LaFlorecita said:Meh, I think Nibali is one of the few riders who's an even worse sprinter than Contador![]()
AC will pull the last km for gc, Nibali will go for stage
LaFlorecita said:Meh, I think Nibali is one of the few riders who's an even worse sprinter than Contador![]()
murali said:can we come to stage 4, please.
i personally think AC will attack in the final climb and descent like a rocket. probably he will send someone up in the early break, but not sure abt it.
Froome is expected to set a very high tempo to shed as many riders (in other teams) as possible and descent behind porte or thomas to the finish.
Nibali will attack. i dont know from where.
Kelderman will follow the main group and attack later.
Anyother possible tactics for the top-4?
murali said:can we come to stage 4, please.
i personally think AC will attack in the final climb and descent like a rocket. probably he will send someone up in the early break, but not sure abt it.
Froome is expected to set a very high tempo to shed as many riders (in other teams) as possible and descent behind porte or thomas to the finish.
Nibali will attack. i dont know from where.
Kelderman will follow the main group and attack later.
Anyother possible tactics for the top-4?
Jspear said:Personally I think that AC, Froomie, Nibali, Talansky, Kelderman, and company will all come in on the same time. I'd give a stage like this to a breakaway. I know Froome has said he expects some action, but the profile doesn't look hard enough to make any serious attacks. Still I'd be happy if I was wrong and someone like Nibali tried to get away on the decent. Even then I think Contador will just follow Froome.
Vino attacks everyone said:Just watched the 2nd stage over again. Holy ****. AC and Froomeboys attack lasted for like 20 seconds when they went full gas with 5km to go![]()
rhubroma said:The dilemma is that Contador will need to put time into Froome in the mountains, not just not get dropped.
Saturday he needs to try to win the stage me thinks and put in a good attack. At a certain point he can't just let the Briton lay down the law if he wants to beat him.
orangerider said:But it's not just about the mountains in the Tour. Far from it. Lots of time can be lost on the flats. And when a team gives the middle finger to the strongest time trial rider who can serve as the most versatile engine on any terrain, then Froome's even in more trouble.
Vino attacks everyone said:Crap compared to what he is capable of I guess![]()
orangerider said:But it's not just about the mountains in the Tour. Far from it. Lots of time can be lost on the flats. And when a team gives the middle finger to the strongest time trial rider who can serve as the most versatile engine on any terrain, then Froome's even in more trouble.
rhubroma said:I agree with that, but I was talking about where it is obvious he needs to gain, not loose, time, all other variables notwithstanding.
It's not possible to predict when a GC contender will have a crash, puncture, or simply get caught behind in the low lands, whereas in the mountains Bertie needs to fly and gain time he will undoubtedly loose in the ITT.
Netserk said:I think it's fine. Sagan hardly needs the big train in the Tour.
ILovecycling said:Its not about the train,but about the focus of the team imo.Tinkoff would like to buy him domestiques to ride with him etc
It can't be much worse than what he gets in Cannondale. Bodnar is one of the few decent domestiques there.Afrank said:Saying he doesn't need a train isn't so much saying he can do fine and still win things without teammates, but more saying he's not the kind of rider that needs a full sprint train that takes up every spot on the team and is dedicated to him. Riders like Cav and Greipel need large trains to take them into the finish and teams dedicated almost entirely to them, Sagan doesn't.
I'm unsure about Sagan at Saxo. Not so much because of the conflict with Contador at the Tour, but more because of the support he'll have in the classics.
Afrank said:I'm unsure about Sagan at Saxo. Not so much because of the conflict with Contador at the Tour, but more because of the support he'll have in the classics.
trevim said:It can't be much worse than what he gets in Cannondale. Bodnar is one of the few decent domestiques there.
Jelantik said:you don't think Matti, Benna, Nicky and probably Kreuziger too for ardennes aren't good support for him?
trevim said:It can't be much worse than what he gets in Cannondale. Bodnar is one of the few decent domestiques there.
Jelantik said:you don't think Matti, Benna, Nicky and probably Kreuziger too for ardennes aren't good support for him?
murali said:Is today going to be another boring day that can be skipped?
or will AC have a chance today?