Dumping time?
07-22-16, 03:48 PM
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Dumping time?
Will breakaway or kom specialists Deliberately lose time in early stages so that later they will be no threat and allowed to stay ahead by gc teams?
07-22-16, 04:08 PM
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Yes. But also to not tire themselves.
With that said, most don't need to 'dump time.' See Greg Van Avermaet. He was pretty high in the GC by stage 5 when he won. The peloton still let him go because they know he is not a threat. Someone like Majka, however, wouldn't be allowed to go on a break if he was high on the GC classification.
With that said, most don't need to 'dump time.' See Greg Van Avermaet. He was pretty high in the GC by stage 5 when he won. The peloton still let him go because they know he is not a threat. Someone like Majka, however, wouldn't be allowed to go on a break if he was high on the GC classification.
07-25-16, 06:09 AM
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Yes. But also to not tire themselves.
With that said, most don't need to 'dump time.' See Greg Van Avermaet. He was pretty high in the GC by stage 5 when he won. The peloton still let him go because they know he is not a threat. Someone like Majka, however, wouldn't be allowed to go on a break if he was high on the GC classification.
With that said, most don't need to 'dump time.' See Greg Van Avermaet. He was pretty high in the GC by stage 5 when he won. The peloton still let him go because they know he is not a threat. Someone like Majka, however, wouldn't be allowed to go on a break if he was high on the GC classification.
obvious point after you mention it
07-26-16, 07:06 AM
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something like that, anyway.
07-27-16, 09:18 AM
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