Gonzo Cyclist
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| 07/09/2016 10:08 AM |
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some BS pulled by Sky, blocking Majka on that 2nd to last climb as they crested the summit, I hope Froome gets more pee thrown in his face this tour......
Froome attacks on the descent? is he trying to show people that he can handle a bike, and is more than a skybot looking at his power meter?
total snoozefest so far OC
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longslowdistance
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| 07/09/2016 10:14 AM |
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| Got better. Who knew Froome had that in him. |
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Orange Crush
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| 07/09/2016 10:27 AM |
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I'll be damned, Froome boy actually impressed with that gutsy downhill attack.
Doesn't change notion of team sizes suffocating the races but at least it brought some excitement. |
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longslowdistance
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| 07/09/2016 06:11 PM |
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| I was referring to Froome punching out an obnoxious Columbian fan :-; |
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Red Tornado
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| 07/10/2016 08:22 AM |
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Barring a major crash, this Tour is in the books. Let the victory lap around France begin. Maybe the Vuelta will have more exciting GC racing....
Glad to see GvA in yellow for a few days. Always been a fan of the nearly man. |
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longslowdistance
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| 07/10/2016 07:06 PM |
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I hope you're wrong but I know you're right.
But on the bright side:
There are some highlights this year, like the terrific first week sprints. And Froome so far is a lot more likable, less robotic and dorky, more human. And extra points: he punched out a dumbass fan who almost put a flag in his front wheel, and he took yellow with panache.
Too bad Porte was so unlucky last week. He looked very good today. And Yates, too.
TJ is just out of his league. Who knows who is doping. Maybe TJ isn't and the others are. Or not.
Alberto leaving is a bummer, too.
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79pmooney
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| 07/10/2016 08:12 PM |
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A possible bright side ... Quintana. Is he just playing things very smart? I think he believes he is stronger in the third week than Froome. Maybe is just biding his time. If so, he may be riding a very smart Tour. Yes, he did lose a few seconds yesterday, but 23 seconds down after 9 days - he's still in the game. I could well believe his biggest concern now is maybe putting a dent into Froome on Ventoux but more important, surviving the next day. If he can do that, the race might start to swing in his favor (esp if the Sky wall starts to show some cracks).
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Orange Crush
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| 07/10/2016 09:19 PM |
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| Quintana is not ready - he showed that yesterday's stage. Taking on water bottle at top of final climb happily thinking the day's hostilities were over. Froome looked back and took his downhill dig. I may be wrong but it very much looked like the end of LeTour right there. Done and dusted. |
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79pmooney
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| 07/11/2016 12:01 AM |
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| OC, yes, Quintana screwed up yesterday. Chalk another off the list of things he needs to learn. He is a good student and I'll wager both that he never gets caught again and that someday he might pull the same move on someone else. I don't think that the damage yesterday adds up to any more than those 13 seconds. He's resilient. |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 07/11/2016 07:15 AM |
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Well.....technically it did add up to more than those 13" because Froome got a 10" win bonus. So it was 23".
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| Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!
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Cosmic Kid
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| 07/11/2016 07:17 AM |
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I also think Quintana made a mistake by not attacking yesterday. He only has so many opportunities to take time on Froome (i.e. Summit finishes) and he needs to take advantage of them when he can.
Froome still has two TT's ahead of him and he is no slouch in the mountains himself. Although I expected him to take firm control of the race by now, the deck is still very much stacked in his favor. |
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| Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!
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ChinookPass
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| 07/11/2016 09:39 AM |
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| Yep, Quintana should have had a lead coming out of the Pyrenees to the "frog-on-a-skateboard". If he doesn't have 2 minutes after Ventoux (and he won't), he has no chance. Hard to blame him though, they were going full blast in the last few Ks yesterday. Martin and Porte attacked the schitt out of that finish. You are what you are in a grand tour and Moviestar is not able to grab control for sky so far. Hope Quintana has been training on his TT bike or he may not even podium. |
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Gonzo Cyclist
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| 07/11/2016 11:23 AM |
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On stage 9 I was wondering about Quintana, was he unwilling, or unable to attack, looks like everyone may have been on the limit. Is he playing it smart, or just can't attack? I guess we'll see in the 3rd week. IMHO, you have to take some risks, gamble a bit, ask Cadel, he finally won one after he took some risks, rolled the dice.
Froome gambled and rolled the dice on that descent, caught everybody with their pants down, and it payed off for him |
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longslowdistance
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| 07/11/2016 06:01 PM |
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For those lamenting the good ol' days:
https://www.facebook.com/Mpora/videos/10153566588747854/
I do believe that's Coppi at the end. |
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Yo Mike
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| 07/11/2016 09:20 PM |
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+1 Gonzo
Quintana seems like he's racing for second. Have not seen him put pressure on Froome yet.
Can he?
His lapse at the top of the climb yesterday was really bonehead. It was the perfect place to attack. Props to the frog. |
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