Tour de France 2013 *spoilers*
- Thread starter Noodley
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By the way... for anyone who might be interested, there was yesterday quite an interesting piece of interview with Marc Coucke (the Omega Pharma part of OPQ):
He was clearly saying he wants to have a (great) Grand Tour type of rider in his team (to complement the other types they already have like Cavendish, Boonen, Chavanel and Martin to be able to compete the whole year on all fronts)
He was saying, he wants to be successful in the only thing Sky failed to do, which is (successfully) pairing Cavendish with a GC rider
And he was asked if he was referring to Kwiatek, but he said no, they would like to have someone besides him while he would grow as GC rider
I can't see anyone other than Uran being the one talked about here, right?
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Yeah, I know: I am not asking for people to bash Pinot, rather the lack of understanding shown to Wiggins is what I think is wrong.
Assuming Porte can recover to the level he was at on Sunday for the remaining mountain show downs, all the time he lost on Sunday could actually be a benefit to Froome and Sky. It will mean he no longer has a little voice in the back of his head prompting him to consolidate his own podium position whilst helping Froome, should make him even more useful as a super dom.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
I suppose I was trying to point to the different ways the riders dealt with it. Thibault had no answers or excuses in the face of immense national interest. On the other side of things, Wiggins got by with little bits of information - a cold here, a sore knee there, etc - but didn't speak about the major problem, namely keeping his nerve and the bike underneath him on wet Italian descents. It was all managed and evasive.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Oh go on. Don't let popularity cloud your judgement
I'm only here for the likes. There's no mileage in bashing Pinot.
But seriously... I do feel for him. And Wiggo. And even Schleck, to some extent.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Anyway, today's pick is a no-brainer: Cav.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
Cav has no brain?
Well, he can't see properly while sprinting, so why would he need to think about it
Pinot is a big girl's blouson and shouldn't be a bike racer if he isn't brave enough
You'd think so wouldn't you.
thom
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- The Borough
New jersey idea Mk II:Pinot is a big girl's blouson and shouldn't be a bike racer if he isn't brave enough
One for the worst descender of the race. It's colour ? Italian grey, or grigio...
Good call! It should of course be yellow but that's been taken by the bravest!
thom
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- The Borough
France has always had it's own peculiar honour code...
