectively ended the team.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Lefevere doesn't mince his words.

    So Cav needs a leadout to win?

    He still has more wins than anyone else in the pro peloton this year other than Sagan who is also on 7.

    He is still doing better than at Sky and happier.

    It will get better.
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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Steegemans should know how to lead a sprint out, he did it many times for Boonen back in the day when he was a "sprinter"

    Perhaps sprint lead out is now more sophisitcated and is targeted wholesale by teams rather than just the individuals following the successful years of HTC. What is for certain is that you just can't employ a top quality sprinter and have everyone else riding for him to guarantee success. Do OPQS need Boonen to do the last speed tow to launch Cav successfully?
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  • ed_209
    ed_209 Posts: 17
    Steegman wasn't always great at the leadout. Anyone remember in 2007 tour in ghent when he and boonen were with quickstep. Steegman led boonen out but didn't pull over and so took the stage (and green jersey points) off his teammate . :oops:
    Can you imagine cavendish's reaction to something like that happening?
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    With all the discussion over Cav, we've kind of over-looked the seriously impressive ride by Markus to make the podium. Followed up on his showing in Qatar...
  • greeny12
    greeny12 Posts: 759
    Time for a cheeky call to Blanco HQ about Renshaw maybe?
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Not sure if it is this race.
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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Not sure if it is this race.
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    Nah. I think that may have been E3, or even Crit' Int'.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Not sure if it is this race.
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    E3.

    For sure.
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