2014 Santos Tour Down Under - *Spoilers*
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First strike to Kittel...
http://www.cyclingnews.com/tourdownunde ... ic/results
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Sky's tactics were questionable. Bossing it on the front, making the catch, lining it out, only to get swamped. Lotto and Greipel will be kicking themselves as well but Kittel was simply too strong.-- Dirk Hofman Motorhomes --0
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“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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Thats a very decent finish from Kittel. Looking ominous!0
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kittel came from a long way back, good win. Shame Cav isn't there but I'm sure it will be a good year for the bunch sprints harder to call than they have been for a long time0
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Renshaw quite high up which bodes well for Cav.0
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phil s wrote:Sky's tactics were questionable. Bossing it on the front, making the catch, lining it out, only to get swamped. Lotto and Greipel will be kicking themselves as well but Kittel was simply too strong.
Working for Sutton, and also keeping G and Philip Deignan at the best place to avoid crashes - at the front. G and Deignan are going to be the 2 key wingmen for Porte this week.
Standout performance for me today was young Caleb Ewan - an outstanding ride there at the finish.0 -
First day of racing of the season and it only took until post count number 2 ... Well done all involved ...
It's going to be a looooong season ...0 -
Crankbrother wrote:First day of racing of the season and it only took until post count number 2 ... Well done all involved ...
It's going to be a looooong season ...
What's up Crankie?“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
Richmond Racer wrote:phil s wrote:Sky's tactics were questionable. Bossing it on the front, making the catch, lining it out, only to get swamped. Lotto and Greipel will be kicking themselves as well but Kittel was simply too strong.
Working for Sutton, and also keeping G and Philip Deignan at the best place to avoid crashes - at the front. G and Deignan are going to be the 2 key wingmen for Porte this week.
Standout performance for me today was young Caleb Ewan - an outstanding ride there at the finish.
Great performance from Ewan, after he claimed that it was "a bit disappointing not to win" - I think we can forgive a 19 year old for not beating Kittel and Greipel.0 -
Richmond Racer wrote:phil s wrote:Sky's tactics were questionable. Bossing it on the front, making the catch, lining it out, only to get swamped. Lotto and Greipel will be kicking themselves as well but Kittel was simply too strong.
Working for Sutton, and also keeping G and Philip Deignan at the best place to avoid crashes - at the front. G and Deignan are going to be the 2 key wingmen for Porte this week.
Standout performance for me today was young Caleb Ewan - an outstanding ride there at the finish.
I quite fancy Deignan to do well here. Used to riding in stupid temperatures - did well in California
UK Cycling Expert @ukcyclingexpert 3h
Great to see Cadel Ewans in the top 3 there, too! Maybe an Indian summer for the last non-Brit to win the Le Tour!“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
gpreeves wrote:Richmond Racer wrote:phil s wrote:Sky's tactics were questionable. Bossing it on the front, making the catch, lining it out, only to get swamped. Lotto and Greipel will be kicking themselves as well but Kittel was simply too strong.
Working for Sutton, and also keeping G and Philip Deignan at the best place to avoid crashes - at the front. G and Deignan are going to be the 2 key wingmen for Porte this week.
Standout performance for me today was young Caleb Ewan - an outstanding ride there at the finish.
Great performance from Ewan, after he claimed that it was "a bit disappointing not to win" - I think we can forgive a 19 year old for not beating Kittel and Greipel.
Too right! He had no team mates to help at the end and put himself in contention at that last corner. Talk about making the most of your debut at TDU/warm-up....0 -
TailWindHome wrote:Crankbrother wrote:First day of racing of the season and it only took until post count number 2 ... Well done all involved ...
It's going to be a looooong season ...
What's up Crankie?
Just the usual ... those peSKY kids are at it already ...0 -
I think it was the Mormonic Happy Shiny People reek that initially turned my stomach when thinking about Marcel, JD & the gang. I now see that as the blind irrational prejudice it was and look forward to more swashbuckling wins.
But poor Griepel: first he had to deal with Cav, now Marcel. Hope he wins his fair share....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
Macaloon wrote:I think it was the Mormonic Happy Shiny People reek that initially turned my stomach when thinking about Marcel, JD & the gang. I now see that as the blind irrational prejudice it was and look forward to more swashbuckling wins.
But poor Griepel: first he had to deal with Cav, now Marcel. Hope he wins his fair share.
The Gorilla's train ran out of stokers - missing Henderson?0 -
TailWindHome wrote:Richmond Racer wrote:phil s wrote:Sky's tactics were questionable. Bossing it on the front, making the catch, lining it out, only to get swamped. Lotto and Greipel will be kicking themselves as well but Kittel was simply too strong.
Working for Sutton, and also keeping G and Philip Deignan at the best place to avoid crashes - at the front. G and Deignan are going to be the 2 key wingmen for Porte this week.
Standout performance for me today was young Caleb Ewan - an outstanding ride there at the finish.
I quite fancy Deignan to do well here. Used to riding in stupid temperatures - did well in California
UK Cycling Expert @ukcyclingexpert 3h
Great to see Cadel Ewans in the top 3 there, too! Maybe an Indian summer for the last non-Brit to win the Le Tour!
http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/news/234-2012-jayco-bay-cycling-classic-results
he is going to have a massive career he was winning in the bay crits at 17!0 -
Crankbrother wrote:
Just the usual ... those peSKY kids are at it already ...
Oh, man who spends actual real live time with Sky makes comment about them and this is a bad thing?Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0 -
iainf72 wrote:Crankbrother wrote:
Just the usual ... those peSKY kids are at it already ...
Oh, man who spends actual real live time with Sky makes comment about them and this is a bad thing?
Folks are free to comment on what they wish ... But it was the 2nd post of the racing season ... Just gets a bit tired ...0 -
Crankbrother wrote:iainf72 wrote:Crankbrother wrote:
Just the usual ... those peSKY kids are at it already ...
Oh, man who spends actual real live time with Sky makes comment about them and this is a bad thing?
Folks are free to comment on what they wish ... But it was the 2nd post of the racing season ... Just gets a bit tired ...
To be fair it's not the usual comment, haven't watched it yet but seems they did the stuff the do good (huge pulls on the front) but as we've seen before they forgot they can't actually do a proper sprint train.0 -
Crankbrother wrote:iainf72 wrote:Crankbrother wrote:
Just the usual ... those peSKY kids are at it already ...
Oh, man who spends actual real live time with Sky makes comment about them and this is a bad thing?
Folks are free to comment on what they wish ... But it was the 2nd post of the racing season ... Just gets a bit tired ...
To be fair it's not the usual comment, haven't watched it yet but seems they did the stuff the do good (huge pulls on the front) but as we've seen before they forgot they can't actually do a proper sprint train.
Is Renshaw riding here just because its in Aus? I thought he would be with Cav from the word go.0 -
Only saw the 4 min highlights but not sure there's much to be made of it...
*Sky still can't form a lead out train
*Lotto-Bellisol in the red with Greipel in ze national colours at the back certainly look ominous even if I think there may be a new German Sprint king
*Kittel is the aforementioned Sprint King
However it's the first race of the season, and hardly a monument so all the above is totally meaningless really....We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Visconti broke his tibia in the people's classic...huge shame for him. Seems to crash a decent amount and has had his share of injuries already.Contador is the Greatest0
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Caleb tiny and eating his stem. Kittel and Greipel...some power...will make for some brilliant photos this year
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Contador is the Greatest0 -
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Contador is the Greatest0 -
Frenchie, re pic of Caleb Ewan 'eating his stem'...I read a while back that Ewan's modelled his sprinting style on Cav, and we know how low profile he gets...
but Ewan needs to keep his head up not down...*
*I'll be offering sprint masterclasses this season0 -
frenchfighter wrote:Caleb tiny
Tiny, or far away? [/Fr Ted]“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
Richmond Racer wrote:Frenchie, re pic of Caleb Ewan 'eating his stem'...I read a while back that Ewan's modelled his sprinting style on Cav, and we know how low profile he gets...
but Ewan needs to keep his head up not down...*
*I'll be offering sprint masterclasses this season
Gotcha, nothing wrong with it in my book - its good he is copying from the best. I suppose he needs to ensure he doesnt crash by doing that though!Contador is the Greatest0 -
Surprised Orica were no where to be seen at the finish.0
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I was about to post how remarkably similar Caleb's sprint position is to Cav's but RR beat me to it. The kid looks sensational.-- Dirk Hofman Motorhomes --0
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frenchfighter wrote:Caleb tiny and eating his stem. Kittel and Greipel...some power...will make for some brilliant photos this year
Somewhere tonight after seeing this photo, a small Manx man has refused his second helping of crumble and hit the rollers...0
