Did QS even miss Boonen? Classics in general- who next year?
Mike Jacoubowsky
will it go to Gilbert?
Who are the likely Classics contenders for 2011? Starting with these four-
Gilbert
Boonen
Cancellara
Hushovd
I must be having a bad case of brain death, as there must be quite a few
more obvious choices. Who are they? I'm talking about overall Classics guys,
not specialists or sprinters who might be able to handle something with a
lot of climbing (Flecha?) or one determined by a field sprint (Cav). Boonen-
is he just coming into his prime for the cobbles, which seem to favor the
older guys, or is he now yesterday's news?
--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA
Fred
wrote:
Geez, the guy has one off season due to a bad knee and the incredible
misfortune of being the second best guy during Cancellara's best
season ever, and you're writing him off?
Fred
Amit Ghosh
wrote:
> You gotta wonder, will a healthy Boonen still be the man in the classics, or
> will it go to Gilbert?
>
> Who are the likely Classics contenders for 2011? Starting with these four-
>
> Gilbert
> Boonen
> Cancellara
> Hushovd
>
> I must be having a bad case of brain death, as there must be quite a few
> more obvious choices. Who are they?
dumbass,
a lot of classics conteners are suspended. diluca, valverde. some had
bad seasons: devolver, cunego, boassson hagen. evans might win
something, ballan, will he ever be good again ? vino won a classic.
liquigas will be a strong all around team next year.
Mike Jacoubowsky
news:14147f60-6199-45e7...@g8g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
On Oct 16, 12:46 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" <Mi...@ChainReaction.com>
wrote:
> You gotta wonder, will a healthy Boonen still be the man in the classics,
> or
> will it go to Gilbert?
>
> Who are the likely Classics contenders for 2011? Starting with these four-
>
> Gilbert
> Boonen
> Cancellara
> Hushovd
>
> I must be having a bad case of brain death, as there must be quite a few
> more obvious choices. Who are they? I'm talking about overall Classics
> guys,
> not specialists or sprinters who might be able to handle something with a
> lot of climbing (Flecha?) or one determined by a field sprint (Cav).
> Boonen-
> is he just coming into his prime for the cobbles, which seem to favor the
> older guys, or is he now yesterday's news?
>
> --Mike Jacoubowsky
> Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReaction.com
> Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA
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Geez, the guy has one off season due to a bad knee and the incredible
misfortune of being the second best guy during Cancellara's best
season ever, and you're writing him off?
Fred
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Nope, not writing him off... yet. I wonder how much of the de-emphasis on
Boonen is a result of Cav's rise? Boonen in a GT vs Cav and there aren't
going to be too many opportunities for Boonen to win, not that he had the
opportunity anyway after exclusions and injuries. Let's face it, just a
couple years ago Boonen was Da Man. Will he come back? Does Gilbert on the
same team make that less likely?
--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Fred
wrote:
> "Fred" <fred.gar...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
Gilbert and Boonen are both classics specialists, but not the same
sort of classic. Boonen will never win L-B-L, for example, but
Gilbert might. Gilbert will never win P-R, but of course Boonen has.
Gilbert may win Flanders one day... I think you see where I'm going
with this.
Fred
Mike Jacoubowsky
Gilbert and Boonen are both classics specialists, but not the same
sort of classic. Boonen will never win L-B-L, for example, but
Gilbert might. Gilbert will never win P-R, but of course Boonen has.
Gilbert may win Flanders one day... I think you see where I'm going
with this.
Fred
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"I'd also like to win Paris-Roubaix too one day but I need more years of
experience first. The problem with Roubaix is that it can end your
career with one crash. For now I prefer to focus on other races and do
what I'm good at."
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gilbert-relishes-cold-and-wet-conditions-at-lombardy
"Never" is a long time. I can't imgaine anyone I'd put more trust in, in
terms of accomplishing what he says he's going to do, than Gilbert. If
he says he'd like to win Paris-Roubaix, I wouldn't bet against it.
--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
Kurgan Gringioni
Dumbass -
He's the dumbass who tried to go pull for pull w/ Cancellara at Flanders
instead of soft-pedaling.
thanks,
Kurgan. presented by Gringioni.