CNF Award: Best climber of 2013

[JorgeZZ]

Froome
from Oman to TdF he was fantastic
6 top victories at the summits including epic Mont Ventoux

Quintana
this year he's just second

 

[TANK91]

Wasn't the biggest stage l'Alpe?

No the biggest stage was the TDF2013,were Froome wins by alot even without ITT(bye the way im a massive Quintana fan)

 

[greenedge]

Froome
Quintana
Porte

 

[Escarabajo]

So basically if we neutralize the stages Quintana got beaten by froome on because Quintana attacked from further out (on ventoux merely lower on the climb), but then totally ignore the fact that on the 2 stages Quintana beat froome on froome was sooo far ahead on gc he did not need to do anything but get to the finish line, we reach the conclusion that the flawed line of reasoning was designed to reach.

Ventoux was not by much. It was only Ax-3 domaines. He was basically riding for Valverde. After these two it was all Quintana in the Mountains.

Had he mantained the same tactic as he did the last week I can make the argument that Quintana would have at least be to par with Froome in the initial weeks.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Froome also announced that he would try and win the worlds

He did try...

 

[aarononymous]

Quintana, not the smartest but clearly the strongest climber....next years Tour will confirm. He might finish lower down the podium but I'm hoping for a bloodbath in the mountains.

 

[karlboss]

It's obviously Froome, from the start of the season he was the best climber it was only at the Tour Quintana was close. Froome way better early and Quintana marginally better late. Next year may be different, but that's next year.

 

[manafana]

QUintana he set it off with his climbing skills

 

[rainman]

It should be Froome because he climbed faster when it really counted, but he looks like a twisted lump of frantically pedalling angle iron. Quintana gets my vote, he is the most gifted and stylish natural climber we have seen for many years. He reminds me of past super climbers Bahamontes, Jimenez, Van Impe and Arroyo.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

It should be Froome because he climbed faster when it really counted, but he looks like a twisted lump of frantically pedalling angle iron. Quintana gets my vote, he is the most gifted and stylish natural climber we have seen for many years. He reminds me of past super climbers Bahamontes, Jimenez, Van Impe and Arroyo.

David Arroyo ??? Hardly a super climber but more like a super descender. A, i missing something here?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Ángel Arroyo maybe?

I'd have named Fuente, Herrera, Gaul or Sukhoruchenkov there tbh though.

 

[movingtarget]

Has to be Froome with Quintana a clear second. Horner third !

 

[TearMeApart]

I would like to do a few remarks.

1. Quintana did not ride for Valverde at the TdF whatsoever. Yeah, there was a bit of tactical maneuver in his early attack on Ax 3 stage, but it didn't help Valverde at all. I consider his both attacks (Ax 3 and Ventoux) a semibluff when the rider realized that he couldn't win the stage against Froome mano-to-mano while nonetheless anyway it was possible if there wouldn't be a massacre amongst big guns and thу break would take the stage.

2. We didn't see fresh motivated Froome against fresh motivated Quintana so far. Colombian gained his seconds after the Tour had become a cruise trip for Froomie.

 

[JorgeZZ]

I would like to do a few remarks.

welcome back )

 

[hfer07]

Pfff, who votes with their head anymore? Besides Quintana's just so much cooler and better looking on the bike then the dawg.

^ This ^
10 char

 

[TearMeApart]

I fear 1 thing a lot. The 2013 Tour and the difference between Froome on one side and Nibali and Quintana from the other one. Will we be able to handle that in a stoic way...

By the way Froome's worse aerodynamics gives Quintana some extra edge. If Froome improved his position on blike without losing power, there would've been only the race for 2nd place.

 

[The Hitch]

Froome has seen the poll and has a message for everyone that voted Quintana

I still think I can get much better. I’m obviously a decent climber but there are things I can do to improve

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ot...t-to-win-multiple-Tour-de-France-titles.htmlv

 

[Afrank]

Froome's 28, Quintana 23. Potential for improvment: advantage Quintana.

 

[maltiv]

Froome's 28, Quintana 23. Potential for improvment: advantage Quintana.

But remember, Quintana has been steadily improving since he was a child...Froome has only been improving since 2011. So he might be much further away from his peak

 

[barmaher]

I think Froome put in the best climbing performances this year. Ventoux and Ax-3 were phenomenal rides. Quintana and Horner and Nibali were the only riders who got close to this level.

 

[Eshnar]

The best climber of the year is... Quintana!
Thanks to all for voting!