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| Roextro |
Posted on 30-08-2014 13:27
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Very good signing by saxo in my opinion, he will be a great domestique/Free role rider |
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 30-08-2014 14:37
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So Trek is becoming a team without any climber for next year... Fuck this.
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 30-08-2014 14:37
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admirschleck wrote:
So Trek is becoming a team without any climber for next year... Fuck this.
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 30-08-2014 14:40
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I am so happy to have him in the team, such a great cyclist he is! Almost as good as Andy Schleck!
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 30-08-2014 14:49
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A dream come true, Laurens de Vreese gets one year WT contract with Astana, strengthening their classics department.
And very much deserved after a very solid results this year.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 30-08-2014 14:56
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Trek were interested in Roche. He's a must sign for them now; since Sky took Poels they might not come after him.
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| steve smink |
Posted on 30-08-2014 15:01
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baseballlover312 wrote:
Trek were interested in Roche. He's a must sign for them now; since Sky took Poels they might not come after him.
Thats obviously what I hope for as a big fan of his but Roche's Agent Andrew McQuaid brought Deignan to Sky and has a good relationship with the team and Porte's tweet training with Roche too much points to him going to Sky rather then Trek. He still has the quality to lead GT's or go stagehunting in them but he will never get that oppurtunity if he goes to Sky
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| weirdskyfan64 |
Posted on 30-08-2014 15:40
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EBH went to MTN? Fantastic rider, who has slowly stuffed himself.
Disclaimer- Most of my posts are me thinking aloud. And most of what I think is rubbish.
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"... Because he (me) has a sound tactical mind in general..." jandal7, at 9:30 am GMT on 12th May 2016
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| rogvi97 |
Posted on 30-08-2014 18:59
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steve smink wrote:
baseballlover312 wrote:
Trek were interested in Roche. He's a must sign for them now; since Sky took Poels they might not come after him.
Thats obviously what I hope for as a big fan of his but Roche's Agent Andrew McQuaid brought Deignan to Sky and has a good relationship with the team and Porte's tweet training with Roche too much points to him going to Sky rather then Trek. He still has the quality to lead GT's or go stagehunting in them but he will never get that oppurtunity if he goes to Sky
I'm expecting him to go there, since Wiggo (most likely) will go somewhere else
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 30-08-2014 18:59
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rogvi97 wrote:
steve smink wrote:
baseballlover312 wrote:
Trek were interested in Roche. He's a must sign for them now; since Sky took Poels they might not come after him.
Thats obviously what I hope for as a big fan of his but Roche's Agent Andrew McQuaid brought Deignan to Sky and has a good relationship with the team and Porte's tweet training with Roche too much points to him going to Sky rather then Trek. He still has the quality to lead GT's or go stagehunting in them but he will never get that oppurtunity if he goes to Sky
I'm expecting him to go there, since Wiggo (most likely) will go somewhere else
Wiggo already resigned.
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 30-08-2014 21:31
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admirschleck wrote:
I am so happy to have him in the team, such a great cyclist he is! Almost as good as Andy Schleck!
he's still a climber although not a very good one 
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| Strydz |
Posted on 30-08-2014 21:42
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rogvi97 wrote:
steve smink wrote:
baseballlover312 wrote:
Trek were interested in Roche. He's a must sign for them now; since Sky took Poels they might not come after him.
Thats obviously what I hope for as a big fan of his but Roche's Agent Andrew McQuaid brought Deignan to Sky and has a good relationship with the team and Porte's tweet training with Roche too much points to him going to Sky rather then Trek. He still has the quality to lead GT's or go stagehunting in them but he will never get that oppurtunity if he goes to Sky
I'm expecting him to go there, since Wiggo (most likely) will go somewhere else
Roche shouldn't be given leadership in GT's, he tried that and is a level below when it comes to 3 week races, he is a solid back-up for a top 10 if things go wrong but no leader. Sky or Trek he will still get chances to stage hunt so I don't see the problem with him going to Sky.
Oh and Wiggins isn't going anywhere having already resigned
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Hells 500 Crew and 6 x Everester
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| Strydz |
Posted on 30-08-2014 21:46
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TimoCycling wrote:
admirschleck wrote:
So Trek is becoming a team without any climber for next year... Fuck this.
You have Mollema
Arredondo climbs okay 
Hells 500 Crew and 6 x Everester
Don Rd Launching Place
Melbourne Hill Rd Warrandyte
Colby Drive Belgrave South
William Rd The Patch
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 30-08-2014 21:59
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Strydz wrote:
rogvi97 wrote:
steve smink wrote:
baseballlover312 wrote:
Trek were interested in Roche. He's a must sign for them now; since Sky took Poels they might not come after him.
Thats obviously what I hope for as a big fan of his but Roche's Agent Andrew McQuaid brought Deignan to Sky and has a good relationship with the team and Porte's tweet training with Roche too much points to him going to Sky rather then Trek. He still has the quality to lead GT's or go stagehunting in them but he will never get that oppurtunity if he goes to Sky
I'm expecting him to go there, since Wiggo (most likely) will go somewhere else
Roche shouldn't be given leadership in GT's, he tried that and is a level below when it comes to 3 week races, he is a solid back-up for a top 10 if things go wrong but no leader. Sky or Trek he will still get chances to stage hunt so I don't see the problem with him going to Sky.
Oh and Wiggins isn't going anywhere having already resigned
I know, he totzlly shouldn't. He tried and only got atop 5. He sucks.
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| Strydz |
Posted on 30-08-2014 23:35
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baseballlover312 wrote:
Strydz wrote:
rogvi97 wrote:
steve smink wrote:
baseballlover312 wrote:
Trek were interested in Roche. He's a must sign for them now; since Sky took Poels they might not come after him.
Thats obviously what I hope for as a big fan of his but Roche's Agent Andrew McQuaid brought Deignan to Sky and has a good relationship with the team and Porte's tweet training with Roche too much points to him going to Sky rather then Trek. He still has the quality to lead GT's or go stagehunting in them but he will never get that oppurtunity if he goes to Sky
I'm expecting him to go there, since Wiggo (most likely) will go somewhere else
Roche shouldn't be given leadership in GT's, he tried that and is a level below when it comes to 3 week races, he is a solid back-up for a top 10 if things go wrong but no leader. Sky or Trek he will still get chances to stage hunt so I don't see the problem with him going to Sky.
Oh and Wiggins isn't going anywhere having already resigned
I know, he totzlly shouldn't. He tried and only got atop 5. He sucks.
When did I say he sucks? Yeah he bagged a top 5 and as I stated a solid back-up but he would be lucky to fluke a podium and just won't win a GT, he is a level below the top tier when it comes to 3 week stage racing. He is capable of winning multiple stages, 1 week races and could do well in the hillier classics, why would that be the wrong direction for him to take? Better to end a career having that on the palmares than multiple annoymous top 10's in GT's.
Hells 500 Crew and 6 x Everester
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 30-08-2014 23:41
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Strydz wrote:
baseballlover312 wrote:
Strydz wrote:
rogvi97 wrote:
steve smink wrote:
baseballlover312 wrote:
Trek were interested in Roche. He's a must sign for them now; since Sky took Poels they might not come after him.
Thats obviously what I hope for as a big fan of his but Roche's Agent Andrew McQuaid brought Deignan to Sky and has a good relationship with the team and Porte's tweet training with Roche too much points to him going to Sky rather then Trek. He still has the quality to lead GT's or go stagehunting in them but he will never get that oppurtunity if he goes to Sky
I'm expecting him to go there, since Wiggo (most likely) will go somewhere else
Roche shouldn't be given leadership in GT's, he tried that and is a level below when it comes to 3 week races, he is a solid back-up for a top 10 if things go wrong but no leader. Sky or Trek he will still get chances to stage hunt so I don't see the problem with him going to Sky.
Oh and Wiggins isn't going anywhere having already resigned
I know, he totzlly shouldn't. He tried and only got atop 5. He sucks.
When did I say he sucks? Yeah he bagged a top 5 and as I stated a solid back-up but he would be lucky to fluke a podium and just won't win a GT, he is a level below the top tier when it comes to 3 week stage racing. He is capable of winning multiple stages, 1 week races and could do well in the hillier classics, why would that be the wrong direction for him to take? Better to end a career having that on the palmares than multiple annoymous top 10's in GT's.
He wouldn't be leading week long races, he would be pacing for Froome/Porte
People always say it's better to not just get anonymous top 10s in GTS and try other races. But the fact of the matter is that there are very few teams with a GC rider that can actually win a GT. But every team still has a GC rider, and a top 5 in a GT is still worth going for. No question. There is a huge market for it.
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 30-08-2014 23:42
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Roche is overrated. He's a likeable guy and a rider, but I am afraid he won't be able to achieve anything more than GT Top 10 in rest of his career.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 30-08-2014 23:47
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admirschleck wrote:
Roche is overrated. He's a likeable guy and a rider, but I am afraid he won't be able to achieve anything more than GT Top 10 in rest of his career.
Totally agree with you on that, he is a good rider but not GT (Winner) material  |
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| steve smink |
Posted on 30-08-2014 23:55
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Roche is still a good GC rider he can climb well and could have won GT stages this year but he can be a bit passive, he choose to help Rogers (in breaks) and Majka at the Giro after his crash going to Montecassino I was looking forward to see him ride for GC that tour. He was stronger than Majka on Pla D'alet at the tour this year but helped him win the KOM Competiton instead. With his underrated TT (6th in Vuelta TT 2013 and 13th in the World TT Champs last year) and a bit more aggression on the climbs he can still ride for Top 5s at GT's
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 31-08-2014 00:32
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There are realistically only about 6 guys int he peloton that can for sure win a GT, that doesn't mean there shouldn't be any other guys going to lead at GTs...
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