SPOILER : Tour de San Luis

[Flying_Monkey]

Nice win for Modolo, who's really developing now - looks like the sprints are going to be competitive this year!

 

[WannabeCyclist]

Coverage is pretty dire, but heres stage 2


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhEpeYf9CCo

Cav went far earlier than I would normally expect him, OPQS doing well for him though

 

[raindog]

ta for the vid - that was very impressive from Modolo

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Very twisty finish without a long straight, so it was all about sustaining power through the corners and positioning.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Interesting wee quote from Cavendish post Stage 1 "It is so nice to have a team with me that is 100 percent committed"

 

[doctornige]

Interesting wee quote from Cavendish post Stage 1 "It is so nice to have a team with me that is 100 percent committed"

I would not think that to be a negative Sky comment, just a positive OPQS one. OPQS have not really shown their cards on this in terms of coming out and saying 'We are after the sprints, and nothing else.'

Please tell me if my info is wrong though. I can't read all the press on two tours!

 

[rich p]

I would not think that to be a negative Sky comment, just a positive OPQS one. OPQS have not really shown their cards on this in terms of coming out and saying 'We are after the sprints, and nothing else.'

Please tell me if my info is wrong though. I can't read all the press on two tours!

They did say that they weren't interested in having a GC contender - which is not exactly the same thing.

 

[doctornige]

They did say that they weren't interested in having a GC contender - which is not exactly the same thing.

But pretty close. It could be strategic: Give Cav an early jersey, cement him in the team, get support from him later.

 

[thom]

But pretty close. It could be strategic: Give Cav an early jersey, cement him in the team, get support from him later.

I reckon that they'll be a happy team for him. I think their strategy will be getting a variety of riders stage victories in grand tours and classics. Cav will look for the green jersey in the tour of course but apart from that, I'm not sure they'll care so much. Boonen can't match last season's Classic victories surely, particularly with his arm injury but Chav and Cav should have a lot of fun and get involved aggressively trying to win flat to bumpy stages.

 

[rich p]

It would be nice if this kick-started Cav into a flat(tish) classics rider.

 

[thom]

It would be nice if this kick-started Cav into a flat(tish) classics rider.

I do think this will happen at OPQS - they are a belgian team with a fantastic classics pedigree

 

[Herbie]

My guess is that it won't run to 100 pages, DP! Hopefully we can keep it an LA free zone as RD suggests!

too late LA has been mentioned already

 

[rich p]

too late LA has been mentioned already

Louis Armstrong? Liked blowing his own trumpet?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Stage 3 (the tough one), won by Alex Diniz, who's just come back from a doping suspension... beating all those top world riders, he's clearly still well-prepared even now he's clean now, eh, readers?

 

[beastie]

Stage 3 (the tough one), won by Alex Diniz, who's just come back from a doping suspension... beating all those top world riders, he's clearly still well-prepared even now he's clean now, eh, readers?

Hhhhhmmmmmnnn. Quite.

*suspiciously raises an eyebrow.*