Keith Oates
Janner
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
Armstrong put in a good performance and I would have liked to see him get the win but I think that will be his swan song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stage 16 Spoiler
- Thread starter biking_fox
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e-rider
Banned member
- Location
- South West
With Lance's TT ability he should have gone a few km out from the finish - did he really think he could win a sprint?
I don't see the point of these epic mountain stages with flat finishes; as we saw yesterday, it does nothing for the GC. Nobody will attack for GC time because any gains will be lost in the approach to the finish, so why bother having 4 huge climbs in 1 day. I vote for more mountain top finishes.
I don't see the point of these epic mountain stages with flat finishes; as we saw yesterday, it does nothing for the GC. Nobody will attack for GC time because any gains will be lost in the approach to the finish, so why bother having 4 huge climbs in 1 day. I vote for more mountain top finishes.
That was the general opinion too on 'Chat' yesterday during the race. A waste of 4 great climbs in my opinion neutralised by the long run in.
Chuffy
Veteran
- Location
- On the banks of the Exe
Isn't the intention to focus the race onto a couple of key stages?
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
The point was that this stage was designed as a tribute to a historic 1969 stage won by an awesome breakaway by Eddy Merckx. There's a mountain-top finish tomorrow, not every stage needs to finish in the same way, and some stages are about attrition, endurance, mountain points and so on, not all about the 'finish'. And perhaps it also shows that there is no-one riding right now of Merckx's level of dominance...
Chuffy
Veteran
- Location
- On the banks of the Exe
To build up anticipation? That was the idea of having Ventoux right at the end of last years Tour and this year we have the Tourmalet, followed by the ITT. I'm not saying I agree with it, but I can see the logic.
