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wingguy wrote:Meanwhile in Oman, Rui Costa looks lean. Could be one to watch for LBL?


yea he looked good, but weird not to have WC bands on his skinsuit?

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wingguy wrote:Meanwhile in Oman, Rui Costa looks lean. Could be one to watch for LBL?


Noticed it as well, never seen him that lean, looks like he transferred in to a GC rider instead of a classics one.

About Omloop: Sagan's interview :lol: : http://nos.nl/video/2160040-sagan-onges ... laats.html
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by antonioiglesius

Peter can't pull off the 'gritty-bearded' look, he smiles too much. Also yeah funny interview.

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by OutOfBreath

I think he's going for the redneck look, he just needs denim overalls and some camo and he's got it.

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He'll shave, but only when he needs a marginal aero gain for the big race.

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Rondje wrote:
androidavies wrote:Deserving winner, although it looked like Sagan had wilted a bit in the finale.


Sagan was by far the best rider in the race. Making the breaks, doing most of the work. Only when they ended up with 3 GvA and Sep started to really put in some work. He does a bit too much work. But it's probably training for him, I bet he got his focus on RVV and P-R.


Agreed, although technically all of the first 3 should be disqualified given the amount of cobble dodging bike path riding they were doing, but I can't see the UCI actually enforcing that rule (even though they explicitly said they would...)
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by djcharlou

Van Avermaet won with the new Shimano C40 9100 wheels, first time BMC was on it, good for shimano !

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nathanong87 wrote:
yea he looked good, but weird not to have WC bands on his skinsuit?


I thought that as well. Standard issue skinsuits?

He had bands on his kit in the podium shots

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antonioiglesius wrote:Peter can't pull off the 'gritty-bearded' look, he smiles too much. Also yeah funny interview.



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Ha! Ride Peter, Ride!
It's a good thing he has crazy bike skills, because when he speaks...
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Not reall fair though, considering that English is his third language more or less.

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by Pieter

Nobody cares about his bad English. Just that tone...

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by Calnago

Totally appreciate that English isn't his first language but the last couple of interviews I've seen him in it was like he had a severe case of Attention Deficit Disorder, and nothing to do with language barriers. But perhaps he's just burnt out on every interviewer wanting a piece of his time. He's also tired and just wants to get out. But at the level he's at, interviews become part of the job. I did like his ultimate response, when he finally gave it, to the Omloop finish... just didn't have the legs. No big analysis necessary. He worked bloody hard for the entire race. Good job.
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Cav is the same way. Honestly, how much can they really say about some of their victories? It's the same story over and over and they likely have to tell it 40 times over right after riding for hours and hours.
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by maquisard

It is just Sagan getting pissed off with interviewers asking continuous stupid questions without any understanding of the dynamics of the race. He replies with the type of answer the question deserves. As others have said Cav often does the same.

Sagan, like Cav was, is a breath of fresh air. A rider with personality, shocker.

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