Gen Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 https://twitter.com/AndreGreipel/status/739859954572660737 By the way I didn't mention any riders but @Mark_Renshaw had to leave @LeTour for doing the same what 3 other riders did today.
GrumpyOldGuy Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 Having the GC guys duke it out for the prologue win (and therefore the yellow jersey) is great for the fans. But I'd be interested to hear from the managers & riders in these teams. My guess is that they're not super excited about getting the yellow jersey so early - their poor domestiques have to defend from day 1. They normally like to leave the hard work for later in the race and let other teams defend the jersey in the opening stages. Not as much of an issue in an 8-stage race like the Dauphine. But could be tough in a grand tour. I dont know, its a quick one week race, shouldn't be an issue for a strong team, trouble is in my opinion apart from Kreuziger and maybe Paulinho Tinkoff didn't send a terribly strong team to support Berto, but I still dont see them giving it up easily. Attitudes have changed since the day's of LA where he would give the jersey up if he got it too early, today teams hold onto it as long as possible, even in Grand Tours, I cant remember when last I saw any team blatantly lose the jersey.
GrumpyOldGuy Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 If Modolo was there he'd have thrown his toys till Bouhanni got dq'edYeah, but on the other hand Robbie McEwen would have felt right at home.
tombeej Posted June 6, 2016 Author Posted June 6, 2016 I dont know, its a quick one week race, shouldn't be an issue for a strong team, trouble is in my opinion apart from Kreuziger and maybe Paulinho Tinkoff didn't send a terribly strong team to support Berto, but I still dont see them giving it up easily. Attitudes have changed since the day's of LA where he would give the jersey up if he got it too early, today teams hold onto it as long as possible, even in Grand Tours, I cant remember when last I saw any team blatantly lose the jersey. Yeah, for sure, no team will try to lose the jersey (that's not what I was saying ). My point was just that they'd prefer not to get it too early - to avoid having to defend it from day 1.
tombeej Posted June 6, 2016 Author Posted June 6, 2016 That footage in Round 3 was Bouhanni trying to head butt Kristoff off his own Katusha lead-out team. I mean FFS...
'Dale Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 Well, attention has shifted from Fabio to Nacer.......????
Gen Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 That footage in Round 3 was Bouhanni trying to head butt Kristoff off his own Katusha lead-out team. I mean FFS...Disgusting. .
'Dale Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 How did the race jury not DQ? Shoulder rubbing is coolAnd the odd verbal intimidation Head butt > red card Very strange hey
Gen Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 How did the race jury not DQ? Shoulder rubbing is coolAnd the odd verbal intimidation Head butt > red card Very strange hey.. assume no one lodged a complaint? Renshaw was sent home from the TDF for headbutting That whole Cofidos team should be sent packing
'Dale Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 .. assume no one lodged a complaint? Renshaw was sent home from the TDF for headbutting That whole Cofidos team should be sent packingI remember that fine standard set in head-butting set by RenshawSomehow I cannot remember that there was a complaint involved, just plain disciplinary action by race jury...
Mntboy Posted June 7, 2016 Posted June 7, 2016 I remember that fine standard set in head-butting set by RenshawSomehow I cannot remember that there was a complaint involved, just plain disciplinary action by race jury...Julian Dean the unlucky recipient iirc! Also don't recall a complaint being lodged but it did happen in the TdF and it seems the Race Commissioners take their job very seriously so perhaps nothing but footage of the incident was required. However it's still crazy that Bouhani got away with it. Oh wait he's French ain't he and on a French team. That's probably why. Can't not have the best French sprinter out of the race! Sent from my GT-S6790 using Tapatalk
HappyMartin Posted June 7, 2016 Posted June 7, 2016 Robbie Hunter would have bitch slapped Bouhani off his bike.
'Dale Posted June 7, 2016 Posted June 7, 2016 Robbie Hunter would have bitch slapped Bouhani off his bike. Hehehe There's a name I haven't head of in a while
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