2014 Tirreno Adriatico, Stage 5: Amatrice - Guardiagrele: 192 km

[trevim]

I'm surprised with Peraud (who can get on the podium) and Arredondo who should be one of the team leaders next year considering there's no one with his class for the mountains.
Quintana is insane as well, going for the Giro only a true talent can still shine in March.
Also Nieve was probably benefited with a very hard race on Lanciano otherwise he would have done worse. I hope he can keep himself in the top10 with the TT coming up.

 

[ChrisFroomeftw]

Great ride for Nieve, finished above Uran.

 

[Bushman]

A Froome type performance by Contador.

But what about ag2r? Multiple riders everywhere.

When did Froome do something like this??

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Contador is back to 2009 levels. Froome should **** his pants right about now.

 

[Peccio89]

we'll never know probably....

what was the first tv to go live? RAI at 14? sporza?bein sport? eurosport british missed lettomanopello, first 3 or 4 kms...

if someone can help me with the rai full broadcast recorded, gimme a private message. i will have the decency to pay you some beers if you have a bank account

rai missed the first kms too, they did a pre-live studio at from 14 to 14 35

 

[Tashkent Terror]

When did Froome do something like this??

Wondering that myself

AC looked as though the weight of the world was on his shoulders last year, something special in the air!

 

[ILovecycling]

Geschke rode super smart and super good.Arredondo too!
Interesting spring coming up

As for the interview,Alberto had secret dream for today,and it has come trueSo happy!

 

[Sykhrzon]

Great ride for Nieve, finished above Uran.

ianstannard2?

 

[ILovecycling]

lol at these sneakres

 

[ChrisFroomeftw]

AC probably not gonna race in catalunya

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Cadel Evans 16mins

 

[trevim]

When did Froome do something like this??

Really, who cares about Froome at this point? Yeah he's still the best, we know it, but he never did anything as exciting like Contador has done for years. So today everybody is happy that there was true bike racing.

 

[Sykhrzon]

AC probably not gonna race in catalunya

Ok, it's 100% ianstannard.

 

[SafeBet]

We've all been witnesses. Legendary performance.

 

[Publicus]

AC probably not gonna race in catalunya

you're the second sky fan boy to say this. Wishful thinking? Or is there some basis in reality for this observation?

 

[jens_attacks]

rai missed the first kms too, they did a pre-live studio at from 14 to 14 35

thanks for info...

what about bein sport, any french here?

 

[Jelantik]

Really, who cares about Froome at this point? Yeah he's still the best, we know it, but he never did anything as exciting like Contador has done for years. So today everybody is happy that there was true bike racing.

+1 Well said.
for froome fans, today is contador's day. And the way he won it? classy period.

 

[rhubroma]

When did Froome do something like this??

Never, just as Armstrong and Postal could have never done either. And in March!

Spontaneity, what Castiglione once called disinvoltura, is what separates true genius from something that only bellies the technical preparation behind the result.

This is why, and I don't care what anybody says, Contador is the real deal, while Froome, like Armstrong, is merely an able technician.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

you're the second sky fan boy to say this. Wishful thinking? Or is there some basis in reality for this observation?

even if ac wouldn't ide then it's going to be an easy win for either purito, quintana or acevedo

 

[mikelnieve]

Now let's see if Cavendish can win the sprint and if Wiggins can win the TT

 

[trevim]

Spontaneity, what Castiglione once called disinvoltura, is what separates true genius from something that only bellies the technical preparation behind the result.

That's a good way of putting it. Sometimes it's hard to explain why I prefer Contador to Froome, Wiggins, Valverde and this sentence truely resumes it.

 

[Carols]

The stuff of legends, this man lives his 'secret dream' and revives the way of cycling that I fell in love with 50+ years ago!

This looks like the Contador of 2011....everyone be very afraid as he still has form to find

 

[mikelnieve]

even if ac wouldn't ide then it's going to be an easy win for either purito, quintana or acevedo

Chris Froome? Richie Porte?

 

[Publicus]

Never, just as Armstrong and Postal could have never done either. And in March!

Spontaneity, what Castiglione once called disinvoltura, is what separates true genius from something that only bellies the technical preparation behind the result.

This is why, and I don't care what anybody says, Contador is the real deal, while Froome, like Armstrong, is merely an able technician.

+1000000000 to all of this.

 

[trevim]

even if ac wouldn't ide then it's going to be an easy win for either purito, quintana or acevedo

Acevedo may ride for Martin or Hesjedal. He hasn't raced much this year.