Just for your own amusement, check out how some doctors have moved amongst teams over the years and track the relative performances of the riders.
There's also the question of how much work he has to put in for Cav in the road race...d.
You can get 66 to 1 on Tony Martin winning the Tour, and about 5 to 1 on a top 6 placing.
Quote from: Exit Stage Left on 08 June, 2012, 01:42:20 pmYou can get 66 to 1 on Tony Martin winning the Tour, and about 5 to 1 on a top 6 placing.They don't look particularly attractive. He's never done better than 38th in the tour. Admittedly, in previous tours he's been working for others, but I don't see it being different this year, with Chavanel no 1? He's just not got enough for the mountains.
They don't look particularly attractive. He's never done better than 38th in the tour. Admittedly, in previous tours he's been working for others, but I don't see it being different this year, with Chavanel no 1? He's just not got enough for the mountains.
Quote from: Nuncio on 08 June, 2012, 02:02:12 pmQuote from: Exit Stage Left on 08 June, 2012, 01:42:20 pmYou can get 66 to 1 on Tony Martin winning the Tour, and about 5 to 1 on a top 6 placing.They don't look particularly attractive. He's never done better than 38th in the tour. Admittedly, in previous tours he's been working for others, but I don't see it being different this year, with Chavanel no 1? He's just not got enough for the mountains.Today's Dauphine stage may have a bearing on those odds.http://blogs.bettor.com/Tony-Martin-came-close-to-an-overall-victory-at-the-Criterium-du-Dauphine-2012-a160832
Unbelievably dominant team performance by Sky today. Scarily reminiscent of US Postal. If they can carry that form into the Tour...d.
The French have started calling them "UK Postal".
Quote from: citoyen on 09 June, 2012, 02:43:47 pmUnbelievably dominant team performance by Sky today. Scarily reminiscent of US Postal. If they can carry that form into the Tour...d.The French have started calling them "UK Postal".