When will Cav abandon? (possible spoiler?)

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  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    Mark Renshaws had to abandon today, might impact Cavs decision
  • v2p
    v2p Posts: 36
    Nooo Renshaw has abandoned :(

    Was hoping for a repeat of this beauty on the Champs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCUD0CPKJSM.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,325
    Anyone have 'rest day 2' in the sweepstake?
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,325
    A Press Officer wrote:
    Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka has enjoyed extraordinary success in the Tour de France in 2016. Among the many highlights so far for the Team, the stand out wins on Stage 1, 3, 6 and 14 by Mark Cavendish and the Stage 7 win by Steve Cummings were exceptonal. Our African team was also proud to enjoy time in both the Yellow and Green Jerseys, worn by Cavendish, who extended his Tour de France stage win record to 30 wins taking him to 2nd on the all-time Tour Stage Wins record.

    After analysing his workload from the previous stages and his current levels of fatigue, the Team has supported Mark leaving the Tour to give him the best opportunity to recover and prepare for the Olympic Games in Rio. He will not take to the start of stage 17
    Cavendish wrote:
    After an extremely enjoyable and successful couple of weeks at The Tour de France with Team Dimension Data, it is with great sadness that I took the decision today to leave the race. After the heat and intensity of the previous stages, we analysed my fatigue levels and decided I’m at a point that would have a detrimental effect on my other big goal for the year, the Olympic Games. To leave a race and organisation that I hold so much respect for and a team that I have such a special bond with, has not been an easy decision at all. I want to say thank you to them, along with all the fans for their support and encouragement, today and over the past 16 stages. I wish Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka and all the other competitors luck in the final few days into Paris, a special place that I will definitely miss the emotions of this year
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,704
    Just in time for the final shake down in Newport.
    Final Manchester session was today.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    No surprise at all. I think he hung on longer than intended due to unexpected success.
    Great Tour fit Cav and DD.
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  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    Incredible Tour for Cav and the right choice to focus again on track ahead of Rio - he at least owes that to the top riders he is keeping out of the TP squad.

    I wonder if Cav could have a sniff at riding in the semi of the TP?
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  • v2p
    v2p Posts: 36
    Gutted, wanted to see him race on the Champs.
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Great news. The Champs Elysees will be really good to watch without him.

    Let's see how he does in the Olympics now.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,760
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    So there's another 4 potential sprint stages before the second rest day? I would have thought he'd try for them. But then if he's won three of those and is in green, he'd have to go on to Paris. Otherwise he misses the Alps.

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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    mfin wrote:
    Great news. The Champs Elysees will be really good to watch without him.

    Let's see how he does in the Olympics now.



    Got issues, have you? You really should have said.
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    mfin wrote:
    Great news. The Champs Elysees will be really good to watch without him.

    Let's see how he does in the Olympics now.



    Got issues, have you? You really should have said.

    Nope, just don't like him, it's not actually compulsory to y'know. I'm genuinely interested to see how he does in the omnium though.
  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    mfin wrote:
    Great news. The Champs Elysees will be really good to watch without him.

    Let's see how he does in the Olympics now.
    Why would the Champs not have been good if Cav were contesting it?
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
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  • The Loyal Lieutenant
    The Loyal Lieutenant Posts: 211
    mfin wrote:
    Great news. The Champs Elysees will be really good to watch without him.

    Let's see how he does in the Olympics now.

    Wow. The douchebaggery is strong in you.

    Not wanting to see the best sprinter in history contest the most important sprint makes me think you don't like cycling...
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    The Loyal Lieutenant wrote:
    mfin wrote:
    Great news. The Champs Elysees will be really good to watch without him.

    Let's see how he does in the Olympics now.

    Wow. The douchebaggery is strong in you.

    Not wanting to see the best sprinter in history contest the most important sprint makes me think you don't like cycling...

    No need to be derogatory.

    I have no idea why it isn't ok to have a dislike of Cav or any other rider for that matter? (Maybe I should have written it will be "really good to watch without him FOR ME" though, as that's what I mean).

    I'd rather be watching cycling where riders I don't like are not competing, that's completely normal to me.

    I think some people just find it odd purely as the overwhelming majority of british cycling fans nowadays seem to default to liking any successful british riders. Nationality doesn't come into it for me whatsoever. If I like any rider I could not care less where they come from.

    I also absolutely love watching cycling, and follow it lots on TV as so many of us do, I'm lucky to be able to watch a lot of it as well, I wouldn't watch it if I didn't like it!
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,398
    mfin wrote:
    I think some people just find it odd purely as the overwhelming majority of british cycling fans nowadays seem to default to liking any successful british riders. Nationality doesn't come into it for me whatsoever. If I like any rider I could not care less where they come from.
    Ironically that's a very British attitude, probably borne out of the fact we never used to have any good riders. In the rest of the world it's very normal to root for the local star.

    Makes a difference that you get a lot more in the local media when the language is the same.

    Apparently most of my favourite riders are dutch, Colombian or British.

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