Quick.step tactics in RvV...

[Steve McGinty]

...seemed to be centred around a nostalgic/idealistic finale
for Museeuw rather than pragmatic support for their
strongest riders (Boonen/Bettini).

Regards! Stephen

[Peter Allen]

"Steve McGinty" <steve_DOT_mcginty@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> ...seemed to be centred around a nostalgic/idealistic
> finale for Museeuw rather than pragmatic support for their
> strongest riders (Boonen/Bettini).

Not really: all the obvious favourites sat on each other and
waited for someone else to go, and after knackering
themselves to catch the big break no-one felt like going.
General tactical failures by everyone except T-mobile, IMO:
Wesemann should never have been allowed to go away in that
break of three, he was always going to win the sprint, and
the second group was never going to catch up with only
Dekker interested in working.

Peter

[Jonathan V.D. S]

Steve McGinty <steve_DOT_mcginty@ntlworld.com> schreef in
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> ...seemed to be centred around a nostalgic/idealistic
> finale for Museeuw rather than pragmatic support for their
> strongest riders (Boonen/Bettini).
>
> Regards! Stephen

I'm not sure why they let Boonen work so much, but assumed
that it was because he did not really have a good day and
wanted to sacrifice himself to give the others a better
chance. It appeared that Boonen had to work for Bettini
rather than the other way around.

[John Rees]

"Jonathan v.d. Sluis" <nospam@nospam.nl> wrote in message
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| Steve McGinty <steve_DOT_mcginty@ntlworld.com> schreef in
berichtnieuws
| 1sl370hl08d5i0r0mp7j1gc2oiguifcbi1@4ax.com...
| > ...seemed to be centred around a nostalgic/idealistic
| > finale for Museeuw rather than pragmatic support for
| > their strongest riders (Boonen/Bettini).
| >
| > Regards! Stephen
|
| I'm not sure why they let Boonen work so much, but assumed
| that it was because he did not really have a good day and
| wanted to sacrifice
himself to
| give the others a better chance. It appeared that Boonen
| had to work
for
| Bettini rather than the other way around.

You're kidding, of course, that this would surprise you?
Why would someone with Bettini's palmeres be asked to work
for Boonen?

[Jonathan V.D. S]

John Rees <junk@jrees.net> schreef in berichtnieuws
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> "Jonathan v.d. Sluis" <nospam@nospam.nl> wrote in message
> news:c4u2qb$7a0$1@reader11.wxs.nl...
> | Steve McGinty <steve_DOT_mcginty@ntlworld.com>
> | schreef in
> berichtnieuws
> | 1sl370hl08d5i0r0mp7j1gc2oiguifcbi1@4ax.com...
> | > ...seemed to be centred around a nostalgic/idealistic
> | > finale for Museeuw rather than pragmatic support for
> | > their strongest riders (Boonen/Bettini).
> | >
> | > Regards! Stephen
> |
> | I'm not sure why they let Boonen work so much, but
> | assumed that it was because he did not really have a
> | good day and wanted to sacrifice
> himself to
> | give the others a better chance. It appeared that Boonen
> | had to work
> for
> | Bettini rather than the other way around.
>
> You're kidding, of course, that this would surprise you?
> Why would someone with Bettini's palmeres be asked to work
> for Boonen?

He said he was willing to do it, and in Bettini's case, it's
not unlikely. One of these days we'll see it happen, perhaps
in the tour, should Boonen be sprinting well.