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| CountArach |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:15
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Johan92 wrote:
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Surely Gilbert owes this victory to Nibbles for providing the perfect lead-out on the Cauberg?
No
Well argued. I'm not saying Gilbert would have won it without him but looking at the way it played out, Nibali stretched it enough to ensure that the four riders behind him were all Belgian, and then kept pushing even though there were no other Italians around.
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:16
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CountArach wrote:
Surely Gilbert owes this victory to Nibbles for providing the perfect lead-out on the Cauberg?
Looked like Leukemans would've been capable to do the same. Pretty strong Belgian squad to say the least. And Vanendert wasn't even here. 
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:17
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14th for Kessiakoff was far above what I expected btw. He keeps surprising me positively. 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:18
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So anyone who was saying Gilbert was lucky last year and is nothing anymore: sod off |
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| Johan92 |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:18
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CountArach wrote:
Johan92 wrote:
CountArach wrote:
Surely Gilbert owes this victory to Nibbles for providing the perfect lead-out on the Cauberg?
No
Well argued. I'm not saying Gilbert would have won it without him but looking at the way it played out, Nibali stretched it enough to ensure that the four riders behind him were all Belgian, and then kept pushing even though there were no other Italians around.
If Nibali hadn't attacked and stretched the peloton out, someone else would. Easy as that. Belgium played it perfectly and probably a Belgian would have done the lead out for Gilbert.
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:19
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USA should have brought Danny Pate, idiots. He seems to get overlooked every year. Its getting annoying.
He probably declined the invite though for some reason.
Oh well. I guess we'll never have an American world champion.
I'm really excited to see Gilbert racing in the rainbow jersey. I think he is the by far most deserving wearer.
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:19
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Bushwackers wrote:
USA should have brought Danny Pate, idiots. He seems to get overlooked every year. Its getting annoying.
He probably declined the invite though for some reason.
Oh well. I guess we'll never have an American world champion.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:21
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Bushwackers wrote:
USA should have brought Danny Pate, idiots. He seems to get overlooked every year. Its getting annoying.
He probably declined the invite though for some reason.
Oh well. I guess we'll never have an American world champion.
I'm really excited to see Gilbert racing in the rainbow jersey. I think he is the by far most deserving wearer.
Pate would have never won. He would have been a good worker, but since only 1 American survived the crash, it doesn't matter.
But on a non-joking note, Pate actually won about 4 hours ago.
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| Rzrassman |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:21
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Brillant Gilbert !!! After a avg season nice to finally see him win the world championship.Good to see Degenkolb up there.A curious query - If there been a Major tour Winner who won World Championship in the same year. |
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| Squire |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:24
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Rzrassman wrote:
Brillant Gilbert !!! After a avg season nice to finally see him win the world championship.Good to see Degenkolb up there.A curious query - If there been a Major tour Winner who won World Championship in the same year.
Eddy and Stephen Roche have even won the Giro+Tour+Worlds in one season, aka The Triple Crown.
Off the top of my head, I can't come up with others with a Tour+Worlds, but I guess there are more.
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| cactus-jack |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:25
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Who said that EBH couldn't last for 260km?
There's a fine line between "psychotherapist" and "psycho the rapist"
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:28
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baseballlover312 wrote:
Bushwackers wrote:
USA should have brought Danny Pate, idiots. He seems to get overlooked every year. Its getting annoying.
He probably declined the invite though for some reason.
Oh well. I guess we'll never have an American world champion.
I'm really excited to see Gilbert racing in the rainbow jersey. I think he is the by far most deserving wearer.
Pate would have never won. He would have been a good worker, but since only 1 American survived the crash, it doesn't matter.
But on a non-joking note, Pate actually won about 4 hours ago.
I know he couldn't beat Gilbert, I was just saying he is a much better team mate then Bookwalter/Busche/Duggan/Euser/Howes/Talansky/Phinney(in a race like this).
But what did he win???? I thought his next race after the Vuelta was the Gran Piemonte?
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| cio93 |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:30
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Bushwackers wrote:
baseballlover312 wrote:
Bushwackers wrote:
USA should have brought Danny Pate, idiots. He seems to get overlooked every year. Its getting annoying.
He probably declined the invite though for some reason.
Oh well. I guess we'll never have an American world champion.
I'm really excited to see Gilbert racing in the rainbow jersey. I think he is the by far most deserving wearer.
Pate would have never won. He would have been a good worker, but since only 1 American survived the crash, it doesn't matter.
But on a non-joking note, Pate actually won about 4 hours ago.
I know he couldn't beat Gilbert, I was just saying he is a much better team mate then Bookwalter/Busche/Duggan/Euser/Howes/Talansky/Phinney(in a race like this).
But what did he win???? I thought his next race after the Vuelta was the Gran Piemonte?
He raced outside of the official competition and finished 3:50 hours before Gilbert.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:31
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Bushwackers wrote:
baseballlover312 wrote:
Bushwackers wrote:
USA should have brought Danny Pate, idiots. He seems to get overlooked every year. Its getting annoying.
He probably declined the invite though for some reason.
Oh well. I guess we'll never have an American world champion.
I'm really excited to see Gilbert racing in the rainbow jersey. I think he is the by far most deserving wearer.
Pate would have never won. He would have been a good worker, but since only 1 American survived the crash, it doesn't matter.
But on a non-joking note, Pate actually won about 4 hours ago.
I know he couldn't beat Gilbert, I was just saying he is a much better team mate then Bookwalter/Busche/Duggan/Euser/Howes/Talansky/Phinney(in a race like this).
But what did he win???? I thought his next race after the Vuelta was the Gran Piemonte?
He won the Worlds. They just restarted without him because they thought there wasn't enough action.
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:32
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Posted on 23-09-2012 16:32
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Squire wrote:
Rzrassman wrote:
Brillant Gilbert !!! After a avg season nice to finally see him win the world championship.Good to see Degenkolb up there.A curious query - If there been a Major tour Winner who won World Championship in the same year.
Eddy and Stephen Roche have even won the Giro+Tour+Worlds in one season, aka The Triple Crown.
Off the top of my head, I can't come up with others with a Tour+Worlds, but I guess there are more.
Speicher, Bobet and LeMond all won the Tour and the Worlds in the same year. Hinault, Coppi and Baldini won the Giro and the Worlds. So yeah, there has been quite a few riders who has pulled it off. |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:32
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CountArach wrote:
Johan92 wrote:
CountArach wrote:
Surely Gilbert owes this victory to Nibbles for providing the perfect lead-out on the Cauberg?
No
Well argued. I'm not saying Gilbert would have won it without him but looking at the way it played out, Nibali stretched it enough to ensure that the four riders behind him were all Belgian, and then kept pushing even though there were no other Italians around.
Yep, and then they all dropped back as Gilbert went, giving him a nice advantage over everyone else.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:35
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Gilbert was already in his right gear, while others still had to change gears, great job. |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:35
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mb2612 wrote:
Yep, and then they all dropped back as Gilbert went, giving him a nice advantage over everyone else.
Yeah, that was very cool. Sure, Gilbert's kick is enough to open a decent gap by himself, but starting with a 4 bike lengths advantage so no one can wheelsuck him was perfect.
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 23-09-2012 16:42
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It was a very nice race to watch. Biggest surprises for me were Degenkolb and Navardauskas while I was a bit disappointed by Sagan and Gerrans. I mean, Clarke worked quite a lot, so I expected a bit more.
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