What attack? He spent about 2 minutes to close a 3 second gap, was clearly on the limit.Stella0596 said:Dumo's should've continued his attack..
DFA123 said:Might have been in doubt if Bardet hadn't dropped Alaphilippe. Or at least tried something before the sprint.Alexandre B. said:****.
****. ****. ****.
Miserable old man, shatterer of dreams.![]()
Tactical fail by France.
I don't think he had the legs to get around. Woods and/or Bardet should have tried to squeeze between Valverde and the barrier. They were never going to win a straight sprintStella0596 said:Dumo's should've continued his attack..
Hayabusa said:I don't usually like Dumoulin but if he stops Valverde from winning this then I'll be a fan for life.
Red Rick said:stunningForever The Best said:And the most stunning thing was that Valverde played it really well.
'do nothing till sprint'
Obviously
This is stunning compared to the epic failure of 2013. But you are right, he wasn't tested.Red Rick said:stunningForever The Best said:And the most stunning thing was that Valverde played it really well.
'do nothing till sprint'
Obviously
Absolute bs. He was part of the most dangerous move on the climb. Worked hard on the descent and the flat to make sure Alaphilippe had no chance of getting back on. Allowing him to lead the final 2km, confident that he could lead the sprint out and still win.Red Rick said:stunningForever The Best said:And the most stunning thing was that Valverde played it really well.
'do nothing till sprint'
Obviously
gregrowlerson said:Hayabusa said:I don't usually like Dumoulin but if he stops Valverde from winning this then I'll be a fan for life.
A classic forum post! :lol:
Congratulations to Bala, well deserved. You can see how much it means to him.
99.9% agree. Maybe Bardet could have gone harder if he knew Alaphilippe wasn’t in shapeDFA123 said:Absolute bs. He was part of the most dangerous move on the climb. Worked hard on the descent and the flat to make sure Alaphilippe had no chance of getting back on. Allowing him to lead the final 2km, confident that he could lead the sprint out and still win.Red Rick said:stunningForever The Best said:And the most stunning thing was that Valverde played it really well.
'do nothing till sprint'
Obviously
It was tactically perfect.
Well done for spectacularly missing the point.More Strides than Rides said:DFA123 said:Might have been in doubt if Bardet hadn't dropped Alaphilippe. Or at least tried something before the sprint.Alexandre B. said:deleted![]()
Tactical fail by France.
Yeah, totally. Before the race they should have gone with the plan "Alaphillipe, ride hard on the climb" instead of the "Get tired and dropped" plan...
What were they thinking?
The Quick-Step guy, the so-called pre-race favorite doomed us.DFA123 said:Might have been in doubt if Bardet hadn't dropped Alaphilippe. Or at least tried something before the sprint.Alexandre B. said:deleted![]()
Tactical fail by France.