That is indeed bunch racing! C knows he will win most TTs, but the odds are against him in a "drafting allowed" event.
Quote from: mattc on 18 March, 2012, 08:47:27 amThat is indeed bunch racing! C knows he will win most TTs, but the odds are against him in a "drafting allowed" event.Bollocks. Have a look at his palmarès
Nobody has said he is.
Nobody has said he is.Have a look at his palmarès. Now work out what proportion of those are TTs.
Matt is implying that Cancellara is really just a TT winner, a quick look at his wins shows that is not the case. Beyond that, I can't be arsed. Enjoy your day.
The Odds
Just amazing to watch Cancellara hold off the chasing group as they launched an all-out sprint -- what a superb rider he is! Good win for Gerrans too.Nibali? Meh.
And yet when you add them all up the other riders have a cumulatively massive advantage. Curiouser and curiouser.
Quote from: plum on 18 March, 2012, 12:29:55 pmAnd yet when you add them all up the other riders have a cumulatively massive advantage. Curiouser and curiouser.And yet only one person can win at a time.I can't understand why bookmakers make so much money when the people they suggest have the best odds of winning clearly have the least because they lose more races than they win. Maybe Merckx wasn't as great as we were led to believe.
Failing to place in a big field doesn't make you a loser.
...... and Simon Gerrans was the winner.
And yet only one person can win at a time.