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sir fly said:I think there were differences in their goals, as well as in training habits. Quintana trains on his own to sharpen the shape. He's done it before the Tours and other targeted races.rhubroma said:Quintana was training on his own too.
Please don't ruin the dream, folk on here have already made their minds up that it's froomedog, it must be laughed at even though is all in their fantasy headspastronef said:that´s Wout Poels
rick james said:Please don't ruin the dream, folk on here have already made their minds up that it's froomedog, it must be laughed at even though is all in their fantasy headspastronef said:that´s Wout Poels
this top level Contador, is it contador 2009 or contador 2014??Savant12 said:rick james said:Please don't ruin the dream, folk on here have already made their minds up that it's froomedog, it must be laughed at even though is all in their fantasy headspastronef said:that´s Wout Poels
Sky are practicing their next race tactic for the Tour. Poels is going to do a head down Froome-like mutant attack, the other riders burn their watts trying to close the gap thinking "Oh crap! The dawgs on an attack", only to catch up with Poels and then they see a full-mutant Froome jump them from behind with perhaps only a top-level Contador able to follow.
that's any contador able to stick to froome at the first summit finish and destroy him in week 3 by 2-3 minutes.rick james said:this top level Contador, is it contador 2009 or contador 2014??Savant12 said:rick james said:Please don't ruin the dream, folk on here have already made their minds up that it's froomedog, it must be laughed at even though is all in their fantasy headspastronef said:that´s Wout Poels
Sky are practicing their next race tactic for the Tour. Poels is going to do a head down Froome-like mutant attack, the other riders burn their watts trying to close the gap thinking "Oh crap! The dawgs on an attack", only to catch up with Poels and then they see a full-mutant Froome jump them from behind with perhaps only a top-level Contador able to follow.
Ideally 2009, but 2014 will do as well, there isn't a big difference honestly.rick james said:this top level Contador, is it contador 2009 or contador 2014??
the statements of a rider in the year x form are bloody madly dogmatic in essence and have the only function - to defend one's alleged superiority by any arguments. in this connection i'd love to see quintana and froome deliving an absolutely dominant perfomance in july just to find out how it might be extrapolated on the top 2009/2014 contador level.SeriousSam said:It remains to be seen whether this Contador is more than mystical, counterfactual rider that exists only in the vivid imagination of some fans.
airstream?dacooley said:the statements of a rider in the year x form are bloody madly dogmatic in essence and have the only function - to defend one's alleged superiority by any arguments.
SeriousSam said:It remains to be seen whether this Contador is more than mystical, counterfactual rider that exists only in the vivid imagination of some fans.
LaFlorecita said:Ideally 2009, but 2014 will do as well, there isn't a big difference honestly.rick james said:this top level Contador, is it contador 2009 or contador 2014??
rick james said:Please don't ruin the dream, folk on here have already made their minds up that it's froomedog, it must be laughed at even though is all in their fantasy headspastronef said:that´s Wout Poels
You care enough to open a Froome thread to tell us all how much greater saint Bertie is....oh you care alrightblackmamba said:Froome cant compare to Contador any cycling fan with a IQ over 70 sure can understand that and I wont even bother to explain why cause the truth is right in front of your face so if you cant see it its either cause ur delusional or just isnt bright enough whichever case it is I dont CARE.
rick james said:You care enough to open a Froome thread to tell us all how much greater saint Bertie is....oh you care alrightblackmamba said:Froome cant compare to Contador any cycling fan with a IQ over 70 sure can understand that and I wont even bother to explain why cause the truth is right in front of your face so if you cant see it its either cause ur delusional or just isnt bright enough whichever case it is I dont CARE.
Well considering saint Bertie has been cycling at the top end of the world tour for more years its understandable that he's won more than the dawg...and Saint Bertie at the tour is an irrelevance, all he's done for years but making up the numbers....what a bitter pill to swallow for Saint Bertie fans.blackmamba said:rick james said:You care enough to open a Froome thread to tell us all how much greater saint Bertie is....oh you care alrightblackmamba said:Froome cant compare to Contador any cycling fan with a IQ over 70 sure can understand that and I wont even bother to explain why cause the truth is right in front of your face so if you cant see it its either cause ur delusional or just isnt bright enough whichever case it is I dont CARE.
Froome won tdf 2 times oh lets compare him with a guy who has won exactly what? See the difference now try to understand it and comprehend it.
rick james said:Well considering saint Bertie has been cycling at the top end of the world tour for more years its understandable that he's won more than the dawg...and Saint Bertie at the tour is an irrelevance, all he's done for years but making up the numbers....what a bitter pill to swallow for Saint Bertie fans.blackmamba said:rick james said:You care enough to open a Froome thread to tell us all how much greater saint Bertie is....oh you care alrightblackmamba said:Froome cant compare to Contador any cycling fan with a IQ over 70 sure can understand that and I wont even bother to explain why cause the truth is right in front of your face so if you cant see it its either cause ur delusional or just isnt bright enough whichever case it is I dont CARE.
Froome won tdf 2 times oh lets compare him with a guy who has won exactly what? See the difference now try to understand it and comprehend it.
dacooley, nice to meet you.LaFlorecita said:airstream?dacooley said:the statements of a rider in the year x form are bloody madly dogmatic in essence and have the only function - to defend one's alleged superiority by any arguments.
Your style of writing just reminds me a lot of airstream who would also go on and on about dogmas and superiority etcdacooley said:dacooley, nice to meet you.LaFlorecita said:airstream?dacooley said:the statements of a rider in the year x form are bloody madly dogmatic in essence and have the only function - to defend one's alleged superiority by any arguments.
if contador cannot be compared with any modern cyclists, be so polite to discuss him without mentioning different names.
rick james said:Well considering saint Bertie has been cycling at the top end of the world tour for more years its understandable that he's won more than the dawg...and Saint Bertie at the tour is an irrelevance, all he's done for years but making up the numbers....what a bitter pill to swallow for Saint Bertie fans.blackmamba said:rick james said:You care enough to open a Froome thread to tell us all how much greater saint Bertie is....oh you care alrightblackmamba said:Froome cant compare to Contador any cycling fan with a IQ over 70 sure can understand that and I wont even bother to explain why cause the truth is right in front of your face so if you cant see it its either cause ur delusional or just isnt bright enough whichever case it is I dont CARE.
Froome won tdf 2 times oh lets compare him with a guy who has won exactly what? See the difference now try to understand it and comprehend it.