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Nah. Got 4th, so maybe even 4 stars would have been fine.3 stars for Pierre '5 mins back' Latour is very generous...
I guess it's more like a coin toss. 2015 Tour vs 2019 Vuelta.
Still. Tour to come in only a few weeks and the contenders probably on similar preperation levesl (unlike in other seasons), only the results count. I fear he is in for just another dissappointing Tour. Also Bernal/Sivakov > Vlasov.He was hit by a car whilst training in Colombia - about a month ago. No doubt that hindered some of his preparation
Yeah slightly.Finish at different place?
How did you come to this conclusion?Lopez will be fine at the Tour.
I am skeptical of him now, I agree. But this time he could actually have a good excuse with his accident and being off the bike so long. Plus the hot weather. We'll have better conclusions after L'Ain. But, yes worrisome nevertheless.Quintana's only hope now is for an unpredictable and open Tour. Hard to see him being the strongest but with a bit of luck maybe he can challenge
I thought he - quite unnecessarily - was trying to bridge back up to the favourites' group because it would be cool for a guy like him to sit in a 25 man group with all the GC contenders after two tough climbs and in the bottom of the final one on a day where everybody was scared of the time limit.
But I agree that his level has been lacking since. Then again, better decision making and he would have a fourth world title in Yorkshire so it's not all bad.
He is improving slowly. We saw that today. Plus I know that he disappeared for 6 months. He tried to do rollers but he said that he had a very hard time with that. So naturally I think he is out of shape.How did you come to this conclusion?
How long was he off the bike?I am skeptical of him now, I agree. But this time he could actually have a good excuse with his accident and being off the bike so long. Plus the hot weather. We'll have better conclusions after L'Ain. But, yes worrisome nevertheless.
Contador or Valverde collaborating is such a rare sightI 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"
2 weeks, until 2 weeks ago i think.How long was he off the bike?
Yes, but the tour will start already in three weeks. If he comes in later then Fernando Barelo who worked quite a lot then I wouldn´t say that he is on a good way for the tour...He is improving slowly. We saw that today. Plus I know that he disappeared for 6 months. He tried to do rollers but he said that he had a very hard time with that. So naturally I think he is out of shape.
Formigal !Contador or Valverde collaborating is such a rare sight
Maybe not, but I am not worried about him. He can lose more time on his lack of tactical sense than being out of shape.Yes, but the tour will start already in three weeks. If he comes in later then Fernando Barelo who worked quite a lot then I wouldn´t say that he is on a good way for the tour...
The only true Valverde/Contador brocoperation was trolling Cadel Evans in the 2009 DauphineFormigal !
La Vuelta 2016 – Stage 15 [FULL STAGE]
September 4, 2016 La Vuelta 2016 - Stage 15 [FULL STAGE] - Sabiñánigo – Aramon Formigal, Sallent de Gállego - 118,5 km (Medium-mountain stage)tiz-cycling.io
But why? What is the purpose of this?2 weeks, until 2 weeks ago i think.
But his DS said he had been resting for the past 10 days iirc.
If true, that would mean he's basically done nothing since that accident.