2013 Tour of Oman (11th-16th February), 2.HC

[wheelie1977]

My maths makes it on GC

Froome
Evans +24
Contador +25
Nibali +35
Purito +45

this would seem accurate now

I wonder has Froome practiced his downhilling over the winter months ?!

Can imagine Nibali giving it a go if it got hairy. Those gaps are too large though.

 

[Velo_vicar]

 

[coinneach]

Rather large time gaps if that all happened in the last km. Can't wait to see the highlights.

According to the Twitter feed, it took them 6 minutes for the last 1 kilometer!
(That's my style; well, on a flat stage!)

 

[Ruudz0r]

 

[airstream]

Where is your belief in over-superiority, gentlemen?

 

[Richeypen]

My opinion on what i felt about a stage of the Tour of Oman has no place on this thread?

Not when you are inferring doping, no. Read the forum rules. If you want to talk about the race post here, if you want to talk about doping post in the clinic. Pretty simple really.

 

[wheelie1977]

An Irish flag on the left ?!

 

[auscyclefan94]

GC

 

[Housoe]

It astounds me that people don't think it's important to get world tour points early on lol You all seem to think we are still in 2006 and that the best racers in the world only peak for the tour

But Contador don't care about those point...
As his point don't count, only the tour really matters this season.

 

[Leadbelly]

The alien looking at home on the lunar landscape.

 

[maltiv]

Good ride by Elissonde as I predicted. 6th on GC and white jersey. He's quite a talent.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

GC

Kenny! .

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Oh, look a steady pace can't beat Contador because he'll just attack and that's the end of it.

Chortle.

 

[Velo_vicar]

Not when you are inferring doping, no. Read the forum rules. If you want to talk about the race post here, if you want to talk about doping post in the clinic. Pretty simple really.

Look i am not going to win this but i would say my post does not infer doping or non doping, just that suspision can take the edge off enjoyment as it has for me on this stage of the Tour of Oman. Anyway i surrender you win. i did post a picture of the race to try and placate the forum gods.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Fleur has blocked me on twitter because I told her to stop being hysterical. Pathetic.

 

[Bexon30]

http://cdn1.spiegel.de/images/image-376790-galleryV9-invf.jpg

Where is your belief in over-superiority, gentlemen?

Blimey I reckon Froome should shave his head like the Pirate.

 

[JimPanzen]

People going nuts again and writing Contador of, because he's not destroying every race he enters.

Typical win for JRod, strong showing by Froome, didn't expect him to be that "punchy".

 

[airstream]

Not bad ride from Arnold Jennesson. Looks like he is coming back to top conditions.

 

[HiCadence]

But Contador don't care about those point...
As his point don't count, only the tour really matters this season.

Where in my post did i mention only Contador? This was aimed at all the GC riders look at Froome... He came here to win just like all GC riders should be aiming for, And he is peaking for the tour aswell.

 

[jens_attacks]

The alien looking at home on the lunar landscape.

http://www.teamsky.com/gallery/0,27401,28397_8498158,00.html#photo=24

it's awesome that he choose to race hard even in oman. like i said, tirreno will be a festival with all the big guns there

 

[Publicus]

Oh, look a steady pace can't beat Contador because he'll just attack and that's the end of it.

Chortle.

That's always been the way to beat him--seems to me Bruyneel was the first to mention it back in 2010 Dauphine. I'm curious to see how he responds to the challenge because this will be repeated ad nausem throughout this year.

 

[Richeypen]

Look i am not going to win this but i would say my post does not infer doping or non doping, just that suspision can take the edge off enjoyment as it has for me on this of the Tour of Oman. Anyway i surrender you win. i did post a picture of the race to try and placate the forum gods.

I didn't realise it was a competition

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

Well it's true. I said it before and I'll say it again. It makes me sad, I want to see Alberto win.

It will be a hard year for the Contadoristas!

Really...

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Where in my post did i mention only Contador? This was aimed at all the GC riders look at Froome... He came here to win just like all GC riders should be aiming for, And he is peaking for the tour aswell.

I think you're forgetting 2012 where the board experts taught us very clearly that Sky are peaking too soon.

 

[del1962]

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