Giro d'Italia 2017 #38:Een ode aan Pantani

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Op zaterdag 20 mei 2017 14:38 schreef Van_Poppel het volgende:
FDJ gaat dus controleren

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Op zaterdag 20 mei 2017 14:34 schreef Ascorbinezuur het volgende:

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Nee maar nu gebeurd er nog iets. Zodra de ontsnapping gevormd is mogen ze wat mij betreft 60 km lang reclame uitzenden.

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Op zaterdag 20 mei 2017 14:41 schreef Ajacied422 het volgende:

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Zijn de pixeltjes net iets minder scherp, versta je de commentator even wat minder. Boeiend.

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Op zaterdag 20 mei 2017 14:30 schreef Frozen-assassin het volgende:
Fernando zit Tekle te stalken

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Quick-Step Floors manager Patrick Lefevere was in Tortona to see Gaviria win for a fourth time. The Belgian team manager is working to secure the long-term future of his team following the retirement of Tom Boonen. He is hoping that Gaviria can develop into the next great sprinter and Classics star and so help attract a major sponsor for 2018.

Lefevere confirmed to Cyclingnews that Gaviria will have a protected role in the 2018 spring Classics, but he won’t ride this year’s Tour de France.

“We don’t kill our riders,” Lefevere told Cyclingnews, quickly ending any chance of seeing Gaviria take on Sagan for the green points jersey in July.

“For now is only goal, for now, is to finish the Giro d’Italia and win the cyclamen points jersey.”

Lefevere is just happy to see Gaviria win and continue his high-speed development. “He’s a special talent; he showed that even before I managed to sign him and that’s why we ended up having to pay him more…” Lefevere said with a smile, knowing that he has already secured a massive return on his investment.

“Only God knows how good he can become. We’ve seen some big talents come through quickly and then disappear quickly. A rider can suffer a big crash or injury, so many things can happen. We hope that old and wise enough in the team to keep Fernando’s feet on the ground.”

Lefevere doesn’t like to make a comparison with the greats of the past, even if they help explain Gaviria’s achievements and potential. “Gaviria is Gaviria. He did something pretty unique in the sprint to win his fourth stage. He lost the wheel, he closed a big gap, dived into a space near the barriers where nobody else would dare go, and then he won,” Lefevere said in praise.

“We also have Marcel Kittel, who is bigger, stronger and perhaps faster in a straight sprint. But if Marcel had been in the same situation as Fernando, he would have hit the brakes. Fernando doesn’t brake in sprints because of his bike ability learnt on the track.”

“The next Sagan? Maybe because he seems to have it all. But he has to learn to speak English if he wants to be the next Sagan and global star. That’s the only thing he’s missing for now.”

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Op zaterdag 20 mei 2017 15:00 schreef Joezi het volgende:
Bijna weer reclame

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Op zaterdag 20 mei 2017 15:24 schreef Evertjan het volgende:
Hoe laat beginnen ze met de klim ongeveer?