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At Route de Sud he didnt look that good in my eyes. He couldnt drop Quintana on the ascent, Quintana could have left him for dead if he wanted too. Watch the stage 4 , when they are together on the climb, Quintana looks more comfortable. I felt this way Pre-Tour so im not judging this in hindsight.
I guess the highlight to Alberto's season was that ITT at the Giro or Mortirolo climb.
I guess Finestre wasnt a bluff, which i considered it too be. I hope next year is similar to 2014, but with father time also in the equation..im not sure what to expect.
roundabout said:B_Ugli said:I do like Contador - he is one of the last types of riders with Panache like Valverde.
However is form his quite erratic though IMHO. Last year he and Froome crash out of the Tour (Contador a few days later than Froome and with a broken leg). Its unclear whether he will start the Vuelta 2014 until days before and then beats Froome (who hasn't broken a leg) convincingly.
FFW to 2015 and after another convincing win in the Giro he fades to nothing in the Tour.
How can he win a grand tour in 2014 with no training for a month and a broken leg, then in 2015 win a Giro with two fully functioning legs and fail dramatically at the TDF having just dished out a beating to Quintana at the Route de Sud.
Some might say well its because he was tired after the Giro but his performance at Route de Sud would suggest he wasn't tired.
His form just seems quite erratic for somebody at his level.
Don't let appearances fool you. He climbed Bales over 2 minutes slower than Pinot in the last Tour.
The real question is how Quintana was able to improve so much with only 2 weeks to fine tune his form.
At Route de Sud he didnt look that good in my eyes. He couldnt drop Quintana on the ascent, Quintana could have left him for dead if he wanted too. Watch the stage 4 , when they are together on the climb, Quintana looks more comfortable. I felt this way Pre-Tour so im not judging this in hindsight.
I guess the highlight to Alberto's season was that ITT at the Giro or Mortirolo climb.
I guess Finestre wasnt a bluff, which i considered it too be. I hope next year is similar to 2014, but with father time also in the equation..im not sure what to expect.