Next year's GVA season will be a GC... with time differences!

by tgsgirl on Feb 20, 2012 4:30 PM EST

So yeah, cross season is just over, I know. But I have news! Next year, the GVA trophy is going to be different, with real time differences measured at the finish (limited to five minutes), so we'll have a sort of GC at the end. Interesting!

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Awesome

Finally HBVL writes something interesting ;)
Same problem as now though miss one race or have a badly timed mechanical and your GC chances are over.

Strava

by broerie on Feb 20, 2012 4:47 PM EST reply actions

add some punctuation and it even makes sense

Strava

by broerie on Feb 20, 2012 4:48 PM EST up reply actions

Probably got it from, you know,

GVA to be honest :D

Coffee cures all. ~ Gav

by tgsgirl on Feb 20, 2012 4:52 PM EST up reply actions

Strava

by broerie on Feb 20, 2012 4:59 PM EST up reply actions

And yeah, I liked De Cauwer's suggestion

of everyone getting to drop their worst result.

Coffee cures all. ~ Gav

by tgsgirl on Feb 20, 2012 4:55 PM EST up reply actions

yup, I like this more

Strava

by broerie on Feb 20, 2012 4:58 PM EST up reply actions

and bonus seconds for placements?

(good idea)

by Uphill on Feb 20, 2012 5:03 PM EST reply actions

How does Greg Van Avermaet fit into this?

Guess I have too much VDS on my mind.

"I love the classics. They are real battles, real racing," he said. "Time trials are also good, but it’s not the same as the northern classics. That’s pure bike racing."
Fabian Cancellara

by jsallee00 on Feb 20, 2012 5:12 PM EST reply actions

HeHe! I thought the same thing, when I first saw this post.

In loving memory of the HTC- Highroad

by holmovka on Feb 20, 2012 6:45 PM EST up reply actions

Me too. GVA going for GC next year?

For chrssakes, Greg—stick to sprints and one-day races!

Meuh--Chris Fontecchio

by majope on Feb 20, 2012 7:48 PM EST up reply actions

Does seem like an extreme reaction to Gilbert joining the team

Sigh…I’ll miss having GVA on my team this year.

by Mr 60 Percent on Feb 21, 2012 12:16 PM EST up reply actions

me too,

but he had become too expensive

Strava

by broerie on Feb 21, 2012 2:16 PM EST up reply actions

I doubt his cost would have been so hard to stomach

If he weren’t on the same team as his better version.

I NEED MOAR MUD

by Douglas Ansel on Feb 22, 2012 12:14 AM EST up reply actions

CYCLOCROSS STAGE RACING

It’s what’s next. Right?

I NEED MOAR MUD

by Douglas Ansel on Feb 21, 2012 1:06 AM EST reply actions

This will be interesting.

I guess it will make you more motivated to finish if you get a mechanical rather than just call it a day…5 minute loss is better than DNF, I would think?

by JustJoshinYa on Feb 21, 2012 9:02 PM EST reply actions