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  • June 22, 2018 at 9:06 pm #28660
    Dr Winston

    Caleb Ewan not selected for the Tour. That’s devalued the sprint races a bit for certain. 

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  • June 26, 2018 at 12:10 pm #922249
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    Condor Andy

    Caleb Ewan to Lotto Soudal is

    Caleb Ewan to Lotto Soudal is the rumour.

    June 26, 2018 at 12:07 pm #922247
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    benlawson99

    who is

    who is

    CXR94Di2 wrote:

    Whispers he’s moving to Lotto.  He hasnt had a good season for him in comparison to previous years.  Michelton are going for GC.   Plenty of other sprinters though.  Is Cavendish fit/going to TDF?

    June 25, 2018 at 7:04 pm #922245
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    ktache

    I am interested to see what

    I am interested to see what sponsorship promos ITV4 will have this year.

    That slow riding beardy bloke for watchfinder last year was really quite weird.

    June 24, 2018 at 10:37 pm #922243
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    Condor Andy
    Dr Winston wrote:
    I’ve noticed this year that successful breakaway’s have been quite minimal. I think that may have a lot to do with technology as teams are able to gauge catching any breakaway to a fine art now.

    It’s not the technology per se, because that’s been the same for the last few years.  I think the smaller team sizes have a lot to do with it, fewer opportunities, teams have to work harder for the stage wins.  Most teams can’t afford to send a guy out there and hope for the best anymore.  It’ll be interesting to see if what we saw in the Giro continues to the Tour.

    June 24, 2018 at 7:52 pm #922241
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    Dr Winston

    A result of sorts today for

    A result of sorts today for Cavendish with a second place to Viviani. Things are looking up.

    June 24, 2018 at 6:32 pm #922239
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    Dr Winston

    @Yorkshire Wallett….Yes I

    @Yorkshire Wallett….Yes I agree…they are over long at times. I’ve noticed this year that successful breakaway’s have been quite minimal. I think that may have a lot to do with technology as teams are able to gauge catching any breakaway to a fine art now. Maybe if they shortened a few of the sprint stages then the breakaway may have more of a chance again. 

    June 24, 2018 at 10:57 am #922237
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    Condor Andy

    It was hard enough for teams

    It was hard enough for teams to enter a GT with two objectives last year with 9 man rosters, this year it’ll be even harder.  See the Giro foe example.  Lotto NL Jumbo are going with two objectives and they’ve split themselves in half for them. Mitchelton are going for TTT, Yates has two mountains helpers, and I’d imagine Impey has a free role to go for a stage win.

    Cav’ll be a bit of a wild card, if he can stay upright then he can try for a win or two. QST will almost certainly only take Gaviria and not Viviani, and they’re also in for Jungels GC. Kittel’s train has been non-existent all year.

    Oh, and there are 9 sprint stages this year…ish.

    June 24, 2018 at 10:15 am #922235
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    Anonymous

    I know this won’t be popular

    I know this won’t be popular to the spirit of what the tour or tours are as a whole but I hate sprint stages. The TDF ones always seem like 180+kms of sightseeing followed by 10s of fury. 

    June 24, 2018 at 9:41 am #922233
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    MinardiM189

    Orica didn’t send a sprinter

    Orica didn’t send a sprinter to the TdF last year either.

    Looking at the teams for 2018 things don’t seem to have changed that much in terms of sprinters.

    The main difference due to 8 man teams is probably reduced sprint trains for some.

    June 23, 2018 at 10:21 am #922231
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    Dr Winston

    Yep he’s in line to go for

    Yep he’s in line to go for sure. He’s in the national championships this weekend as final prep.

    Dunno what to make of his chances. He’s had no real lead out train to speak of this season as well as his crashes. He’s relied on grabbing the wheel of others and has picked badly every time. Twice Kittel sat up with him directly behind him and twice he’s gone too early on the wheel of somebody else. 

    Ewan out and maybe QSF only taking one of Viviani/Graviria may give him a chance of a stage or two with a abit of luck…don’t fancy Kittel much…he’s been straight forward poor this season.

    What bothers me most about the Ewan situation is whether it’s, in part, a direct result of 8 man squads…that’s not good for cycling overall if it is…

    June 23, 2018 at 9:57 am #922229
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    CXR94Di2

    Whispers he’s moving to Lotto

    Whispers he’s moving to Lotto.  He hasnt had a good season for him in comparison to previous years.  Michelton are going for GC.   Plenty of other sprinters though.  Is Cavendish fit/going to TDF?

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