LaFlorecita said:
You're pathetic he is not exciting because your not his fan haha. I thought you was better than that. He as attacked far more than Contador in past years.
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You're pathetic he is not exciting because your not his fan haha. I thought you was better than that. He as attacked far more than Contador in past years.
Carols said:
He was 200 meters away from winning the stage and did everything right.
But I guess for some people anything other than being Contador's total slave is not good enough.
Netserk said:He didn't win the stage, did he?
You are right i said he'll win it,but it wasn't too steep for him,it was similar with Pena Cabarga with some flat start
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happytramp said:
Yup and many here said he couldn't climb mountains. Ridiculous. 3rd week staying power is a valid question but he's creeping up and 7th or 8th is becoming very possible.
No hurt feelings, but is La Vuelta over?FoxxyBrown1111 said:Good calls... not.
That happens with bold predictions. They go down the toilet, and look embarassing in the end.
Sorry, don´t wanna hurt anybody. But I couldn´t resist to quote...
Big Doopie said:
Wasn't exactly a huge mountain today though. Insane gradients, but only 3km of real climbing.
TANK91 said:
kingjr said:
It was the subjective part I was replying to. Surely everyone agrees attacking from far out is exciting.
Netserk said:He didn't win the stage, did he?
It wasn´t about the win or not. And you know it. (Hell, there even was bold statements by others that a break would have no chance, if not hitting the last climb with 10 mins+... all down the toilet too.)
MBotero said:You are right i said he'll win it,but it wasn't too steep for him,it was similar with Pena Cabarga with some flat start
Bolded for you.
LaFlorecita said:
My point was that attacking from far out is not the only criteria to measure a rider's exitingness, is it? I'm sure some can find other other traits in Froome they like and/or find interesting. And you don't have to be a fan of him to realize it.
sir fly said:
^^
cineteq said:No hurt feelings, but is La Vuelta over?
But good that you read my post.
As I said I didn´t wanna attack any of you.
I did bold statements a lot, which looked pretty bad after. Thus I reduced them to a minimum. Cycling is unpredictable... good so.
Why did Valverde attack at the bottom of the climb??! seems completely pointless to me. i can only imagine its pure ego. Surely an experienced pro like him should be doing whatever it takes to get to the top in the quickest time and attacking at the bottom is not that!
no way would Froome have finished in front of Contador and Purito if they had all just ridden up at the same pace. very strange tactics really. you wudda thought by now that top pro riders wouldnt be riding up 3km walls by starting off with a big attack!
no way would Froome have finished in front of Contador and Purito if they had all just ridden up at the same pace. very strange tactics really. you wudda thought by now that top pro riders wouldnt be riding up 3km walls by starting off with a big attack!
BigMac said:
I guess you're right. Can't blame him for having a go at dropping Contador though it did hurt his podium prospects with Froome, Purito, Contador and even Aru now climbing better than he does.
FoxxyBrown1111 said:
But good that you read my post.
As I said I didn´t wanna attack any of you.
I did bold statements a lot, which looked pretty bad after. Thus I reduced them to a minimum. Cycling is unpredictable... good so.
I guess you are really sad that Horner is not here,what do you think would have made of this amateurs today?
willbick said:
The element of surprise is very important in an attack and he really surprised the GC guys and they had to start the wall at a really high pace...its a pity that Valverde didnt have the legs to push on ...Froome played it smart and didnt give a damn about Valverde's attack
LaFlorecita said:
You wrote: ''And part of the reason why Froome is not the most exciting rider unless you are his fan.'' I told you that you don't have to be his fan in order to consider him the most exiting rider because it is subjective. Just that.
MBotero said:I guess you are really sad that Horner is not here,what do you think would have made of this amateurs today?
No actually I like it that he´s gone. It was wayy too much embarassing...
BTW, like your call before the stage.
Leave the break (no one predicted to get trou) and you hit the nail. Respect.
SeriousSam said:
It might not have hurt his podium prospects that much. If he hadn't done the attack and the others were fresher coming on to the steeper bits, he might have lost even more time.
He probably won't do too badly on Lagos tomorrow - the gentle last 2km should help him limit any losses.
It's all good bro, it's fun. But my bold statement is still valid on some MTF until La Vuelta is over.FoxxyBrown1111 said:
indianfanboy said:
Froome doesn't give a damn about anyone's attacks. He just rides looking at his stem and keeping an eye on riders in front of him when he has to overtake them. We're lucky his stem didn't seem to work in the ITT so he's now forced to gain time.
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