Sam Bennett - no same day spoilers

hawkwing · 18-08-2020 03:00PM

Great stuff!

topnotch · 18-08-2020 03:03PM

Fantastic stuff. Was worried when he blew a gasket yesterday.

Inquitus · 18-08-2020 03:04PM

He won that very handy over Demare and Degenkolb!

Dodge · 18-08-2020 03:06PM

https://twitter.com/errigx/status/1295737948747571202?s=21

18-08-2020 03:07PM

What a turnaround from yesterday and today was a harder day I would have thought with a 1km 8% climb taken a few times over the local laps.

Junior · 18-08-2020 03:19PM

https://twitter.com/Eurosport_UK/status/1295738827500408833

dastardly00 · 18-08-2020 03:46PM

He obliterated Demare & Degenkolb there. When Sam is in a good position for the sprint he's very hard to beat

18-08-2020 06:07PM

https://twitter.com/Eurosport_UK/status/1295740930541129728

dastardly00 · 18-08-2020 10:20PM

Great photo

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18-08-2020 10:30PM

First time I paid any mind to the jersey to the point I now know Deceuninck are basically the Munster Joinery of Belgium in that I had no clue what they made and know it's windows, wonder are their recommenced installers as extortionate as MJ

CantGetNoSleep · 19-08-2020 05:19AM

I wonder can you buy that helmet anywhere?

Macy0161 · 19-08-2020 08:40AM

Watched the highlights this morning. Obviously he seems a bit hit and miss (San Remo, Monday versus yesterday) on hard parcours, but I'll say again, definitely classics potential getting over climbs raced like they were yesterday. Dege more a classics man than a sprinter these days, as is Demare.

happytramp · 19-08-2020 02:15PM

I'm guessing the finish is too steep for him today right? Haven't seen it but they seem to think it'll favour the punchuers.

19-08-2020 02:20PM

It's a bit longer than yesterday but similar gradient 1.6km at 8.7% and it's done twice I think

RobFowl · 20-08-2020 07:13PM

One of things Sam is being coached to do is effectively sit up and ride in if he is not in contention for the win, obviously more relevant in stage races but thats why if he's not at the front he's tending to come in quite some way back.
Makes sense as he's not paid to be a GC man and winning is what he is about.

CramCycle · 20-08-2020 08:01PM

RobFowl wrote: »

One of things Sam is being coached to do is effectively sit up and ride in if he is not in contention for the win, obviously more relevant in stage races but thats why if he's not at the front he's tending to come in quite some way back.
Makes sense as he's not paid to be a GC man and winning is what he is about.

Which is great to see, proper tactics, if your a sprint specialist and your not going to be in contention, just have your team car give you enough info to get in ahead of the time limit. Use the bunch but don't over do it. He really is a wonderful sprinter to watch and he can do such a variety of finishes if he is near the front.

Diarmuid · 20-08-2020 08:13PM

RobFowl wrote: »

One of things Sam is being coached to do is effectively sit up and ride in if he is not in contention for the win, obviously more relevant in stage races but thats why if he's not at the front he's tending to come in quite some way back.
Makes sense as he's not paid to be a GC man and winning is what he is about.

But that's what every sprinter does. No sprinter is killing themselves to come in 1 minute down. What they all do is hang on as long as possible and then hope to be at the front or at least with a group that's in with a shout of catching the front group. How far down you end up is really a function of how long you hung on.

buffalo · 31-08-2020 04:10PM

He didn't win today.

mirrormatrix · 01-09-2020 09:11AM

Flamme rouge having a go at him on Twitter for deviating from his line during the sprint.

breezy1985 · 01-09-2020 09:15AM

mirrormatrix wrote: »

Flamme rouge having a go at him on Twitter for deviating from his line during the sprint.

I've seen it round a few places. Shure youde have to DQ the whole sprint field yesterday if they enforce the straight line rule

Miklos · 01-09-2020 09:31AM

Caleb Ewan wasn't going in a straight line for more than a few meters in his sprint so..

harringtonp · 01-09-2020 09:40AM

We're all looking at that through green glasses but if you put your clear glasses on its hard not to come to the conclusion that he was drifting left to make it more difficult for Ewan to come through.

Like Sam before he hit the front, Caleb had to weave to get through. But once Sam was at the front, the quickest way to the line was straight.

donfers · 01-09-2020 09:43AM

Hopefully he will hang on today on the last climb and take some of the GC contenders on the final sprint...maybe just hang on to Bernal's wheel up the last 500 metres

Junior · 01-09-2020 09:53AM

I'll leave this here "No, no, he didn't slam you, he didn't bump you, he didn't nudge you... he rubbed you. And rubbing, son, is racing"

CrowdedHouse · 01-09-2020 09:54AM

Is he making a serious attempt for the green jersey? I notice yesterday he contested the sprint with less than 20 to go, whereas Ewan just rolled along keeping his powder dry.

North of 32 · 01-09-2020 10:02AM

donfers wrote: »

Hopefully he will hang on today on the last climb and take some of the GC contenders on the final sprint...maybe just hang on to Bernal's wheel up the last 500 metres

Maybe if he's dropped 10kg overnight

deandean · 01-09-2020 10:07AM

Sooo close to a win for Sam yesterday. I seeing him winning stages. After the mountains.

breezy1985 · 01-09-2020 10:08AM

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

Is he making a serious attempt for the green jersey? I notice yesterday he contested the sprint with less than 20 to go, whereas Ewan just rolled along keeping his powder dry.

He could take green today if he wins the intermediate sprint and other bits go his way

breezy1985 · 01-09-2020 10:10AM

harringtonp wrote: »

We're all looking at that through green glasses but if you put your clear glasses on its hard not to come to the conclusion that he was drifting left to make it more difficult for Ewan to come through.

Like Sam before he hit the front, Caleb had to weave to get through. But once Sam was at the front, the quickest way to the line was straight.

Not saying he was right but he won't get penalised because the whole sprint was a mess. Ewan was amazing the way he was flying in and out but it was dangerous as ***"

Macy0161 · 01-09-2020 11:13AM

Actually quite good analysis of the sprint on the GCN "The Breakaway" I thought.

Sam hit the front too early into the head wind
Sling shot of coming from behind made Ewan look so much quicker, as Sam faded
Ewan took a risk with positioning and his route through - if Sagan wouldn't have had to drift much or sit up and that gap would be gone
Sam's drift they just throw away said "you can see him drift as he looked under his arm"

Personally, I would've been surprised at any DQ for that drift. It was a drift rather than a block.

Sam Bennett - no same day spoilers

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