2017 Abu Dhabi Tour, 23 to 26 Feb

[portugal11]

Quintana looks godly. I'm hoping that contador can hang with him

 

[DFA123]

awful camerwork. The ony interesting half an hour of the race, and they're still focusing on the sprinters half the time.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Is that Janse van Rensburg?!?!

Quintana wants to party

 

[Red Rick]

Contador and Quintana eyeing each other in a peleton that's still 60man strong.

 

[killswitch]

Best GC field in a race that's not a GT this year?

 

[Red Rick]

Shades of Ax 3 domaines 2010.

 

[portugal11]

Vamos rui costa!!!

 

[killswitch]

Zaka!

 

[BigMac]

Re:

Vamos rui costa!!!

He's not feeling very good and confident if he's attacking from this far, I think.

 

[sir fly]

I think Quintana will finish them off in a mile time.

 

[DFA123]

Quintana's toying with them. Trying to lull Contador into a counter attack where he burns himself out - Contador doing well to resist the bait so far.

 

[Red Rick]

Quintana Nibali and Contador at it.

"Froomie where are you?

 

[Cance > TheRest]

cat and mouse

 

[TomLPC]

Go on STEVE

 

[Netserk]

Where's Mollema??

 

[DFA123]

Re:

Where's Mollema??

Probably on the phone to his agent, looking for a move.

 

[Red Rick]

Steepest bit coming up in a km or so

 

[Rollthedice]

Costa has this in the bag.

 

[BigMac]

He was like in 5th position just a minute ago.

Costa has this in the bag.

No way.

 

[Netserk]

Re: Re:

Where's Mollema??

Probably on the phone to his agent, looking for a move.

Why? Contador is a great teammate, marking Quintana.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Mollema should have gone with Dumoulin. Looks like a good taxi ride

 

[portugal11]

Rui costa ftw big mac

 

[Rollthedice]

Major Tom just dropped Krushweak.

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

Where's Mollema??

Probably on the phone to his agent, looking for a move.

Why? Contador is a great teammate, marking Quintana.

Contador should probably go to the front now and close the gap a bit in that case.

 

[BigMac]

Re:

Rui costa ftw big mac

I'd be very surprised if that happened. He doesn't look good, not good enough at least.