2020 Milano-Torino - August 5th / Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge - August 6th

[perico]

Bad Nairo is back

 

[RedheadDane]

So... will it be a Cofidis-Ag2R 1-2 again?

No. Latour done.

 

[bob.a.feet]

Vlasov looking very strong. It looks like Quintana's early season bubble has burst with the injury.

 

[Rollthedice]

Richie Gate dropping Nairo, my my.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Vlasov is going to podium in the Giro.

 

[Laplaz]

Vlasov is flying.

 

[Escarabajo]

Vlasov flying!
That's a big guy flying up the mountain.

 

[SafeBet]

Brutal acceleration once again and he's gone.

 

[RedheadDane]

So... looks like bob.a.feet will have to make do without his family.

 

[bob.a.feet]

Au revoir, Guillaume - au revoir ma famille!

 

[perico]

What the hell, Porte is getting an early jump on his Willunga 2021 prep.

 

[Red Rick]

There's something about Kirby trying to sound poetic before bending off into some weird incoherent mumbling multitple times within a sentence that's just so off putting

 

[jaylew]

I missed Kirby.

 

[Escarabajo]

Gosh, Quintana hates the heat so much!

 

[ppanther92]

I have to say I am quite dissapointed with Quintana here. After the spring magic he delivered us, I thought he is back at the top of climbers...

 

[perico]

Nairo getting caught by Fabio Aru.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

9 seconds gap.

 

[infeXio]

I have to say I am quite dissapointed with Quintana here. After the spring magic he delivered us, I thought he is back at the top of climbers...

He was hit by a car whilst training in Colombia - about a month ago. No doubt that hindered some of his preparation

 

[Red Rick]

Gosh, Quintana hates the heat so much!

Does he?

I generally don't remember temperatures during Tour/Vuelta stages and in my mind they're all vaguely equal unless it's a rainy day

 

[HelloDolly]

Quintan has been off the bike for over 10 days as he was in car accident in Colombia nad has an issue with his knee

 

[perico]

I still wish I had a gif from the 2017 of Contador asking Nairo if he wants to go on the attack and Nairo just stone faced shakes his head as though he was all sadly depressed and can’t muster the energy.

 

[Escarabajo]

Distance is big to the small group.

This is Dejavu of comparing the start of the season with riders before the Tour de France.

 

[Red Rick]

Every gap is always closing in the final km in Carlton Kirby's world

 

[Red Rick]

I still wish I had a gif from the 2017 of Contador asking Nairo if he wants to go on the attack and Nairo just stone faced shakes his head as though he was all sadly depressed and can’t muster the energy.

I was rewatching the Vuelta 2017 a bit this week, Contador did that a few times himself to Nibali. At least twice it was

"Hey Berto, wann go destroy the Sky train"
"Sí, always any day"

Nibs: Attacks
Contador: follows

Nibs does a big turn. He looks at Contador, and then you can just see Contador going like "sorry man I'm so dead"

 

[F_Cance]

The moto did a good job for Vlasov. It's a headwind and instead of riding next to him, the moto always was in front of him.
Would have also won without the help