I know, and that's exactly why Contador's chances have gone down, beating a Quintana coming from the Giro and Valverde separately is easier than beating Valverde supported by Quintana.Climber123 said:
Just yesterday I was thinking about it and it doesn't seem at all unlikely considering the form they've shown this yearRed Rick said:
Without a doubt. He definitely has a chance to win, but he needs to be at the top of his game and have lady luck on his side, for once. On the other hand, as Gigs wrote, he could also finish besides the podium. It can go either way.Matteo. said:
LaFlorecita said:Nice shoutout to Berto by Flecha today after the stage, said the difference in attitude between him and Quintana is really obvious & that Berto would have probably attacked on the first climb and gone full gas, while Quintana prefers a more controlled approach.
Lol, get over yourself. It had made somewhat sense if Quintana didn't try, but he actually did try on numerous occasions - he just wasn't strong enough.LaFlorecita said:Nice shoutout to Berto by Flecha today after the stage, said the difference in attitude between him and Quintana is really obvious & that Berto would have probably attacked on the first climb and gone full gas, while Quintana prefers a more controlled approach.
I'm even guessing he would manage to make his move stick and put at least a few minutes into the rest of the field.Valv.Piti said:Lol, get over yourself. It had made somewhat sense if Quintana didn't try, but he actually did try on numerous occasions - he just wasn't strong enough.LaFlorecita said:Nice shoutout to Berto by Flecha today after the stage, said the difference in attitude between him and Quintana is really obvious & that Berto would have probably attacked on the first climb and gone full gas, while Quintana prefers a more controlled approach.
Yes, sure, Contador would have attacked right from the bottom of Pordoi, Flecha.
Valv.Piti said:Lol, get over yourself. It had made somewhat sense if Quintana didn't try, but he actually did try on numerous occasions - he just wasn't strong enough.LaFlorecita said:Nice shoutout to Berto by Flecha today after the stage, said the difference in attitude between him and Quintana is really obvious & that Berto would have probably attacked on the first climb and gone full gas, while Quintana prefers a more controlled approach.
Yes, sure, Contador would have attacked right from the bottom of Pordoi, Flecha.
No, Contador would have blown the field to pieces, Quintana didn't try anything really, he didn't test Dumoulin and is happy with a podium. Contador's acceleration had prompted Dumoulin to respond, but quickly blow up and lose a bunch of time, but unfortunately Nibali and Quintana doesn't have that stuff in them. You know, the champions mentality. They are happy to sit where they do as evidenced by not taking any pulls in the finale!dacooley said:I'm even guessing he would manage to make his move stick and put at least a few minutes into the rest of the field.Valv.Piti said:Lol, get over yourself. It had made somewhat sense if Quintana didn't try, but he actually did try on numerous occasions - he just wasn't strong enough.LaFlorecita said:Nice shoutout to Berto by Flecha today after the stage, said the difference in attitude between him and Quintana is really obvious & that Berto would have probably attacked on the first climb and gone full gas, while Quintana prefers a more controlled approach.
Yes, sure, Contador would have attacked right from the bottom of Pordoi, Flecha.
At least he wouldn't have stopped after 3 minutes after Dumoulin bringing everyone back because his (Quintana's) domestiques were too slow.Valv.Piti said:Lol, get over yourself. It had made somewhat sense if Quintana didn't try, but he actually did try on numerous occasions - he just wasn't strong enough.LaFlorecita said:Nice shoutout to Berto by Flecha today after the stage, said the difference in attitude between him and Quintana is really obvious & that Berto would have probably attacked on the first climb and gone full gas, while Quintana prefers a more controlled approach.
Yes, sure, Contador would have attacked right from the bottom of Pordoi, Flecha.
Major Tom must be well equipped for you to be so butthurt now :lol:Valv.Piti said:No, Contador would have blown the field to pieces, Quintana didn't try anything really, he didn't test Dumoulin and is happy with a podium. Contador's acceleration had prompted Dumoulin to respond, but quickly blow up and lose a bunch of time, but unfortunately Nibali and Quintana doesn't have that stuff in them. You know, the champions mentality. They are happy to sit where they do as evidenced by not taking any pulls in the finale!dacooley said:I'm even guessing he would manage to make his move stick and put at least a few minutes into the rest of the field.Valv.Piti said:Lol, get over yourself. It had made somewhat sense if Quintana didn't try, but he actually did try on numerous occasions - he just wasn't strong enough.LaFlorecita said:Nice shoutout to Berto by Flecha today after the stage, said the difference in attitude between him and Quintana is really obvious & that Berto would have probably attacked on the first climb and gone full gas, while Quintana prefers a more controlled approach.
Yes, sure, Contador would have attacked right from the bottom of Pordoi, Flecha.
Heavily depends on which teammates he gets with him, and which breakaways those teammates get into. Doesn't do anything on Etna, breaks himself trying to follow Quintana on Blockhaus, but still probably better than Nibbles, loses 1'30 in the TT, sits on either Quintana or Dumoulin on Oropa and doesn't lose too much. Bormio completely depends on what his team does, probably attacks on Umbrail anyway, and today, he'd probably react to Quintana and work with him over the Gardena, and then who knows.Climber123 said:
Red Rick said:
LaFlorecita said:Looking at his social media posts Berto seems to be happy and relaxed
New environment working wonders for him
I have high hopes for the TDF
Red Rick said:
Hardly butthurt - just think its completely nonsensical to suggest Contador would have attacked from the gun.Netserk said:Major Tom must be well equipped for you to be so butthurt now :lol:Valv.Piti said:No, Contador would have blown the field to pieces, Quintana didn't try anything really, he didn't test Dumoulin and is happy with a podium. Contador's acceleration had prompted Dumoulin to respond, but quickly blow up and lose a bunch of time, but unfortunately Nibali and Quintana doesn't have that stuff in them. You know, the champions mentality. They are happy to sit where they do as evidenced by not taking any pulls in the finale!dacooley said:I'm even guessing he would manage to make his move stick and put at least a few minutes into the rest of the field.Valv.Piti said:Lol, get over yourself. It had made somewhat sense if Quintana didn't try, but he actually did try on numerous occasions - he just wasn't strong enough.LaFlorecita said:Nice shoutout to Berto by Flecha today after the stage, said the difference in attitude between him and Quintana is really obvious & that Berto would have probably attacked on the first climb and gone full gas, while Quintana prefers a more controlled approach.
Yes, sure, Contador would have attacked right from the bottom of Pordoi, Flecha.
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