The question is, how deep have the guys in front been going. Nibali is probably still relatively relaxed and will still have quite a lot left. Kwiatkowski chasing now though, that could be crucial
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Yeah but they need to attack, not pull.Serpentin said:The other teams need to ride now if they want to win.
Nibali, having been in the break for over an hour, with a 30 second start over Valverde on the Mur; who would you back to win?Serpentin said:The other teams need to ride now if they want to win.
Velolover2 said:Yeah but they need to attack, not pull.Serpentin said:The other teams need to ride now if they want to win.
They missed a chance on Ereffe. Now there is only Cherave left.
I wonder if Nibali could solo from Cherave. I don´t think so.Gigs_98 said:The question is, how deep have the guys in front been going. Nibali is probably still relatively relaxed and will still have quite a lot left. Kwiatkowski chasing now though, that could be crucial
You can't attack when the break is nearly a minute ahead and working reasonably well together. That would be impossible to bridge even if 4-5 guys got away. They have to narrow the gap first.Velolover2 said:Yeah but they need to attack, not pull.Serpentin said:The other teams need to ride now if they want to win.
They missed a chance on Ereffe. Now there is only Cherave left.
I think he'd benefit more from climbing Cherave a bit more slowly and having some company on the run into to Huy.Red Rick said:I wonder if Nibali could solo from Cherave. I don´t think so.Gigs_98 said:The question is, how deep have the guys in front been going. Nibali is probably still relatively relaxed and will still have quite a lot left. Kwiatkowski chasing now though, that could be crucial
He´s gonna act like you can´t win by attacking and proving himself right by closing every gap down and getting wrecked in the sprint.Gigs_98 said:Oh c'mon Lotto. What happened to you Wellens? You were supposed to be the chosen one
He turned into a GC rider.Gigs_98 said:Oh c'mon Lotto. What happened to you Wellens? You were supposed to be the chosen one
El Pistolero said:Lotto being losers again.
I'd say Schachmann has a better chance of beating Nibali than Alaphilippe beating ValverdeSerpentin said:QS should ride for Ala. He have a real chance of beating Bala on the huy.
DFA123 said:Pathetic would be doing nothing, watching Landa toil away while the gap to the break goes out, and then having four relatively fresh riders arrive at the foot of Mur, when the top 10 positions have already been filled.Red Rick said:It is 100% patheticDFA123 said:Why shouldn't they be at the front? It's not pathetic at all. They've missed the break and Landa isn't going to bring it back by himself. Better to actually use your riders and try to finish as high as possible.Laplaz said:Wow, DD in front for the top25 place of Slagter. Pathetic.
Reminds me of the Paris-Nice editions when people kept complaining that every other team should subvert their own aims, to allow Contador to win. Just nonsense.
Trying to get the best possible result for their team is not pathetic in the slightest.