I’m quite upset about it, actually, all this racing that’s been going on in perfectly good weather. Vlaanderen, dry. Roubaix, dry. We were nearly guaranteed shit weather with the Olympics in London, but even then, only the women got to get all Rule #9 on our asses – and only for one race. Damnit, I want Epic, and if we keep insisting on riders getting off the juice, all the Epic is going to have to come from other places like pouring rain and freezing cold.
Its a good thing, then, that Valkenburg was picked for the Worlds, because that almost guarantees bad weather. Last time it hosted the race the weather was complete crap. Its also just hilly enough that I think any of those sprinters who are pretending like they’re going to finish at the front are huffing too much DuMonde Tech. Boonen might be able to hang with the leaders into the finish, but I’d hardly call him a sprinter anymore, now that it dawned on him that people get hurt and seasons ruined in those big bunch gallops.
My money’s on good weather though, because the weather is forecast to be good here in Seattle and assuming it will be the same halfway around the world in Dutchland seems easier than looking up the local forecast.
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Can't make up my mind . . .
VSP PICKS:
1. Bertie
2. Wiggo
3. Valverde
4. Gilbert
5. purito
It's gonna be one for the brawlers, not the climbers I reckon.
VSP PICKS:
1. Boonen
2. Gilbert
3. Gerrans
4. Nibali
5. J Rodriguez
Anyone know what is going on at Garmin, with both Haussler and Vanmarcke leaving?? I would have thought that they were exactly the guys they should keep, while getting rid of the old guard.
Go Norge!
VSP PICKS:
1. Boss hog
2. Gilbert
3. Sagan
4. Purito
5. Voeckler
@Bianchi Denti Maybe HH jumped to OGE after they had a spot freed up by JackyBobby doing a runner to Rabo?
Hope Heiny gets back to his 2009 level. 2nd in MSR and the Ronde in the same year plus a few other results... Maybe it all went south for him when he cried like a fucking baby on winning that wet Tour stage.
VSP PICKS:
1. Gerrans
2. Gilbert
3. Boonen
4. Sagan
5. Rodriguez
@Marcus
Yeah, he has promised a lot but not delivered recently. So maybe he was pushed. And he's not going to OGE - he's going to a new Swiss Pro Conti team. Must either be for heaps of cash, or no one in the World Tour wants him.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/iam-cycling-announces-2013-roster
But letting Vanmarcke go??!! Craziness!!
VSP PICKS:
1. Boss Hog
2. Sagan
3. Nibali
4. tommy V
5. Boonen
@Bianchi Denti With another year to go on his contract can only guess that the only reason he would leave is that HH was told there would be limited leadership opportunities at Garmin?