kollac wrote:
Ron_Burgundy wrote:
Well once again TS screwed Sagan, nobody could stop Sagan at the finish, except his team was too weak to pull back the break. Cannondale might have had more support for him than what i have seen this spring.actually, Sky did more work to bring it back than TS did :). Real bummer. Why would they allow an almost 5 minute lead 15K out?
And Cav will win today and run his mouth even though Sagan was done with podium/interviews/shower by the time he casually rolled in yesterday. Don't get me wrong, I know he's just about unbeatable in a flat stage (which is why nobody will help his team - why does he constantly complain about that?). It takes a lot of talent to do what he does but it's all or nothing. He either wins or rolls in just ahead of the broom wagon. The guy who finishes top 5 - 10 in every race is not the same type of rider so measuring them on flat stages is the same as using yesterday's stage for comparison on who's a better rider.
SKY had to work because TS did not chase when they were expected too. SKY had not real stage goals, cav knew he would not win, everybody was looking at Sagan and TS to chase when the initial attack happened. TS did not have enough people in the front to chase. Then SKY realized that the lead was serious and had to go full force at the end, but it was just too take. TS should have had more people at the front and upped the tempo earlier to keep the break within reason.