2015 Vuelta Stage 7: Jódar>La Alpujarra (191.1k)

[Orbit501]

Any reason why a stage 8 thread hasn't appeared yet? Seems very odd that no one's started one by now.

 

[pastronef]

Antoine VAyer about Tom Dumoulin performance

Ton Moulin

https://www.twitter.com/festinaboy/status/637314980006727680

No idea what's he saying.
Always those foreign language post without translation. If your going to post it take some effort to translate.
Well that's my opinion atleast

that´s a French kid songs that goes about a windmill going too fast

"your windmill" in French is "ton moulin"

"ton moulin va trop fort"

tonmoulin, Dumoulin, Dumoulin goes too fast, Dumoulin goes too quick... etc

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Re: Re:

So let me get this right

Nicolas Roche in 4th place should not expect the backing of the the SKY team (if Froome is out and I say if) after he rode himself inside out for SKY at the Tour and is lying in 4th place?
Henao who is showing nothing should be allowed to do his own thing because ?? Its not like he has ever gotten a result in a GT ??

Yes, that's right.

All of Froome, Roche, Nieve and Henao are within 2:30 of the lead. It's too early to go all in behind of the three others if Froome doesn't have it. They have four guys up there, which gives them options, particularly if Froome improves a bit or if Henao gets over the effects of his crash. Roche should be the main priority, if and it's a big if Froome isn't at the races, given the form he's showing and his small but real time advantage over the others. But at this point being the main priority isn't the same as getting the kind of full team service Froome would expect to get.

That's not to slight Roche. You are quite right that he's very underrated by quite a few here, particularly when it comes to the Vuelta, which he always seems to be strong at. But really, what would you have Henao or Nieve do for him at this point? Form a mountain train? Drop back and pace him if cracks, thus eliminating all of Sky's men from the upper reaches of the GC?