Mark Cavendish went on to win stage 6 of the tour of qatar and win the overall race. He also achieved four straight stage wins in a row. Impressive right? mmmm....maybe not. everyone know im mark's biggest fan.....but...there really wasn't much competition there for him. As ryan bum-g says "hes a man racing amongst boys". Who was he competing against in those stage wins phinney? eisel? if they would have "bested" him i would have been more blown away than i am about 4 straight stage wins.
OPQS LEAD OUT IS YET TO BE PROVEN
Yes this was a good show for " team omega pharma quick step" but i am yet to say they have achieved what the manx missile had at htc highroad. I'm confident that they will protect and work better then sky did last year, and we have seen that this week, but i still dont know if they can navigate the troubles like mark has had in the past.
CHALLENGES AHEAD
Andre Griepels team looks solid this year and i think they have a squad that is committed and trusts the "ape". this will be marks main challenge i believe. but, you have to watch out for peter sagan. i dont think that team cannondale even knows what a lead out train is or even how to spell it but sagan has an amazing ability to squeeze himself onto whatever train he wants and has an impressive track record of getting wins out of it. "What about tyler farrar" some might ask. to which i say "hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha dudes a joke"
BOTTOM LINE
it all comes down to one thing. if delivered properly mark cavendish will win every time. on smooth seas i have confidence opqs can do that but when there is chaos in the last kilometers griepel and sagan deliver. they can get out of shaky situations with grace and vengence and can get their heads back at the task at hand. ( ie. peter sagan bunny hopping a crashed rider at in the final kilometer last year then going on to win the stage)
On an unrelated note kudos to bookwalter and the bmc crew for a solid week.
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