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Boasson Hagen
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 12-08-2009 21:24
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Wolfos wrote:
That would, IMO, be a tragedy beyond all existing concepts.
I one up you: Contador and Hagen... Getting married... to each other...
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| Wolfos |
Posted on 12-08-2009 21:30
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Waghlon wrote:
Wolfos wrote:
That would, IMO, be a tragedy beyond all existing concepts.
I one up you: Contador and Hagen... Getting married... to each other...
Maybe, but who knows what Lance does with his teammates when they're not slaving at the Tour |
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| cactus-jack |
Posted on 13-08-2009 00:35
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Wolfos wrote:
Waghlon wrote:
Wolfos wrote:
That would, IMO, be a tragedy beyond all existing concepts.
I one up you: Contador and Hagen... Getting married... to each other...
Maybe, but who knows what Lance does with his teammates when they're not slaving at the Tour
Hmm...I allways thought Lance's teammates did look a bit pale before the TdF...  |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 08-09-2009 18:08
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Stumbled upon a comment from DS of Columbia, Brian Holm: "Boasson Hagen is a unique talent. I've never seen anyone with so much power, and if he loses c. 3 kg, he's beginning to look like a future Tour de France winner". |
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| ember |
Posted on 08-09-2009 18:14
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I saw the same, but I didn't bother to post it because I'm norwegian
It's a very interesting comment though, and if he and Team Sky wants to make a GC-man out of him I think it's possible to be a top10 in TdF. But I think he has to decide it totally himself, and in those interview I have seen of him , it doesn't look like he wants to be a GC-man, it looks like he thinks the classics are more exciting, more prestigous to win (than doing a top10 in TdF).
Anyway, I'm looking forward to the future! |
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| ruben |
Posted on 08-09-2009 18:20
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Boasson Hagen will reach +80 in almost all stats, that's what PCM 06 says. So he will rule.
/cya logic |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 08-09-2009 18:21
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It's true, he can become a Tour de France GC contender. But he'd have to completely change his diet and training and thus lose any chance of doing even marginally well in anything that isn't a stage race.
And all that for an unknown quantity.....he'd risk leaving all that behind to become a top 20 on GC guy.
If I had his talent the decision would be easy for me: stick to the classics and do my best to become one of the defining riders of this generation.
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 08-09-2009 18:30
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there is nothing bad to be great classic rider.. |
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| ruben |
Posted on 08-09-2009 18:36
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And I seriously doubt his climbing capabilities, when you get dropped (he was almost the worst) in the lead group of the ENECO Tour on the Doodeman, (1km 9%) by ..Joost Posthuma.
Yeah he came back after the climb, but still. This was not the only sign.
He might become decent in hilly classics one day, but for now he isn't, and to become a climber, he'd still have to improve loads and loads and loads. |
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| ember |
Posted on 08-09-2009 18:44
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Yeah, but he did show in the Giro, especially on the first mountain stage (Di Luca won) that he can climb, he was actually capable of following, but with 1.5-3 (don't remember exactly) he dropped because he wanted to save energy to help Lövkvist in the GC. And he said after the stage that it was a mistake to drop off from the favourite group that day. I'm not saying that his performance on some of the mountains in the Giro makes him a great climber, I'm just saying that he has showed that he actually has the capability to climb well, and then I also mean that if he really wants to be a good climber and a great GC-guy it's possible. |
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| ruben |
Posted on 08-09-2009 18:51
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Yup, but that was on a non-steep climb which suited him perfectly.
It's almost the same as with Boonen years back, when a lot of people (mainly Belgians ofcourse) believed he could become a GT contender or LBL winner if he dropped kilo's. In fact, there are a lot of similarities between Boonen and BHF, except for the fact that BHF is not an arrogant coke-sniffing asshole. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 08-09-2009 19:41
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ruben wrote:
Yup, but that was on a non-steep climb which suited him perfectly.
It's almost the same as with Boonen years back, when a lot of people (mainly Belgians ofcourse) believed he could become a GT contender or LBL winner if he dropped kilo's. In fact, there are a lot of similarities between Boonen and BHF, except for the fact that BHF is not an arrogant coke-sniffing asshole.
What does the F stand for in BHF?
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| issoisso |
Posted on 08-09-2009 19:51
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SportingNonsense wrote:
ruben wrote:
Yup, but that was on a non-steep climb which suited him perfectly.
It's almost the same as with Boonen years back, when a lot of people (mainly Belgians ofcourse) believed he could become a GT contender or LBL winner if he dropped kilo's. In fact, there are a lot of similarities between Boonen and BHF, except for the fact that BHF is not an arrogant coke-sniffing asshole.
What does the F stand for in BHF?
Big Hunk of Flesh
Ruben's gay, didn't you know that?
The manlove for Dekker should've been a dead giveaway, really.
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| ruben |
Posted on 08-09-2009 21:53
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Sorry, I'm used to this BoassonHagenFan on the PCMBenelux forum, short-> BHF
and BH sounds so wrong (in dutch short for Bra) |
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| arthon |
Posted on 09-09-2009 12:52
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ruben wrote:
Boasson Hagen will reach +80 in almost all stats, that's what PCM 06 says. So he will rule.
/cya logic
Now that you mention it...
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 09-09-2009 13:41
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ruben wrote:
Sorry, I'm used to this BoassonHagenFan on the PCMBenelux forum, short-> BHF
and BH sounds so wrong (in dutch short for Bra)
It's better to write EBH instead  |
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 09-09-2009 14:07
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Ponka's right, BHF it is then!
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