The Desert
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| What the hell are we doing out here? |
Dubai, Qatar and Oman...why? Well, its warm in February there, its got that going for it. I've been told the riders stay in some plush oil funded hotels. Riders looking to tune up for the classics appreciate the hard, flat days in the wind. But for the most part, we only care about these races because they are so early in the season. Also, they used to be on tv but now I can barely find highlights of Oman on youtube. But who am I kidding. I'm watching the shit out of these races and talking even more when my boys take a stage or two. Let's recap.
Dubai
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| The most powerful? |
They mixed things up this year by adding a very steep yet very short finish on stage 3. That stage actually had quite a bit of action and it was worth watching more than just the last 30 seconds. In the end Cav and his time bonuses reigned supreme. Gotta say, he showed some pretty good form.
Qatar
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| There is nothing out here |
Dubai's promo poster should have been used by the Tour of Qatar, cause stage two was a sandy shitstorm. But that didn't stop Alexander (I still live full time in the blustery fjordlands of Norway) Kristoff from dominating the sprints. But in the end it was The Terpinator using his TT skills, his strong classics team and of course his own huge engine to seal overall victory.
Oman
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| "Green" Mountain is green like "Green"land is green. |
This one gets decided on a dusty ass mountain in the middle of nowhere. Updates to come.
This race doesn't actually count in our points I just wanted to see if Greg is paying attention.
Ruta Del Sol
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| "Gregario? Are you there? Why won't you pick up?" |
Like the National Geographic of Cycling...Beautiful photography, Commish! Impressive on such a tight budget. Will we be seeing point updates upon departure from the emirates? I got at least one in the top ten...well see if the "magic man" can pull a rabbit out of the proverbial Keffiyeh and make that 2. Lets start that GREENLINE riding the rails of VICTORY!
ReplyDeleteI'll try to do points today. A lot to talk about this week. FroomeDog and Pistolero went toe to toe getting me all jacked up for Le Tour. And of course, what we've all been waiting for, this weekend...COBBLES!!!
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