pe3nguin Posted September 3, 2019 Share Indeed. First if a few would be my guess. Nobody wants to be involved in what is rapidly becoming the damp squid team of the Pro Tour.Squib I recently learnt it is damp squib, not squid. I know this, because Shaun Pollock recently said "damp squid" on air and r/cricket lost its collective ******* mind. Edited September 3, 2019 by pe3nguin DuncanCT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Tracker Posted September 3, 2019 Share His win in stage 3 of tour of the alps 2018 not counting as racing then? 100% he won a stage but that wasn't what I was looking at. He's recently said in an interview that he doesn't know how to get in a break because he came straight up and directly into a GC role. He was frustrated in the tour that he couldn't adapt at all. Honestly it's not weird that he has been a pro since 2015 and he's not been in a break in a World Tour? That doesn't take away from his 2 wins at Swiss and Austria. There doesn't seem to be much of the apprenticeship for lot of the younger riders to learn the craft. Bet your life most of quickstep have have been in a break and in the first 4 seasons as a pro I'm sure you'll find a break or two for older riders like Valverde. It does seem to go with a general trend that GC riders shouldn't chase stages even if they are out of the running for their GC ambitions. Yes they are different approaches to a race but jeez its not like TDD has been clogging up the GC in the last few years, maybe shake it up, take some of the pressure off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted September 3, 2019 Share Squib I recently learnt it is damp squib, not squid. I know this, because Shaun Pollock recently said "damp squid" on air and r/cricket lost its collective ******* mind.I already knew that. My autocorrect, it would appear, does not! Squid. Squid. Nope. I need a smarter mobile phone. pe3nguin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted September 3, 2019 Share Cavendish and Cummings to race Tour of Britain https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/british-racing/mark-cavendish-steve-cummings-race-tour-britain-436392 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted September 3, 2019 Share Cavendish and Cummings to race Tour of Britain https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/british-racing/mark-cavendish-steve-cummings-race-tour-britain-436392Well that is the arriére du peleton covered. Man I am getting frustrated with this DD bunch. Vetplant, Rowl and Pure Savage 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted September 6, 2019 Share 100% he won a stage but that wasn't what I was looking at. He's recently said in an interview that he doesn't know how to get in a break because he came straight up and directly into a GC role. He was frustrated in the tour that he couldn't adapt at all. Honestly it's not weird that he has been a pro since 2015 and he's not been in a break in a World Tour? That doesn't take away from his 2 wins at Swiss and Austria. There doesn't seem to be much of the apprenticeship for lot of the younger riders to learn the craft. Bet your life most of quickstep have have been in a break and in the first 4 seasons as a pro I'm sure you'll find a break or two for older riders like Valverde. It does seem to go with a general trend that GC riders shouldn't chase stages even if they are out of the running for their GC ambitions. Yes they are different approaches to a race but jeez its not like TDD has been clogging up the GC in the last few years, maybe shake it up, take some of the pressure off. Will have to agree with you these.Hopefully for the Vuelta they have moved focus completely to stages, hence LM performance yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted September 6, 2019 Share Well that is the arriére du peleton covered. Man I am getting frustrated with this DD bunch.Agree, Read a few places about this strong team , but this just seem to be chance for the guys to say Good buy more than anything else. Although they have some better results of late, with Valgren , Nizollo and Amanuel. Reini also looking good. But I will be glad if Cav is no more part of the set up. T-Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted September 6, 2019 Share They need a clean out of the coaches as well and director sportifs, winners come into the team and just fade, getting beaten by the South African domestiques. Besides Nizzollo, rest have been useless. Owen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted September 6, 2019 Share But I will be glad if Cav is no more part of the set up.I'm guessing that he feels very much the same way. Wayne pudding Mol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaco-fiets Posted September 6, 2019 Share Might have been mentioned prior but I see BMC indicated they won't be their bike sponsor after the off season. The only brand standing in line is probably Titan....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie Posted September 8, 2019 Share Some forums are blaming a DD rider (EBH?) for switching and causing the crash.???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted September 8, 2019 Share Mark Cavendish managed to crack the top 30 in the Tour of Britain. First TDD rider to cross the line. #ComeBack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted September 8, 2019 Share Mark Cavendish managed to crack the top 30 in the Tour of Britain. First TDD rider to cross the line. #ComeBack There or thereabouts! How about this one: 4 Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Corendon-Circus Vetplant, T-Bob and Underachiever 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted September 8, 2019 Share There or thereabouts! How about this one: 4 Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Corendon-Circus The surprise is he didn't take it. Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaco-fiets Posted September 8, 2019 Share Don’t know if I missed it but I don’t see Meintjies name in the top 100? The road has tilted upwards in a stage or 2 but he still has not cracked the top half of the starting list. He must be saving himeself for something special (like a contract termination) If DD decides to call it a day would any of their riders be picked up by a pro tour team (not continental)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted September 8, 2019 Share I dunno ... hard to think of any stand-out talent in the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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