Vetplant Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 95.2km Should probably start seeing some action from about 50km out, so in about an hours time...This is so boring, I might just choose to start doing some actual work around here...
Mongoose! Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Fair but if you look how they hire and so forth is a carbon copy of how US Postal used to recruit riders. As a rider becomes a threat to win they would pay more than current salary to become a domestique or super domestique with options to go for other Tours and smaller races but have their power during the Tour which was the only real goal of the year. Eventually some leave to become leaders at other teams - Landis vs Porte for example. Think you right yes. looked some GCN video's on team buses and thought Team Sky's bus was not that great inside.So guess more funds go to salaries / recruiting threat then?
Oxter Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 This is so boring, I might just choose to start doing some actual work around here...to late, you've already committed, now you have to follow through...
Bonus Posted July 21, 2017 Author Posted July 21, 2017 If rumours are to be believed Dan Martin, Fabio Aru and Elia Viviani will be joining the former Sky man (Swift) at UAE next season. The Italian is going there, for sure. Aru still hasn't signed a deal and neither has Martin. He's looking to stay at QuickStep but is waiting for Lefevere to make him an offer. UAE are waiting in the wings though. If you've read some reports in the media that Barguil is out of contract, they're inaccurate. He has a deal with Sunweb for 2018.
The Bull Shark Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 If you look at the time gaps this year compared to last year, Meintjes did quite well this year compared to last year.
brucem76 Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Meintjies is so impressive - 2 top ten TDFs in a row... ZERO team support! Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk
nochain Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Sky buy GC contenders so they don't have competition.Landa was actually the only true contender they bought...The rest was pretty much nowhere when they started at Sky and has become that because of their approach.Froome,Thomas,Poels and Porte was not even close to being contenders.Same goes for Neive..Hanoa might have been there or there about.There is a big difference between buyin a finished product to cover themselves versus buying potential and then actually convert that over time into a contender.
brucem76 Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 How does Team Time Trial work - what would happen if a rider/s crashed out or had a big mechanical? Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk
DJuice Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Eddie the Boss, well done!!Very happy for EBH and DD.
Vetplant Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 If you want to see the fun, it starts at 10km to go. Lekker Boss!
Bonus Posted July 21, 2017 Author Posted July 21, 2017 Nice win for DDD! We've been out all day and I got back with 2km to go :-) Perfect
nochain Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Great win!!!Was starting to think DDD is going to come away empty handed.
s14phoenix Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 EBN was not going to be beaten today. when you had that much bad luck with that much work it has to pay off at some stage. but how is Sunweb in second also AGAIN.
s14phoenix Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Gorilla will need to give EVERYTHING Sunday to continue his streak.
nochain Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 EBN was not going to be beaten today. when you had that much bad luck with that much work it has to pay off at some stage. but how is Sunweb in second also AGAIN.Crazy the way Sunweb is just everywhere!!
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.