Tour of Turkey 2015 **Spoilers**

frenchfighter
frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
edited May 2015 in Pro race
Stage 1 won by Mark Cavendish ahead of Caleb. Greipel 8th but was boxed in a little. Sagan didn't contest.
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  • LeePaton
    LeePaton Posts: 353
    Great finish by Caleb Ewan, closely beaten into second, picked the right just pipped.
    It's not so much about winning, I just hate losing.
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    Stage 1 – 145 kms
    Alanya – Alanya SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2015
    1 CAVENDISH Mark EQS GBR
    2 EWAN Caleb OGE AUS
    3 RUFFONI Nicola BAR ITA
    4 MODOLO Sacha LAM ITA
    5 Bos Theo MTN NED
    6 KOLÁR Michal TCS SVK
    7 RATTO Daniele UHC ITA
    8 GREIPEL André LTS GER
    9 JONES Brenton DPC AUS
    10 MARECZKO Jakub STH ITA
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Renshaw on Cavendish:
    http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/04/rensh ... -focussed/
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,850
    Cav has got some big competition, but TTHR Jr was very happy to see Boonen leading out Cav to a win.

    As an aside, I was looking on PCS last night, and am I right in thinking that Cav is the "most winningest" current rider?
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,850
    Cav wins again. Pretty standard fare, led out by Renshaw to 200m, then opened up his sprint.

    Modolo second but never any danger he'd beat Cav
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,292
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    As an aside, I was looking on PCS last night, and am I right in thinking that Cav is the "most winningest" current rider?
    He's second. Still a long way behind Petacchi.

    Looking at CQ ranking here's the career wins tally of some of the more prolific winners:

    152 Petacchi
    128 Cavendish
    118 Griepel
    114 Boonen
    88 Cancellara
    87 Valverde
    60 Gilbert
    57 Kittel, Contador
    56 Sagan

    (May not be 100% accurate - but near enough)
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    My one Carlton Kirby moan of the year. Someone needs to tell him that pro riders are not terrified of corners.

    I'll leave it alone now.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,850
    My mistake was comparing Cav and AleJet head to head, as that only gives Petacchi's wins while Mark has been riding (about 90 odd) and doesn't include the ones from pre-2006 (about 60 odd)
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 44,144
    I'm amazed how close Greipel is to Cav.
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    RichN95 wrote:
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    As an aside, I was looking on PCS last night, and am I right in thinking that Cav is the "most winningest" current rider?
    He's second. Still a long way behind Petacchi.
    Looking at CQ ranking here's the career wins tally of some of the more prolific winners:

    152 Petacchi
    128 Cavendish
    118 Griepel
    114 Boonen
    Yes "Cav is the "most winningest" current rider" of his generation and Alessandro Petacchi is from another ERA at 41 years of age with only one win in the last 4 years.

    While on the subject, then try this :-
    Source Unknown wrote:
    Most Victories Ever:
    1. Eddy Merckx BEL 436
    2. Rik van Looy BEL 379
    3. Francesco Moser ITA 275
    4. Rik van Steenbergen BEL 273
    5. Roger de Vlaeminck BEL 256
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,292
    deejay wrote:

    While on the subject, then try this :-
    Source Unknown wrote:
    Most Victories Ever:
    1. Eddy Merckx BEL 436
    2. Rik van Looy BEL 379
    3. Francesco Moser ITA 275
    4. Rik van Steenbergen BEL 273
    5. Roger de Vlaeminck BEL 256

    Those figures are a little dubious though. Those wins are padded out quite a lot by criteriums. De Vlaeminck for example is more around the 160 mark for legitimate wins.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Pross wrote:
    I'm amazed how close Greipel is to Cav.

    King of the chipper.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 44,144
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    I'm amazed how close Greipel is to Cav.

    King of the chipper.

    Yeah, he hasn't got as many big races like Tour of Turkey stage wins on his palmares :lol:
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Brian Smith: "Sticking with my man Durasek". Two man slo-mo slalom to line with Rebellin.

    Rebellin wins.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    This year's totally legit and not doped winner: Rebellin.

    edit: MY MAN Sepulveda in third.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,924
    Rebellin wins, thus keeping up the long held tradition of the Tour of Turkey.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    How is this race still relevant in any possible way?
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,654
    ThomThom wrote:
    How is this race still relevant in any possible way?

    Freebie trips for journos keeps it on the radar?
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Throbber klaxon:
    ‏@ammattipyoraily 5m5 minutes ago
    Today's winners:
    #TUR2015, Stage 3: Davide Rebellin
    #TDR2015, Stage 1 (TTT): Team Sky
    8)
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  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Pross wrote:
    I'm amazed how close Greipel is to Cav.

    That's what happens when you include The Tour Du Southend Pier and other 1.1 races.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Super lightweight startlist. Looks like all the WT teams are making their feelings known.

    Good to see my man Sepulveda in 3rd.

    Climbing specialist team Colombia can only put one rider way down in the top ten.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • argyllflyer
    argyllflyer Posts: 893
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Super lightweight startlist. Looks like all the WT teams are making their feelings known.

    Clashing with a monument and a World Tour stage race hardly helps, nor does the fact that perhaps a third of some teams will be resting after the cobbles.
  • Crozza
    Crozza Posts: 991
    frenchfighter wrote:
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    I thought Greipel was the Gorilla?
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    Joelsim wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    I'm amazed how close Greipel is to Cav.

    That's what happens when you include The Tour Du Southend Pier and other 1.1 races.
    :lol::lol::lol::lol:
    Is this ToT what you call a Chipper. ???

    Rebellin, I ask you. ?
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  • mm1
    mm1 Posts: 1,063
    "Testy" seems to be Kirby's new favourite word, can someone please buy him a dictionary? If not, I can see myself becoming quite testy.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,292
    Seeing as this race disappeared into a time warp yesterday, I'm betting on Oscar Camenzind or Paolo Bettini for today's stage.
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    frenchfighter wrote:
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    I Find this picture a bit apeeling.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    RichN95 wrote:
    Seeing as this race disappeared into a time warp yesterday, I'm betting on Oscar Camenzind or Paolo Bettini for today's stage.

    Petacchi isn't much younger, is he? I'll have him.
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    I'll obviously find myself out. Don't worry.

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