USA for the World's - did I miss something?
09-20-07, 10:46 AM
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Ignoring the fact that he's burned out by now, why would Levi be a good choice for a one day race like worlds? Long course, sure, but is he really a rider you'd expect to win from a small bunch sprint after several selections? He's a pure GC type with nearly no finishing capacity (at the worlds level) unless your headed up.
09-20-07, 10:47 AM
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09-20-07, 11:18 AM
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I have a friend who beat all the Cat2's in an NRC race as well. 8th place at the Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Criterium, out of a long, long break. 100km race, with an Olympic 4k team pursuit Gold Medal winner, as well everyone else in the break being a pro or former pro. 20 years old. Also the state P1/2 TT champ.
By his own admission he is nowhere close to going to Worlds, or turning pro. His logic? If he was ready for that level of competition, he would have been able to pull some sort of sprint out of the bag, but instead, he got worked over by stronger, smarter bike racers.
By his own admission he is nowhere close to going to Worlds, or turning pro. His logic? If he was ready for that level of competition, he would have been able to pull some sort of sprint out of the bag, but instead, he got worked over by stronger, smarter bike racers.
By the way, Taylor has had far more impressive results that I've witnessed personally...and that's just in local races. Also, he is typically the one doing the working over, not the one dragged a long in a break all day.
Anyways, I think that guy is talking about the tie he had at Tour of the Gila. Technically, he was second based on stage placings and Brad White took the overall. Brad raced for Marco Polo after that and was going to be signed to Navigators until they folded. He will be on Jittery Joes now I think.
He is probably as good as TvG and Stetina. I'm pretty sure the reason he is not going is because he's 17 freaking years old. He has plenty of time for U23 titles.
09-20-07, 11:48 AM
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LOL! The kid comes to that conclusion based on one crit?
By the way, Taylor has had far more impressive results that I've witnessed personally...and that's just in local races. Also, he is typically the one doing the working over, not the one dragged a long in a break all day.
By the way, Taylor has had far more impressive results that I've witnessed personally...and that's just in local races. Also, he is typically the one doing the working over, not the one dragged a long in a break all day.
About Taylor Phinney: I'm not knocking him in the least. Incredible talent. The real deal. But I think there are better people for the job.
09-20-07, 12:40 PM
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Hmm a quick check shows that they TT'd against each other about 3 times this year. Result; Levi is faster two out of three. Maybe Zis faster but he did not show it this year. Levi also bested McCartney a couple of times this year. Moreover, Levi is stronger for the team in the RR than either of them. The argument that he can't do the one days might have been proven false in South Carolina and I can't believe he is that much more worn down at this point in the season than say Julich.
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09-20-07, 01:38 PM
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Hmm a quick check shows that they TT'd against each other about 3 times this year. Result; Levi is faster two out of three. Maybe Zis faster but he did not show it this year. Levi also bested McCartney a couple of times this year. Moreover, Levi is stronger for the team in the RR than either of them. The argument that he can't do the one days might have been proven false in South Carolina and I can't believe he is that much more worn down at this point in the season than say Julich.
When The Dude is on, he is quite fast.
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Since its too late anyway; truce.
