2013 Tour de France, stage 16: Vaison-la-Romaine - Gap 168Km

[Descender]

Eurosport dude, for the love of god, WHY did you have to learn Brazilian Portuguese?

Because 90% of Portuguese speakers speak Brazilian Portuguese?

 

[DominicDecoco]

I hope you're sarcastic.

Not the slightest.

 

[Rollthedice]

Movistar are racing against Contador.

Yellow is over, they want to put Nairo on second.

 

[BigMac]

What exactly did Costa do for Valverde those days? Attack? Oh, he'll attack all right. He'll do anything to get something out of the day. For himself.

In stage 17 he was in the break and if i record correctly later joined by Valverde. Carried him for some time before Valverde attacked for the stage win. In LBL he did his best to stay and protect his leader, just watch. I know him and he'd never place is personal objectives over team ones. Believe me.

 

[Descender]

Looking forward to the LGB stage.

 

[The Hitch]

Movistar are racing against Contador.

If Movistar wanted, Contador would have had a far harder time getting back on than he did.

 

[BigMac]

Because 90% of Portuguese speakers speak Brazilian Portuguese?

Is your problem just with Costa or with all the Portuguese?

 

[BigMac]

Looking forward to the LGB stage.

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10char

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Contador's thumb is more of a story than his legs.

Quintana says they eased off after the spill

 

[Broth3r]

Lets see if after this win today, the french production has the nerve to, like in the first TT, dare not showing Rui and his beautiful Portuguese TT champion jersey for a single second tomorrow.

 

[Koba80]

Re: does Froome have descending skills - I would assume his MTB background is more a factor than his riding on the same team as Briggins, no?

 

[Jux1893]

Eurosport dude, for the love of god, WHY did you have to learn Brazilian Portuguese?

I believe his wife is Brazilian.

Still better than Spanish (sort of).

 

[Afrank]

Quintana and Ten Dam switch places in GC.

 

[hrotha]

In stage 17 he was in the break and if i record correctly later joined by Valverde. Carried him for some time before Valverde attacked for the stage win. In LBL he did his best to stay and protect his leader, just watch. I know him and he'd never place is personal objectives over team ones. Believe me.

In that stage it was very obvious Costa didn't work much. A rider of his class should have been able to do a lot more work.

I'm quite amazed anyone who follows the sport can think Costa isn't a very selfish rider. It's pretty obvious.

 

[The Hitch]

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10char

Le Grand Bornand

 

[roundabout]

Contador's thumb is more of a story than his legs.

Quintana says they eased off after the spill

Movistar only rides when Leipheimer is in trouble

 

[Publicus]

So when Froome was isolated near the top of the climb why didnt Movistar join in with the Saxo attacks?

 

[webvan]

Mollema just talked on Eurosport...said he was fine today...that's not what it looked like, dude's gonna blow up in the Alps.

That Madeleine stage is going to be terrible, Pampelune 96 comes to mind...

 

[Zam_Olyas]

In that stage it was very obvious Costa didn't work much. A rider of his class should have been able to do a lot more work.

I'm quite amazed anyone who follows the sport can think Costa isn't a very selfish rider. It's pretty obvious.

Jingoism?

.........

 

[Kokoso]

As Ryo would say - Mollema riding like a coward today

 

[Pulpstar]

The Madeleine stage will be the stage of the Tour I think.

 

[Broth3r]

I believe his wife is Brazilian.

Still better than Spanish (sort of).

Oh, right, I'd actually heard that before but completely forgot it.

Maybe they could fish Chris Rinero from wherever he is these days, his wife is Portuguese

 

[LaFlorecita]

Not the slightest.

Lol

 

[DenisMenchov]

Mollema just talked on Eurosport...said he was fine today...that's not what it looked like, dude's gonna blow up in the Alps.

That Madeleine stage is going to be terrible, Pampelune 96 comes to mind...

Mollema looked quite good to me.

 

[Hugo87]

Jingoism?

.........

No, it's just like when Mollema and Tem Dam manage to stay with the best in Le Tour and Dutch fans go crazy.

Why we would be different, certainly when one of your favorite riders win with such class, you become happier than before.