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Date Posted: 07:39:12 09/10/04 Fri
Author: Jonathan
Subject: Re: Menchov/Rabobank speculation
In reply to: crit racer 's message, "Re: Menchov/Rabobank speculation" on 06:33:10 09/10/04 Fri

>You've never raced a bike in your life, have you?

There's the mark of a strong debater...the personal attack!

>Rabobank and Freire got the win.

You can't just point at the fact that Freire won and then conclude that it must have been a good strategy because the outcome was good.

>Another mistake you
>are making is considering what happened outside of its
>true context and trying to apply it to general "race
>tactics". I like Freire's chances against those guys
>any day but as Freire said himself, luck is part of it
>as he said this was his worst sprint of the week. The
>team proved that teamwork has a role other than just
>in the final couple of kilometers.

Any sprinter wants a teammate near him in the final kilometers, even those that prefer to win from their opponents' wheels. There are dozens of reasons why this is useful, and you can ask a sprinter if you do not believe me.

>Again, don't even
>try to apply this generally or to some average
>situation. Freire ain't an average rider.

The average situation is a situation that never actually arises, just like the average person doesn't exist. A smart team accounts for contingencies and doesn't leave its sprinter alone in a group of almost 80. Rabobank are not stupid. I think.

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