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Sam Bennett - no same day spoilers

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    #2042
    happytramp
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    Anyone want to hazard a guess as to what Sam does next? Dauphine is very mountainy with only one sprint stage.



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    #2043
    mewso
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    Norway maybe. That normally has mainly flat stages.



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    #2044
    Dodge
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    His interview after Frankfurt said he’s now focussing on his main goals for the year which are in June and July

    It felt weird to me that he didn’t specifically mention the Tour. I’m fully aware I could be way off here



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    #2045
    at1withmyself
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    With the current form Vlasov has it will be a tough choice for Bora to go for green or yellow this year.

    Maybe split the team half and half so Sam still has 3 for a lead out could work?



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    #2046
    dastardly00
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119016659#Comment_119016659

    Procyclingstats has the following Bora riders on their startliat for the Tour: Sam, Danny van P, Vlasov, Schachmann, Politt, Konrad, and Grossshartner.

    Obviously just because Procyclingstats have listed Sam it doesn't mean that he will ride the Tour, but it's more reassuring that his name is there, compared to of it wasn't.



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    #2047
    mewso
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    You would have to think it was part of the deal he signed. Would be very surprised if he doesn't go.



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    #2048
    Macy0161
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    Not sure Vlasov would even be outright GC leader, although Schachmann has had a similar start to the year as Sam in terms of results/ performances.



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    #2049
    retalivity
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    Vlasov has been very impressive so far this year, he could always climb but now he's vastly improved his TT, and there's 53km in the tour this year.

    I'd imagine Sam might get 2 lads to help him out, but the rest will be for Vlasov and/or Schachmann



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    #2050
    happytramp
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    Not ideal for someone who plans on going after the green jersey. You need a strong team to chase down breaks and keep you in the hunt for bonus points.



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    #2051
    Dodge
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    Sam posted on Instagram that he’s off to the Rund um Koln in a couple of weeks and that it’s an important prep race for the Tour

    He’s won it twice before fwiw (2014,2018)



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    #2052
    Mefistofelino
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    Bennett on the startlist for the Rund um Köln tomorrow . Decent Bora line-up too

    https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/rund-um-koln/2022/startlist



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    #2053
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    No Eurosport/GCN coverage listed for that one that I can see. Busy weekend for racing from the looks of things. Theres a few races on that I don't recall clashing with the Giro in the past.



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    #2054
    Dodge
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    The Frankfurt race a few weeks ago was streamed on YouTube by a German channel (with proper presentation etc). Might be the case tomorrow too



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    #2055
    retalivity
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    There's ways and means to see nearly all races now, i wouldnt get in a TIZzy about it...



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    #2056
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119093274#Comment_119093274

    How they haven't been taken down after all these years is beyond me 😁



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    #2057
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    Coverage of todays race here , should be safe enough to catch the finale around 14:15 - 14:30 I'd say


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO_WR8AVZXU




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    #2058
    griffin100
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    You’ve got to wonder if Bora will put as much effort into supporting Sam at the Tour given his form. I could see DVP being the protected sprinter if things keep going the way they are. Hopefully not.



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    #2059
    happytramp
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    He won the last sprint he contested right? (Didn't see what happened yesterday) so at least the form is probably going in the right direction.



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    #2060
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    Sam and the rest of the team were very much up there yesterday with the reduced chasing group in the last 40km I saw, not sure how and when Politt and DvP got away but the fact Politt had number 1 on his back at a German race would suggest this was the plan and then Sam for a sprint if it came to it.



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    #2061
    CramCycle
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119103543#Comment_119103543

    Home town IIRC, most definetly the plan if things worked out that way, which events worked out in Boras favour to facilitate. I imagine when he went the rest were told to drop anchor and sit in.



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    #2062
    Dodge
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119103305#Comment_119103305

    DVP was talking last week about wanting to become the best sprint lead out man in the peloton. Think he knows he can’t win as a sprinter

    Bora had 4 in the top 10 yesterday including Mullen in 10th fwiw



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    #2063
    griffin100
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119103879#Comment_119103879

    I thought DVP had beaten Sam in the sprint yesterday but looks like he was further up the road. Cycling Fever had them all on the same time yesterday, so not as bad as I thought. Sam was behind DG though. Will be interesting to see the full list of sprinters in the finalised Tour lineup.



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    #2064
    happytramp
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    To be fair, his team had just won the race... Probably hard to muster the same level of urgency.



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    #2065
    Junior
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    It was Politts home race, Bora had 6 in a Group of 20 Odd that clipped away, when it got towards the final they played the numbers game. Launched a few attacks, put two men into a 3 man break and got a 1-2. Sam sat with Groenewegen and Philipsen. Both BEx and Alpecin had less numbers than Bora there so it was up to them to control. If that was Quickstep that rode like that people would be raving about the power of the "Wolfpack"..



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    #2066
    happytramp
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    Looks like he's got a lot of racing coming up over the next few weeks. Should give us a clearer picture of where he's at.

    https://www.velonews.com/news/road/coach-says-sam-bennett-on-track-for-tour-de-france-revival/



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    #2067
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    Not doing the national champs it seems.



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    #2068
    happytramp
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119144716#Comment_119144716

    Wonder if they'll let Mullen defend his title.



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    #2069
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119145140#Comment_119145140

    Factor in Dunbar and Healy looking well too and it could be a hell of a fight for it.



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    #2070
    Raymzor
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119145185#Comment_119145185

    Nationals hosted by Eddie’s old club so I think he will be keen to participate and win!!



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    #2071
    retalivity
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    Looking at the parcours for the tour, dont think Sam or any pure sprinter has a hope of the green jersey, the only sprint stages are 2,3,4,19 and 21. 14 medium/high mountain, or cobbles/punchy finish stages in a row!

    WVA must be a shoo-in for it



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