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#501 |
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Contador is a dnger going downhill and I would not like to be near the MAD desperado on Heuz..
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#502 |
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.Froome strikes me as a cool calculating but genuine competitor.
I'll go there later tonight, That's my evenings entertainment sorted! ![]() Impressed with the way Chris descended at the end... Fast, and that nasty little turn just a km+ out... Plus it starting to p*** down aswell! Poor Peraud.... That looked sickening. :/ Anyway... Well done Chris... 3 stage victories so far, make it 4 tomorrow!
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Nice to see Valverde making his way to congratulate Chris at the end there .... Movistar/Sky alliance?
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I dare you to post that on Cycling news forum!
I'll go there later tonight, That's my evenings entertainment sorted! ![]() Impressed with the way Chris descended at the end... Fast, and that nasty little turn just a km+ out... Plus it starting to p*** down aswell! Poor Peraud.... That looked sickening. :/ Anyway... Well done Chris... 3 stage victories so far, make it 4 tomorrow! ![]() Whenever I have the temerity to say that I like Froome and rate him to cycling pals, I get the .." have you read Wiggins biography.." what" Froome did last year on that hill "... disobeyd orders etc .. I still think Wiggo got an armchair ride last year from the TT home .... ( and I do Like Wiggo ) ..but , Froome has had to pull everything out the bag from day one to get where he( and his absent team ) ...are now on this Tour..... |
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#505 |
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Yep I will give it a mss. LOL
Whenever I have the temerity to say that I like Froome and rate him to cycling pals, I get the .." have you read Wiggins biography.." what" Froome did last year on that hill "... disobeyd orders etc .. I still think Wiggo got an armchair ride last year from the TT home .... ( and I do Like Wiggo ) ..but , Froome has had to pull everything out the bag from day one to get where he( and his absent team ) ...are now on this Tour..... As for this Tour... Chris has been incredible. Losing vital team mates, and still to be in control with just 4 stages to go is some going. |
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I liked that split screen picture with the Contador tape delayed by 3 minutes (was it 3 minutes between riders?).............and Froome 'live' in the other frame............you could really tell from the spectators and roadside features exactly where they were relative to each other and Froome appeared to be just ahead in the later shots
Unfortunately Carlton didn't appear to realise what those split screen shots were showing until after the race was over............
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ps.............it would have been 6 minutes of course because there was a rider in between them
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Nice to see Valverde making his way to congratulate Chris at the end there .... Movistar/Sky alliance?
![]() ![]() ITV4 were talking like Quintana had a bad day today. Only losing a minute or so to Froome given his build and his first split was pretty impressive to me. As much as Contador is looking strong now, I think Quintana is the only one that can live with Froome in the mountains. I still fancy him for a podium, especially with the strength of his team. Valverde is one hell of a domestique. |
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Nice to see Valverde making his way to congratulate Chris at the end there .... Movistar/Sky alliance?
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With Valverde working for Quintana to attack Froome and the others in order to get a podium or a stage win, no
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Podium position in Paris is a bigger goal than a stage win.
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The thing is, though, the maximum upside is 10 seconds. That assumes everything goes completely smoothly. I'm not sure that the potential 10 seconds is worth it given the risk that it might not go smoothly and may take a lot longer.
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Nice to see Valverde making his way to congratulate Chris at the end there .... Movistar/Sky alliance?
![]() Moviestar could put Froome where he wants to be, and Pull Quintana minutes ahead of Contador. If Moviestar and Saxo work together then it will end in conflict as they wont want Quintana to break away at the end..so why help him ? P.S. Plus Im still not sure anyone wants Contador anywhere near them on the dangerous descent
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With Valverde working for Quintana to attack Froome and the others in order to get a podium or a stage win, no
.Quintana and Froome worked well together on Ventoux Contador getting the ache with Quintana into Gap. Valverde looking pretty pleased to congratulate Froome. I think they will help Sky. Maybe Sky will gift them Alpe-d’Huez?.... Or maybe i have too much time on my hands to think up stupid theories , and need to get out more often! ![]() Anyway... I think i heard somewhere that Froome gained 25 seconds on Bertie after the bike change. Oh dear Bertie, should have made a bike change.... silly sod! |
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Except on Alpe d'Huez of course.
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Hopefully we won't see a repeat of this un unfortunates event for the leader!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dBvJkqv0DM Least he still managed to win. I presume even thought they are going up the same mountain twice there will be no "over-taking" of strugglers from a break away someway ahead? (Like you see in F1 when a leader laps somebody at the back) |
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I presume even thought they are going up the same mountain twice there will be no "over-taking" of strugglers from a break away someway ahead?
(Like you see in F1 when a leader laps somebody at the back) |
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I know there is a way to go before the start, but the weather on the stage at the moment is awful...
Thunderstorms apparently. Rain forecast for the next 2 days. |
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I know there is a way to go before the start, but the weather on the stage at the moment is awful...
Thunderstorms apparently. Rain forecast for the next 2 days. Organisers have to be careful as descent is lethal in dry never mind torrential rain. Motorbikes skidding all over the place too i suspect.. Carnage not what tour needs. |
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This next few days will be epic
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Reminder - early start on Eurosport
Looks like we're getting the whole stage, kick off 10.45......... bit of channel flicking required today with the test match and the tour..............might watch the cricket in the morning, the Tour in the afternoon for the big climbs, then back to the cricket this is why I chose to work from home !................. ![]()
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Am jellous again
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Has there been any announcement yet regarding whether it will once or twice up Alpe d'Huez?
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What do the more informed people here think, will we see Wiggins ride the Tour again?
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What do the more informed people here think, will we see Wiggins ride the Tour again?
BTW don't count me as informed, it's just what I've read and heard about it. |
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