Who's 2015 season was better?
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Kristoff went all Phil Gil and went undefeated in 2 important weeks.
Indeed... results eased off at Il Gerva got popped...0 -
Of the four, only one won their National Championship...
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Actually checked to refresh the memory.
Valverde from Degenkolb.
Though it should be pointed out that Valverde has never won a stage of the Ras.“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
Saw a lot of people have Kristoff as they're pick for all the monuments, tour stage races and world champs as well. The fact that he only won Flanders... did he have a bad season?
Don't get me wrong, I know Flanders is no cakewalk. Too much pressure and hype perhaps??
He didn't only win Flanders. That's the highlight but if you look at his season, TdF excluded (and I do think he under-performed there), he was winning or just pipped in most races he took part in...
His results from http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/Alexander_Kristoff
Qatar - Points jersey, three stage wins, 3rd overall
Oman - One stage win
KBK - Podium (2nd)
PN - One stage win, second on the points jersey
MSR - Podium (2nd)
De Panne - Three stage wins plus the overall
Flanders - Win
Scheldeprijis - Win
Norway - Two stage wins, points jersey
D'Argovie - Win
Suisse - One stage
Arctic - One stage plus the points jersey
Vattenfall - Podium (2nd)
Plouay - Win
Quebec - Podium (3rd)
Worlds - 4th...
Still think Valverde did better, and apart from his two monuments Degenkolb didn't do much (oh to only win two monuments...)
I know it's weird bu yes, I would probably swap all that for MSR and P-R...
The probably is only the RVV, take that out and I'd be 100%We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Valverde for me - he's just ridiculously good, all season. UCI World Tour overall, Spanish Champ, LBL, Fleche. Podiums and top 10s all over the place, from Dubai to Lombardia.0
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He didn't only win Flanders. That's the highlight but if you look at his season, TdF excluded (and I do think he under-performed there), he was winning or just pipped in most races he took part in...
His results from http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/Alexander_Kristoff
Qatar - Points jersey, three stage wins, 3rd overall
Oman - One stage win
KBK - Podium (2nd)
PN - One stage win, second on the points jersey
MSR - Podium (2nd)
De Panne - Three stage wins plus the overall
Flanders - Win
Scheldeprijis - Win
Norway - Two stage wins, points jersey
D'Argovie - Win
Suisse - One stage
Arctic - One stage plus the points jersey
Vattenfall - Podium (2nd)
Plouay - Win
Quebec - Podium (3rd)
Worlds - 4th...
Still think Valverde did better, and apart from his two monuments Degenkolb didn't do much (oh to only win two monuments...)
Yeah, that's fair. Guess it depends how you look at it all, would Kristoff trade all the other wins for a second monument or to be world champion?0 -
He didn't only win Flanders. That's the highlight but if you look at his season, TdF excluded (and I do think he under-performed there), he was winning or just pipped in most races he took part in...
His results from http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/Alexander_Kristoff
Qatar - Points jersey, three stage wins, 3rd overall
Oman - One stage win
KBK - Podium (2nd)
PN - One stage win, second on the points jersey
MSR - Podium (2nd)
De Panne - Three stage wins plus the overall
Flanders - Win
Scheldeprijis - Win
Norway - Two stage wins, points jersey
D'Argovie - Win
Suisse - One stage
Arctic - One stage plus the points jersey
Vattenfall - Podium (2nd)
Plouay - Win
Quebec - Podium (3rd)
Worlds - 4th...
Still think Valverde did better, and apart from his two monuments Degenkolb didn't do much (oh to only win two monuments...)
Yeah, that's fair. Guess it depends how you look at it all, would Kristoff trade all the other wins for a second monument or to be world champion?
Depends how you look at it. His contract was up for renewal... on the basis of those results I reckon he negotiated a decent rise...0 -
Good piece on Valverde in ProCycling (via CN).Consistency tends to be a hugely under-rated quality among many cycling fans. See-sawing between victories and stinging defeats garners greater appreciation0
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In fairness, as I was saying last night (about a certain 2012 tour being worth little) being entertaining is an underrated talent.0
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I was going to say me!0
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I was going to say me!
You need to release all your data before you can make that claim!0 -
Valverde. Because I actually started to like him.0
