I know, let me dream though. Podium IS within reach though. The overall, not realistically, but the podium is definitely possible.
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Would you be happy if Valverde, after winning nothing for over a year, just missed out on winning a stage like this in the last few days of his career?Valv.Piti said:Cheer up, 'waste of energy', what absolute nonsense.LaFlorecita said:Just a waste of energy. I hope he doesn't waste more energy tomorrow so he has at least a remote chance of winning on Saturday.Forever The Best said:Anyways, probably what Contador did today won't change anything, no stage win, and no movement in GC either.
You know the difference beteen tomorrow and Fuente Dé is only the final climb. He will not be able to sit in the bunch. Attack in Collado de la Hoz incomingLaFlorecita said:Just a waste of energy. I hope he doesn't waste more energy tomorrow so he has at least a remote chance of winning on Saturday.Forever The Best said:Anyways, probably what Contador did today won't change anything, no stage win, and no movement in GC either.
Sure, let him waste energy so he can get two more top-10s before his retirement instead of one, diminishing his chances of a stage win on Saturday.Forever The Best said:I hope he doesn't wait for Saturday only to be 2nd or 3rd behind the breakaway or get dropped from the other GC contenders...LaFlorecita said:Just a waste of energy. I hope he doesn't waste more energy tomorrow so he has at least a remote chance of winning on Saturday.Forever The Best said:Anyways, probably what Contador did today won't change anything, no stage win, and no movement in GC either.
So, tomorrow more! Full gas attack from Carmona
Agreed. That's his most impressive performance all season. Crazy to consider that a waste of energy, how could he predict that he would reel in Haig, Moreno and Alaphilippe, but Denifl would hold onto 30 seconds. No way he could have foreseen that. He played it perfectly today going for the stage win and improving his GC, but just got a bit unlucky.Valv.Piti said:Cheer up, 'waste of energy', what absolute nonsense.LaFlorecita said:Just a waste of energy. I hope he doesn't waste more energy tomorrow so he has at least a remote chance of winning on Saturday.Forever The Best said:Anyways, probably what Contador did today won't change anything, no stage win, and no movement in GC either.
I edited that before you answered.ice&fire said:You know the difference beteen tomorrow and Fuente Dé is only the final climb. He will not be able to sit in the bunch. Attack in Collado de la Hoz incomingLaFlorecita said:Just a waste of energy. I hope he doesn't waste more energy tomorrow so he has at least a remote chance of winning on Saturday.Forever The Best said:Anyways, probably what Contador did today won't change anything, no stage win, and no movement in GC either.
He chased the stage win and was close. Ofc he is gonna ride, like wtf. Of course you can say in hindsight its waste of energy when he doesn't win, but then you can say that after every stage he doesn't win by that logic, right? Time trial yesterday, waste of energy. You are just pissed he didn't win and I very much understand that, but its utter ridiculous to say its waste of energy. He FINALLY showed how good he actually can be.LaFlorecita said:Would you be happy if Valverde, after winning nothing for over a year, just missed out on winning a stage like this in the last few days of his career?Valv.Piti said:Cheer up, 'waste of energy', what absolute nonsense.LaFlorecita said:Just a waste of energy. I hope he doesn't waste more energy tomorrow so he has at least a remote chance of winning on Saturday.Forever The Best said:Anyways, probably what Contador did today won't change anything, no stage win, and no movement in GC either.
Yes it was a waste of energy, he got 2nd, so what, that means nothing. He got some time back on GC, but he won't finish higher than 5th on GC, probably even 6th. So what was the point?
Nonsense, he dropped Lopez and Nibali et al tried their level best to gain time on Froome. Why did they not catch Alberto? He is in great shape and he will win on Saturday.LaFlorecita said:Come on, this is ridiculous. Yes, he was strong today, but no one really chased him. Something must go desperately wrong for those ahead of him for Alberto to end up on the podium and the overall win is simply never going to happen.jsem94 said:Damn right.Gigs_98 said:Hope is not lost. Considering the record of Austrian indurance athletes contador might be the official winner of this stage in two months.
Really incredible performance by Alberto today. Podium is well within reach. Idk, maybe even the overall if he stages an epic coup on Friday.
LaFlorecita said:Who cares?Pennino said:Supercombativo in the pocket even if some other rider attacks all the upcoming stages from km 0.0 straight to the finish line...
Ok, I won't tell you what to believe. Just prepare to be disappointed.Climber123 said:Nonsense, he dropped Lopez and Nibali et al tried their level best to gain time on Froome. Why did they not catch Alberto? He is in great shape and he will win on Saturday.
Of course I am saying all this IN HINDSIGHT. I thought that was obvious as I am posting all this, you know, after it happened.Valv.Piti said:He chased the stage win and was close. Ofc he is gonna ride, like wtf. Of course you can say in hindsight its waste of energy when he doesn't win, but then you can say that after every stage he doesn't win by that logic, right? Time trial yesterday, waste of energy. You are just pissed he didn't win and I very much understand that, but its utter ridiculous to say its waste of energy. He FINALLY showed how good he actually can be.
I find your lack of faith disturbingLaFlorecita said:Come on, this is ridiculous. Yes, he was strong today, but no one really chased him. Something must go desperately wrong for those ahead of him for Alberto to end up on the podium and the overall win is simply never going to happen.jsem94 said:Damn right.Gigs_98 said:Hope is not lost. Considering the record of Austrian indurance athletes contador might be the official winner of this stage in two months.
Really incredible performance by Alberto today. Podium is well within reach. Idk, maybe even the overall if he stages an epic coup on Friday.
Sure, if you say so, unfortunately no one but some die hard Contador fans will remember it.Climber123 said:This is better than many other stage wins. It was epic and he actually properly smoked the other GC guys.
Oh god. Everything he has done so far in this Vuelta I assume is waste of energy then.LaFlorecita said:Of course I am saying all this IN HINDSIGHT. I thought that was obvious as I am posting all this, you know, after it happened.Valv.Piti said:He chased the stage win and was close. Ofc he is gonna ride, like wtf. Of course you can say in hindsight its waste of energy when he doesn't win, but then you can say that after every stage he doesn't win by that logic, right? Time trial yesterday, waste of energy. You are just pissed he didn't win and I very much understand that, but its utter ridiculous to say its waste of energy. He FINALLY showed how good he actually can be.
Sorry for being realistic. I guess, when I'm realistic when everyone is pessimistic as ***, everyone believes I am an idiotic fan, and now when some people present the most hysterical scenarios as actual, likely possibilities and I offer some realism, it's a "lack of faith"...Cance > TheRest said:I find your lack of faith disturbing
Climber123 said:This is better than many other stage wins. It was epic and he actually properly smoked the other GC guys.
Yep. And considering he hasn't won a stage this year, it's comfortably his best and most memorable performance of the season for me.Climber123 said:This is better than many other stage wins. It was epic and he actually properly smoked the other GC guys.
You think I don't appreciate what he did today? Think again. I am just extremely disappointed and sad he lost in such a stupid way, because I am realistic enough to see it was his last chance at glory. Sure, there might be a 5% chance he wins on Angliru, and a 1% chance he wins tomorrow, I'm not going to hold my breath for that.Valv.Piti said:Please, I know it must be frustrating, but can't you at least appreciate its the first time we have actually seen this Contador on the biggest scene in years? Like seriously man.......
LaFlorecita said:Sorry for being realistic. I guess, when I'm realistic when everyone is pessimistic as ****, everyone believes I am an idiotic fan, and now when some people present the most hysterical scenarios as actual, likely possibilities and I offer some realism, it's a "lack of faith"...Cance > TheRest said:I find your lack of faith disturbing
This is nothing on Nice 2017. He attacked from 50 km out that day and dropped all his GC rivals just like today and almost won the whole race.DFA123 said:Yep. And considering he hasn't won a stage this year, it's comfortably his best and most memorable performance of the season for me.Climber123 said:This is better than many other stage wins. It was epic and he actually properly smoked the other GC guys.
He put a minute into Froome on a GT mountain stage. That doesn't happen every day.