Qatar Tour 2015 *Spoilers*

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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    RichN95 wrote:
    Now here's a stat about Peter 'Poupou' Sagan

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    There are now 242 days since Peter Sagan's last win. Since then (June), he got 10 podiums and 11 top 10 placings.

    No team support issues. Saxo matched Katusha. Needs a hill.

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Disappointing result in terms of the winner and inability to make a split stick enough to cancel out some of the GC placings.
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  • rollemynot
    rollemynot Posts: 436
    nic_77 wrote:
    Rollemynot wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    It's also a fact that gets spat out every single season around February.

    I have 5 fact filled calendars side by side and I don't see a correlation of that fact every February :D

    This post should have been celebrated more that it was.

    Thanks, I know you shouldn't laugh at your own posts - but I was inwardly giggling whilst typing it
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Getting quite concerned about Tom's 2015 classics season.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Lars Boom was DQed for excessive drafting.

    He was about half an hour down on GC so no big deal.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Getting quite concerned about Tom's 2015 classics season.

    *paging Rich to the thread
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Getting quite concerned about Tom's 2015 classics season.

    Seriously just chill out.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Getting quite concerned about Tom's 2015 classics season.

    *paging Rich to the thread
    He needs a stage win tomorrow or his season is doomed to failure.
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  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    RichN95 wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Getting quite concerned about Tom's 2015 classics season.
    *paging Rich to the thread
    He needs a stage win tomorrow or his season is doomed to failure.
    Blooty Hell his season dosn't start for 16 days. :roll:
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    deejay wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Getting quite concerned about Tom's 2015 classics season.
    *paging Rich to the thread
    He needs a stage win tomorrow or his season is doomed to failure.
    Blooty Hell his season dosn't start for 16 days. :roll:
    You misunderstand.

    This is a reference to my theory that Tom Boonen's Classics season can be accurately predicted by his Qatar performance.

    The following correlation is true for every year from 2006 onwards:

    No stage win = classics disaster
    Stage win(s) = lower classic win
    Podium + stage win(s) = monument podium(s) and/or lower classic win
    GC win + stage win(s) = monument win(s)

    So no stage win tomorrow and it's Classics disaster.
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  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    RichN95 wrote:
    This is a reference to my theory that Tom Boonen's Classics season can be accurately predicted by his Qatar performance.
    The following correlation is true for every year from 2006 onwards:

    No stage win = classics disaster
    Stage win(s) = lower classic win
    Podium + stage win(s) = monument podium(s) and/or lower classic win
    GC win + stage win(s) = monument win(s)
    So no stage win tomorrow and it's Classics disaster.
    Yes I see your Reasons, but
    I hope this year, him being older that he is training slightly different this year for a final Pave showdown. Fingers Crossed.
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    He looks to me to be in the same sort of shape as last year. That's last year before his wife had a miscarriage and he tried to ride Flanders with a broken thumb, when everyone was saying he was going great.

    As ever, the Taaienberg is key to Tom's season in 2 weeks time.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    It's the Doha stage, and the boys at Central Command are anxiously awaiting updates on Boonen's form #TourofQatar
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Valverde DNS - ill.

    Burghardt, Boem, Pirazzi, Hecke in the break @ 50 secs.
    _
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Anyone (in the UK) with a stream?
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    edited February 2015
    “@tourofqatar_: Results of the first intermediate sprint (km 73.5):
    1. Tom Boonen 2. Alexander Kristoff 3. Matteo Trentin #TourofQatar”

    Boonen laying it on the line for the team. More colic for Rick.

    As a result, apparently, if Kristoff wins the stage, Terpstra needs to finish top 3 to claim GC.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Terpstra has a really aero position.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Anyone (in the UK) with a stream?

    steephill.tv has links to a couple of decent (french) streams.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    One here - http://www.yopika.tv/20150208/v-haha_sp ... 32174.html
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,706
    It's been a poor edition of a poor race.
    Only good for a spot (not lots) of echelon practice for when the proper racing begins.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    All together...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    The feed I'm watching has 7km to go. But in reality the race has already finished.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    yes, just went on twitter and ruined it for myself...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,643
    Bennett takes the win. Wonder what happened to kristoff...

    Results from cyclingnews

    1 Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 18
    2 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana
    3 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis
    4 Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo
    5 Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN - Qhubeka
    6 Adam Blythe (GBr) Orica-GreenEdge
    7 Matteo Trentin (Ita) Etixx-QuickStep
    8 Tom Boonen (Bel) Etixx-QuickStep
    9 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek Factory Racing
    10 Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar

    General classification
    Result
    1 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx-QuickStep 17:36:48
    2 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:00:06
    3 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Nice win for TEAM TWH-MYMAN-IRELAND

    (That's not at all gay. No. Not at all)
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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,160
    Haven't seen a minute's cycling in this race, but that reads like a good win for Sam Bennett against decent opposition.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Mad_Malx wrote:
    Haven't seen a minute's cycling in this race, but that reads like a good win for Sam Bennett against decent opposition.
    It was. Reminiscent of McEwen - not a lot of conspicous team support and making the right choices in a slightly disorganised sprint on a wide road.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Pleased for him. Lots of interest in the stage win there and lots of strong sprinters.

    Last 14km:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHzYkWLriyg
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