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Electress said:Netserk said:No.jalep said:Any possibility Mikel Landa might ride the Tour?
Geez, I hope not. I'm not sure I can actually stand more rounds from Taxus about why Landa is the best climber since Edmund Hilary.
jalep said:Electress said:Netserk said:No.jalep said:Any possibility Mikel Landa might ride the Tour?
Geez, I hope not. I'm not sure I can actually stand more rounds from Taxus about why Landa is the best climber since Edmund Hilary.
lol, I missed that.
your wit is sharper than ever, Electress
Flamin said:Pantani_lives said:I missed the stage while sitting at home. Stupid French with their early finishes.
You haven't really been paying attention this week then
Anyway, this was a great stage. Fantastic ride from Bardet, really glad he won.
jalep said:Electress said:Netserk said:No.jalep said:Any possibility Mikel Landa might ride the Tour?
Geez, I hope not. I'm not sure I can actually stand more rounds from Taxus about why Landa is the best climber since Edmund Hilary.
lol, I missed that.
your wit is sharper than ever, Electress
Electress said:thank you! And if your logging on troubles means that you missed the deification of Landa this Giro, then consider yourself blessed.
Not so sure about that. Last year he also won the queen stage in Volta a Catalunya. If he can win this race, I will become less sceptic.Ataraxus said:TJ was very strong today. Catalunya and today is an indication that he has upped the game this year. I think he might surprise us all in the Tour, perhaps even beat at least one of the 4 top guns.
Velolover2 said:Valverde looks a little fat.
Like he did in Route du Sud last year. Hope he can lose some of the fat for the Tour. At least he has more time than last year.
Carols said:Astana Very Disappointing. Actually everyone pretty disappointing except Bardet, Tejay, Froome and Intxausti.
aglees said:Carols said:Astana Very Disappointing. Actually everyone pretty disappointing except Bardet, Tejay, Froome and Intxausti.
Simon Yates?
And Scarponi who had to work for Nibali before the final climb.aglees said:Carols said:Astana Very Disappointing. Actually everyone pretty disappointing except Bardet, Tejay, Froome and Intxausti.
Simon Yates?
Oliver said:Strange ride by Nibali. Sad to see... Maybe he just don't wanted to go deeper (really hope so).
Electress said:Vvde is the **** Dastardly of cycling for me, I kind of love to hate him, but I always want to see him on form. And there are several times I sneakily want him to win. So, yeah.
qwer said:Froome was way better last year in dauphine than this year. If contador was here, froome would be dropped like a stone by contador. Froome is in a terrible shape compared last year. Now, contador is my top favourite to win le tour.
cellardoor said:Electress said:Vvde is the **** Dastardly of cycling for me, I kind of love to hate him, but I always want to see him on form. And there are several times I sneakily want him to win. So, yeah.
Please go and stand in the corner until the feeling passes.
SeriousSam said:Bardet to get away in the descent, Teejay to come second
Ataraxus said:TJ was very strong today. Catalunya and today is an indication that he has upped the game this year. I think he might surprise us all in the Tour, perhaps even beat at least one of the 4 top guns.
ray j willings said:Nibs is doing exactly what he did last year. I and a few others knew that Nibs was going to ride like this , same plan as last year. He fine.
Valverde though did not look so good , not sure what's happening there.
Froome looks Ok to me. That was a fast tempo Sky set when they hit the front. I still think he can do something in this race if sky change tactics.
Teams know what Sky are going to do now so Froome does not have that advantage and also the competition is much better.
Froome's attacks look fast- slower depending on how is rivals are feeling and the gradient of the attack.
Last years dauphin attack for example when he tried to drop Bertie. He put himself right on the limit with that attack and IMO it finished his race there. He never looked the same. He did not think Bertie would stay with him and pride made him go way deeper than he wanted.
I think come the tour Froome will be fine, he does have a bad day or 2 and I think a podium for him would be a great result at the tour. But to expect him to win against real competition is asking a lot over 3 weeks.
TJ looked really good. He toyed with Froome. Very impressive and could be the signs of a step up in level if he can keep that up through the rest of the race.
Bardet was FANTASTIC