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Sam Bennett - no same day spoilers

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    #122
    REBELSAFC
    Registered Users Posts: 641 ✭✭✭REBELSAFC


    RobFowl wrote: »
    Sam is in the right team and progressing at the right pace. He doesn't need to go anywhere...

    I think that's my opinion too. I was wondering what others thought though


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    #123
    BadCharlie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,614 ✭✭✭BadCharlie


    I don't think we are seening sam at his best due to not been able to train as he wanted coming into the Tour. His young so as long as he can hang in i think he has a chance.


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    #124
    Arrow in the Knee
    Registered Users Posts: 956 ✭✭✭Arrow in the Knee


    I know Sam is undercooked going into the TDF but yesterday's stage not even attempting to Sprint. Come on!!

    If he's the team's sprinter he should be attempting to Sprint even for the minor points on both the intermediate and final Sprint.

    The team sponsors at least deserve that.


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    #125
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 75,285 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Arrow in the Knee wrote: »
    I know Sam is undercooked going into the TDF but yesterday's stage not even attempting to Sprint. Come on!!

    If he's the team's sprinter he should be attempting to Sprint even for the minor points on both the intermediate and final Sprint.

    The team sponsors at least deserve that.
    He was 14 minutes down yesterday - how on earth could he have contested the sprint:confused:


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    #126
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,266 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    Dance, monkey, dance!!!


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    #127
    wanderer 22
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 2,132 ✭✭✭wanderer 22


    Sprinting for 165th place - would love to see it :-P


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    #128
    Arrow in the Knee
    Registered Users Posts: 956 ✭✭✭Arrow in the Knee


    Beasty wrote: »
    He was 14 minutes down yesterday - how on earth could he have contested the sprint:confused:

    He was 3 minutes 20 seconds (166 place) along with the injured Michael Matthews from the winner of yesterday's stage.

    I'd say it's fairly pathetic for a sprinters stage.


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    #129
    YeahOK
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭YeahOK


    Jeebus lads, give the kid a chance, it’s his first Grand Tour and his preparation coming into it was less than ideal. I think all things considered he’s doing a sterling job and given some time to settle I think we might see him feature. This is the big time and if he does nothing more than get a feel for what’s really required to be GT sprint stage contender and takes that away to pre for his next GT, then that’s enough.. The Rás this isn’t…….


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    #130
    wav1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,902 ✭✭✭wav1


    colm18 wrote: »
    Sprinting for 165th place - would love to see it :-P

    You can.Every Sunday in the early season A4 races


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    #131
    Inquitus
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    wav1 wrote: »
    You can.Every Sunday in the early season A4 races

    lol I was about to post exactly that :D


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    #132
    Darkglasses
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,526 Mod ✭✭✭✭Darkglasses


    If he can make it all the way to Paris I'd consider his Tour a huge success. Shouldn't judge it til its all over.


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    #133
    Inquitus
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    Darkglasses wrote: »
    If he can make it all the way to Paris I'd consider his Tour a huge success. Shouldn't judge it til its all over.

    He should be able to give it a lash today, relatively sedate pace, gruppo compacto and its an uphill sprint which would be his forte.


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    #134
    Arrow in the Knee
    Registered Users Posts: 956 ✭✭✭Arrow in the Knee


    Ok then

    Let's see how he fairs out today 7.5km to go!


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    #135
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 75,285 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Whatever he does today do not post about it in this thread. Please use the stage specific thread to discuss any current day action


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    #136
    RegisteredMice
    Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭RegisteredMice


    I like Sam!!


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    #137
    vermin99
    Registered Users Posts: 227 ✭✭vermin99


    Sam done well today


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    #138
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,445 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    MOD VOICE: No hints at all correct, misleading or only joking


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    #139
    buffalo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,050 ✭✭✭buffalo


    Provisional 10th, that's brilliant!


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    #140
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,291 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    turns out darth vader is actually his father.


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    #141
    RobFowl
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    Arrow in the Knee wrote: »
    Ok then

    Let's see how he fairs out today 7.5km to go!

    Give it a rest unless you've a GT under your belt


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    #142
    Arrow in the Knee
    Registered Users Posts: 956 ✭✭✭Arrow in the Knee


    RobFowl wrote: »
    Give it a rest unless you've a GT under your belt

    Actually my last post was a neutral comment :rolleyes:


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    #143
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,304 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Velonews have an interview with Sam here.

    He's taking part in the Arctic Race of Norway (2.HC), which starts today (Thursday). The first two stages should end up with big bunch sprints so Sam might have a chance. Although he is still struggling with his health after the TdF.
    “The antibiotics just zapped me; I just feel really lazy now on the bike, like I’m going out and trying to hold watts and it’s really hard — but once I have to do top-end watts, it’s all there,” Bennett said. “I just can’t go along at 200 watts. So I’m hoping that I’m riding my way into this race. It should be out of my system now going on this week.”

    “I hope I can ride relatively comfortable so that I’m not going too deep so I can get a benefit from this race, and so if an opportunity comes around hopefully I can do something. But also it’s cold here; it’s raining and I don’t want to get sick again! I can’t afford that now.”

    Eurosport have live coverage for all four stages.


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    #144
    MPFGLB
    Registered Users Posts: 3,245 ✭✭✭MPFGLB


    Just goes to show how much a Grand Tour can take out of you...especially your first

    Guess its like a Derby winner trying to ride the Grand National


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    #145
    eeeee
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    MPFGLB wrote: »
    Just goes to show how much a Grand Tour can take out of you...especially your first

    Guess its like a Derby winner trying to ride the Grand National

    Anorak alert - the Derby and the National are two different sports, the winner of one cannot do the other. At all.

    Re Sam, GT's are seriously tough at your full strength with experience, your first one sick has to be tortuous. Fair play to him for getting as far as he did. Hopefully Norway will go well and his end season goes as well as his start.


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    #146
    godtabh
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    gadetra wrote: »
    Anorak alert - the Derby and the National are two different sports, the winner of one cannot do the other. At all.

    Re Sam, GT's are seriously tough at your full strength with experience, your first one sick has to be tortuous. Fair play to him for getting as far as he did. Hopefully Norway will go well and his end season goes as well as his start.

    arent they both horse races?


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    #147
    Esroh
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    godtabh wrote: »
    arent they both horse races?

    They are but are as far apart as a GT and a World Cup Downhill race.


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    #148
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,445 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    Esroh wrote: »
    They are but are as far apart as a GT and a World Cup Downhill race.

    I suppose Cadel Evans would be the closest? at least that I know off


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    #149
    eeeee
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    Further apart again. Derby winner is a pure sprinter (well not actually, it's a long race by flat standards), a track sprinter say, a Pervis or Hoy, Kilo men or those with a bit of endurance in their sprint. National winner a pure out and out endurance horse, not massively fast (although a much better quality of horse has entered in the last few years due to animal rights groups protesting - which has conversely made the race even more dangerous :rolleyes:) so a kind of RAAM rider, like Christoph Strasser.


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    #150
    cunavalos
    Registered Users Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭cunavalos


    Good result today, 3rd in an uphill sprint behind Kristoff and Boassen Hagen
    Capture.JPG


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    #151
    connachta
    Registered Users Posts: 7,963 ✭✭✭connachta


    Yes, you were a minute faster than I was.
    nice job for the guy.


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