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froome wasted just as much. the final attack on madeleine froome himself closed the gap and before it was hansen piloting contador in that attackCaptain_Obvious said:
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turned it on again after a few minutes, to see Berto still there. In the end, he performed much better than I had expected.
I actually switched off the TV twice during the final 5km because I was sure Berto would drop soonCarols said:
turned it on again after a few minutes, to see Berto still there. In the end, he performed much better than I had expected.
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He was solid today.
Following Aru so early on Madeleine was a mistake, but at the moment it looked like the move to participate.in. And it certainly is when Aru and Rodriguez are involved. Coming behind some non Tour contenders at the finish isn't such a big deal considering the overall showing.
Following Aru so early on Madeleine was a mistake, but at the moment it looked like the move to participate.in. And it certainly is when Aru and Rodriguez are involved. Coming behind some non Tour contenders at the finish isn't such a big deal considering the overall showing.
I think Contador looked good in the end. Lost seconds to Dan Martin, not a big problem. After going on attack twice earlier today, in the end still managed to beat Porte who beat him yesterday. Contador is definitely improving.
Hopefully will beat Froome tomorrow and reclaim leaders jersey.
Hopefully will beat Froome tomorrow and reclaim leaders jersey.
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I thought about turning it off so as not to see the carnage, but I hung in!
Hopefully by gutting it out he will get some super compensation
LaFlorecita said:I actually switched off the TV twice during the final 5km because I was sure Berto would drop soonCarols said:
I thought about turning it off so as not to see the carnage, but I hung in!
Hopefully by gutting it out he will get some super compensation
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That seems a bit far-fetched, but he can still take the podium tomorrow. I am unsure if I want him to attack on the penultimate climb or if I want to see him wait it out so we get to see his real level.RattaKuningas said:
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I understand that Flo, but I cannot agree with the suggestion that he should retire simply because he is not in the very top anymore. There's a difference between being Nº1 and being total rubbish, Contador fans seemed to live under the impression that their idol would endure forever as the best - I think it's very disrespectful to Alberto himself to claim he should be cast aside for such reasons. Like a toy once ahead of its time which, while still in near-perfect condition, does not amuse people anymore. He should stay a pro for as long as he enjoys riding a bike, his body can handle and for as long as teams are willing to invest in him.
Oh, come on, Carols. Come back to the real world.
LaFlorecita said:
I understand that Flo, but I cannot agree with the suggestion that he should retire simply because he is not in the very top anymore. There's a difference between being Nº1 and being total rubbish, Contador fans seemed to live under the impression that their idol would endure forever as the best - I think it's very disrespectful to Alberto himself to claim he should be cast aside for such reasons. Like a toy once ahead of its time which, while still in near-perfect condition, does not amuse people anymore. He should stay a pro for as long as he enjoys riding a bike, his body can handle and for as long as teams are willing to invest in him.
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Oh, come on, Carols. Come back to the real world.
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I think tomorrow's stage is gonna be fun to watch, Froome seems like he's really got recovering problems, he's never on the same level stage after stage.
Regardless of all of that, AC needs drastically improve and somehow find his Tour 14' shape for next month.
Regardless of all of that, AC needs drastically improve and somehow find his Tour 14' shape for next month.
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Thats also a pretty high standard to hold him to. By contador standards your season is a failure if you dont win every GT your race that season. Contador is an exiting rider to watch and just beacuse he doesnt win as much as he used to doesnt mean he should retire. Just enjoy watching him race beacuse he is a legend and there isnt many seasons left to enjoying his bike rideing
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Thats also a pretty high standard to hold him to. By contador standards your season is a failure if you dont win every GT your race that season. Contador is an exiting rider to watch and just beacuse he doesnt win as much as he used to doesnt mean he should retire. Just enjoy watching him race beacuse he is a legend and there isnt many seasons left to enjoying his bike rideing
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in 2009, he doen't give a ***. He was very relaxed, today he was bad
I think it's 2013 all over againBlurryVII said:
in 2009, he doen't give a ***. He was very relaxed, today he was badRe:
Lol. Froome was the best from all the favourites today, put Time in A.C and Porte only outsprinted by Dan Martin. What about Porte? How are his recovery skills
Recovering Problems based on todays stage.... have you seen the last 2 stages of last years dauphine?
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Lol. Froome was the best from all the favourites today, put Time in A.C and Porte only outsprinted by Dan Martin. What about Porte? How are his recovery skills
Recovering Problems based on todays stage.... have you seen the last 2 stages of last years dauphine?
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Podium ceremony with Froome higher in the placings is a bigger psychological blow than not being in the podium.
I want him to attack as soon as the gradients of Noyer get painted in black.
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Podium ceremony with Froome higher in the placings is a bigger psychological blow than not being in the podium.
I want him to attack as soon as the gradients of Noyer get painted in black.
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Also about the last 2 stages of last years Dauphine,he was against TVG ffs
Ok we get it,you are from UK,you are a fan of Froome and Sky because of nationalism and you hate Contador.boasson said:BlurryVII said:
Lol. Froome was the best from all the favourites today, put Time in A.C and Porte only outsprinted by Dan Martin. What about Porte? How are his recovery skills
Recovering Problems based on todays stage.... have you seen the last 2 stages of last years dauphine?
Also about the last 2 stages of last years Dauphine,he was against TVG ffs
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The difference with 2013, is that he was much better in the spring this year, had a great winter base and smashed everyone in the prologue . I find it completely abnormal that he's so bad right now, there's actually a good chance his form shoots up for the Tour.
Reminds me of Nibali in the Dauphiné 2014', he set the fastest time on that hill at the intermediate of the prologue equal with Contador and 3 seconds better than Froome, he finished 3rd at the end. And then he was crap all week.
Perhaps we saw a glimpse of the form he was going to have in July, same way with Contador here. Just a theory.
portugal11 said:I think it's 2013 all over againBlurryVII said:
The difference with 2013, is that he was much better in the spring this year, had a great winter base and smashed everyone in the prologue . I find it completely abnormal that he's so bad right now, there's actually a good chance his form shoots up for the Tour.
Reminds me of Nibali in the Dauphiné 2014', he set the fastest time on that hill at the intermediate of the prologue equal with Contador and 3 seconds better than Froome, he finished 3rd at the end. And then he was crap all week.
Perhaps we saw a glimpse of the form he was going to have in July, same way with Contador here. Just a theory.
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Tomorrow's stage is pretty much designed to fireworks on the penultimate climb, Superdevoluy is shallow, short and easy. He can't really distance people like Martin there, at all, so they need to go a few kilometres from the top IMO.
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Tomorrow's stage is pretty much designed to fireworks on the penultimate climb, Superdevoluy is shallow, short and easy. He can't really distance people like Martin there, at all, so they need to go a few kilometres from the top IMO.
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>99% is simply not good enough by Contador standards![/quote]
>Thats also a pretty high standard to hold him to. By contador standards your season is a failure if you dont win every GT your race that season. >Contador is an exiting rider to watch and just beacuse he doesnt win as much as he used to doesnt mean he should retire. Just enjoy watching him >race beacuse he is a legend and there isnt many seasons left to enjoying his bike rideing[/quote]
By Contador standard I mean it is His Standard for himself. My standard is meaningless to him and lower. Read my signature, the standard set is His not mine.
As far as I can see only 1 person has said he should retire and it wasn't me.
>99% is simply not good enough by Contador standards![/quote]
>Thats also a pretty high standard to hold him to. By contador standards your season is a failure if you dont win every GT your race that season. >Contador is an exiting rider to watch and just beacuse he doesnt win as much as he used to doesnt mean he should retire. Just enjoy watching him >race beacuse he is a legend and there isnt many seasons left to enjoying his bike rideing[/quote]
By Contador standard I mean it is His Standard for himself. My standard is meaningless to him and lower. Read my signature, the standard set is His not mine.
As far as I can see only 1 person has said he should retire and it wasn't me.
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Regardless of if he put time into AC and Porte, Froome was much better yesterday . And AC's form is off right now plus he attacked on Madeleine.
Have you seen the last week of the Tour 13' and 15'?
boasson said:BlurryVII said:
Lol. Froome was the best from all the favourites today, put Time in A.C and Porte only outsprinted by Dan Martin. What about Porte? How are his recovery skills
Recovering Problems based on todays stage.... have you seen the last 2 stages of last years dauphine?
Regardless of if he put time into AC and Porte, Froome was much better yesterday . And AC's form is off right now plus he attacked on Madeleine.
Have you seen the last week of the Tour 13' and 15'?
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if i were a Froome fan i'd be very worried for the tour when my guy could only put 8 seconds on AC aFTER the latter expended so much energy attacking from so far out
boasson said:BlurryVII said:
Lol. Froome was the best from all the favourites today, put Time in A.C and Porte only outsprinted by Dan Martin. What about Porte? How are his recovery skills
Recovering Problems based on todays stage.... have you seen the last 2 stages of last years dauphine?
if i were a Froome fan i'd be very worried for the tour when my guy could only put 8 seconds on AC aFTER the latter expended so much energy attacking from so far out
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He looks fine. Dauphine is a prep race not a race were you peak. Today he was testing how his legs responded to attacks far out. It is just a good sign that he is able to be there at the end after attacking. Cant really tell anything before the first mountains of the tour
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Contador doesn't work like that, when he is bad, he will be bad in the future. He was very good in spring season but he has been awful in this dauphine. For me, the prologue doesn't mean anything, in tour 2013 he almost won the hilly TTBlurryVII said:portugal11 said:I think it's 2013 all over againBlurryVII said:
The difference with 2013, is that he was much better in the spring this year, has a great winter base and smashed everyone in the prologue . I find it completely abnormal that he's so bad right now, there's actually a good chance his form shoots up for the Tour.
Reminds me of Nibali in the Dauphiné 2014', he set the fastest time on that hill at the intermediate of the prologue equal with Contador and 3 seconds better than Froome, he finished 3rd at the end. And then he was crap all week.
Perhaps a glimpse of the form he was going to have in July, same way with Contador here. Just a theory.
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