Cav' Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Starting to get quite excited for the tour. GC should be a great battle; Froome,Porte, Bardet, Uran,Nibali,Quintana,Landa,Tom)(Froome and Dumoulin will fade in week 3 IMO)I would love a Porte,Uran,Bardet podium. (If Porte crashes out insert Quintana) The fight for the sprint stages will actually also be quite enticing. (Go Dylan!)
Bonus Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Do we have a list of South African riders in the Tour yet?Regardless of whatever teams they are in, it's good to spot them.
Cav' Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Do we have a list of South African riders in the Tour yet?Regardless of whatever teams they are in, it's good to spot them.Reinhardt, Jay and Darryl.
CASSIE1975 Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Starting to get quite excited for the tour. GC should be a great battle; Froome,Porte, Bardet, Uran,Nibali,Quintana,Landa,Tom)(Froome and Dumoulin will fade in week 3 IMO)I would love a Porte,Uran,Bardet podium. (If Porte crashes out insert Quintana) The fight for the sprint stages will actually also be quite enticing. (Go Dylan!) I must agree...would be great to see a 3 or 4 man battle for the GC
CASSIE1975 Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Stage 20 with the ITT will have a significant effect on the previous 19 stages. The guys that battle with the ITT would need 2 or 3 minutes (maybe more) advantage over Tom, and CF if they want to take the Yellow to Paris...especially with the Profile of stage 20 - NOT GOING TO BE AN EASY DAY ON THE SADDLE...should be a real epic day to keep us Glued to the screens
gummibear Posted July 3, 2018 Author Posted July 3, 2018 TdF has become such a joke maybe the riders could wear something like this to keep the party going
Gen Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 TdF has become such a joke maybe the riders could wear something like this to keep the party going That reminds me...was BMC that had that g-string on their bibs last year ..no wonder they have sponsorship issues. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
Gen Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Please spare a thought for Thomas.. Froome plans on riding for another 5 years. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
s14phoenix Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Please spare a thought for Thomas.. Froome plans on riding for another 5 years. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk I think he may go find greener pastures like Landa... I am just not sure that he is very likable either so I think I will also be finding other pastures to support once Froome does relinquish the top spot to him.
Gen Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 I think he may go find greener pastures like Landa... I am just not sure that he is very likable either so I think I will also be finding other pastures to support once Froome does relinquish the top spot to him.I donno I kind of like Thomas.. i think he will do really well at another team where I can't even imagine Froome riding for another team..hope Thomas finds a new home, he should at least try and see if he can really go for the GC at a GT.. That is of course if he is willing to take a pay cut.. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
s14phoenix Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 I donno I kind of like Thomas.. i think he will do really well at another team where I can't even imagine Froome riding for another team..hope Thomas finds a new home, he should at least try and see if he can really go for the GC at a GT..That is of course if he is willing to take a pay cut.. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk I think that is exactly why Sky is so strong - they buy the best talent and then make it really hard to make a move since the riders would possibly not be paid as much when they do move. Suppose it can been seen as protecting their investments...
Pure Savage Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Please spare a thought for Thomas.. Froome plans on riding for another 5 years. Sent from my SM-G950F using TapatalkIf Thomas thought he could beat Froome in another team he would have left already. Many have, Nieve, Landa etc. Nothing is keeping them at Sky, if you have the legs, the pay is not a factor. you will have people drapping you in ski goggles and cooking equipment in no time at all! You also then need to perform, look at Mr Porte. Its all good and well getting a salary, but the propery money is endorsements etc.
Eldron Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 I think that is exactly why Sky is so strong - they buy the best talent and then make it really hard to make a move since the riders would possibly not be paid as much when they do move. Suppose it can been seen as protecting their investments..."Golden Handcuffs".
Bonus Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 I'm expecting a solid performance from G this tour. Let's see . . .
Gen Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 If Thomas thought he could beat Froome in another team he would have left already. Many have, Nieve, Landa etc. Nothing is keeping them at Sky, if you have the legs, the pay is not a factor. you will have people drapping you in ski goggles and cooking equipment in no time at all! You also then need to perform, look at Mr Porte. Its all good and well getting a salary, but the propery money is endorsements etc.It's not just the legs..we've seen all of those riders you have mentioned and more drag Froome around France/Spain, it is the support structure that is the difference...froome himself has done his share of dragging his leader around. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
Gen Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 I'm expecting a solid performance from G this tour. Let's see . . .I would not mind that actually I would even go so far as to say I hope he out performs Froome..for no other reason that I like him[emoji39] Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
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