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New Champion of the World!
Postby GAV!N » Mon Sep 28, 2015 5:48 pm
Also a shame Matthews couldn't snag the win. He really rode the perfect race as well, if the bunch could have brought Sagan back, he probably would have won.
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Re: New Champion of the World!
Postby Derny Driver » Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:00 pm
Class always prevails.
Sagan isall class, and yes Gav, to win without a team is impressive.
He will be a great world champ for the sport this year.
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Re: New Champion of the World!
Postby toolonglegs » Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:06 pm
Great win by Sagan.
Not much coverage of what was going on behind though which was a shame. Sounds like teams with numbers didn't play the game.
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Re: New Champion of the World!
Postby find_bruce » Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:33 pm
The usual snarky comments from back in the bunch about how they coulda woulda shoulda won.
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Re: New Champion of the World!
Postby Derny Driver » Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:43 pm
What ? Gerro didnt pull a turnbiker jk wrote:Matthews bagged Gerrans for not helping close to the gap to Sagan..
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Re: New Champion of the World!
Postby GAV!N » Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:47 pm
Well he really won for Slovakia, not Tinkoff, so I don't think he'll be happy He'll just be more pissed he couldn't have done that at Flanders or RoubaixDerny Driver wrote:Oleg Tinkoff should be happy now. But he probably isnt.
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Re: New Champion of the World!
Postby KGB » Tue Sep 29, 2015 3:02 am
Until he doesn't win everything in 2016!
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Re: New Champion of the World!
Postby KGB » Wed Sep 30, 2015 7:29 am
Then again, does anyone remember Cav and Renshaw finishing 1-2 in Paris a few years ago?
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Re: New Champion of the World!
Postby Derny Driver » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:18 pm
If Sagan is "A SPRINTER" as everyone likes to label him, then why didnt he wait for the sprint? Obviously Sagan himself doesnt think he is a sprinter or he would have backed himself in the sprint.
Sagan is NOT a sprinter, nor is Matthews, nor is Caleb Ewan. (Tom Boonen is another one that gets labelled " a sprinter", not many sprinters can ride away and win Paris -Roubaix solo though)....These guys are good ALL-ROUND bike riders who can do everything, they do not label themselves or mentally put themselves in a box. In this race we see Sagan did not have some PREARRANGED plan in his head, he had no team, he simply used all his experience to launch a well-timed attack.
Once you start to think you are "a climber" or "a sprinter" or " a time trialler" you have shut off 90% of your mental options. I hate it when I hear average bike riders on here labelling themselves according to their physique or the way in which they have won a couple of races or Strava segments or something.
The media labels people.... but good riders dont buy that sort of BS. The way in which Sagan won shows he did not have a blinkered sprint mentality. He attacked UP the hill, used bike handling skills to descend and corner quicker, then time trialled to the line.
Good bike riders do not have tunnel vision about what they can and cannot do.
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Re: New Champion of the World!
Postby toolonglegs » Wed Sep 30, 2015 2:26 pm
He obviously has a huge power to weight in the anaerobic range which he has demonstrated many times.
I hope we can see him win an early April race next year!
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Re: New Champion of the World!
Postby GAV!N » Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:56 am
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Re: New Champion of the World!
Postby brentono » Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:48 am
win at his young age. And great to see the respect he has from the other riders. Not being a 'pure'
sprinter but a great all-rounder has been evident over the last few years. Still able to dominate the
Green in TDF without the 'leadout' mentality but as a solo rider has tempered his riding skills to the
point that he is now a worthy World Road Champion. Congratulations. We will see much more from
him in the next five years. I look forward to it.
Cheers
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New Champion of the World!
Postby RonK » Thu Oct 01, 2015 1:29 pm
It was a great finish characterised by a typically Sagan late attack and solo to the line.
No doubt in my mind Sagan is a worthy champion.
It was a good result for Matthews too. He will have more opportunities.
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Re: New Champion of the World!
Postby Red Rider » Fri Oct 09, 2015 6:56 pm
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