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yeaa so aero!LaFlorecita said:On the drops heheILovecycling said:Alberto sprinting![]()
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SeriousSam said:ray j willings said:SeriousSam said:One thing I've been wondering is this: Do you guys expect Contador to take Porte's soul in the third week, ie to drop him for good at a MTF? I'm not talking about sprinting away in the last km for 11 seconds like at the Vuelta last year, but bringing down the hammer, like Froome has done on his rivals on multiple occasions.
Like this you mean
http://www.steephill.tv/players/youtube3/?title=Last+10+Km+of+Stage+3&dashboard=vuelta-a-andalucia-ruta-ciclista-del-sol&id=arDWUzDwh8I&start=3&yr=2015
Not quite, I was thinking of an attack that really blows Porte to pieces. Keeping with the Ruta del Sol, more like this
http://www.steephill.tv/players/720/cyclingtv/?title=Stage+4+Final+Km+Recap&dashboard=vuelta-a-andalucia-ruta-ciclista-del-sol&id=3382&yr=2015
if the attack had occurred earlier, the gap would have been huge. That sort of thing.
SeriousSam said:Watched that vid a few times. The first song is quite catchy. It's amusing how easily people leap to the conclusion that I must be a Dawg zealot who cannot bear the thought of Contador winning because I retain some objectiveness and do not let wishful thinking cloud my thinking. If anything, the reverse is true.![]()
Butt in the air thoughILovecycling said:yeaa so aero!LaFlorecita said:On the drops heheILovecycling said:Alberto sprinting![]()
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What the hell, Porte gets pushed away by a photographer and Alberto got hit by a camera in his face, wutWheelofGear said:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eSq7pKrrdw
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LaFlorecita said:What the hell, Porte gets pushed away by a photographer and Alberto got hit by a camera in his face, wutWheelofGear said:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eSq7pKrrdw
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Jack_89 said:I'm not so sure that will eventually change the position. There are still five days, there is time to recover
And then we know him , often spreads nice lies![]()
Yep, this came to my mind when I heard itNetserk said:I think it's a bluff as well. He will do an excellent TT, but if the other think/get the impression that he will do badly, they may think they don't have to use the terrain before it.
Yes, for two reasons, he gets more information about the course and how quick rivals are going so he can pace himself better, and psychologically, there is no risk being of being overtaken by the Australian Time Trial champWheelofGear said:Is being the last to start in the TT an advantage for Contador?
you said three reasons...SeriousSam said:Yes, for two reasons, he gets more information about the course and how quick rivals are going so he can pace himself better, and psychologically, there is no risk being of being overtaken by the Australian Time Trial champWheelofGear said:Is being the last to start in the TT an advantage for Contador?
Jack_89 said:I'm not so sure that will eventually change the position. There are still five days, there is time to recover
And then we know him , often spreads nice lies![]()