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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,264
    If there was a team competition, GB would have won the gold.

    (Yes, I know things would have been raced differently)
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    6 riders max on each team was important.

    Nibali wouldn't be able to descend the gradient % his descending abilities have declined.
  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    AK_jnr wrote:
    I know its easy to type from an arm chair but FFS what was G doing?! You've seen 2 guys go down ahead and you STILL manage to come off yourself. Why didnt he just knock it back a tiny bit. Its not like the chase had its act together at that point.


    Yep, I thought the same but need to see what he says before casting final judgment
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    r0bh wrote:
    kleinstroker wrote:
    Very enjoyable race, had it all, but Cummings could have had it if allowed to
    Ride his own race. Big shame.

    Can you point me towards Cummings's results in one-day races that suggest he would have been in the mix? He's great at sniping stage wins from breaks but let's not get carried away.

    Not sure what more the GB team could have done; G rode a great race and might have been in the mix but for his crash. Yates followed the right move but didn't have the legs. Froome didn't look to have the legs either.

    Dunno why a lot of the people on this forum watch bike racing TBH as it seem to turn them into right miseries.

    I certainly think Cummings if he hadn't been told to drill it on the front, would have used his very big brain and made sure he was in the right break. Maybe I exaggerated a little but this is the internet, you have to.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Alaphillipe : split second hesitation - shame

    fair play to Aru to finish in that group 6th
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,701
    Bloody good race. Tense all the way to the end.
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,061
    1 Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium) 06:10:05
    2 Jacob Fuglsang (Denmark)
    3 Rafal Majka (Poland) 00:00:05
    4 Julian Alaphilippe (France) 00:00:22
    5 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain)
    6 Fabio Aru (Italy)
    7 Louis Meintjes (Republich of South Africa)
    8 Andrey Zeits (Kazakhastan) 00:00:25
    9 Tanel Kangert (Estonia) 00:01:47

    Meintjes sneaking into 7th there.
  • cc78
    cc78 Posts: 599
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Anyone know what odds GvA was at the start of the day?

    between 25 and 33/1, depending on the bookie
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    BBC reporting Geraint taken to hospital, no other details
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    British public confused YET AGAIN a why GB rider didn't win

    Could have done without the offs at the end (especially as I wanted Henao to get a medal)

    But at least the result is a lot better than London....
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Thomas has been taken to hospital for a checkout.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    British public confused YET AGAIN a why GB rider didn't win

    Could have done without the offs at the end (especially as I wanted Henao to get a medal)

    But at least the result is a lot better than London....


    EDIT: plus it was a more than decent race, and the scenery with SHMAZING
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    British public confused YET AGAIN a why GB rider didn't win

    Could have done without the offs at the end (especially as I wanted Henao to get a medal)

    But at least the result is a lot better than London....


    EDIT: plus it was a more than decent race, and the scenery with SHMAZING

    Twas indeed. Really good race.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Oh noes! Purito's final race :-((((
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    British public confused YET AGAIN a why GB rider didn't win

    Could have done without the offs at the end (especially as I wanted Henao to get a medal)

    But at least the result is a lot better than London....


    EDIT: plus it was a more than decent race, and the scenery with SHMAZING

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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,061
    cc78 wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Anyone know what odds GvA was at the start of the day?

    between 25 and 33/1, depending on the bookie

    Thanks. I thought he might have been longer, but I guess the bookies rightly thought he had a good chance.
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    TheBigBean wrote:
    cc78 wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Anyone know what odds GvA was at the start of the day?

    between 25 and 33/1, depending on the bookie

    Thanks. I thought he might have been longer, but I guess the bookies rightly thought he had a good chance.

    Fulgsang was 101/1 on PaddyPower.

    He would have been a good e/w bet.
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    FocusZing wrote:
    Thomas has been taken to hospital for a checkout.


    Henao also
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,736
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    FocusZing wrote:
    Thomas has been taken to hospital for a checkout.


    Henao also

    Seems to be some confusion about this. Suspect they ve just had a plaster or 2 put on at the nearest medical tent which might also be a hospital. I don't think either are seriously hurt.

    Porte is very likely out of the TT though apparently
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    ddraver wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    FocusZing wrote:
    Thomas has been taken to hospital for a checkout.


    Henao also

    Seems to be some confusion about this. Suspect they ve just had a plaster or 2 put on at the nearest medical tent which might also be a hospital. I don't think either are seriously hurt.

    Porte is very likely out of the TT though apparently




    Um, no, I know from someone with the COL team that Henao's at the hospital right now

    But I'll let her know that there's no need to disturb the doctors there and that he just needs a plaster (or two) :-)
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,445
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    FocusZing wrote:
    Thomas has been taken to hospital for a checkout.


    Henao also

    Seems to be some confusion about this. Suspect they ve just had a plaster or 2 put on at the nearest medical tent which might also be a hospital. I don't think either are seriously hurt.

    Porte is very likely out of the TT though apparently




    Um, no, I know from someone with the COL team that Henao's at the hospital right now

    But I'll let her know that there's no need to disturb the doctors there and that he just needs a plaster (or two) :-)

    Burn.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Ach, Dave and I are cool :-)
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,736
    Heano rode to the finish no??
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,915
    cracking parcours combined with small teams and high stakes = excitement.

    that route had everything
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,445
    Seen cyclists complete races with all sorts of injuries, so not that surprising is it?
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Ach, Dave and I are cool :-)

    So not a malicious burn then ;)
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Seen cyclists complete races with all sorts of injuries, so not that surprising is it?
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Ach, Dave and I are cool :-)

    So not a malicious burn then ;)


    Nein

    Hospital checking out whether he's broken owt
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Seen cyclists complete races with all sorts of injuries, so not that surprising is it?
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Ach, Dave and I are cool :-)

    So not a malicious burn then ;)


    Nein

    Hospital checking out whether he's broken owt

    G is fine.

    Nibali & LRP broken collarbones and will miss the ITT.
  • EnacheV
    EnacheV Posts: 235
    Great race, enjoyed every minute from 90km to go, sad about Nibali, Henao and Thomas

    I'm more interested in Froome's form because Contador seems to be better every day. And Froome performed at a decent level, the best from the top 10 of the TdF

    If Froome wins the Olympic ITT i would take that as a upward form towards the 2nd peak of the season, in which case we could have a good Contador - Froome duel in Vuelta.
  • Shadowrider
    Shadowrider Posts: 483
    Heano has a fractured pelvis.

    Jesus what a crash, G got off easy!
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,445
    Shadowrider wrote:
    Heano has a fractured pelvis.

    Plaster or 2 at the medical tent will fix that.

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