2016 TdF, Stage 9: Vielha → Andorra Arcalis (185km)

[Andro]

Quintana looked so easy on the bike. Why not give it a go? It's a fricking rest day tomorrow.

Froome didn't look that superior today.

 

[Jelantik]

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LRP pacing Dawg now, nice of him... Especially with his leader behind him.

you mean tejay? meh.. he is a lost cause. Too many mountains for him. Now it's raining.. he is going to get sick with his too skinny body. Richie should ride to gain more time from other contender.

 

[Pantani Attacks]

Quintana is gonna crush this tour to pieces based on today

 

[Hugo Koblet]

What a ride by Haimar Quintana today.

 

[sir fly]

Movi can take positives from today's stage.
Two of their men were there.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

I want to root for Quintana, but not when he rides like that

 

[Eclipse]

Nibali towing Aru up the whole climb showing he is a team player

 

[happychappy]

Quintana is like Evans and Levi Leipheimer at their worst wheelsucking combined into one mindless wheelsucking zombie. Absolutely dreadful, how anyone could root for this person is mind boggling.

 

[gooner]

Good ride by Quintana.

He will win it in the time trials.

 

[hoolaparara]

Almost a minute for Aru not bad considering how early he dropped.

 

[rick james]

Easy for Froome in the end

 

[Melo]

I really hope Quintana will not be on podium in Paris.

 

[Gigs_98]

IMO both Quintana and Porte rode absolutely disgracefully today. Quintana didn't attack one single time, and Porte (although he attacked earlier on the climb) just pulled the group without even trying to drop anyone although, or because, his teammate was in troubles.

 

[sunnyIce]

Wow Quintana is super super strong; he is so so easily covering attacks and catching up to Froome. I think good decision by him not to attack, especially he got to see who are the key players in form in the tour - Froome, Porte, Martin, Yates.

I think he can bring the hammer down in the 3rd week easily but hopefully he doesn't wait till the last day. I now consider that he is the favorite for the Tour.

 

[Cancelled]

Maybe Quintana is waiting for the third week, when he's actually been able to put a dent in Froom in recent years.

Great ride from Porte/Yates today, TJVG not great, and Aru terrible.

 

[arvc40]

Quintana is waiting. He has Froomes measure. Froome knows it.

 

[MacBAir]

At least Froome attacks and is a positive rider. I see no reason at all why someone should cheer for a rider like Quintana.

 

[One Eyed Aussie]

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This won't be good for Froome's cough.

All asthmatics cough with heavy exercise.

 

[CheckMyPecs]

Great ride by Froome's Australian domestique today.

 

[Kwibus]

Quintana waiting for the last week. Does nothing, just nothing.

I'm about to favour Froome winning the TdF. I kinda start to hope that Froome takes 2 minutes on Quintana just so is passive racing gets punished.

Ofcourse maybe he just couldn't...

 

[infeXio]

Need an exorcist to remove Leipheimer from Quintana

 

[maltiv]

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Quintana is gonna crush this tour to pieces based on today

Quintana will do absolutely nothing until the last MTF when it turns out he's far better than Froome, but he's lost too much time in the TT to win the overall.

What a boring rider he has become, such a waste of talent.

 

[PremierAndrew]

Don't get all the Quintana bashing. Needs to save as much energy as possible to not lose time in the rest day tomorrow

 

[webvan]

Hopefully these skinny dudes won't get stick with that crappy weather... On the other hand it might make it more interesting!

 

[Miburo]

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Quintana waiting for the last week. Does nothing, just nothing.

I'm about to favour Froome winning the TdF. I kinda start to hope that Froome takes 2 minutes on Quintana just so is passive racing gets punished.

Ofcourse maybe he just couldn't...

He was the only one who could follow froome, yet it didn't stop porte, freaking molemma and martin to attack.

Of course he could have attacked