Phinney said having a teammate in the break helped him this year. “It made a huge difference. I was a little bit worried we were going to get caught up by the peloton and I would have wasted some energy, but the peloton started to split. So I let Ben King do all the towing.â€
Coming into the velodrome Phinney and Deboushere held only a few seconds gap over Fabian Taillenfer (Team Veranda Rideau). “I was tired,â€Phinney said. “I was cramping coming into the velodrome and had to push through.†With Taillenfer catching the front duo just after the first passage of the start line, the finish was set to be a three-up sprint.
Phinney lead the trio from the front, just as he had the peloton all day, and took a half-bike-length sprint over Deboushere.
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Yup - he is a super stud. And, from his interviews, seems like a very good guy/teamate as well. A combo that should take him far.
Any guess as to when he’ll win his first tour? Planning on going to watch sometime in the next 5+ years, so I need to start planning.
Any guess as to when he’ll win his first tour? Planning on going to watch sometime in the next 5+ years, so I need to start planning.
Nope - no idea. I think he will be a great classics racer (like Hincapie/Cancellara). He is pretty big for a “tour” type rider, but it has been done before (i.e. Indurain). Will still be an awesome rider for a tour team though with his TT ability, attitude, etc. I’m a fan.
I went to high school with him. He was a cool guy back then but the fame has gotten to him and now he is a total douche. Not as bad as Sagan though.
lets see…
contador, not a nice guy or teammate
cadel evans, no
lance? no
floyd landis? no
basso? no
vino? no
ullrich? no
pantani? no
sastre? maybe!
I dunno I think being a great cyclist has more to do with just being able to pedal hard and willing to cheat
phinney is halfway there!
Yup - he is a super stud. And, from his interviews, seems like a very good guy/teamate as well. A combo that should take him far.
After his dismal performance at the Olympics, his pursuit times improved suddenly and dramatically. Around the same time he joined the Trek development team and started hanging out with Lance…
While others are ready to award him multiple TdF wins based on his parentage, I think he’s overrated and will never win the TdF.
After his dismal performance at the Olympics, his pursuit times improved suddenly and dramatically. Around the same time he joined the Trek development team and started hanging out with Lance…
While others are ready to award him multiple TdF wins based on his parentage, I think he’s overrated and will never win the TdF.
LOL this is what is so funny with American cycling fans. Already it’s a “when will he win the Tour” and next its “he is overrated and will never win the Tour”.
Of course in America there is no other races in cycling except the Tour, so I can see why people get so caught up with the Tour being the only thing to show success in cycling.
LOL! Cherry picking TdF riders? At any rate, I’ll assume you don’t road race. I leave the “great cyclist” and “pedaling hard” alone since I think I know what you mean (despite the TdF references only - none of which are good classics riders).
well the only tdf winner I can think of that you might call a good guy is sastre but if I mention him then I am being a cervelo nazi so what can I do?
=)
there’s cavendish I guess… WAIT
LOL! Cherry picking TdF riders? At any rate, I’ll assume you don’t road race. I leave the “great cyclist” and “pedaling hard” alone since I think I know what you mean (despite the TdF references only - none of which are good classics riders).
“dismal performance at the Olympics.”
Are you kidding?!
He was 7th and had just turned 18. 7th best in the world at the age of 18. What planet are you on? You are a moron.
He won the world champs last year and this year. Is it so hard to believe that someone can go from 7th to first in a year, especially given they are very young and therefore making great improvements year to year? Or are you just bitter?
Since when did winning the tour become the gold standard of what a great rider is?
There’s a ton of other races; 2 other tours, multiple events (sprint, climbing, young rider) in those events, Spring classics, etc. He’s already a good rider, I think he could become a Classics specialist, but who knows?
why did you reply to me?
if you were replying to me
basso and cadel are giro champs and world champs respectively, not tour winners
Since when did winning the tour become the gold standard of what a great rider is?
There’s a ton of other races; 2 other tours, multiple events (sprint, climbing, young rider) in those events, Spring classics, etc. He’s already a good rider, I think he could become a Classics specialist, but who knows?
if you were replying to me
basso and cadel are giro champs and world champs respectively, not tour winners
Since when did winning the tour become the gold standard of what a great rider is?
There’s a ton of other races; 2 other tours, multiple events (sprint, climbing, young rider) in those events, Spring classics, etc. He’s already a good rider, I think he could become a Classics specialist, but who knows?
No it was more Sausagetails comment but I still think guys like Cancellara, Boonen, Evans, and Basso are great riders.
Although Basso always sucks wheel and never goes on solo breaks.
if you were replying to me
basso and cadel are giro champs and world champs respectively, not tour winners
Since when did winning the tour become the gold standard of what a great rider is?
There’s a ton of other races; 2 other tours, multiple events (sprint, climbing, young rider) in those events, Spring classics, etc. He’s already a good rider, I think he could become a Classics specialist, but who knows?
No it was more Sausagetails comment but I still think guys like Cancellara, Boonen, Evans, and Basso are great riders.
Although Basso always sucks wheel and never goes on solo breaks.
Because we are Americanized to think that only Lance and the Tour matter!
After his dismal performance at the Olympics, his pursuit times improved suddenly and dramatically. Around the same time he joined the Trek development team and started hanging out with Lance…
While others are ready to award him multiple TdF wins based on his parentage, I think he’s overrated and will never win the TdF.
You try to sound like you know something, but it is clear to me that you know nothing.
Dismal performance at the Olympics?, you clearly know very, very little about the Pursuit. Stating that “his pursuit times improved suddenly and dramatically. Around the same time he joined the Trek development team and started hanging out with Lance…” also takes your credibility away in an instant.
I am all against dopers but it was not correct to make that doping innuendo about Taylor.
Will he win the TdF? I am not sure, but I am willing to bet that he will be one of the best Classics riders in history if he keeps the pace he has at this time. Maybe he will not beat Lance’s 7 TdF wins, but he sure has what it takes to win P-R seven times.
Sergio
After his dismal performance at the Olympics, his pursuit times improved suddenly and dramatically. Around the same time he joined the Trek development team and started hanging out with Lance…
While others are ready to award him multiple TdF wins based on his parentage, I think he’s overrated and will never win the TdF.
Anyone starts hanging around any world champion and his team and they’ll instantly be better let alone THE World’s Greatest, no training needed. As for the Trek development team, they’re pretty good, huh?
i rode by lance once and I didn’t get any better
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