Will Cav Win A Stage ?
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It could be called Manx Missile United.1
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Might as well, to be honestNo_Ta_Doctor said:Ineos need to start Project 35 for next year. Big budget, all in, get a last season out of Cav and get him that win.
Mørkøv is available for leadout, Renshaw as DS/consultent....1 -
Surely he'll be in with a shout at IPT?0
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Just watched S8 on the catch up. Pants, that's so sad. Bad way to exit.1
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The Big Four of British cycling's golden age have not been afforded the big Tour send off.
Wiggins: Won but never returned
Froome: A career altering crash in his prime. Last appearance cut short by Covid
Cavendish: Crashed out of his finale
Thomas: Maybe he got his bad luck out of the way early.Twitter: @RichN950 -
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I expect that gear failure will haunt him for a while now. He had that stage won, I was out of my seat, and then a mechanical disaster.
On a plus side though, and I suspect not many have thought if it this way, he will now forever be mentioned in the same breath as the greatest cyclist of all time regarding TDF stage wins. Cavendish and Merckx.
If he's looking for slithers of comfort out if all this then that isn't a bad crumb of comfort to take away.
Though obviously he won't look at it like that.
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Eddy Merckx is like Elon Musk levels of greatness so it's not really comparable. It just seems such a shame because he might have been up for another biggy, "sports personality of the year" award.0
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Eddy Merckx is the greatest male racing cyclist that ever lived. Elon Musk is a weapons grade idiot who, because he got lucky once or twice, thinks he's some kind of business genius.focuszing723 said:Eddy Merckx is like Elon Musk levels of greatness so it's not really comparable. It just seems such a shame because he might have been up for another biggy, "sports personality of the year" award.
The two are not comparable.
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That's exactly what I was thinking. It adds context and in my mind elevates the achievement above if it had been held individually.bonk_king said:On a plus side though, and I suspect not many have thought if it this way, he will now forever be mentioned in the same breath as the greatest cyclist of all time regarding TDF stage wins. Cavendish and Merckx.
If he's looking for slithers of comfort out if all this then that isn't a bad crumb of comfort to take away.
Though obviously he won't look at it like that.Half man, Half bike0 -
Well you never know. Vino wants him back next year if he changes his mind. Wonder if he’ll buy in a sprint train if its all agreed in the transfer window.1
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That’s you added to FZ’s hit list with most of the inhabitants of Cake Stopandyp said:
Eddy Merckx is the greatest male racing cyclist that ever lived. Elon Musk is a weapons grade idiot who, because he got lucky once or twice, thinks he's some kind of business genius.focuszing723 said:Eddy Merckx is like Elon Musk levels of greatness so it's not really comparable. It just seems such a shame because he might have been up for another biggy, "sports personality of the year" award.
The two are not comparable.0 -
Imagine thinking Musk is a genius.Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.0
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66147017
Astana prepared to offer him another year. Possibly at least3 -
I wondered if someone would take a chance and whether Cav was fired up enough to suffer a little longer.1
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Until Cavendish spends $44bn on a cycling team and turns it into FdJ I refuse to believe that he's anywhere near approaching Musk's peculiar genius.6
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Ellingworth masterminded the 2011 worlds, Project Rainbow becomes Project 35.kingstongraham said:
Might as well, to be honestNo_Ta_Doctor said:Ineos need to start Project 35 for next year. Big budget, all in, get a last season out of Cav and get him that win.
Mørkøv is available for leadout, Renshaw as DS/consultent....
Perfect. We need a campaign to make this happen.
Anyone got Ratcliffe’s number?1 -
Cav shouldn’t have put it all on the line in Yorkshire 9 years ago. He’d have won many more that tour had he not gone sh!t or bust on day one.0
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Sure, but the same attitude arguably won him the Worlds and MSR (plus who knows how many others?). The surprise is probably that it didn't end up costing him more often, rather than the comparatively few times it did.rick_chasey said:Cav shouldn’t have put it all on the line in Yorkshire 9 years ago. He’d have won many more that tour had he not gone sh!t or bust on day one.
Edit: for the avoidance of doubt, I agree that it wasn't the percentage play. But that's the deal of being Cav, I think.1 -
Yes when you look at that Tour plus his illness plus non selection last year with better luck he could have put the record out of sight.
On the other hand wasn't his selection for the record equalling Tour a late call ? Might be wrong on that but I suppose luck goes both ways.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0 -
Gutted that he crashed out yesterday. I was out of my seat, shouting at the TV on Friday, I really thought he was going to do it.
Lots of nice tributes from his peers on the ITV4 highlights show last night. One in particular from Rolf Aldag, "Would a 35th stage win have made him the greatest cyclist ever? Probably not. Would it have made him the greatest sprinter ever? It doesn't matter because he already is." Christian Prudhomme also seemed genuinely emotional about the nature of his exit. He seems to have the genuine respect of so many, and rightly so.Bianchi ImpulsoBMC Teammachine SLR02 01Trek Domane AL3“When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. “ ~H.G. Wells Edit - "Unless it's a BMX"1 -
Yep, was meant to be Bennett who had a 'dodgy' knee, so Cav got the call.DeVlaeminck said:Yes when you look at that Tour plus his illness plus non selection last year with better luck he could have put the record out of sight.
On the other hand wasn't his selection for the record equalling Tour a late call ? Might be wrong on that but I suppose luck goes both ways.
Such a shame he didn't get to go last year.
IF he does consider delaying retirement, I think it would need to be with a team who can give him a decent leadout.Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
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The security of a committed set up and team a year ahead must be tempting?2020/2021/2022 Metric Century Challenge Winner1
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I suspect he will stay retired. I think crashes were a part of the original reason for retiring, so I doubt after a bit of thought, another crash will persuade him to continue.2
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I would think so. They have near enough 12 months to prepare and test a dedicated sprinters team. IMO this year felt a bit rushed.carbonclem said:The security of a committed set up and team a year ahead must be tempting?
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It's as simple as poaching MvdP and Morkov then.0
