It's the Nibali approachParrulo said:Too be honest with this level neither 3 will manage to do anything relevant at the Tour.
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It's the Nibali approachParrulo said:Too be honest with this level neither 3 will manage to do anything relevant at the Tour.
trevim said:Do you think he should try for GC in the Vuelta? Or a more relaxed approach chasing stage wins?
Arredondo said:Mat White also said in interviews they trully believes in Chaves. They want to bring him very slowly because they know he's got great potential. In the Vuelta he will be their team leader, and i can't see a lot of better climbers around there.
Dekker_Tifosi said:You wonder how much time Froome or Contador would have taken here.
Or any of the Giro guys.. Aru, Kelderman, Majka, they'd all win easily
jens_attacks said:
what will they put today i wonder. snoozefest until 500 meters to the top. legendary davide formolo attacks...
what a disgrace of a day
Arredondo said:Why did FDJ pull on the front at the peloton before the final climb then?
Oh well that makes some sense: if they wanted him to chase stages if could have done so in the Tour, specially this year without a TTTRyo Hazuki said:he should and will aim for gc. that's why they don't take him to the tour.
Gloin22 said:Rodriguez, Betancur, Contador, Quintana, Uran ...
murali said:Among those listed, ppl should not confuse Velits as peter velits, who can hold on a bit in the climbs. this is Martin Velits. he is not a climber at all.
trevim said:Do you think he should try for GC in the Vuelta? Or a more relaxed approach chasing stage wins?
Arredondo said:You underestimate Chavez. In base he's a lot better climber then Kelderman, or Majka, and even Aru i think.
Jagartrott said:Neither Frank nor Costa is an explosive rider. I'll be very interested in seeing just how far Martin can go when he really makes the effort. It's hard to tell, as normally he has no interest in trying to follow uphill. Now he has, so I wonder if these guys can shake him off just like that.
jens_attacks said:i don't think tony was that awesome,the rest was just weak. the best todays climbed at 6 w/kg that's not a lot at all. have to verify it though. i watched it on a stream..
Dekker_Tifosi said:He is, but he didn't have the Giro in his legs. Don't forget the Giro superform thing
Dekker_Tifosi said:You wonder how much time Froome or Contador would have taken here.
Or any of the Giro guys.. Aru, Kelderman, Majka, they'd all win easily
Akuryo said:I know that. Thats why I listed the names. Neither of them is a good climber. Trentin may comer over some hills but the rest of them is just a help for Tony in the flat parts.
trevim said:Do you think he should try for GC in the Vuelta? Or a more relaxed approach chasing stage wins?
Dekker_Tifosi said:Some guys already took the time on the climb..
5 minutes slower than 2009. But they also said that the last 4km where about the same pace as Andy in 2009 (Contador still a kit faster).
Its in the first 5.5km the peloton went really slow.