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Looks like most posters are extremely furious with rage that Valverde didn't put in a shift for Contador. Yesterday they probably laughed when he attacked early and ended up losing 25 seconds.
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Valverde cannot win this race if it's him vs Contador - I think everyone can see that.
But if Froome is still there there's a good chance that Froome and Contador end up beating each other. Like in the Dauphine. If Valverde wants to to win this is the best way to go in this race. If he wants to lose he should continue with the crowd-pleasing attacks he did yesterday
But if Froome is still there there's a good chance that Froome and Contador end up beating each other. Like in the Dauphine. If Valverde wants to to win this is the best way to go in this race. If he wants to lose he should continue with the crowd-pleasing attacks he did yesterday
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jaylew said:Valverde attacks and he's stupid. He doesn't and he's a disgusting wheel sucker.
Purito attacks a couple of times and he's also a wheelsucker.
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They're trying to win stages and the overall. They're not racing against Froome. Valverde was smart today. He's racing for the win, not to put time on Froome.
The reactions on this forum are almost more entertaining than the race
I totally agree with you though.jaylew said:Valverde attacks and he's stupid. He doesn't and he's a disgusting wheel sucker.
Purito attacks a couple of times and he's also a wheelsucker.
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They're trying to win stages and the overall. They're not racing against Froome. Valverde was smart today. He's racing for the win, not to put time on Froome.
Check and check on your first paragraph. Purito, I'll give him a pass as he did try a few times to attack and it looked like he was on his limit. The stupidity of Valverde is that he clearly had more gas today, and if he would have rotated with Contador, they could have put real time into Froome today. If you think they aren't worried about, or racing Froome, you are kidding yourself.
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Rodriguez clearly attacked at full steam a couple of times. He wanted to drop Contador and Valverde but could not.
Valverde is hoping to take bonus seconds and perhaps somehow take the remaining few seconds on stage 21 to win the Vuelta. It is not the most daring or entertaining way of racing but it is perfectly in the rules and the only way he has a chance of winning. It is smart to ride to your strengths.
Froome is simply not strong enough but he is riding with courage and not giving up, something that can be admired.
The attacking riding of Contador and Barguil is wonderful to watch and what we all love to watch however we should not be too harsh on other riders who find other tactics to their benefit.
Aru also continues to ride very impressively while Martin did great after having to chase back from his crash.
Valverde is hoping to take bonus seconds and perhaps somehow take the remaining few seconds on stage 21 to win the Vuelta. It is not the most daring or entertaining way of racing but it is perfectly in the rules and the only way he has a chance of winning. It is smart to ride to your strengths.
Froome is simply not strong enough but he is riding with courage and not giving up, something that can be admired.
The attacking riding of Contador and Barguil is wonderful to watch and what we all love to watch however we should not be too harsh on other riders who find other tactics to their benefit.
Aru also continues to ride very impressively while Martin did great after having to chase back from his crash.
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Also, Contador was very stupid with all those attacks. He has a comfortable lead over his opposition, so he only has to follow their wheels. With all this energy spending the only thing he accomplished was to caught the breakaway, giving the bonus seconds to Rodriguez and Valverde, and he didn't have the energy to follow them in the last meters, losing five seconds.
It's up to Rodriguez and Valverde to make the race, if they want to win it. Speaking of which why did Katusha send those two men on the attack? It would be better if they put a strong pace in the group and then their leader made a huge attack. These way they were of little help. Imo, it was a stupid tactic.
It's up to Rodriguez and Valverde to make the race, if they want to win it. Speaking of which why did Katusha send those two men on the attack? It would be better if they put a strong pace in the group and then their leader made a huge attack. These way they were of little help. Imo, it was a stupid tactic.
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I think Contador fans are absolutely terrified of a Dawg resurgence (to be fair, so am I), hence they're becoming a bit irrational expecting the Spanish trio to work together to eliminate Froome.
But it's not that easy. They are opponents, and while gaining on Froome is desirable, so is dropping Contador and playing to one's strength.
But it's not that easy. They are opponents, and while gaining on Froome is desirable, so is dropping Contador and playing to one's strength.
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DFA123 said:
Contador is obsessed with and afraid of Froome. That much has been clear for quite some time.
Hugo Koblet said:
And if they would have worked together, the 3 of them would have closed the gap on the winner, and Valverde would have still won, because of his sprint. Valverde jerking around with AC lower down ONLY gained him 11 seconds instead of 15 on AC and probably 40 on Froome. He's an idiot, and it's plainly obvious.
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jaylew said:Valverde attacks and he's stupid. He doesn't and he's a disgusting wheel sucker.
Purito attacks a couple of times and he's also a wheelsucker.
People around here
They're trying to win stages and the overall. They're not racing against Froome. Valverde was smart today. He's racing for the win, not to put time on Froome.
And this. Both Valverde and Purito rode very smart today. I really liked the stage. Great action.
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