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Hindley and Carapaz are riding for GC, of course they aren't going to care that two strong riders that are well down on GC and looking for a stage win are bridging across to them- in fact that's a good thing!
The young lions Pozzovivo and Nibali 5th and 8th on the gc, the future is now!
Exactly. He should have done other things like lead out Nibali for 10km and then drop out the back in the final km after he completed his earnest work.
Anyway I think tomorrow is going to be one of those not-decisive-enough first mountain stages that go to a break, so look for Guillaume Martin to gain back +10:00 or so
Should have cared when Carapaz attacked instead of hoping that others close the gap for him.
i think people are moving goal posts on what constitute wheelsucking, so let me educate you
when nibali attacks and doesnt ask hindley to pull, thats not wheelsucking, when hindley caught carapaz and rode his wheel for a while thats also not wheelsucking, when nibali attacked first on the last climb and hindley closed the gap thats not wheelsucking either
you are just mad that nibali messed up by attacking first, everyone who watches cycling for a while knows whoever attacks second has a huge advantage
thats cycling 101, thx for coming to my TED talk
when nibali attacks and doesnt ask hindley to pull, thats not wheelsucking, when hindley caught carapaz and rode his wheel for a while thats also not wheelsucking, when nibali attacked first on the last climb and hindley closed the gap thats not wheelsucking either
you are just mad that nibali messed up by attacking first, everyone who watches cycling for a while knows whoever attacks second has a huge advantage
thats cycling 101, thx for coming to my TED talk
Sorry mate. Was thinking about Gerrans, Matthews
Great stage, frankly. Love to see a team try to make the race.
Considering he beat Carapaz to the finish line looks like he knows more about how to ride the stage than yourself.
Starting to find myself rooting for Hindley, which should please the irrationally irate Nibali fans here because everyone I cheer for in this race suffers disaster within a few days.
I think every single rider in the peleton knows more than me. That´s why I don´t post BS I know better than you and hear is why posts. I guess that´s your job. Doesn´t mean that I have to like his tactics.
The Nibali fans only got worse when the voodoo stopped working.........but he looked sharkish today.
Don't really think Hindley did anything wrong, attacked a few times and then took a handful of seconds back on Carapaz when I'm not sure he could've beaten him uphill. Maybe it would've been fun for him to attack more times but would've been very risky to.
Definitely did nothing wrong when he didn't follow Carapaz lol
Definitely did nothing wrong when he didn't follow Carapaz lol
A beautifully controlled race by S.Yates - Don't forget that he spent lots of bikkies trying to get in the early breakaway - He was the strongest rider.
Thanks for the TED talk. Hope you feel a lot better now that you have explained how cycling actually works. Didn´t know that we have experts like you on this board.
This erratic fanboy thing is so early 2010s, getting nostalgic, someone get Contador's Instagram up to see if he's looking trim.
He proves it's easy to get a top 10 in a GT by being one of the only 10 riders who cares about GC
Inferno di Torino! Both literally and figuratively.
What a stage. No big mountains are needed. It takes cyclists' will and up&down steep terrain (few flat kms) to make a great race. BORA absolutely shattered the peleton to pieces with 80 km to go! Other teams (esp. Ineos) showed a weakness there. Still, it looked like Billy the Kid can counter BORA and win when he attacked on Superga with 30 km to go. But no, Hindley and Nibali made a strong acceleration on Maddalena and cought him (and Yates did the same soon afterwards). I though Lo Squalo would make it on the last descent but unfortunately it wasn't to be. Yates attacked on the last small climb and increased his advantage on the descent achieving a win. What a shame that he was eliminated from the GC race. Almeida was hanging there and limited his losses. Piancavallo was no fluke, Hindley is very strong and can even topple Billy in the last week.
What a stage. No big mountains are needed. It takes cyclists' will and up&down steep terrain (few flat kms) to make a great race. BORA absolutely shattered the peleton to pieces with 80 km to go! Other teams (esp. Ineos) showed a weakness there. Still, it looked like Billy the Kid can counter BORA and win when he attacked on Superga with 30 km to go. But no, Hindley and Nibali made a strong acceleration on Maddalena and cought him (and Yates did the same soon afterwards). I though Lo Squalo would make it on the last descent but unfortunately it wasn't to be. Yates attacked on the last small climb and increased his advantage on the descent achieving a win. What a shame that he was eliminated from the GC race. Almeida was hanging there and limited his losses. Piancavallo was no fluke, Hindley is very strong and can even topple Billy in the last week.
If anyone knows about top 10s in grand tours its Valverde.
Hindley Wheelsucker, Almida bad mentality, Nibali the GOAT, Landa slightly dissapointing Carapaz the strongest. Yates unusual
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