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

[H2OUUP2]

pretty brave for mollema to just hold on to the wheels.


is there any training regimen for wheelsucking?

Leipheimer Academy.

 

[Jelantik]

Froome not happy with AC, he is saying he is getting desperate lol.

Lol.. froome can just sit at the back, you know. He doesn't need to follow contador closely. That's contador's choice to push the limit. He got nothing too loose. This is another andy's whinning. If you don't want to crash, ride at the back, and let the other rider who wants to push the limit, go crash themselves. It's a race. Unless you are mollema, who wants to protect his second GC.

 

[Pulpstar]

Froome is rattled, doesn't like fast descending

 

[Tom T.]

Froome says Contador was taking ridiculous risks on the descents and not happy with Contador for doing that. Umm, dont follow him then.

Exactly. Froome needs a healthy dose of STFU.

 

[Descender]

Do you have a favourite rider? It is just that everytime you comment on Costa is to trash him and trash him only. l

You don't want to go that way pal.

I see you abandoned the factual conversation and resorted to ad hominems. Good to see.

That really shows a lot of understanding about Portuguese culture. Not at all demeaning.

Please enlighten me. What is wrong with that statement?

 

[batchuba]

Bizarre statement from Froome. If Contador wants to descend like a badass that is entirely his business.

He did handle it well at the time though.

 

[autologous]

Froome says Contador was taking ridiculous risks on the descents and not happy with Contador for doing that. Umm, dont follow him then.

No sh*t. Even Armstrong knew to hang back a little bit from Beloki. Gave him the cushion he needed. Common sense. Froome has such a huge lead yet he's so wound/worried/clueless that he has to sit close to Contador on a descent like that.

I jumped like hell when Alberto almost wrecked Froome. Porte is looking great too, all in all a great stage.

Froome not happy with AC, he is saying he is getting desperate lol.

Alberto wrecked Froome? Get a grip. It was totally within Froome's control (and should be in his ability, seeing as how he's so naturally talented, eh?) to stay safe there. He didn't, risked it all to stay close, for what reason? And yet you call Contador desperate?

 

[Kwibus]

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...

If we are going to judge Mollema on his painface than he's allready in trouble after km1

 

[cycladianpirate]

You've got to love the way that AC not only has a dig on the climb and then again on the descent but, when it all goes wrong, he gets Sky (whose leader he's almost brought down with him) to drag him back to the group by claiming he's got a dodgy wrist!!

As far as 'racing brain' goes AC >> CF.

 

[Kwibus]

Froome says Contador was taking ridiculous risks on the descents and not happy with Contador for doing that. Umm, dont follow him then.

Good. Sounds like Froome was wetting his pants. When it rains he will get dropped.

 

[BigMac]

I see you abandoned the factual conversation and resorted to ad hominems. Good to see.



Please enlighten me. What is wrong with that statement?

Not 90% of portuguese speaker speak brazilian portuguese. It isn't only Portugal And Brasil who speak it (portuguese). Angola, Moçambique, Timor... also do.

That is what is wrong. Maybe 40%

 

[slim charles]

Was Froome asking of Contador to work on the descent, when he himself wasn't working?

 

[hfer07]

Froome says Contador was taking ridiculous risks on the descents and not happy with Contador for doing that. Umm, dont follow him then.

 

[DirtyWorks]

Froome says Contador was taking ridiculous risks on the descents and not happy with Contador for doing that. Umm, dont follow him then.

Contador gets real credit here for at least trying to pressure Froome. Contador's a dirty cheat, but I've forgotten he puts on a real show.

Maybe we'll get more than two Froome alien episodes if Contador can pressure Froome more.

 

[Pulpstar]

If he doesn't like it this yar wait till he needs to follow Nibali in 2014.

I predict huge descents.

 

[arvc40]

hilarious from Froome.
Just don't follow him then. Geee.....

It is Contadors choice to go as fast as he wants, and its Froomes choice to follow. Danger does not come into it. Its not for Froome to suggest that the reason for the crash was careless riding. I hope Contador didnt hurt his knee !.

Brilliant end to the day. Before that got going they where all laughing and joking around. Not in Paris yet !.

 

[DirtyWorks]

Bizarre statement from Froome. If Contador wants to descend like a badass that is entirely his business.

He did handle it well at the time though.

Per other posts, IMHO he doesn't have much confidence he is going to keep his lead. That's ridiculous, but that's why IMHO, he stuck too close to Contador today and went crazy on Ventoux on Sunday.

 

[the sceptic]

Imagine if Contador attacks on alpe d huez the first time and gets a couple of minutes on the descent (wishful thinking i know)

Then Froome will go into full alien mode to try and catch him

 

[ThirdWorld]

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

BraSil is the boss now portugueses friends.

 

[H2OUUP2]

Exactly. Froome needs a healthy dose of STFU.

Yup.

I enjoy Contador. Much like I enjoyed Vinokourov.

 

[BigMac]

BraSil is the boss now portugueses friends.

nice nickname

 

[Parrulo]

BraSil is the boss now portugueses friends.

Boss of the third world surely . . .

Portugal might be in a ****ty state, but its still a much better place to live than brasil.

After all brasil isn't really what they show on the telenovelas

 

[H2OUUP2]

Imagine if Contador attacks on alpe d huez the first time and gets a couple of minutes on the descent (wishful thinking i know)

Then Froome will go into full alien mode to try and catch him

And he will....then pass him on the second ascent and gain over 2 minutes on him, EASILY!!

 

[Carols]

Was Froome asking of Contador to work on the descent, when he himself wasn't working?

He sure was LOL!!!! Then he has the nerve to claim Berto was reckless descending. Don't follow him you idiot you have 4+ minutes on him.

 

[BigMac]

Boss of the third world surely . . .

Portugal might be in a ****ty state, but its still a much better place to live than brasil.

After all brasil isn't really what they show on the telenovelas