Nibali to truly go all out, guns blasing, ballistic nuclear misssile awesomeness super karate kick.
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Czapiewski said:So GC Riders in TdF are by the definition all better than GC Riders in Giro?
No, but that will never happen.inthepink said:So if Majka goes over the Tourmalet first he wins polka even if J-Rod wins stage and si second on Tourmalet ??
djpbaltimore said:I could see someone like Konig get in the break and have the French teams keep it close until the final climb to protect their podium places. That would allow Astana to save their matches until the end. Otherwise I don't think they have enough power to keep the break close enough for Nibali to go for the win.
Voigt has been really quiet in the last week. I feel he has one last tour breakaway in his legs. And Tommy V is almost a certainty too.
Frosty said:Thought G might just be saving his legs today for a big effort tomorrow but he tweeted that it was a genuine bad day.
Vino attacks everyone said:Nibali to truly go all out, guns blasing, ballistic nuclear misssile awesomeness super karate kick.
Netserk said:Majka to cross Tourmalet first and secure his jersey.
MBotero said:That's bad,seems like nobody can really step up and bring a stage win for the team.Maybe Richie can have a miraculous day,he lost 7.38 to Majka today,maybe he was saving something or he just sucking,who knows.
Carols said:That was because he s*cked in the TT even though it was a mountain one. Once this kid can TT he will be deadly
Tank Engine said:Voigt was in the early break today. But I'm sure he'll still go out with a bang.
damian13ster said:He is decent Time Trial rider. look at first time trial in Giro. He is not Nibali, Contador, Froome or Uran but I think he is in top half among GC contenders.
Carols said:That was because he s*cked in the TT even though it was a mountain one. Once this kid can TT he will be deadly
maarten said:This. If Majka makes it over the Tourmalet in a group break and picks up 25 points there, with the break mopping up most of the rest of the points, he can get >50 points ahead of Nibali and won't have to worry about competing on the Hautacam climb when the GC contenders start attacking each other.
(I'm assuming he cares that he "really" wins the classification as opposed to getting the jersey because Nibali is in yellow.)
Libertine Seguros said:Disgusting stage design. Practically impossible to think of a lazier ASO stage short of just finishing in Luz-St-Sauveur.