He came 4th and won the White Jersey in his first serious go at a top GC placing, I think calling him pathetic is a bit harsh... He's achieved a lot more than the vast majority of the riders in this race.hrotha said:What a pathetic rider. He didn't even TRY to get on the podium. His strategy was "Maybe someone will crash?".
Yeah pathetic is very harsh. Of course it would have been great to see him try something but I think he was close to his limit these past 3 days. He faded badly in the TT, lost time yesterday and couldn't follow Quintana, Martin ect when they put in thier sprint for the line today.Hayabusa said:He came 4th and won the White Jersey in his first serious go at a top GC placing, I think calling him pathetic is a bit harsh... He's achieved a lot more than the vast majority of the riders in this race.hrotha said:What a pathetic rider. He didn't even TRY to get on the podium. His strategy was "Maybe someone will crash?".
Yes, trying to improve your general classification is a curse of modern cycling.Ramon Koran said:I'm sure in the Orica team car and Adam himslef decided that the risk exceeded the reward. Seriously who cares who finished third in the tour only the winner counts, he's won the white jersey and finished forth, great winners like Alberto don't care about podiums nor should Adam, it seems to me that the biggest failures in modern cycling are those that are overjoyed with a podium (andy, nairo, pinot and maybe bardet).
Meh. It wouldn't have meant taking huge risks. He just did nothing.Ramon Koran said:The guys got his career ahead of him including the Olympics in acouple of weeks and you want him to throw that all away for a podium on the Tour? He will get plenty of those over his career it's not like he's missed a win. He's won the white and finished 4th in the first GC he has aimed for, not bad.
I'm glad to know that those of us on an Internet forum have the cycling expertise and in-depth knowledge of Yates' body to draw such a clear distinction between "pathetically unambitious' and 'completely exhausted'.hrotha said:Ramon Koran is happy Yates showed no ambition whatsoever so that he may show some ambition in the future.
And lol at the notion that Yates is being singled out.
So in your opinion showing ambition is attacking in a wet dangerous descent to maybe get on the podium at the risk of losing his white jersy that will give him a podium anyway plus any chance at the olympics and maybe ending his career? It is time to stop invading this thread with such comments, we should applaud his performance in his first tour aiming for gc and coming fourth behind two of the best gc riders in the world and one of the most attacking riders in the world. He climbed with the best at 23 and has proven to the doubters about weather he could challenge in gt's, he's 24 next month and has won notabbly san sebastian and 4th in the tour plus white a great future ahead for him, hopefully he can get stronger to show to the doubters he is an offensive rider.hrotha said:Ramon Koran is happy Yates showed no ambition whatsoever so that he may show some ambition in the future.
And lol at the notion that Yates is being singled out.
Good for him. But no-one really gave a monkeys as he wasn't a threat to the top 5. If Adam had tried something, then Movi and Bardet would have been on his case, making it probably pointless. Assuming he could, as he's obviously been knackered all week.Jagartrott said:What part of 'no huge risks were needed' was not clear?
He just followed, followed, followed. Purito, the descending giant, gained half a minute on the main group while riding with a thick safety margin. He tried, and won a few places.
Again, what makes you think he'd be risking so much? Ending his career? Give me a break. That can happen at any time and no one is saying he should have turned kamikaze on the descent.Ramon Koran said:So in your opinion showing ambition is attacking in a wet dangerous descent to maybe get on the podium at the risk of losing his white jersy that will give him a podium anyway plus any chance at the olympics and maybe ending his career?
Screw that, this is not your personal playground. Negative opinions are every bit as relevant as positive opinions.It is time to stop invading this thread with such comments, we should applaud his performance
And you still waste bandwidth with nonsensical posts. We are discussing real cycling not some fantasy game.hrotha said:Ramon Koran is happy Yates showed no ambition whatsoever so that he may show some ambition in the future.
And lol at the notion that Yates is being singled out.
You're entitled to your opinion, but please don't lecture the rest into what we should and should not type here.Ramon Koran said:So in your opinion showing ambition is attacking in a wet dangerous descent to maybe get on the podium at the risk of losing his white jersy that will give him a podium anyway plus any chance at the olympics and maybe ending his career? It is time to stop invading this thread with such comments, we should applaud his performance in his first tour aiming for gc and coming fourth behind two of the best gc riders in the world and one of the most attacking riders in the world.
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