1. Cavendish 2. Some Guy 3. Some Other Guy

[Fred Flintstein]

Great work by the GB team.

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[atriage[_6_]]

On 25/09/2011 14:54, Fred Flintstein wrote:
> Great work by the GB team.
>

Very impressive, basically Wiggins broke the legs of the peleton by drilling it
for a whole lap.

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[Uncle Dave]

On Sep 25, 2:57*pm, atriage > wrote:
> On 25/09/2011 14:54, Fred Flintstein wrote:
>
> > Great work by the GB team.
>
> Very impressive, basically Wiggins broke the legs of the peleton by drilling it
> for a whole lap.

It was like watching Sean Yates. (I think that's about as high a
compliment as one can pay somebody in a domestique role in teh closing
kilometres.)

I had my doubts that they could do it because nobody else was going to
work with them, but the Voeckler break played into their hands.
Provided they could keep that in sight and the pace high it was
unlikely the race would break up on the last lap as it had on previous
ones. If you'd said to me when I went to Goodwood to see the race in
1982 that around 30 years later I'd be seeing a GB team capable of
controlling the Worlds I'd have said "yeah, why not?" We had Robert
Millar then and that was it, but one lived in hope. Ten years ago I
would have said "no chance". For an old-timer like me it's all rather
surreal - Britain as a top nation on both road and track? No way!
Ordinary people talk about cycling. It's on the news FFS!

I was impressed with Cavendish today. After all hell broke loose and
the GB train got swamped, the two remaining leadout men did a great
job moving him up the inside with around 500m to go, but after they
went through then the gap closed leaving him stranded. He positioned
himself just right for when the race opened up - jeez, you must have
nerves of steel to wait for gaps like that so close to the line - and
was right there to do the job.

UD

[atriage[_6_]]

On 25/09/2011 15:44, Uncle Dave wrote:
> On Sep 25, 2:57 pm, > wrote:
>> On 25/09/2011 14:54, Fred Flintstein wrote:
>>
>>> Great work by the GB team.
>>
>> Very impressive, basically Wiggins broke the legs of the peleton by drilling it
>> for a whole lap.
>
> It was like watching Sean Yates. (I think that's about as high a
> compliment as one can pay somebody in a domestique role in teh closing
> kilometres.)

Well quite so.

> I had my doubts that they could do it because nobody else was going to
> work with them, but the Voeckler break played into their hands.
> Provided they could keep that in sight and the pace high it was
> unlikely the race would break up on the last lap as it had on previous
> ones. If you'd said to me when I went to Goodwood to see the race in
> 1982 that around 30 years later I'd be seeing a GB team capable of
> controlling the Worlds I'd have said "yeah, why not?" We had Robert
> Millar then and that was it, but one lived in hope. Ten years ago I
> would have said "no chance". For an old-timer like me it's all rather
> surreal - Britain as a top nation on both road and track? No way!
> Ordinary people talk about cycling. It's on the news FFS!

Yeah, hard to believe, when I go out for a ride tomorrow I shall be expecting
all the cars to behave in a suitably respectful manner.

> I was impressed with Cavendish today. After all hell broke loose and
> the GB train got swamped, the two remaining leadout men

Yes the fact that GB had two remaining men at that stage after riding at the
front for most of the second half of the race is what really impresses me.

> did a great
> job moving him up the inside with around 500m to go, but after they
> went through then the gap closed leaving him stranded. He positioned
> himself just right for when the race opened up - jeez, you must have
> nerves of steel to wait for gaps like that so close to the line - and
> was right there to do the job.
>
Timed to perfection although Goss pushed him mighty hard, which is what you'd
expect of course.


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