Gorilla vs. Maxn Missile

[weisan]

Judging by the opening salvos at TDU and San Luis, who do you fancy their chances?:banana:

Personally, I must say I am still in AWED of the German tank....the size of his thigh, I mean. :eek:

http://www.steephill.tv/players/youtube3/?title=Last+Km+of+Stage+1&dashboard=tour-down-under&id=I6aDnIduSV8&yr=2013

Check out this video of stage 1 TDU, notice how he distanced himself from the other ...ahem...I am not sure if you can call them rivals, fighting over the crumbs perhaps? I know that sounds harsh. :fight:

Of course we all know the Max Man has that ability as well.

I can't wait for the fireworks to start!

http://www.grassyknolltv.com/2013/tour-down-under/photos/stage-01/323-PIC342354367.jpg

[slidey]

Hmm...I like Greipel, a lot actually but I don't think he can hold a candle to the Manx Missile.

[ultraman6970]

He looks thinner this season, who knows... will be a nice battle.

Darn Schlep lost minutes in the 1st stage :D Don't see the guy doing crap this year.

[jpw]

power to weight ratio - Cav wins.

[thegunner]

https://twitter.com/Greghenderson1/status/228879624074059777 Weisan, your mention of his thighs made me think of this tweet haha

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . OUR "Maxn Missile?" from the Paceline? :p

BBD

[krismac23]

I'm a huge ManXmissle supporter and I just have to believe that some one has to prove first they can really beat him more than once or twice. Cav power/weigh, positon on the bike, tactics, and the fact he's built a bit better IMO for stage wins is what takes the cake. Greipal is impressive now, but it's a bit early in the season. What about the Cav's Champs Élysées win?

[Elefantino]

Cav.

He's back on a Specialized McLaren and all is right with the world.

http://cycling-passion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mark-Cavendish-Tour-de-San-Luis-Stage-1.jpg

[jpw]

Cav.

He's back on a Specialized McLaren and all is right with the world.

http://cycling-passion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mark-Cavendish-Tour-de-San-Luis-Stage-1.jpg

He lost today to Modolo.

[cmg]

i was hoping for Mark Renshaw to win a stage at San Luis.

[beeatnik]

Greipel is 6' and probably 170 this season. Next to 135 pound dudes he looks even more massive obviously.

Now this guy is huge, NFL-Adrian-Peterson big:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8227/8408270679_c9e815484f.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8327/8409364910_43d88fe8c1.jpg

[maxn]

don't talk about my missile!

[weisan]

https://twitter.com/Greghenderson1/status/228879624074059777 Weisan, your mention of his thighs made me think of this tweet haha

oh my word!:eek::)
I am curious to see if greipel manages to overcome his typical weakness in the past; he tends to back off a bit when the finish gets chaotic, seems to have less tolerance for risk taking and lastly, understandably with his bigger frame, not as nimble, thus tends to be a tab slower in that sudden burst of speed department that Max man is so good at.

time will tell...

[ultraman6970]

No idea if the gorilla did track at some point in his life as a rider. Because that could be the difference why the missile dont care, he did a lot of track, that makes you more confident and fearless.

[weisan]

Now that we had the opportunity to see the Maxman in action at Tour of Qatar, I must say....sorry Greipei no cigar.

http://www.letour.fr/PHOTOS/TQA/2013/600/fr/20130208CY0010.JPG

Check out the last stage at Qatar
http://www.steephill.tv/players/youtube3/?title=Final+Kms+of+Stage+6&dashboard=tour-of-qatar&id=ZglG68c2L78&yr=2013

At about 5:53 min, watch the genius and the coolness/confidence of the Missile Man...unbelieveable stuff.

Yauheni Hutarovich, who??!!

The Agr sprinter came close a couple of times to be able to read the serial # on Cav's bike.