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  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    12k, over a minute to the chasers.
  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,919
    I couldn't agree more with Brain. This whole negative racing thing really gets to me. If you want to win a bike race then bloody ride and get your team riding. Lotto, Katusha and Giant should have all been riding with BMC. Now BMC stops riding as GvA crashes out and everyone else starts complaining.

    It seems riders really are like puppets and need radios to be told what to do.

    /rant over
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    hmmmm, Hertog Jan....
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    10k with 54"
    Correlation is not causation.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    rozzer32 wrote:
    I couldn't agree more with Brain. This whole negative racing thing really gets to me. If you want to win a bike race then bloody ride and get your team riding. Lotto, Katusha and Giant should have all been riding with BMC. Now BMC stops riding as GvA crashes out and everyone else starts complaining.

    It seems riders really are like puppets and need radios to be told what to do.

    /rant over

    ....and that, sir, is why you shouldnt trust commentators ;)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    It must be so nice to ride behind Vandenbergh...
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    I'm not a big fan of Sagan anyway but I'd love him to come third just to witness Oleg having another huge blowup.
  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,919
    ddraver wrote:
    rozzer32 wrote:
    I couldn't agree more with Brain. This whole negative racing thing really gets to me. If you want to win a bike race then bloody ride and get your team riding. Lotto, Katusha and Giant should have all been riding with BMC. Now BMC stops riding as GvA crashes out and everyone else starts complaining.

    It seems riders really are like puppets and need radios to be told what to do.

    /rant over

    ....and that, sir, is why you shouldnt trust commentators ;)

    Hahaha I know but still. You can't win a bike race without riding. They've thrown the race away. It seems they're happy to finish 4th instead of trying to ride for the win.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Lovely stuff as Sky and Etixx come to the front.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Sporza have written off Thomas in a three man sprint. Which I think is fair to be honest. Sagan should take this if they stay away, from Stybar and then Thomas. But hey, anything can happen.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    rozzer32 wrote:
    Hahaha I know but still. You can't win a bike race without riding. They've thrown the race away. It seems they're happy to finish 4th instead of trying to ride for the win.

    Points innit.

    If you know you can't win but might get 4th, ride for 4th.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Thomas looking laboured now.
    _
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    he's faking!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,919
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    rozzer32 wrote:
    Hahaha I know but still. You can't win a bike race without riding. They've thrown the race away. It seems they're happy to finish 4th instead of trying to ride for the win.

    Points innit.

    If you know you can't win but might get 4th, ride for 4th.

    But why not put your team mates on the front to try and bring the gap down while you can just follow the wheels? If they don't bring it back then you've not wasted energy and can still go for 4th. If they do bring it back then happy days.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Riding 50kph in a crosswind apparently top 3.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    rozzer32 wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    rozzer32 wrote:
    Hahaha I know but still. You can't win a bike race without riding. They've thrown the race away. It seems they're happy to finish 4th instead of trying to ride for the win.

    Points innit.

    If you know you can't win but might get 4th, ride for 4th.

    But why not put your team mates on the front to try and bring the gap down while you can just follow the wheels? If they don't bring it back then you've not wasted energy and can still go for 4th. If they do bring it back then happy days.

    Keeping it together for the sprint, like you see in the Tour.
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  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Presumably each team was waiting for other teams to cave in and start chasing instead.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Turned into head or tailwind with that Left?
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Sagan won't win this.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    G goes!
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    C'mon G!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    COME ON GEE!!!!!!!!
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Yes!!Between Stybar and Thomas
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Sagan can't follow, Stybar chasing
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,536
    Thomas puts the pain down.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Thomas looking laboured now.

    Štybar doesn't look much better.

    I am now re-evaluating my swapping Štybar out of My Men for Kiryenka. I wanted some glory.

    Thomas goes!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    GGGGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    4km pursuit to the line
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  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    edited March 2015
    Come on!

    Sagan just had no response at all there
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Sagan looks b*ggered.

    Kom op GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!
    Correlation is not causation.

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