2014 Volta ao Algarve, Feb 19-23 (2.1)

[trevim]

Kwiat can be a nice kid and give a stage win to the old men

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Kwiat can be a nice kid and give a stage win to the old men

The boy doesn't hand out gifts.

 

[jens_attacks]

i think for tomorrow, he will let papy and alberto play.

 

[Netserk]

Again, would have really liked to see the action today. Kwia a bit stronger than expected for me, but we might be looking at something very special here. Only time will tell.

Stage 4:

Parcours highly raceable. If it ends in a uphill sprint, the riders are to blame imo.

Finishing loop:

 

[JRanton]

It's almost unfair how much of an all rounded talent Kwiatkowski is. No wonder Lefevere refused to hand him over in the Cavendish negotiations.

 

[coimbrawu]

imo if Kwiatkowski keep improving his climbing in the coming 2 or 3 years, he will be a serious contender for tour, as his TT is quite awesome already, maybe only Froome or just very littel few guys can beat him in some stage races with TT

And OPQS is **** strong!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

imo if Kwiatkowski keep improving his climbing in the coming 2 or 3 years, he will be a serious contender for tour, as his TT is quite awesome already, maybe only Froome or just very littel few guys can beat him in some stage races with TT

And OPQS is **** strong!

kwiatkowksi can't handle long climbs. and he will never learn that either. you have that or you don't. these aren't the days of di luca anymore.

 

[manafana]

kwiatkowksi can't handle long climbs. and he will never learn that either. you have that or you don't. these aren't the days of di luca anymore.

some said of that of porte, but Id agree for most part nevermidn doing it for 3 weeks too.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

kwiatkowksi can't handle long climbs. and he will never learn that either. you have that or you don't. these aren't the days of di luca anymore.

well Froome was a bit of a donkey until recently. Kwia can easily improve on the long climbs in the coming years.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

some said of that of porte, but Id agree for most part nevermidn doing it for 3 weeks too.

porte never showed he couldn';t handle long climbs. he was actually weaker in shorter climbs. he just improved his climbing a lot. bue he was always a long distance climber,itt rider. kwiat is also better in shorter itt's compared to very long ones. he is explosive rider and build like cavendisha nd he's not from colombia. so no he's no betancurt who's build like a climber but is great in long climbs

 

[will10]

well Froome was a bit of a donkey until recently. Kwia can easily improve on the long climbs in the coming years.

If we're using Froome as a yardstick for potential Tour winners we're gonna have a pretty long list.

Anyway, Kwiatkowski had a solid first Tour last year. Maybe Lefevre will let him off leadout duties and let him save some energy in the first week (fat chance).

 

[jens_attacks]

i see kiwi as the next vino in the mountains

today, contador finally winning, can't wait

 

[Dazed and Confused]

If we're using Froome as a yardstick for potential Tour winners we're gonna have a pretty long list.

Anyway, Kwiatkowski had a solid first Tour last year. Maybe Lefevre will let him off leadout duties and let him save some energy in the first week (fat chance).

yep, just refuting the implied "era" argument.

 

[LaFlorecita]

today, contador finally winning, can't wait

I see Jens is optimistic

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

well Froome was a bit of a donkey until recently. Kwia can easily improve on the long climbs in the coming years.

what kind of stupid comparison is that. how many froome's have we had in past 10 years? although in froome's defense still he was always a long distance climber.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

what kind of stupid comparison is that. how many froome's have we had in past 10 years? although in froome's defense still he was always a long distance climber.

Froome demonstrated exactly nothing in his early career. Unless you rate club races in Africa of course.

Like I said Kwia can easily become a solid GT/GC rider.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Froome demonstrated exactly nothing in his early career. Unless you rate club races in Africa of course.

Like I said Kwia can easily become a solid GT/GC rider.

gp tell switzerland mountainstage
1. 11 SUI19861209 FRANK Mathias SUI 1 10s 3:41.57 --
2. 123 KEN19850520 FROOME Christopher MIX 6s +1.39 --
3. 181 DEN19850322 FUGLSANG Jakob DEN 4s +2.05 --
4. 153 RUS19860518 RESHETNIKOV Anton RUS -- +2.08 --
5. 131 POL19860412 CIESLIK Pawel POL -- ---- --
6. 83 KAZ19861214 ZEITS Andrey KAZ -- ---- --
* 7. 73 ITA19871221 CONTOLI Alberto ITA -- ---- --
8. 15 SUI19860513 SCHURTER Nino SUI 1 -- ---- --
9. 5 FRA19860806 COPPEL Jérôme FRA -- ---- --
10. 56 GER19860615 BELKA Mathias GER -- +2.29 --

giro dell regione
1 Chris Froome (Ken) Mixed 3.41.26
2 Cyril Gautier (Fra) France
3 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Kazakhstan 0.04
4 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Netherlands 0.06
5 Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Belgium 0.14
6 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Germany
7 Rui Costa (Por) Portugal
8 Anton Reshetnikov (Rus) Russia 0.17
9 Biel Kadri (Fra) France
10 Gasper Svab (Slo) Slovenia

1 Grega Bole 3.55.21
2 Christ Froome
3 Anton Reshetnikov 0.10
4 Simon Clarke
5 Kristijan Koren
6 Julien El Fares
7 Andrius Buividas
8 Dennis Van Winden
9 Michal Skvarka
10 Andrey Solemennnikov

tour mediteranean mont faron
1 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 4.36.00 (38.434 km/h)
2 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld 0.07
3 Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld 0.13
4 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux 0.44
5 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano 0.47
6 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0.49
7 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0.51
8 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 0.52
9 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
10 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0.54


african club racing? this? it's clear you don't know what you are tlaking about. froome rarely showed anything but when he showed something it was in (serious) climbing and some itt. same with barloworld

 

[theyoungest]

1 Grega Bole 3.55.21
2 Christ Froome
3 Anton Reshetnikov 0.10
4 Simon Clarke
5 Kristijan Koren
6 Julien El Fares
7 Andrius Buividas
8 Dennis Van Winden
9 Michal Skvarka
10 Andrey Solemennnikov

We should have known all along...

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

i see kiwi as the next vino in the mountains

today, contador finally winning, can't wait

watch it you!
Not as long as he is riding in Omega. If he joins powers with Nibali in Astana he might be the new Kash in the mountains

 

[Dazed and Confused]

gp tell switzerland mountainstage
1. 11 SUI19861209 FRANK Mathias SUI 1 10s 3:41.57 --
2. 123 KEN19850520 FROOME Christopher MIX 6s +1.39 --
3. 181 DEN19850322 FUGLSANG Jakob DEN 4s +2.05 --
4. 153 RUS19860518 RESHETNIKOV Anton RUS -- +2.08 --
5. 131 POL19860412 CIESLIK Pawel POL -- ---- --
6. 83 KAZ19861214 ZEITS Andrey KAZ -- ---- --
* 7. 73 ITA19871221 CONTOLI Alberto ITA -- ---- --
8. 15 SUI19860513 SCHURTER Nino SUI 1 -- ---- --
9. 5 FRA19860806 COPPEL Jérôme FRA -- ---- --
10. 56 GER19860615 BELKA Mathias GER -- +2.29 --

giro dell regione
1 Chris Froome (Ken) Mixed 3.41.26
2 Cyril Gautier (Fra) France
3 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Kazakhstan 0.04
4 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Netherlands 0.06
5 Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Belgium 0.14
6 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Germany
7 Rui Costa (Por) Portugal
8 Anton Reshetnikov (Rus) Russia 0.17
9 Biel Kadri (Fra) France
10 Gasper Svab (Slo) Slovenia

1 Grega Bole 3.55.21
2 Christ Froome
3 Anton Reshetnikov 0.10
4 Simon Clarke
5 Kristijan Koren
6 Julien El Fares
7 Andrius Buividas
8 Dennis Van Winden
9 Michal Skvarka
10 Andrey Solemennnikov

tour mediteranean mont faron
1 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 4.36.00 (38.434 km/h)
2 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld 0.07
3 Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld 0.13
4 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux 0.44
5 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano 0.47
6 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0.49
7 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0.51
8 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 0.52
9 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
10 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0.54


african club racing? this? it's clear you don't know what you are tlaking about. froome rarely showed anything but when he showed something it was in (serious) climbing and some itt. same with barloworld

Lol, here is a serious performance form Kwia which you can try and decipher.

Tdf Ventoux stage '13. Aged 22, Kwia delivered this:

18 KWIATKOWSKI Michal Omega Pharma - Quick-Step 3:14

So yea, I think Kwia can get much better, also on longer climbs of course.

Anyway last post from me on the subject.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Nicki said Saxo are going to fight for the overall win

Hopefully they will but I've heard stuff like this before.

Plot twist: Majka attacks with 50k to go and wins by 3 minutes

 

[Netserk]

Nicki said Saxo are going to fight for the overall win

Hopefully they will but I've heard stuff like this before.

Plot twist: Majka attacks with 50k to go and wins by 3 minutes

It'd be smarter to attack with 44km to go.

 

[Bakhjulet]

Contador takes it today, seems to be in decent shape, but Kwia will hold on to the GC lead.

 

[LaFlorecita]

It'd be smarter to attack with 44km to go.

No no, that'd be too obvious

 

[jens_attacks]

Rui Quinta ‏@CarroVassoura 5m
Horner attacks. Just one teammate with Kwiatkoski. It's Martin

holy shiit . epic stage in the making?