39th Route du Sud 2015

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Mar 14, 2011
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Arredondo said:
Nairo is intimidated again. Show some balls!
I think Contador will be the one who is intimidated after todays stage. Nairo with ease on this climb.
 
Feb 20, 2010
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Quintana happy to ride side by side when Contador isn't attacking, Contador happy to call his bluff, Latour hoping they keep playing games.
 
Jun 9, 2010
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I love Nairo stone face, you never know what is going on with him but today he is good, matching AC everytime
 
Aug 16, 2013
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If Nairo is really good, he should drop Contador. Nothing better then making your rival scared before the Tour.
 
Feb 20, 2010
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Bushman said:
Quintana does look very easy, but if he really is so good why not try and drop Contador?
Bluffing. Long game. Keep cards hidden ahead of Le Tour.

Like how there was the suggestion that because of how dominantly Cav won the 2012 Tour Champs-Elysées sprint, other teams who were thinking about the sprint were not willing to assist Great Britain in pulling it back because they wanted shot of Cav first, whereas if he'd played his cards closer to his chest, other sprinters may still have thought they could win and had their teams work harder to help bring it together. If Quintana smashes Contador to all parts, he will find few allies in the Tour willing to work with him to rid the group of others, and in fact may find others work together against him because of the strength he showed here.
 
Aug 4, 2010
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Libertine Seguros said:
Bushman said:
Quintana does look very easy, but if he really is so good why not try and drop Contador?
Bluffing. Long game. Keep cards hidden ahead of Le Tour.

Like how there was the suggestion that because of how dominantly Cav won the 2012 Tour Champs-Elysées sprint, other teams who were thinking about the sprint were not willing to assist Great Britain in pulling it back because they wanted shot of Cav first, whereas if he'd played his cards closer to his chest, other sprinters may still have thought they could win and had their teams work harder to help bring it together. If Quintana smashes Contador to all parts, he will find few allies in the Tour willing to work with him to rid the group of others, and in fact may find others work together against him because of the strength he showed here.
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Mar 17, 2009
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It sure doesn't look like Contador has put in a serious attack yet. He's probing and trying to gain information about Nairo (IMO).
 
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No attacks of note, nothing learnt here, the second group will get back on on the descent, race win open to any of them.