2014 Vuelta a España, Stage 14: Santander → La Camperona. (201 Km)

[roundabout]

Except Win or help his boss.......

What would have been dumb is dropping from a stage winning break to "help" the "boss".

Again, nothing selfish if the team told him to cover big breakaway groups today.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

It's all good bro, it's fun. But my bold statement is still valid on some MTF until La Vuelta is over.

OK. I will look forward this. (no attacks needed, we are, thanks god, not in the clinic)
TBH, I thought too (silently) Froome would break today. Even wondered about Skys strange tactics the last two mountain stages. It just got me today: Froome rides own tempo, no matter what happens around him. It surprised me twice now. But it won´t a 3rd time...

 

[jens_attacks]

this time, i thought chris was done for good. tomorrow if it happens again, he should remember that in last kms of covadonga there are descents not all uphill

good stuff for a muro gotta say.

 

[Netserk]

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.

He didn't really have to counter Hesjedal's first attack.

 

[roundabout]

He didn't really have to counter Hesjedal's first attack.

He rightly covered the strongest rider.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Except Win or help his boss.......

What do you want? Should he have given up on his chance to win? The team will surely want to win a stage in case Alberto loses overall.

 

[pastronef]

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.

it is very subjective.
I am a Ryder fan and today I had 180 heart beats when he caught and passed Zaugg
I am a Froome fan because of the clinic, so no emotions involved, just fun today to see the clinic going mad

 

[Netserk]

He rightly covered the strongest rider.

Cover =/= counter.

 

[pastronef]

David Millar @millarmind · 44 min

I'm gonna say it, I ****ING LOVE @ryder_hesjedal

 

[the sceptic]

David Millar @millarmind · 44 min

I'm gonna say it, I ****ING LOVE @ryder_hesjedal

another reason to dislike Hesjedal then

 

[Donkey]

What do you want? Should he have given up on his chance to win? The team will surely want to win a stage in case Alberto loses overall.

Zaugg shoudl have saved energy for Monday, jesus christ. who cares for Vuelta stage victories in the team that have a real chance to win overall. Either they should play 100% Alberto's card or nothing. It was the same in Giro, also ****ed up.
But I believe Zaugg was really there as a joker for Alberto. when it was clear the peloton would not catch the breakaway, Paulinho returned and Zaugg got free.

He should have stayed there and then incidently elbow Froom to ground hehe. No, not really.

 

[cineteq]

He should have stayed there and then incidentally elbow Froome to ground hehe

Agree, that would've been a better use of Zaugg. We all knew Ryder will win anyway.

 

[roundabout]

Cover =/= counter.

you = nitpicking

 

[Carols]

What do you want? Should he have given up on his chance to win? The team will surely want to win a stage in case Alberto loses overall.

Either Win or save something to help for the rest of the mountain stages. It isn't like TS had a strong mountain contingent here.

But the team obviously gave him the go ahead so I most likely overreacted .

 

[Netserk]

you = nitpicking

My point is that he would have had a(n even) greater chance to win the stage if he in fact had covered Hesjedal instead of countered him.

There is quite the difference between the two, so I don't get your 'nitpicking' remark. I said it would've been better if he hadn't countered him and you respond with "he covered him".

 

[BigMac]

Either Win or save something to help for the rest of the mountain stages. It isn't like TS had a strong mountain contingent here.

But the team obviously gave him the go ahead so I most likely overreacted .

The problem is that he was in the front until about 250 meters to go. Until then his chances of wining were qute realistic. Would you expect him to stop once passed by Ryder, so close to the line, and wait for Contador?

 

[deValtos]

Well ... we certainly have a race on

 

[jens_attacks]

The problem is that he was in the front until about 250 meters to go. Until then his chances of wining were qute realistic. Would you expect him to stop once passed by Ryder, so close to the line, and wait for Contador?

on such gradients, the drafting is meaningless anyway
he can only help you mentally as a wheel to follow

 

[roundabout]

My point is that he would have had a(n even) greater chance to win the stage if he in fact had covered Hesjedal instead of countered him.

There is quite the difference between the two, so I don't get your 'nitpicking' remark. I said it would've been better if he hadn't countered him and you respond with "he covered him".

Let's agree to disagree. I suppose I misunderstood your post.

 

[No_Balls]

Agree with all of this. Whether you like him or not, Froome's renaissance today is great for the race - it was beginning to look like a procession for Contador since Quintana quit. Rodriguez and Valverde were never going to seriously challenge him.

What renaissance?

 

[DNP-Old]

Bouhanni DNF.

 

[djpbaltimore]

Well ... we certainly have a race on

Very true. When Contador made his counterattack to Valverde, I had a brief thought that he was going to finish the race off (for all intents and purposes) right there.

 

[mrhender]

Bouhanni DNF.

Okay...

Serious about Worlds then?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Nice grinding win by Hesjedal. The guy never gives up in a situation like this.
Good to see Froome back, the race needs him.

 

[DFA123]

What renaissance?

Well, perhaps not a full renaissance, but certainly a picking up in form compared with the time trial. I bet Contador considers him to be by far the main threat now.