dfru wrote:
Chemist wrote:
ferluinavela wrote:
BigBoyND wrote:
ferluinavela wrote:
BigBoyND wrote:
Maybe if he had at least made podium? I don't think 4th in this field will get him off the hook with his haters
This field could defeat at every US triathlete, in Europe the level is higher than in US
I'm aware. But what's your point?
I'm European, fyi
See Daytona, Miami and Gran Canaria and compare; you could see the results of every race in the last years. Lionel Sanders is canadian and I speak about US athlets. I’m confused.
US athletes finished 2nd and 5th at Daytona. At the last Kona race in 2019 US athletes finished 2nd and 4th. At the most recent 70.3 world championships a US athlete finished 3rd.
Outside of Lange and Frodo halve any of the men podiumed or come close to a podium at Kona or 70.3 worlds or an equivalent race?
2nd, 3rd and 4th at Miami in front of the second and third place Gran Canaria guys. I get that the Euros are super great and awesome and better than America but let's actually do your homework. Pablo and Kastelin were in Miami and non factors.
ETA not to you, obviously, Chemist...
I just dont see the point in comparing those guys all the time. It is pretty obvious that tall guys can make it better in daytona or miami-long levers, more watts and more inertia- Then if you put some climbs, turns, etc the thing can change a lot. I just remind how Iden performed in Nice in 2019 with a road bike and then swept all the field in the run (RVG, brownlee..)
So, apart from Frodo, that does suffer a liitle bit more in this sort of cycling, butstill he is the one, the rest of the guys can perform really well or bad depending on the course
FLAT C: Hanson, Sanders, Ditlev... they will do fine
HILLY C: Dapena, Iden (he smashed in Daytona though), Gomez
Then you have Kienle or Brownlee that can do fine no matter the type of course....
Miami and Daytona are not the standard for 70.3s...but given that, well, you´ll find some guys at the top that in other conditions will do not excel in standard races.
This year in St.George, hilly, I predict Iden (if he is not trying Kona) or Alistair to win
Spaniard. Sorry for my english for the sensitive ones :P