Publicus said:He claims he chose the wrong gear:
Contador said he was surprised Nibali was going so well. He said he only pushed forward after he realized someone was ahead of him.
Could you explain this part?
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Publicus said:He claims he chose the wrong gear:
Contador said he was surprised Nibali was going so well. He said he only pushed forward after he realized someone was ahead of him.
LaFlorecita said:Insult?
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maxmartin said:yeah many people said he was looking down his gear.
http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/12-...ava-tappa-gerardmer-salita-801215709056.shtml
LaFlorecita said:Could you explain this part?
I wanted to see how Nibali was doing and I was surprised he kept so close. I wasn't sure whether there was anyone ahead of me, that's why I moved. I saw there was someone ahead of me and then I decided to take a little bit of time off Nibali.
maxmartin said:stop trolling, keep your topic on AC, otherwise get the f... out
maxmartin said:stop trolling, keep your topic on AC, otherwise get the f... out
Publicus said:Maybe it's a poor translation, but here's the quote in English:
thehook said:Looked like AC is measuring Nibs. Not a climb to take much time back. To short.TS know that tomorrow is not a stage to take back time. It is a stage to wear out Nibs/Astana. Monday there will be fireworks no doubt!
Looked to me that Nibs was breathing hard in that last 1k. AC was just turning over the gear. Horner raised a very interesting point the other day about Nibs on the climbs. A violent kick but short and then has to bring it back way down.
We shall see. I have to say this is a great Tour so far.
thehook said:Looked like AC is measuring Nibs. Not a climb to take much time back. To short.TS know that tomorrow is not a stage to take back time. It is a stage to wear out Nibs/Astana. Monday there will be fireworks no doubt!
Looked to me that Nibs was breathing hard in that last 1k. AC was just turning over the gear. Horner raised a very interesting point the other day about Nibs on the climbs. A violent kick but short and then has to bring it back way down.
We shall see. I have to say this is a great Tour so far.
murali said:I envy your situation.
you get to cheer whoever wins.
I think Bastille Day has guaranteed fireworks now!!!
the only qn is whether they will allow a french man to win again like today or will they try for glory themselves.
Carols said:Indeed But it is still agony!!!
No Frenchmen allowed. Alberto will win on Monday, he will fly away. And I will be happy and sad at the same time......
mrhender said:I've been re-reading our correspondence after a day at work and I think I have answered pretty much anything to the post above before you even posted it?
If you re-read the post you originally responded to and the additional two responses I made, you will maybe find that your summary/interpretation of my posts where somehow also a bit off?
I may not have original tactics or/and may be way off, missing the psychological aspect of the race. But then why do a professional team as Tinkoff/Saxo do amlost exactly as my posts implied they should and probably would?
Was today really that bad tactics?
LaFlorecita said:I so hope Alberto can take his first Tour stage in 5 years
sacrifice&hardwork said:To those who said that Alberto was just going to focus on Nibali; Alberto said that today was all about distancing the riders who were a threat ahead of him on GC. And he also said that it wasn't in his plans to distance Valverde, Porte and Nibali; but in the end he did.
inthepink said:You were right they did exactly as you said and it worked
But I am with Greg Lemond on this...he felt as I do Astana should be made to do the work as it is over 2 weeks left and today's race will tire out TCS long before Astana
I would have preferred TCS saved today until Monday and got more than a few seconds ....Its a very long Tour yet and I wnat TCS , whose main doms have all ridden the Giro to last the course
lenric said:Off course he said that, which doesn't mean it's the truth. He knows he's much better than Valverde, Porte or everyone else, but it would be arrogant to say "I only care about Nibali".
Carols said:Holy crap, 5 years? Only because they were negated.
Yes I hope so and he looks strong enough to do it And Saxo looks strong enough to deliver him
Publicus said:Astana was content to ride in at a leisurely pace. They wouldnt have done any more work than necessary to keep Nibali in yellow. So how does Lemond suggest you make them work?
Carols said:Holy crap, 5 years? Only because they were negated.
Yes I hope so and he looks strong enough to do it And Saxo looks strong enough to deliver him
maxmartin said:that is a good point, I think Lemond is more worried Saxo can't keep riding this, but who knows? maybe a new sky train is born.