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2013 Ronde van België/Tour de Belgique (2.HC) 22nd - 26th May

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maltiv said:
Also kind of embarrassing that the world champion can't even drop Kloden and Tony Martin in the hills :D

Competition was crap at the WC, just look at who got second. :D

And Tony Martin is hardly a slacker on hills. Phil isn't racing in Norway against some nobodies.
 
Bavarianrider said:
When Tony has difficulties ona mountain half of this forum explodes in schadenfreude

Thats because you spent the last days/weeks/months hyping his performance on said mountain/mountains and when he eventually performs at his level and not at the delusional level you seem to think he has, the whole forum explodes with an "in yo face" for you, not for tony.
 
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Parrulo said:
Thats because you spent the last days/weeks/months hyping his performance on said mountain/mountains and when he eventually performs at his level and not at the delusional level you seem to think he has, the whole forum explodes with an "in yo face" for you, not for tony.

Simple and true. I like Martin since 2009. But can't help and smile every first mountain in Tour, every year, after all the talk about him going for GC.
 
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Bavarianrider said:
When Tony has difficulties ona mountain half of this forum explodes in schadenfreude

That's because of him blogging how great his mountain abilities have improved and also because of your bandwaggon hype. Hype him for what he really is: A great rider in tt, a multiple world champion and a great competitor in short stage races. He has to be criticized for not trying in the classics, instead of this eternal mountain debate.