LaFlorecita said:Eh no.
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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.
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LaFlorecita said:Eh no.
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Carols said:My thoughts Exactly. Totally selfish riding IMO.
LaFlorecita said:Eh no.
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Netserk said:He didn't win the stage, did he?
happytramp said:Also Dan Martin did well. Coming in just behind the big guys but ahead of his GC rivals like Gesink, Uran and Caruso.
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: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.
TANK91 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.
kingjr said:How do you become a fan? Maybe it's because you appreciate someone's riding?
Netserk said:He didn't win the stage, did he?
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
Exactly!LaFlorecita said:It was the subjective part I was replying to. Surely everyone agrees attacking from far out is exciting.
LaFlorecita said:It was the subjective part I was replying to. Surely everyone agrees attacking from far out is exciting.
sir fly said:Exactly!
That's why no one will come near to Andy Schleck's greatness!
cineteq said:No hurt feelings, but is La Vuelta over?
BigMac 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.
^^
BigMac said:It was the only place he could ever dream of droping the other guys. If he was going to attack, those were the slopes. He is not the rider for the incredible steep stuff. He did what he had to do, he just could not drop the others (or Contador, as he was the only one who responded the attackm the others just followed).
willbick said: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!
BigMac said:It was wise. The way I see it, Valverde would have been dropped on the steeper slopes anyway - that is not his terrain. He did not know how others would respond to his attack, but he knew that those softer ramps were the ideal spot for him to try something, given his caracteristics. Unfortunatly he could not drop the others, but it was the only thing he could do if he was to attack.
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.
willbick said: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!
LaFlorecita said:Which is why I wrote: "PART of the reason". Sheesh.
MBotero said:I guess you are really sad that Horner is not here,what do you think would have made of this amateurs today?
SeriousSam 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.
roundabout said:He was 200 meters away from winning the stage and did everything right.
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:I did bold statements a lot, which looked pretty bad after. Thus I reduced them to a minimum. Cycling is unpredictable... good so.
indianfanboy 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