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Scabutz said:
Has Cav lost his nerve a bit with all his accidents recently? Someone swerved across him and he wobbled and just gave up.
Think his team got it wrong today took it up too far out and it ended up a bit of a drag race for the big guys not sure why he put his hand up it looked a bit whimpyScabutz said:
Has Cav lost his nerve a bit with all his accidents recently? Someone swerved across him and he wobbled and just gave up.
He hasn't got the form at present, as soon as you lose the wheel your done, he lost it and then suffered the gradient and head wind, no coming back from that. Gaviria looks unstoppable at present, I really thought QS overdid it in the TTT yesterday and fancied Gronewagon for the win today.
Matt_N said:
Scabutz said:
Has Cav lost his nerve a bit with all his accidents recently? Someone swerved across him and he wobbled and just gave up.
He hasn't got the form at present, as soon as you lose the wheel your done, he lost it and then suffered the gradient and head wind, no coming back from that. Gaviria looks unstoppable at present, I really thought QS overdid it in the TTT yesterday and fancied Gronewagon for the win today.
If you compare the lead out, Gaviria had a man in front of him right up until he launched when he saw Greipel go. Cav had... well... nobody. Never had a chance. When Groenewegen cut across him he was already going backwards. He took it on the chin and didn't blame the team (maybe he knows he wouldn't have had the legs anyway) but there was clearly a lead out failure there!
blade runner said:
Sagan. Beast!
Love Sagan. Regretting not putting in him my team. Rookie move. Hes a nice guy as well and funny in interviews. I don't hate Froome but he is so dull in comparison to Sagan & CavIs everyone watching the ITV4 highlights? I like Gary Imlach, Boardman has become a bit of a pastiche of himself but knows his stuff. But the actual highlights are quite short. Eurosport have a 90 minute show but the host isn't great and they don't really have any pundits. Just wish the ITV4 one was a bit longer.
Scabutz said:
Is everyone watching the ITV4 highlights? I like Gary Imlach, Boardman has become a bit of a pastiche of himself but knows his stuff. But the actual highlights are quite short. Eurosport have a 90 minute show but the host isn't great and they don't really have any pundits. Just wish the ITV4 one was a bit longer.
I try to catch them each night, but sometimes have to play catch up.An hour is just about right I think. As much as I love cycling, there can be hours of not a lot happening.
I like Imlach's dry humour.
Main downside for me of the itv4 coverage is the watchfinder guy you see at every ad break. I try and skip through using the PVR as much as possible, but end up having to sit through the one at the end of the break fairly often.
Who wears a poncy watch when they are cycling? His bike is rubbish! His cadence looks painful, there's a lot wrong with that advert.
I do like the comedy katusha alpecin adverts though.
Main downside for me of the itv4 coverage is the watchfinder guy you see at every ad break. I try and skip through using the PVR as much as possible, but end up having to sit through the one at the end of the break fairly often.
Who wears a poncy watch when they are cycling? His bike is rubbish! His cadence looks painful, there's a lot wrong with that advert.
I do like the comedy katusha alpecin adverts though.
louiebaby said:
Scabutz said:
Is everyone watching the ITV4 highlights? I like Gary Imlach, Boardman has become a bit of a pastiche of himself but knows his stuff. But the actual highlights are quite short. Eurosport have a 90 minute show but the host isn't great and they don't really have any pundits. Just wish the ITV4 one was a bit longer.
I try to catch them each night, but sometimes have to play catch up.An hour is just about right I think. As much as I love cycling, there can be hours of not a lot happening.
Will switch back to the ITV4 stuff over the next few days.
idiotgap said:
I like Imlach's dry humour.
Main downside for me of the itv4 coverage is the watchfinder guy you see at every ad break. I try and skip through using the PVR as much as possible, but end up having to sit through the one at the end of the break fairly often.
Who wears a poncy watch when they are cycling? His bike is rubbish! His cadence looks painful, there's a lot wrong with that advert.
I do like the comedy katusha alpecin adverts though.
I'm glad I'm not the only one to have noticed the fact that the poor chap on the watchfinder advert has had to buy a low-rent bike in order to afford a used posh watch. Side-exit cables indeed? The poor misguided sap should have ditched the watch idea altogether and bought himself a shiny carbon fibre frame with at least Ultegra fitted...Main downside for me of the itv4 coverage is the watchfinder guy you see at every ad break. I try and skip through using the PVR as much as possible, but end up having to sit through the one at the end of the break fairly often.
Who wears a poncy watch when they are cycling? His bike is rubbish! His cadence looks painful, there's a lot wrong with that advert.
I do like the comedy katusha alpecin adverts though.
...clearly not a cyclist, as his priorities are all to pot!
lauda said:
lufbramatt said:
The thing that annoys me most about that advert is that he is on the big chainring and big sprocket. Poor rear mech.
And he wears his sunglass arms under his helmet straps and turns his bike upside down when he takes the wheel off. Amateur!
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