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I was checking at the rosters by country and this year's elite race feels like there's no favs at all, like anything can happen...
Rigoberto Uran. Peter Sagan. Gaviria GVA. TD???? this sucker is flying, he should be the designated rider for the dutch in a matter of fact he could get to the line solo, and that could make us forget Froome big time |
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This might have come up before, but might be fun to have year-end PL vote on rider/team of the year in various categories? I'm with Flash on toughest rider of the year.
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I am kind of hoping it is someone new. Nothing against Kwiatkowski or Sagan, just would like to see the rainbow stripes on someone new.
What if it were Dumoulin in the road race as well? Is there precedent for someone winning both at the same time in the modern era?
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Sagan, or if he's not strong, that looks like a hill for Michael Matthews. So I'll be parochial and say 'Go the Bling'.
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Uran or Martin would also be great to see. Really I'd just like to see someone new in WC stripes. |
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Would love to see Martin wear Rainbow stripes |
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Martin... Dan martin??? IMO Martin is not a classic rider that's why he is not one of the favs for this race, thats why Belgium and Netherlands are always the favs for world cups, in a matter of fact to me Gilbert has more chances than Martin to podium just because of his characteristics.
Somebody said that Sagan was going to freelance, actually that's what he will do for sure, and the teams gonna have to take him with them because the WC and a classics race are totally different. IMO it will happens something similar than what happened in Richmond, the last climb will decide the race. Totally see TD dropping everybody uphill and doing the last 10km solo, actually he looks so well that I doubt a bunch of riders together arent going to be enough to catch him at all. |
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Yeah but as teams they always go right there with the belgians. Spain has a team that is weak IMO... same france and italy. To me the world champion with come of from ND or Belgium plus Mr Sagan.
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One thing that nobody has mentioned but that the bookies have noticed is the home country advantage. It does not matter where you race, when racing in home, you will always have an additional spur to exceed yourself, even if in nothing more than a support role. I think this is why the bookies give Boassen Hagen such high odds. The weather in Bergen also favors those who are accustomed to rather harsh weather (Dutch, Belgian, Scandinavians, Sagan...). I have been to Bergen and Norway many times and the weather truly is unique
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