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The pixel colour just before the black line is marginally darker in Kristoffs case, suggesting he won itsolveeid said:
That's a draw.
BigMac said:There used to be a theory which had it that Kristoff would perform on sprints in races most sprinters could not endure properly. That is some classics and long stages. He went toe to toe with André Greipel on a stage with less than 115km's, and won.
He didn't really win much at all until 2014, but was always solid in longer races. For example he took bronze in London, and was top 10 in MSR, RVV and PR in 2013.burning said:BigMac said:There used to be a theory which had it that Kristoff would perform on sprints in races most sprinters could not endure properly. That is some classics and long stages. He went toe to toe with André Greipel on a stage with less than 115km's, and won.
Actually, he used to only win 100km stages (Excluding Norwegian races that has 1.5 sprinters) before 2014, which is very interesting and nobody says anything about him clinic-wise.
goggalor said:He didn't really win much at all until 2014, but was always solid in longer races. For example he took bronze in London, and was top 10 in MSR, RVV and PR in 2013.burning said:BigMac said:There used to be a theory which had it that Kristoff would perform on sprints in races most sprinters could not endure properly. That is some classics and long stages. He went toe to toe with André Greipel on a stage with less than 115km's, and won.
Actually, he used to only win 100km stages (Excluding Norwegian races that has 1.5 sprinters) before 2014, which is very interesting and nobody says anything about him clinic-wise.
The theory at the time, that he only could win short stages, was probably a false conclusion based on random events. He just happened to get it right in a few short stages at the time, but there is little evidence that he struggled with distance, as he for example was 4th in Vattenfall Cyclassics in his first season as pro, which was his first decent result in a sprint.burning said:BigMac said:There used to be a theory which had it that Kristoff would perform on sprints in races most sprinters could not endure properly. That is some classics and long stages. He went toe to toe with André Greipel on a stage with less than 115km's, and won.
Actually, he used to only win 100km stages (Excluding Norwegian races that has 1.5 sprinters) before 2014, which is very interesting and nobody says anything about him clinic-wise.
BigMac said:There used to be a theory which had it that Kristoff would perform on sprints in races most sprinters could not endure properly. That is some classics and long stages. He went toe to toe with André Greipel on a stage with less than 115km's, and won.
Pantani_lives said:Kristoff, Devolder, Wiggins or someone else? Who wins?
Pantani_lives said:Kristoff, Devolder, Wiggins or someone else? Who wins?