Ride On
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| 04/13/2014 11:18 AM |
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Two observations
The feud between Canc and Segan goes on. Segan wouldn't work when they had that gap and in the end it cost them both. Segan is not making any friends out there and sometimes you need friends to win a bike race.
BMC can't be happy with how it ended. They looked like a really strong team with a plan. They got zero out of it. |
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Orange Crush
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| 04/13/2014 11:24 AM |
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The team that should be least happy is Belkin. They got zip out of their numerical presence.
Terpstra will quickly have to work on his interview skills with his new found status. |
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Gonzo Cyclist
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| 04/13/2014 11:31 AM |
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+1 Jacques, Lemond was painful to watch. Canc and Sagan could have worked that group good, but I also think no one wanted to work to bring Degenkolb to the front, I was surprised to see the nonchalance of Cancellara at one point, no sense of urgency when time was running out. Not impressed with Sagan, dude needs to get over himself
Hushovd has to be disappointed for sure Ride On, he was in the select group, looking strong, etc... |
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79pmooney
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| 04/13/2014 11:39 AM |
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Ride On, that will hurt Sagan in the future, maybe for years. Fostering goodwill among your competitors is always smart. You never know when you might need to draw on that account. Lemond sacrificing his P-R to help a rider who helped him win the Tour two years before. Score one for Lasalle who sacrificed a great shot at a Tour stage win. And of course, that AC guy who seems to pick up helping friends all over the place. Reaping the rewards of years of small favors perhaps?
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Ride On
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| 04/13/2014 12:42 PM |
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| OC do you think R-bank regrets getting out of cycling ? |
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Orange Crush
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| 04/13/2014 01:04 PM |
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Ride On - I don't think so; they ditched the liability and still have highly succesful womens cycling (Vos & Co), cyclocross (Vanderhaar & Co) and junior development.
And don't forget, they still sponsor one of the most succesful and best looking sports teams in the world :-) |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 04/13/2014 04:11 PM |
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Posted By Kenny Gonzales on 04/13/2014 10:38 AM
the dude wins it in a skin suit no less, what an awesome ride
And an aero road lid....another win for aerodynamics. 
Great race by OPQS....played it perfectly. FCC was hurt by the lack of team support in the end.
I'll add that my picks were spot-on......well, except for the guys who finished 1st and 2nd in reforming of them.  |
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Ride On
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| 04/13/2014 09:06 PM |
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CK didn't you also give Wiggins no chance ?
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Ride On
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| 04/13/2014 09:16 PM |
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| Oh and his bike frame wasn't very aero, so score one for aerodynamics claims are all made up. |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 04/13/2014 09:37 PM |
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Between a Roubaix and a Venge for P-R, I'd chose a Roubaix every time.
Wiggo ride a great race today....very impressive. |
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Keith Richards
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| 04/14/2014 09:37 AM |
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I would like to pat myself on the back for hanging in there on my Terpstra pick. I have been saying all spring that if he got in a tactical finale with OPQS teammates, he would get a major win and I was right.
Degenkolb was my dark horse pick along with Kristoff, so I was happy with his finish as well.
Mad props to Wiggo. Dude came correctly to P-R. |
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It is his word versus ours. We like our word. We like where we stand and we like our credibility."--Lance Armstrong. |
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Hoshie
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| 04/14/2014 12:13 PM |
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Totally agree - Wiggins did fine work. I am surprised he didn't shoot for it when they didn't chase Terpstra. He did very well and I had a "feeling" he would. He gained some respect points in my eyes.
Also, I get why Canc didn't want to drag Degenkolb to the finish but surprised Belkin and Sky didn't really press it because they could have shut it down.
Who knows, it's a long race, the dynamics with 2 other QS folks in the bunch made them have a tactical advantage...Hard to quarterback when that is one tough race. But that's part of the fun as a fan I suppose!
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Keith Richards
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| 04/14/2014 12:34 PM |
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| The headwind was a beast, judging by the flags out on the course. Several guys in the finale said sitting on the front was horrible and made chasing just something that, after 250k, most of the guys just didn't have the legs to do. |
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longslowdistance
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| 04/14/2014 12:35 PM |
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| And how about Boonen throwing himself into the headwind time and time again? Brave and bold? Part of the team strategy? Just plain nuts? |
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ChinookPass
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| 04/14/2014 01:13 PM |
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Boonen looked mystified because the usual play in PR is that if you are in the front, you work because you never know what bad things will happen to your rivals behind. The gap crept up to 45 seconds and looked like it was about to snap but Hushovd and then Thomas stopped working.
Those guys were knackered cuz no one made any sort of play to catch Terpstra. He left and it was like everyone said "well played. let's go have a beer." |
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