Forunculo said:You are so optimistic, there is a tough rider to beat in Froome
aaand Valverde and Rodriguez...but I know,time trial
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Forunculo said:You are so optimistic, there is a tough rider to beat in Froome
Netserk said:Well, if he wins Red + KOM + Points, then he will also win Combo
Like gifting?LaFlorecita said:No, red points and combo Alberto never wins KOM for some reason
ILovecycling said:aaand Valverde and Rodriguez...but I know,time trial
'cause from Saturday AC's form won't improve more than Froome's?airstream said:I think if Contador can't drop Froome on Saturday, he won't win. Don't believe in magical transformations of form. It will be very сlose though.
Netserk said:'cause from Saturday AC's form won't improve more than Froome's?
airstream said:We'll see. But Froome shows himself as an alien this year. If he gains 1 min on Contador in TT which is quite possible, it will be difficult to beat him. Just my opinion. No parallels with the 2011 Giro and so on. All that is irrelevant atm.
LaFlorecita said:I don't think Froome will gain 1 min on Alberto in the TT. Rather 20 seconds.
Miburo said:I think he won't gain any time. In this kinda TT Contador is one of the best maybe even the best.
johnnycash said:I think on the evidence seen so far you culdn't claim AC looks stronger than any of the other 3 GC contenders, but he'll defintiely be in te mix.
Giro 11? no way. If he wins, it'll be very close to Froome.
Miburo said:I think he won't gain any time. In this kinda TT Contador is one of the best maybe even the best.
airstream said:I think if Contador can't drop Froome on Saturday, he won't win. Don't believe in magical transformations of form. It will be very сlose though.
Carols said:ROTFL you say this with Andy's once a year Magical transformation of form????
johnnycash said:Off topic but why do we refer to AC as Contador, not Velasco. Same for Purito/Olivier or Cobo and Valverde Belomonte. Don't get the Spanish names.
Carols said:ROTFL you say this with Andy's once a year Magical transformation of form????
airstream said:But Froome is the best - without 'maybe' - at any TT out of Vuelta participants.
airstream said:Andy's form is a complicated thing because it's almost impossible to define his base level as he often reins himself in. And the way he rides doesn't mean he can't better. Everything is just for the Tour. It's the general policy.
Carols said:Oh I see, to complicated to be understood..
So Alberto whose been out of competition for 6+ months has no right to improve his form with race miles??? It won't be Magical, it'll be Logical.
It's not that important. Many people voted for Froome in the Vuelta poll because they preferred to believe impressions rather than palmares." said:How many TT's did Froome win?
And Martin is still in the race