nothing to do with complicated timing systems
he's a sprinter. So if all the riders finish together, and so have a sprint finish, he wins. Almost every time.
That's a really big deal - winning a single stage is a big achievement, never mind 4. Two years running. That's incredible.
But when he wins a stage, he only finishes a few yards ahead of everyone else. Whereas on the mountain stages, he loses minutes and minutes. So he's nowhere near the overall lead.
Posted By: Tricky Hawes on July 15th 2009 at 22:12:50
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- Cavendish.... (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 21:58:28
- agree completely (Other Sports) - matt in london, Jul 15, 22:46:52
- is he anywhere the leaders overall? (Other Sports) - lmc, Jul 15, 22:04:34
- 4 stages (& 4 last year, too) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 22:09:22
- sorry to be pedantic (Other Sports) - Monty Peculiar, Jul 15, 22:50:44
- so are some stages sprints and others long endurance stages? (Other Sports) - lmc, Jul 15, 22:10:56
- exactly. There are different types of specialists. (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 22:13:58
- good for him, TdF doesn't really sound like a sprinters scene then? (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jul 15, 22:16:07
- No, it's a massive sprinter's scene. The sprinter's scene. (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 22:20:11
- I still don't really get it. (Other Sports) - Small, Jul 15, 22:34:43
- No, it's a massive sprinter's scene. The sprinter's scene. (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 22:20:11
- good for him, TdF doesn't really sound like a sprinters scene then? (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jul 15, 22:16:07
- exactly. There are different types of specialists. (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 22:13:58
- I dont understand it...he wins everytime I read the BBC (Other Sports) - BINMEN8R, Jul 15, 22:07:13
- i've just seen that too now, have they got a really complicated timing system or something (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jul 15, 22:09:05
- nothing to do with complicated timing systems (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 22:12:50
- Thanks...I understand now. So really its like sticking Bolt in a marathon? (n/m) (Other Sports) - BINMEN8R, Jul 15, 22:24:12
- on the mountain stages, yes (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 22:27:44
- Thanks...I understand now. So really its like sticking Bolt in a marathon? (n/m) (Other Sports) - BINMEN8R, Jul 15, 22:24:12
- nothing to do with complicated timing systems (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 22:12:50
- i've just seen that too now, have they got a really complicated timing system or something (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jul 15, 22:09:05
- 4 stages (& 4 last year, too) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 22:09:22
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