Gen Posted May 10, 2018 Posted May 10, 2018 Maincheese holds true to form... cant mix it with big boys another disappointing performanceAt what point do DDD say right Ben O'Connor can get a top 10 lets start working for him? Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
Andrew_Smith Posted May 10, 2018 Posted May 10, 2018 Great sportsmanship from Yates for giving Chaves the win. The youngster had a great race! But the power from Simon... Wow, that was very impressive! http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2018/05/10/1/bettiniphoto_0332529_1_2000px_670.jpg
'Dale Posted May 10, 2018 Author Posted May 10, 2018 After careful development, long-term exposure to GC racing and a show of mutual loyalty by both riders and team, the Yates twins and The Smiling Assassin are really beginning to threaten the more experienced. Chapeau!
Gen Posted May 10, 2018 Posted May 10, 2018 Great sportsmanship from Yates for giving Chaves the win. The youngster had a great race! But the power from Simon... Wow, that was very impressive! http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2018/05/10/1/bettiniphoto_0332529_1_2000px_670.jpgAre you talking about Chavez..cause he is older than Yates [emoji23] Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
Eldron Posted May 10, 2018 Posted May 10, 2018 At what point do DDD say right Ben O'Connor can get a top 10 lets start working for him? Sent from my SM-G950F using TapatalkI'm hoping O'Connor and the Cheese can both fight for top 10. In reality DDD is not a top GC team so they'll mostly be given a free ride most of the time with little to no "duties" in the peleton. They should be able to protect both.
dsw Posted May 10, 2018 Posted May 10, 2018 At what point do DDD say right Ben O'Connor can get a top 10 lets start working for him? Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk I think the sooner the better..... if not a top 10 O'Conner also has a good chance to win the Best young rider category so he needs to be supported as much as possible.
Yo-Yo Posted May 10, 2018 Posted May 10, 2018 What a great stage. One thing I noticed though is that Yates doesn't seem to have a computer / head unit. He does have what looks like a power pod attached under his handlebars on the left while looking at the front but no power meter / garmin / SRM head unit.
Bianchisti Posted May 11, 2018 Posted May 11, 2018 What exactly happened with Maincheeese? Didn't look like he was just dropped and sliding backwards? With all the crashes thought he mightve been caught behind one. But then apparent in his best form. Giro would be early in the year for some of those riders.
Gen Posted May 11, 2018 Posted May 11, 2018 What exactly happened with Maincheeese? Didn't look like he was just dropped and sliding backwards? With all the crashes thought he mightve been caught behind one. But then apparent in his best form. Giro would be early in the year for some of those riders.He is often badly positioned in the group and when moves happen or an increase of pace happens (or incidents) he finds himself at the wrong end and has to go close gaps and to get back to minimise time losses.. if he would just ride a bit closer to the front he just may have a better chance of staying in contact with the favourites. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
Nibali Posted May 11, 2018 Posted May 11, 2018 The Maincheese didn’t really look in trouble the few times the cameras were on him, very composed and his pedal stroke was smooth. So I don’t really know what happened there hey? Maybe he’s taking those bets for Qhubeka bikes seriously and losing time to win some stages???? Strong ride by O’Connor though, up to 13th now. Will be interesting to see how his body responds in the final week.
Zatopek Posted May 11, 2018 Posted May 11, 2018 Tomorrow's upload will be a goodieIt is almost impossible to not have Chaves on your favorite rider list
Andrew_Smith Posted May 11, 2018 Posted May 11, 2018 Are you talking about Chavez..cause he is older than Yates [emoji23] Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Epic fail... I cannot believe that Yates is younger. I thought the commentator made a mistake by saying he is only 25-years of age. Chavez looks so much younger haha.
Gen Posted May 11, 2018 Posted May 11, 2018 Epic fail... I cannot believe that Yates is younger. I thought the commentator made a mistake by saying he is only 25-years of age. Chavez looks so much younger haha.He does yes..looks very young but he is 28 Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
Long Wheel Base Posted May 11, 2018 Posted May 11, 2018 Which Yates served the doping ban?.................... Rhetorical question.\Maybe it's just me but I treat a yates ride like an astana ride. EDIT: https://www.bikehub.co.za/features/_/news/road/international-road/british-rider-yates-gets-four-month-doping-ban-r4996?st=25
Gen Posted May 11, 2018 Posted May 11, 2018 Which Yates served the doping ban?.................... Rhetorical question.\Maybe it's just me but I treat a yates ride like an astana ride. EDIT: https://www.bikehub.co.za/features/_/news/road/international-road/british-rider-yates-gets-four-month-doping-ban-r4996?st=25Ja the Brits have terrible asthma problems..[emoji849] Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
Cheese Posted May 11, 2018 Posted May 11, 2018 I'm hoping O'Connor and the Cheese can both fight for top 10. In reality DDD is not a top GC team so they'll mostly be given a free ride most of the time with little to no "duties" in the peleton. They should be able to protect both.According to DDD they are working for both .O'Connor also indicated after the stage that they were both protected.If they decide to go with him only from now on at least he will have someone to protect him for longer on the climbs. LM has been struggling the whole year, same as Chaves last year.
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