Afrank said:
I'm glad Talansky won instead of Contador. For Talansky, a win here means a lot, a lot more then the win would mean for Contador. For Contador this race is all about getting those last racing miles in the legs. If he ended up winning it, great. If not, no big deal really. He's focused on the Tour as his main goal, it means a lot more that he looks ahead of Froome at this point.
I'm slowly catching up with the race and the thread.
Totally agree with Afrank here. Winning the Dauphine is a Big accomplishment for Pit Bull Talansky and Garmin. For Berto it would just be another race won and might even bring him bad luck!
I have seen all but the final stage of the race now. Alberto looked very strong on stage 2, but Froome was stronger. Still Froome had to be dismayed that he gave it everything multiple times and couldn't drop Alberto
Then there was the downhill attack. You just have to love this guy, sometimes he does these things for the Pure Joy of riding his bike. It was a nice sustained training move and he gave the camera a grin and a wave not at all dismayed that he had been reeled in.
In the finale of the Queen stage he showed formidable power and acceleration and dropped Froome for the first time since the Vuelta 2012? The mans form is becoming razor sharp
. It will be a TdF to remember I think!
Today I should manage to fit in the final stage and see how he lost the overall due to lack of a team. I hope TS has learned something from that performance and give him the team he deserves in every race from here on out. I'm sure they will in the Tour and were just trying to give the Roche, Roman and Mick opportunities before their domestic duties in the TdF. All 3 have taken advantage of those opportunities so should be riding well in July
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Personally, I humbly apologize to Alberto for believing he was into the Fade and would not come back strong. I am totally overjoyed to be wrong
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TdF Alberto For the Win!!!
EDIT: typos
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