BigMac said:
No, he should have worked with Contador instead of sucking his wheel and then win the sprint for the stage. Very poor tactics by Movistar.
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Bushman said:
Dropping Contador wasn't necessary to win the stage.
But that's valverde, he got punished monday for doing something and now he's back to his old self. Wheelsucking and gaining nothing.
Maybe if he took the lead Contador might have dropped him and he could lose a few seconds but is this better?
Don't tell me Valverde thinks he's gonna own Contador in that ITT.
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They are pretty much on level terms as far as this type of TT goes so I wouldn't pick a favorite. Contador was crap in TA, Valverde destroyed the field in Andalucia prologue. It's still open. 12 sec are better than 14 for Valverde.
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Can some one please recommend me any stream other than eurosports for tomorrow's stage.
The stupid commentators are more interested in making fun of basque names than actually telling what is happening in the race.
i was so p***ed off, I had to mute the audio.
so please. any language that at least tells the names of the riders, and gives some sound bytes when things are happening in the race, please.
ty
The stupid commentators are more interested in making fun of basque names than actually telling what is happening in the race.
i was so p***ed off, I had to mute the audio.
so please. any language that at least tells the names of the riders, and gives some sound bytes when things are happening in the race, please.
ty
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usual complaining from people who want see return to the 90s mad attacks.
Pretty good stage I thought, good testing climb dropped a few, would like more cameras to show who was popping early on however.
Fina climb saw plenty action I liked it, finish was fine it was just 2km from the top nothing wrong with not having finish right at the top.
Pretty good stage I thought, good testing climb dropped a few, would like more cameras to show who was popping early on however.
Fina climb saw plenty action I liked it, finish was fine it was just 2km from the top nothing wrong with not having finish right at the top.
Miburo said:Dropping Contador wasn't necessary to win the stage.
But that's valverde, he got punished monday for doing something and now he's back to his old self. Wheelsucking and gaining nothing.
Maybe if he took the lead Contador might have dropped him and he could lose a few seconds but is this better?
Don't tell me Valverde thinks he's gonna own Contador in that ITT.
How is it not necessary to drop one to gain time on him?
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A great comeback for a guy with a possibly career-ending injury. To get away solo on this climb is a feat in itself, but all we can read on this forum is how boring the stage was...
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happy for poels
valverde and alberto were pretty embarassing to watch. and it 's 4 kms at over 9% how is that not enough?do we need zoncolan finish every time? bah what a let down...
valverde and alberto were pretty embarassing to watch. and it 's 4 kms at over 9% how is that not enough?do we need zoncolan finish every time? bah what a let down...
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theyoungest said:
Yes Poels was strong, but the real GC battle was left out today. That's what really matters to most people - not that a fairly random dutch rider wins a stage because the 2 favourites let him do so.
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Ah, there we have our big fan of Dutch riders againCance > TheRest said:
It's not about Poels being Dutch, although I think if he were some hip Colombian or American this forum would have rejoiced in unison. It's about the story behind this victory, which by the way was far from stolen as Poels was the only one who could follow when Contador and Valverde attacked. This stage is always a dud, and actually this was one of the better editions.
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Part of the disappointment with this stage was that, at the halfway point, it was showing potential to become an epic race, what with Movistar sending guys up the road and the brief Costa/Conta/Valv attack. So we got our hopes a bit higher than they would normally have been. That made the later letdown more bitter.
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