Recent content by Metabolol

Those are impressive numbers, imagine if he had gone all out on all parts of the course (of course he did the right thing at this point of the season and career).

Re: Re: How many of those where due to the push though? They should have a designated spot for that type of switches in a more neutral spot.

I thought he would perform a bit better but like you say, he has done well. I didn't like the push Quintana got though!

Sadly the production and intermediate time updates were quite a mess. Does anyone have a good breakdown of how Contador-Henao-Quintana performed in the different phases of the race. I saw that Contador had a 20s+ gap that later got smaller ( I guess mostly because he took less risk than the...

Re: Sometimes, you just have to enjoy the moment! I don't think anyone has forgotten Froome, he will be a beast and hard to beat.

Yes, finally! Very good ride, it also looked like he didn't take anywhere close to the risks that for example Henao did. He really played it safe on the descent.

Re: Re: I think top three is definitely possible. Mentally, he has to go for top three. I don't think he can reach Froome's peak numbers but if he can stay close he can outclimb Froome over several mountain stages. He is also TTing better than ever. Obviously there is no room for error, he...

I believe it's 50/50 between Pinot and Alberto tomorrow. I hope Alberto takes it, it would be an important mental boost. Henao isn't the best TTer but maybe he will get his 'revenge'? Vamos Contador.

Pinot can win the whole race! Not just podium. Pinot is in excellent shape he just lacks a little bit of explosiveness. In long hard climbs and GTs with multiple mountain stages he will show an even higher level.

Hellodolly. I have to disagree. You misused the word 'exactly' even if the poster ends up agreeing with you. Furthermore, every other point you have made is factually wrong. A) winning isn't everything, it's very important but it's not everything. For example, ever heard of a rider using a...

Re: Re: No, that is not what he said. Sanchez wins, that is what matters in this race right now. But he wasn't the strongest.

Re: Yes, from a GT perspective this was a step forward for Alberto. Although I do think he is a bit frustrated in regards to the results so far (more so than the base shape).

Nice race. Alberto was pretty strong but he did the right thing not to force the chase after the steep climb. In GT situation, Contador and Quintana could have leveraged this much better.

Yes, Alberto don't work. Just wait and follow.

It's true if Landa goes in as known leader and shows his strength early then obviously the race would have changed too. It's not possible to use simple ABC logic like that. It's not certain at all that Landa would have won such a race. My point is during the race as it was raced, Astana could...