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Red Rick said:Also, his 2013 tt's were also consistent. They all sucked except for 1
But it´s still consistent
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Red Rick said:Also, his 2013 tt's were also consistent. They all sucked except for 1
_nm___ said:Riis says : i think this is the best i've seen him since he joined the team :
why does he say : i think :?
is it not easily measurable (with numbers)?
Butterhead said:
The more pictures I see of AC this year, the more I would get worried if I were SKY, here´s the newest one, the "ROCKY" look Froomey, be afraid, be very afraid!!
LaFlorecita said:Me thinks Bertie really needs to up his game compared to last year. Froome seems as dangerous as last year. Dauphine will tell us a lot.
Rollthedice said:He upped his game from last year. Question: is it enough to beat the dawg?
I still don't think so. But, Sky looks much weaker than last year, Richie is nowhere to be seen, that might be a chance.
Rollthedice said:He upped his game from last year. Question: is it enough to beat the dawg?
I still don't think so. But, Sky looks much weaker than last year, Richie is nowhere to be seen, that might be a chance.
Rollthedice said:He upped his game from last year. Question: is it enough to beat the dawg?
I still don't think so. But, Sky looks much weaker than last year, Richie is nowhere to be seen, that might be a chance.
Fzotrlool said:How to you guys think the year will end up in terms of rating?
Contador, Froome (Let the battle begin). *****
Valverde (Better than ever? Might podium both Tour and Vuelta.) ****
Quintana **** (Not as superior start as the last year, but I he is going to dominate in both the Giro and the Vuelta. I'm pretty sure he will get his first GT victory this year.)
Purito *** (Strong start in Catalunya, the only one Contador has not been able to drop, but the crash has made his fate more uncertain, usually one of the best riders in the high mountains, so I don't think we have to worry. The only man who can challenge Quintana.)
Nibali ** (Will be up there, but not as great as last year. Has had a difficult start to the season but the man has courage and determination, he will not give up.)
And then the rest at * : Kreuziger, Evans, Tejay,, Horner (?), Porte (?), Spilak, Peraud, Costa, Fuglsang, Bentancur, Mollema, Uran, Majka (?), Pozzovivo.
I don't consider the kiwi a mountain rider.
the sceptic said:The time trial is what worries me the most. Even in the best case scenario I think Contador would lose 1 minute. And of course if he time trials like last year he will lose 3-4.
There is no doubt he is closer to the Dawg on the climbing though.
Red Rick said:In all GT's except for the 2012 Tour Froome weakened a bit towards the end. If that happens this year he's unlikely to win, as he won't put as much time into Contador and because Contador will attack like a madman at the slightest signs of weakness
The Hitch said:2013 tour is the only one. But remember he had the gc wrapped up by 5 minutes and still won a stage in the final week.
The Hitch said:Didn't he only lose like 2 last year?
the sceptic said:The time trial is what worries me the most. Even in the best case scenario I think Contador would lose 1 minute. And of course if he time trials like last year he will lose 3-4.
There is no doubt he is closer to the Dawg on the climbing though.
The Hitch said:I'm surprised to hear that from you red rick, and Idk what you are basing it on 2011 vuelta he won the last gc stage. 2012 tour like you said he didn't get weaker (2nd on final mountain (behind break) and final tt).
2012 vuelta, can't read into someone losing form if it's the second of back to back gts.
2013 tour is the only one. But remember he had the gc wrapped up by 5 minutes and still won a stage in the final week.