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Forever The Best said:Quintana still won't win the Tour.MovistarRider said:There goes al the hype. If Froome is able to do this to Bertie than i guess only lord knows what Nairo will do with Bertie in the 3d week of the TdF. Should be quite fun![]()
portugal11 said:Nairo and contador just can't compete with froome's accelerations. Col d'aspin will be terrible
But winning matters.And Quintana won't win.MovistarRider said:Forever The Best said:Quintana still won't win the Tour.MovistarRider said:There goes al the hype. If Froome is able to do this to Bertie than i guess only lord knows what Nairo will do with Bertie in the 3d week of the TdF. Should be quite fun![]()
Quintana will finish above Contador, i can assure you that.
portugal11 said:Nairo and contador just can't compete with froome's accelerations. Col d'aspin will be terrible
Quintana is at a age that leaves him still alot of room for improving. Contador not, so there is a big difference between those 2 riders.
I don't think it's a strategy, he just doesn't want to go above a certain power output.PremierAndrew said:jilbiker said:The one positive we can all take from this is that Froome has exposed his hand early and Bertie has not (we assume Bertie has a hand...chuckle). My criticism of Froome remains, he is not a tactful rider, he feels as long as I have the strength no one can stop me. Well thats sort of true and he did that in 2013 and 2015. I see that Bertie dropped suddenly almost as if he saw a red indicator and called it off. Was he testing himself with Froome? Perhaps we over-assume about Bertie, that he is doing all this based on a plan, he may just have been plain thrashed.
Think the whole yo-yo strat suggests otherwise.
LaFlorecita said:Quintana Quintana so strong Quintana blah blah blah Quintana going to beat everyone blah blah Quintana
Take it to the Quintana thread.
2007. 6th in Dauphine,1st in Tour.Valv.Piti said:Ugh, that was.. surprising?
Froome was stronger today. Same pattern tomorrow.
Forever The Best said:But winning matters.And Quintana won't win.MovistarRider said:Forever The Best said:Quintana still won't win the Tour.MovistarRider said:There goes al the hype. If Froome is able to do this to Bertie than i guess only lord knows what Nairo will do with Bertie in the 3d week of the TdF. Should be quite fun![]()
Quintana will finish above Contador, i can assure you that.
portugal11 said:Nairo and contador just can't compete with froome's accelerations. Col d'aspin will be terrible
Quintana is at a age that leaves him still alot of room for improving. Contador not, so there is a big difference between those 2 riders.
Of course he got thrashed.jilbiker said:The one positive we can all take from this is that Froome has exposed his hand early and Bertie has not (we assume Bertie has a hand...chuckle). My criticism of Froome remains, he is not a tactful rider, he feels as long as I have the strength no one can stop me. Well thats sort of true and he did that in 2013 and 2015. I see that Bertie dropped suddenly almost as if he saw a red indicator and called it off. Was he testing himself with Froome? Perhaps we over-assume about Bertie, that he is doing all this based on a plan, he may just have been plain thrashed.
I also thought that.Because he is much better in rain,almost invincible.liamito said:Any chance he was suffering from his allergies today?
Only just saw you're green now! High five matePricey_sky said:LaFlorecita said:Quintana Quintana so strong Quintana blah blah blah Quintana going to beat everyone blah blah Quintana
Take it to the Quintana thread.
Yep I agree, keep the Quintana talk in the Quintana thread. This thread is for Contador talk.
That crossed my mind as well.liamito said:Any chance he was suffering from his allergies today?
BigMac said:This thread reminds me of that girl in class who cries for scoring 19 out of 20.
Forever The Best said:I also thought that.Because he is much better in rain,almost invincible.liamito said:Any chance he was suffering from his allergies today?
I think it can be compared to scoring a 19 out of 20 when you've been studying the entire year and need a 20 out of 20 to be admitted to the specific university that you've dreamed of all your life.BigMac said:This thread reminds me of that girl in class who cries for scoring 19 out of 20.
MovistarRider said:Forever The Best said:But winning matters.And Quintana won't win.MovistarRider said:Forever The Best said:Quintana still won't win the Tour.MovistarRider said:There goes al the hype. If Froome is able to do this to Bertie than i guess only lord knows what Nairo will do with Bertie in the 3d week of the TdF. Should be quite fun![]()
Quintana will finish above Contador, i can assure you that.
portugal11 said:Nairo and contador just can't compete with froome's accelerations. Col d'aspin will be terrible
Quintana is at a age that leaves him still alot of room for improving. Contador not, so there is a big difference between those 2 riders.
Yeah keep repeating that Quintana won't win, it's the best thing you bertie-fanboys can hope for in July since your boy has as much of a chance as England winning the Euros. Oh i can smell the fear![]()