Don't underestimate the home advantage, reckon some of the lower ranked kiwi's could push for a top 10, the knowledge on how to ride the chip and the effort to push especially later in the ride will come in handy. For Kyle especially I see that home crowd giving him extra wings - Like trying to beat the All Blacks at home :)
Top knoch analysis, as always, Sam. I do think that Rico Bogen will pay the price for a great season and will return to his inconsistency with a not so good performance. Other than that, agree with your Top 4, so for me would be: 1) Wilde; 2) Bergére; 3) Smith; 4) Geens; 5) Stornes
@@RicoBogen I will be more than happy if you prove me wrong! I believe you are a great champion and will happily eat my words the same way you shut up all haters after Dubai! All the best Rico :)
I don't know... I love Hayden and would like him to win, but I kinda feel like this is another KB situation like how everyone picked him for the win, and then Lange surprised the majority of people. My top: 1) Jelle Geens 2) Hayden Wilde 3) Kyle Smith Dont think Bergere will be nearly as good as everyone is hoping for him to be.
Hard to pick the difference between Kyle and Hayden... both in great form and both from Taupo. The bike course and road chip could be telling, but the home town advantage will be make either hard to pick from.
Let's go Rico!
Don't underestimate the home advantage, reckon some of the lower ranked kiwi's could push for a top 10, the knowledge on how to ride the chip and the effort to push especially later in the ride will come in handy. For Kyle especially I see that home crowd giving him extra wings - Like trying to beat the All Blacks at home :)
Great breakdown…but I dont see Barnaby so high in this field.
Very good preview.
Top knoch analysis, as always, Sam. I do think that Rico Bogen will pay the price for a great season and will return to his inconsistency with a not so good performance. Other than that, agree with your Top 4, so for me would be: 1) Wilde; 2) Bergére; 3) Smith; 4) Geens; 5) Stornes
Thanks for your trust. It will gives me extra wings 😇
@@RicoBogen I will be more than happy if you prove me wrong! I believe you are a great champion and will happily eat my words the same way you shut up all haters after Dubai! All the best Rico :)
Worth noting that neither Wilde nor Bergére have raced with Race Ranger before.
My top5 guess is:
Bergere
Wilde
Smith
Geens
Margirier
I don't know... I love Hayden and would like him to win, but I kinda feel like this is another KB situation like how everyone picked him for the win, and then Lange surprised the majority of people.
My top:
1) Jelle Geens
2) Hayden Wilde
3) Kyle Smith
Dont think Bergere will be nearly as good as everyone is hoping for him to be.
Hard to pick the difference between Kyle and Hayden... both in great form and both from Taupo. The bike course and road chip could be telling, but the home town advantage will be make either hard to pick from.