The Top 5 up Mont Faron on the final stage of the Tour Méditerranéen
1 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis
2 Mauricio Soler (Spa) Barloworld
3 Chris Froome (GBr) Barloworld
4 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux
5 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil Shimano
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Smoothie wrote:
I have to say i think Steegmans is starting to discover his lead sprinter confidence.
It was actually Steegmans who was leading out Napo. but he did that so good, Napo could only get aside and both crossed the line at almost the exact same moment.
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I have to disagree, Stroetinga is not a weak rider, he developed a lot over the winter. Roelandts, yeah maybe out of form but still a good sprinter. And you cant discount Veelers. Also i forgot what we were debating
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Smoothie wrote:
I have to disagree, Stroetinga is not a weak rider, he developed a lot over the winter. Roelandts, yeah maybe out of form but still a good sprinter. And you cant discount Veelers. Also i forgot what we were debating
well, those are all okay sprinters, but not as good as Steegmans/Napolitano who have both ridden Pro Tour for a few years already.
None of the above 3 has ever won a Pro Tour stage (I think, possibly Roelants but I doubt it) while both steegmans and napo did.
Edited by mrlol on 17-02-2009 19:47
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True, but it's still only his first season on the road. He's proved he's very fast in a sprint at the end of a scratch, but on the road he has yet to prove he's one of the top sprinters. of course, he's already doing that very good, but I wouldnt compare him to steegmans or napolitano already Proud manager of: 2010 Pro Tour winners
hmm roelandts won a stage in tour of poland i think, which was pro tour at the time =)
but i agree, steegmans and napolitano are in a different league to the rest of the sprinters there