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Nastyy said:Pinot thought he was feeling well and hence FDJ decided to pull.
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Nastyy said:Pinot thought he was feeling well and hence FDJ decided to pull.
Yes. First MTF and the battle for GC is dead. I had delusions of a grand battle to this very day, despite the signs pointing to Froome being dominant quite strongly.Gigs_98 said:You know, I don't like froome, I don't make a secret of it but at the moment I am only sad that again we probably wont see a big fight for gc this year. To watch this race was just frustrating and even if you are a froome fan you have to consider admit that today wasnt a good day for this tour.
I think 90% of the posters thought Froome would go full geniusTMP402 said:mr. tibbs said:dacooley said:well, probably it's time to say froome was seriously being underrated by the forums. monstrous ride
That's literally not true. I for one have been posting from the opening TT that Froome is clearly the strongest.
Sky persecution complex.
You are not all of the forum though...
SeriousSam said:Yes. First MTF and the battle for GC is dead. I had delusions of a grand battle to this very day, despite the signs pointing to Froome being dominant quite strongly.Gigs_98 said:You know, I don't like froome, I don't make a secret of it but at the moment I am only sad that again we probably wont see a big fight for gc this year. To watch this race was just frustrating and even if you are a froome fan you have to consider admit that today wasnt a good day for this tour.
Froome and Sky delivered a performance that has surpassed my wildest fears and hyperbolic predictions made in jest.
I'm done watching this year.
SeriousSam said:Yes. First MTF and the battle for GC is dead. I had delusions of a grand battle to this very day, despite the signs pointing to Froome being dominant quite strongly.Gigs_98 said:You know, I don't like froome, I don't make a secret of it but at the moment I am only sad that again we probably wont see a big fight for gc this year. To watch this race was just frustrating and even if you are a froome fan you have to consider admit that today wasnt a good day for this tour.
Froome and Sky delivered a performance that has surpassed my wildest fears and hyperbolic predictions made in jest.
I'm done watching this year.
dont be silly, this Tour is not over (okay there is like 5% chance its not, but thats still lot )SeriousSam said:Yes. First MTF and the battle for GC is dead. I had delusions of a grand battle to this very day, despite the signs pointing to Froome being dominant quite strongly.Gigs_98 said:You know, I don't like froome, I don't make a secret of it but at the moment I am only sad that again we probably wont see a big fight for gc this year. To watch this race was just frustrating and even if you are a froome fan you have to consider admit that today wasnt a good day for this tour.
Froome and Sky delivered a performance that has surpassed my wildest fears and hyperbolic predictions made in jest.
I'm done watching this year.
Dutchsmurf said:irondan said:Yes but quitting a race because you can't win it in the beginning of the second week is lame IMO.Climbing said:irondan said:Are you guys serious or just looking for a reaction? Pull out of the race because Froome had a great stage? Good grief...
Nibali is completely out of form, Froome has nothing to do with it, of course for Alberto was a strong possibility trying the double.
Not that I can imagine anyone competing with a Froome like this anyway.
What is the alternative tho? Riding for second place? Dropping 20 minutes and going for stages? Are those options any less lame?
Seems like you regard points of interest to be an objective thing. I disagree. I've always found this to be a hilarious point of view, akin to telling someone he's wrong about, say, not liking the taste of Pizza.Waterloo Sunrise said:Acting like the only point of interest is who finished first in the final GC is really no better than the behavior of mythical July Sky fans who are so often discussed here like modern day reds under the bed.
Sure. Nothing wrong with that. Froome fans will be happy today. For myself, I don't have a personal favourite, I take interest in enthralling battles for GC, especially in the mountains, so today is a huge disappointment.cellardoor said:SeriousSam said:I'm done watching this year.
To be fair, isn't this just what people think when their personal favourite isn't going to win? I loved every second of the '06 Giro even though the GC was over before it even began.
SeriousSam said:I've always found this to be a hilarious point of view, akin to telling someone he's wrong about, say, not liking the taste of Pizza.
cellardoor said:SeriousSam said:I've always found this to be a hilarious point of view, akin to telling someone he's wrong about, say, not liking the taste of Pizza.
Well, that is pretty weird. I would almost call that outright wrong, especially if it's covered with green chillies.
Waterloo Sunrise said:SeriousSam said:Yes. First MTF and the battle for GC is dead. I had delusions of a grand battle to this very day, despite the signs pointing to Froome being dominant quite strongly.Gigs_98 said:You know, I don't like froome, I don't make a secret of it but at the moment I am only sad that again we probably wont see a big fight for gc this year. To watch this race was just frustrating and even if you are a froome fan you have to consider admit that today wasnt a good day for this tour.
Froome and Sky delivered a performance that has surpassed my wildest fears and hyperbolic predictions made in jest.
I'm done watching this year.
Acting like the only point of interest is who finished first in the final GC is really no better than the behavior of mythical July Sky fans who are so often discussed here like modern day reds under the bed.
irondan said:I can't help thinking about the comments from the past year that said Froome isn't a climber. I wonder if those posters still think Froome's not a climber?
No, G seems to be a classy guy and there was no need to outsprint him.Vasilis said:I thought results like this only happened in PCM. I guess I would have G jump Valverde in the end though.
That pat on the back was completely unnecessary though.Mayomaniac said:No, G seems to be a classy guy and there was no need to outsprint him.Vasilis said:I thought results like this only happened in PCM. I guess I would have G jump Valverde in the end though.
Mayomaniac said:No, G seems to be a classy guy and there was no need to outsprint him.Vasilis said:I thought results like this only happened in PCM. I guess I would have G jump Valverde in the end though.
Gigs_98 said:With all the parallels to 2013 we shouldn't forget that sky was extremely bad one day later. However back then nobody could really benefit from that but maybe, just maybe froome will loose time tomorrow. That is almost the only possibility how the battle for 1st could become interesting again.
LaFlorecita said:That pat on the back was completely unnecessary though.Mayomaniac said:No, G seems to be a classy guy and there was no need to outsprint him.Vasilis said:I thought results like this only happened in PCM. I guess I would have G jump Valverde in the end though.
Ruby United said:LaFlorecita said:That pat on the back was completely unnecessary though.Mayomaniac said:No, G seems to be a classy guy and there was no need to outsprint him.Vasilis said:I thought results like this only happened in PCM. I guess I would have G jump Valverde in the end though.
Though a nice gesture I thought it was more a "sorry mate, but we out-played you today," then a "well- done" pat on the back for me.
Either way I wouldn't call it unecessary