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most over-rated rider
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| searmh |
Posted on 07-07-2007 18:45
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for me this can be no other than Michael Rogers, ok he had a couple of world champ TT wins but the level of competition there was poor, outside of this he has done nothing worth writing about and still he is considered a contender...what does anyone else think |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 07-07-2007 18:57
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I think the fact that he's been working on his climbing has damaged his TT ability. pretty normal and happens to many. Zabriskie, for instance. I'd bet on him for a top 10, and think he's capable of top 5 overall this year. provided he's past his injuries.
overrated...uhm....Mayo?
probably Bernhard Kohl. how people think that guy is a very good climber is beyond me.
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Posted on 07-07-2007 19:00
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 10-07-2007 19:17
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| Polti |
Posted on 10-07-2007 19:28
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hey addy, dont steal my answers |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 10-07-2007 19:30
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since we're at it, how about this:
who's the most underrated?
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 10-07-2007 19:32
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Sorry Polti
underrated = Carlos Sastre |
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Posted on 10-07-2007 19:43
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underrated; hmm; after the first tdf stages i'd say romaine feillu! never heard of him before. he has an enourmous end speed. yesterday for example he took the wheel of mcewen and beat him! |
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Posted on 10-07-2007 19:53
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overrated: Cavendish
Underrated: I have to agree on Sastre |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 10-07-2007 19:58
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Addy291 wrote:
Sorry Polti
underrated = Carlos Sastre
Tom Boonen
Cant agree with eather.. |
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| ceky |
Posted on 10-07-2007 20:10
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very subjective of course (because, who is rating?  )
overrated: Benatti, rasmussen
underrated: sastre
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Posted on 10-07-2007 20:15
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Rasmussen has won the KOM twice in a row at the TdF
but obviously it is opinions, and everyone's differ slightly |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 10-07-2007 20:15
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Polti wrote:
underrated; hmm; after the first tdf stages i'd say romaine feillu! never heard of him before. he has an enourmous end speed. yesterday for example he took the wheel of mcewen and beat him!
what I like most about him is not his end speed, which is reasonable. it's his attitude. reminds me of Voigt. count on seeing him in breakaways in a few stages this year. he never gives up, and has such a fight in him.
also, he's pretty decent on the climbs too 
Guido Mukk wrote:
Addy291 wrote:
Sorry Polti
underrated = Carlos Sastre
Tom Boonen
Cant agree with eather..
you don't think Sastre is that good? I definitely do.
as for my opinion:
most underrated -> Christian Vande Velde
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| searmh |
Posted on 10-07-2007 20:35
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most underraited- savoldelli, i think he could get a top ten this year, he rode v.well for mazzoleni in the giro |
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Posted on 10-07-2007 21:58
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underrated: Maybe Steegmans? |
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Addy291 wrote:
Rasmussen has won the KOM twice in a row at the TdF
but obviously it is opinions, and everyone's differ slightly
AND he won the world champs in MTB in 99 |
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Posted on 10-07-2007 22:32
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LK wrote:
AND he won the world champs in MTB in 99
so did Filip Meirhaeghe, so that's not much credit |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 10-07-2007 23:04
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issoisso wrote:
Guido Mukk wrote:
Addy291 wrote:
Sorry Polti
underrated = Carlos Sastre
Tom Boonen
Cant agree with eather..
you don't think Sastre is that good? I definitely do.
In oposite way..both has shown a great results already thrue his careers..Boonen is young fellow we gonna hear about him moore. Sastre - cant understand why he is named as chit-chat fellow. Last year Tdf showed that he handled well..new assigment to be a leader. |
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| ceky |
Posted on 12-07-2007 17:06
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conserning rasmussen:
i often heard he is "the best climber", because, as you said, he won 2 polka dots... don't get me wrong, he is a good rider and a very good climber, but i cannot remember him keeping up with the really big climbers in the end, he makes 1 or 2 big long escapes when he is allready no threat on gc anymore..
so, for me, he is overrated |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 12-07-2007 17:07
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ceky wrote:
conserning rasmussen:
i often heard he is "the best climber", because, as you said, he won 2 polka dots... don't get me wrong, he is a good rider and a very good climber, but i cannot remember him keeping up with the really big climbers in the end, he makes 1 or 2 big long escapes when he is allready no threat on gc anymore..
so, for me, he is overrated
exactly. I've seen him keep up only once: one stage in the 2003 Vuelta. nowhere else. |
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