Dubai Tour - **SPOILERS***

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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    He's in a proper amount of pain.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Great win by my man Degenkolb!

    Yeah the German won with a bald head, black oversocks in the dessert and his terrible mustache still in place.

    He looks smoked from that effort. Decent margin.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    frenchfighter wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Great win by my man Degenkolb!

    Yeah the German won with a bald head, black oversocks in the dessert and his terrible mustache still in place.

    He looks smoked from that effort. Decent margin.

    You've met me. You must surely know I care little for fashion.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Ha!

    He did well to haul his 90kg up that incline. Some serious power unleashed no doubt.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    Also worth noting that after all the Dubai bashing the scenery is fairly spectacular. Makes me want to visit.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Degenkolb
    Valv @ 2"
    Lobato
    Pozzo
    Canola
    Gilbert
    Bole
    Bookwalter @ 7"
    Thomas
    Some guy
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Overall
    Degenkolb
    Cav @ 4"
    Valverde @ 6"
    Contador is the Greatest
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    I'm telling you. He is going to go very close in MSR and Flanders.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    Milton50 wrote:
    I'm telling you. He is going to go very close in MSR and Flanders.

    Who?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Overall
    Degenkolb
    Cav @ 4"
    Valverde @ 6"
    So tomorrow is a sprint stage
    Bonuses of 10-6-4 on the line and 3-2-1 at each of the two intermediate sprints

    I would favour Cavendish for the GC win. Just.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Loooong sprint from Degenkolb. Gotta hurt.
    _
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Milton50 wrote:
    I'm telling you. He is going to go very close in MSR and Flanders.

    Who?

    Your man Degenkolb.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    Milton50 wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Milton50 wrote:
    I'm telling you. He is going to go very close in MSR and Flanders.

    Who?

    Your man Degenkolb.

    Oh I see. I agree, that's why I drafted him into my squad. I think he could hang in there in P-R too.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Oh I see. I agree, that's why I drafted him into my squad. I think he could hang in there in P-R too.

    Oh really, the man who finished 2nd in Paris-Roubaix?

    Yeah, I guess he could hang in there...
    _
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    Doesnt fall foul of the Chasey "is he really old enough yet" paradigm?
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,541
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Oh I see. I agree, that's why I drafted him into my squad. I think he could hang in there in P-R too.

    Oh really, the man who finished 2nd in Paris-Roubaix?

    Yeah, I guess he could hang in there...

    My point was that he is not going to ride off into the distance in Cancellera style and I doubt he will be given as easy a ride this year, but he might be able to cling on to the coat tails of Sep. Although he might not. I summarised this opinion with the more catchy version "he could hang in there in P-R too".
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    ddraver wrote:
    Doesnt fall foul of the Chasey "is he really old enough yet" paradigm?

    http://youtu.be/4hDpP-gWNHY?t=3m15s
    _
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    RichN95 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Overall
    Degenkolb
    Cav @ 4"
    Valverde @ 6"
    So tomorrow is a sprint stage
    Bonuses of 10-6-4 on the line and 3-2-1 at each of the two intermediate sprints

    I would favour Cavendish for the GC win. Just.

    Hopefully, that would be nice.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,449
    andyp wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Ladies Tour of Qatar has been going on. Three sprints, Lizzie won the last and took the overall.

    164.jpg
    Photo by Dehlie

    Final stage today.

    Which Armitstead won, taking the overall too.

    Solid start to the season for her and her team.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    If it's 1 1-2 for Cav and JD, then Cav will take the overall on countback.
  • argyllflyer
    argyllflyer Posts: 893
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Also worth noting that after all the Dubai bashing the scenery is fairly spectacular. Makes me want to visit.

    Only problem is they had to leave the Emirate of Dubai to find such scenery. They ended up 5km from the Oman border at the Hatta Dam but bizarrely back in the Emirate of Dubai by the end as they have a very odd patchwork of who seems to own what in the UAE - the Hatta area was gifted to the then Ruler of Dubai by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman over 100 years ago. Cheers to Wiki! :D
  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    Anyone found footage of the finish?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    mulletmaster wrote:
    Anyone found footage of the finish?
    http://www.steephill.tv/players/youtube ... =3&yr=2015
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  • argyllflyer
    argyllflyer Posts: 893
    If anyone fancies an overly-enthusiastic Anthony McCrossan cheerleading...

    http://www.dmi.ae/dubaisports/live.asp

    Race about to go live though.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Cav

    Renshaw even made a gap on the field.

    Sky blew with 1.3k to go.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Viv salvaged 2nd

    Giant didn't turn up
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Tour of Dubai stage 4

    1. Cavendish (EQS)
    2. Viviani (SKY)
    3. Lobato (MOV)
    4. Swift (SKY)
    5. Guardini (AST
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Cav's back - Nibali's finished
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Cav's back - Nibali's finished

    Ha.

    Impressive lead-out by EQS. Never in danger and hugely fast. Cav is also varying his sprints now, some from distance. A way to beat the other big German?
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    That UHC rider was worth his 'appearance money' :wink:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_oTTDf ... youtu.be&a
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!

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