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No, of course not. I'm sure he can reach a decent level next year, not as good as this year but without crashes it should be enough to get a top-5 at the Tour. It's the best we can hope for right now, he won't go for the Giro.[/quote]
Exactly. i think it's the common sense suggested it. Anyway don't be angry: today he makes a fatal mistake but he's not an idiot , i think he knew he didn't have the legs to chase Chaves , so decided to wait ,hoping Chaves blow up[/quote]
This. I was going to say the same thing. Yes, it was strange that Alberto didn't react to Chaves. But just like Cancellara in de Ronde, I guess Alberto didn't feel good enough to go 1 vs 1 and indeed gambled on Chaves paying for his efforts, while he could save a lot of energy.
That's cycling, mistakes happen.[/quote]
The tragic thing, seen from the point of view of these "aging" stars, is that they actually are good enough to go 1 v 1 - both in de Ronde and today. In the end it ends up being a tactical decision that proves costly[/quote]
Sagan was clearly better than Cancellara. Alberto, yes, maybe..[/quote]
Yet Cancellara was faster up Paterberg (Sorry. Irrelevant to this thread), and Contador also closed down 30 sec on Chaves. Added to that there is no point in the race where Alberto has lost the wheel of Chaves when he's attacked. Typically, Chaves has been allowed to break free, as it was the case today
No, of course not. I'm sure he can reach a decent level next year, not as good as this year but without crashes it should be enough to get a top-5 at the Tour. It's the best we can hope for right now, he won't go for the Giro.[/quote]
Exactly. i think it's the common sense suggested it. Anyway don't be angry: today he makes a fatal mistake but he's not an idiot , i think he knew he didn't have the legs to chase Chaves , so decided to wait ,hoping Chaves blow up[/quote]
This. I was going to say the same thing. Yes, it was strange that Alberto didn't react to Chaves. But just like Cancellara in de Ronde, I guess Alberto didn't feel good enough to go 1 vs 1 and indeed gambled on Chaves paying for his efforts, while he could save a lot of energy.
That's cycling, mistakes happen.[/quote]
The tragic thing, seen from the point of view of these "aging" stars, is that they actually are good enough to go 1 v 1 - both in de Ronde and today. In the end it ends up being a tactical decision that proves costly[/quote]
Sagan was clearly better than Cancellara. Alberto, yes, maybe..[/quote]
Yet Cancellara was faster up Paterberg (Sorry. Irrelevant to this thread), and Contador also closed down 30 sec on Chaves. Added to that there is no point in the race where Alberto has lost the wheel of Chaves when he's attacked. Typically, Chaves has been allowed to break free, as it was the case today