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| Strydz |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:00
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It will be interesting to actually see what happened when whoever it was at the front that went down that caused the split because thats what we haven't seen.
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| Farmer Sam |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:00
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Majka loses 15'08 coming in with a big group including Landa, Geschke, Kruiswijk and Roche. |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:01
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alexkr00 wrote:
cio93 wrote:
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Where was Majka? Not on the PCS results yet 
McCarthy doesn't quite fit into that second group for me, I'd expect that to actually be him.
You're probably right. Although for the sake of a fantasy team of mine, I hope he's actually Rogers 
Jokes aside, I hope it was him riding on McCarthy's bike and nothing bad happened.
I can confirm 100% that Majka was at the back of that 2nd group. Saw him live on TV  |
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:01
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Bye bye GC for Kruijswijk by the way, finished at 15 minutes....  |
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| Metriz- |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:01
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TimoCycling wrote:
Metriz- wrote:
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I had little sympathy for Cadel already, but this is just low... Pathetic rider, I hope he gets squashed when the real mountains come.
Kelderman looking good today though, I think he fell aswell though, but was very strong! Hope he can maintain this. This is the problem with fanboys, you don't look at this logically. If he had wiated for Kelderman, but not for Majka who was further back it would have been fine in your eyes.
And you're only mad at Evans because he took time overall, not at Matthews who took a stage win he most likely wouln't have gotten no crash.
Bla bla bla fanboy yeah sure, kid. I'm talking about ethics and respect, not about waiting for a particular rider. He should've waited out of respect, instead of going full throttle. I hope everybody will work against him. So when they wait out of respect, who should be gifted the stage win? |
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| fickman |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:01
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Majka and Roche lost 15:08 and Arredondo hasnt arrived jet |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:01
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TimoCycling wrote:
I had little sympathy for Cadel already, but this is just low... Pathetic rider, I hope he gets squashed when the real mountains come.
Kelderman looking good today though, I think he fell aswell though, but was very strong! Hope he can maintain this.
Belkin waited for Valverde too, right? Loool |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:02
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Mezgec at 19 minutes down, Swift not amongst the first 189 riders, for a short sprinter watch.
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| steve smink |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:03
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fickman wrote:
Majka and Roche lost 15:08 and Arredondo hasnt arrived jet
I doubt I would say one of them was in that chasing group on McCarthys bike
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| Shonak |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:03
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fjhoekie wrote:
Evans did nothing wrong, neither did Matthews.
It's a shame cyclists fall and get hurt, but if you fall, for whatever reason (slippery roads, bad positioning etc.), where others stay upright, there is no reason for them who can handle their bikes in those particular conditions to wait. Stop this stupid únwritten rule' or we could also say: 'Let's wait for Cavendish in the mountains, or he might miss the timecut!' It's getting ridiculous...
Of course some are going to be angry, mainly his rivals, and that's understandable, but he managed to stay upright, and get in a great position. He was absolutely right to use it!
Now hate me!
There's no reason to hate you because of your opinion on sport.
You misunderstand though: Riders were at a disadvantage who did nothing wrong. They didn't crash and they wern't at fault. They had nothing to do with it. Not everybody can ride at the front, d'oh. If people would ride like that in a Grand Tour, we'd have even more crashes. He attacked the peloton, that was on basically on the floor at that moment.
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| Metriz- |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:03
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Schleck96 wrote:
TimoCycling wrote:
I had little sympathy for Cadel already, but this is just low... Pathetic rider, I hope he gets squashed when the real mountains come.
Kelderman looking good today though, I think he fell aswell though, but was very strong! Hope he can maintain this.
Belkin waited for Valverde too, right? Loool No no, that's fine. Arbitrary rules state they don't have to wait for him because he is a doper! |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:03
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Majka had a bike change so it will be McCarthy 15 mins down. And him in 2nd group on McCarthys bike. |
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:03
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Metriz- wrote:
TimoCycling wrote:
I had little sympathy for Cadel already, but this is just low... Pathetic rider, I hope he gets squashed when the real mountains come.
Kelderman looking good today though, I think he fell aswell though, but was very strong! Hope he can maintain this. This is the problem with fanboys, you don't look at this logically. If he had wiated for Kelderman, but not for Majka who was further back it would have been fine in your eyes.
And you're only mad at Evans because he took time overall, not at Matthews who took a stage win he most likely wouln't have gotten no crash.
has Jesleyh been replaced?
I can understand all of the criticism group Maglia Rosa got, but if I was in that situation I don't think I would have waited, similiar to the Tour de France 2011 with Voeckler, Flecha and Hoogerland. the crash was too close to the finish.
plus waiting for the rest instantly kills the race at that point.
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:03
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Riis123 wrote:
TimoCycling wrote:
Metriz- wrote:
TimoCycling wrote:
I had little sympathy for Cadel already, but this is just low... Pathetic rider, I hope he gets squashed when the real mountains come.
Kelderman looking good today though, I think he fell aswell though, but was very strong! Hope he can maintain this. This is the problem with fanboys, you don't look at this logically. If he had wiated for Kelderman, but not for Majka who was further back it would have been fine in your eyes.
And you're only mad at Evans because he took time overall, not at Matthews who took a stage win he most likely wouln't have gotten no crash.
Bla bla bla fanboy yeah sure, kid. I'm talking about ethics and respect, not about waiting for a particular rider. He should've waited out of respect, instead of going full throttle. I hope everybody will work against him.
How did you then feel about the stage last year in the crosswinds? I do seem to remember that you and ruben defended Belkin in that particular case - talking bout the stage where Valverde lost his GC
You have an outstanding memory, nonetheless, you can't compare these two situations... This was 100 riders, back then it was one. And Belkin started riding before Valverde fell(?) or flat tire I don't remember. |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:04
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Schleck96 wrote:
TimoCycling wrote:
I had little sympathy for Cadel already, but this is just low... Pathetic rider, I hope he gets squashed when the real mountains come.
Kelderman looking good today though, I think he fell aswell though, but was very strong! Hope he can maintain this.
Belkin waited for Valverde too, right? Loool
Belkin was already setting the pace with OPQS. During that, Valv crashed. So they didn't stop, it's not like they started riding after that.
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| Trout80 |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:05
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Kritzo wrote:
Metriz- wrote:
Kritzo wrote:
Strydz wrote:
Kritzo wrote:
Just piss off BMC. Piss off. Stupid c***s.
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Yeah. Don't know about you, but I don't like when someone is exploiting others' bad luck.
But who should they wait for? Is it fine to wait for Quintana? Should they wait for Rodriguez or even Brajkovic/Caruso? When is it okay for them to do the bike race again? They have the Pink jersey in their group, that's the unwritten rule people talk about usually.
This one?
Hard to say really. It was chaotic in the beginning..
I don't know. They should have waited for the next group. Evans has just made it bad for himself. Everyone is after him now and he will have a hard time in the mountains.
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:05
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SSJ2Luigi wrote:
Metriz- wrote:
TimoCycling wrote:
I had little sympathy for Cadel already, but this is just low... Pathetic rider, I hope he gets squashed when the real mountains come.
Kelderman looking good today though, I think he fell aswell though, but was very strong! Hope he can maintain this. This is the problem with fanboys, you don't look at this logically. If he had wiated for Kelderman, but not for Majka who was further back it would have been fine in your eyes.
And you're only mad at Evans because he took time overall, not at Matthews who took a stage win he most likely wouln't have gotten no crash.
has Jesleyh been replaced?
I can understand all of the criticism group Maglia Rosa got, but if I was in that situation I don't think I would have waited, similiar to the Tour de France 2011 with Voeckler, Flecha and Hoogerland. the crash was too close to the finish.
plus waiting for the rest instantly kills the race at that point.
Now he's mod somebody has to fill his shoes...
Nah, I just like him as a rider and he's one of my favorite riders at the moment. Arredondo lost 18 minutes aswell by the way |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:05
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Metriz- wrote:
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@Metriz: Wait for the first big group, pretty easy. I repeat, this was not a peloton. This was a group of 7 riders, where coordination and communication could be easily made. This was furthermore an attack and not a "pace-riding", as was originally intended maybe by the team. I wonder what excuse Evans and Matthews will come up with: "I didn't know they were down", surely won't work this time around. We didn't see the split. The group was much bigger in the beggining, but a lot fell of on the hill. But either way they should be allowed to attack, it's fucking cycling! It was at the foot of the hill. There's abselutely no reason they should wait for the biggest group. Only if Matthews was in that group you could argue that.
Uhm... yeah, there's the reason of sportmanship and fairness. 
Also, don't mention Matthews as an excuse, that's cheap. He may wear the maglia rosa, but he's no Grand Tour contender and he will not win the Giro. Just wears the maglia rosa for the time being. Everybody knows who the top tier riders are, it's certainly not Matthews.
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:06
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Jesleyh wrote:
Schleck96 wrote:
TimoCycling wrote:
I had little sympathy for Cadel already, but this is just low... Pathetic rider, I hope he gets squashed when the real mountains come.
Kelderman looking good today though, I think he fell aswell though, but was very strong! Hope he can maintain this.
Belkin waited for Valverde too, right? Loool
Belkin was already setting the pace with OPQS. During that, Valv crashed. So they didn't stop, it's not like they started riding after that.
From what I've been reading here, BMC was already pacing before... |
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| Strydz |
Posted on 15-05-2014 17:06
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fickman wrote:
Majka and Roche lost 15:08 and Arredondo hasnt arrived jet
Arredondo @ 18.40
It didn't look like McCarthy it looked like Majka in that secomd group
Hells 500 Crew and 6 x Everester
Don Rd Launching Place
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Colby Drive Belgrave South
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David Hill Rd Monbulk
Lakeside Drive Emerald
https://www.everesting.cc/hall-of-fame/ |
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