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SeriousSam said:What the hell is the point of Majka working for Contador today? Unleashing Majka and letting him win MTF is the best Tinkov can do at this point.FootonFan said:Pantani Attacks said:FootonFan said:Tinkov to ride for the polka-dot jersey now. Pathetic. Contador is not even going to fight like he did in 2011, when he continued to animate the race with daring attacks.
Pipe down it's the first day after one of the toughest stages in Tour history...stop being so obtuse
It's a capitualtion. Oleg was boasting about how strong the team was going to be in the tour, that he was bringing Majka to work for Contador. That could have happened today. Instead, they're racing for minor placings for the rest of the race.
sir fly said:What's Majka's Alpine stage for this year?
SeriousSam said:@Poursuivant
yes my interest is greatly diminshed. let me know if you can't quite work out how that's consistent with the post you quoted.
Think he is realistic, though I don't see Alberto riding for second, he'll throw everything he has at Sky or die trying.bigcog said:Mick Rodgers just said second may still be possible, may be he's bluffing.
cineteq said:Movistar doing nothing...Unzue is such a coward...
Von Mises said:cineteq said:Movistar doing nothing...Unzue is such a coward...
+1
Porte was not making very hard pace (you could see that Majka was gaining when Porte was in front) and later Porte was dropped twice. If Movistar had pushed, maybe they could have isolate Froome. But they did not even try. Cowards.
They probably could've dropped Vangarderen as well, but Valverde likely would've lost his overall placement and podium chances to Gesink and Contador.Von Mises said:cineteq said:Movistar doing nothing...Unzue is such a coward...
+1
Porte was not making very hard pace (you could see that Majka was gaining when Porte was in front) and later Porte was dropped twice. If Movistar had pushed, maybe they could have isolate Froome. But they did not even try. Cowards.
Mollema was much better today than yesterday. He also said he had no problems on the Tourmalet and even had something in reserve there. I think yesterday was just a really bad day for many because of the flat run in and it being after a rest day.TMP402 said:Pretty good from Mollema - attacked and regardless of the 8 seconds he ultimately gained, caused Nibali to be dropped and thus moved himself up into the top 10.
Mozart92 said:And once again a terribly boring Tour. Sky killing all attempts to give life to the race till Paris. Giro is way better.
veji11 said:Von Mises said:cineteq said:Movistar doing nothing...Unzue is such a coward...
+1
Porte was not making very hard pace (you could see that Majka was gaining when Porte was in front) and later Porte was dropped twice. If Movistar had pushed, maybe they could have isolate Froome. But they did not even try. Cowards.
mah come on, what were they to do.. People here forget that what we are seeing is what we see a good 80% of all Tours : the boss stamps the race on the first couple of ITT/MTFs and from then on the others play for seconds... Happened all the time with Coppi, Anquetil, MErckx, Hinault, Indurain, Armstrong, with Riis and Ulrich, with Contador in 2009, etc...
Valverde has his last chance of doing a podium on the tour, and Quintana is too far behind. Both are playing it "2009 Schleck brothers style" : they race as if Froome wasn't there, their goal will be to try and beat TVG, Contador and all.