Critérium du Dauphiné 2014: Stage 8, Megève - Courchevel Le Praz (131.5 km)

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xanadu

xanadu

Jun 19, 2013
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People doubting wether Froome is seriously injured and that he should not start the stage. Cmon. If you're that well in the GC, you just don't give up when nothing is broken.

And yeah ofcourse he lost time DUE TO THE INJURY. Being a Gesink fan for years I can recognize the sucking after a fall. :rolleyes:
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Yeah, dead right. I remember Zulle in the Giro, he got tendonitis when in the maglia rosa, he lost over half an hour the following day.
 
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willbick

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The_Juan said:
Dude, Froome's confidence was lost in Tenerife when he was told Alberto was back to his old form.

If the guy you wiped the floor with in last year's TdF is posting times significantly quicker than yours on the same climbs & same week...
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Yeah Froome was so mentally shot he beat Contador in 2 stages all of like 6 days ago lol
 
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peacefultribe

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xanadu said:
Yeah, dead right. I remember Zulle in the Giro, he got tendonitis when in the maglia rosa, he lost over half an hour the following day.
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It's possible the injury from the crash was 100% responsible for the poor showing, but I'm not sure why he would risk further injury for a training race.
 
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The_Juan

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willbick said:
Yeah Froome was so mentally shot he beat Contador in 2 stages all of like 6 days ago lol
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Wouldn't go as far as using the words "mentally shot," but I suspect he realized very soon that he was going to need more than the usual sprint uphill and/or Sky train to beat him.

That's why we're all here I guess. We still do not know whether Alberto is in good enough shape to beat Chris at the TdF.
 
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sulgpallur

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The_Juan said:
Dude, Froome's confidence was lost in Tenerife when he was told Alberto was back to his old form.

If the guy you wiped the floor with in last year's TdF is posting times significantly quicker than yours on the same climbs & same week...
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Where does this info come from?
 
cineteq

cineteq

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peacefultribe said:
If Froome was seriously injured, he would not have started the stage. He is somewhat immature, and relatively inexperienced compared to the likes of Contador. It appears as though he didn't have the will to fight when things didn't go according to plan.
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I don't buy at all his crash injuries were the cause of his bad performance. Obviously it was on stage 2 when he 'fatigued' himself to death, and he couldn't recover.
 
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F*cking awesome stage

Contador didnt have the team
Froome didnt have the legs
Talansky had the balls
=great win

This today is why team size should be reduced to 6 guys. Less control, more awesomeness
 
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Yeeang

Jun 7, 2014
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cineteq said:
I don't buy at all his crash injuries were the cause of his bad performance. Obviously it was on stage 2 when he 'fatigued' himself to death, and he couldn't recover.
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"Don't buy...." Dude, don't display your ignorance. I'm not a doctor but I've fallen on my hip, and taken knocks on my shoulder, and if you didn't know, these falls can be totally debilitating, especially if the bone is bruised. The pain and the imbalance caused by muscles having to compensate reduce your ability to perform. When you're performing at this level, the smallest niggle will wear you down, translating into seconds if not minutes. I think that Froome's performance under the circumstances was exceptional. Just hope that there is no cartilage damage to his hip which will take longer than 3 to 7 days to heal.

Having said that, I take nothing away from AC's performance today. Parabems Alberto, e boa sorte para o TdF. Espero que o pizza foi bom, e que o vinho estava cheio de anti-oxidants.
 
Publicus

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Yeeang said:
"Don't buy...." Dude, don't display your ignorance. I'm not a doctor but I've fallen on my hip, and taken knocks on my shoulder, and if you didn't know, these falls can be totally debilitating, especially if the bone is bruised. The pain and the imbalance caused by muscles having to compensate reduce your ability to perform. When you're performing at this level, the smallest niggle will wear you down, translating into seconds if not minutes. I think that Froome's performance under the circumstances was exceptional. Just hope that there is no cartilage damage to his hip which will take longer than 3 to 7 days to heal.

Having said that, I take nothing away from AC's performance today. Parabems Alberto, e boa sorte para o TdF. Espero que o pizza foi bom, e que o vinho estava cheio de anti-oxidants.
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So why not pull out of the race after the fall? Why potentially put your TdF preparation in further jeopardy to win a warm up race? Heal up and make sure you are at your best on july 5
 
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Yeeang

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@ Publicus. Not sure. I can only guess that there were a number of variables considered to carry on- whatever it was, I have no doubt that all options were considered by team management and pro's and cons debated. Pro's would have included defending the green jersey, displaying the physical courage that pro cyclists are known for. The cons are compelling enough to make a strong argument against carrying on, and this makes me think that the injury was not serious enough to threaten his TdF, and that he would be able to recover. I suspect that Kerrison would have told him he was good to go, as long as he rode within himself and not worry about trying to get the yellow jersey back. They were rewarded with a win by one of their own, and Froome came out of it with a respectful performance on the day. 20 days of R&R should see him up and 'running' for 5/7. I'd be more worried about his recovery in time if this happened on the TSuisse.
 
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The tragedy of Sky's Dauphine is the fact that they won 3 stages, and yet the overall result/main objective was never achieved.

meanwhile Contador & Talansky OTOH didn't win any stages & yet they walk away as winners.......


just two weeks away from the battle of the century :D
 
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doperhopper

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indianfanboy said:
Froome still wins the Green jersey..maybe froome should start concentrating on winning the green jersey we might have a good challenger for Sagan:rolleyes:
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so marginal... but why not putting on 20 kilos, count the watts and become a sprinting monster?
 
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postmanhat said:
I like Konig, but he was very lucky to get a tow from Contador today

No chance of anything at The Tour. Are Netapp at The Vuelta?
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I think he has a chance to get in top ten at TdF.

No, they aren't racing Vuelta.
 
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Punter

Jun 29, 2010
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The_Juan said:
All I know is that Alberto is going to kick himself in the behind for not having gone with Nibali.

What a tactical mistake! I know he was more interested in sending Froome a message but... to think he could've killed two birds with one stone is going to burn him for a while.

And Tinkof... WTF! WTF! Jesus Christ! Where the heck were they???
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Problem is if he responds to Nibali attack on that terrain he drags Froome and Sky with him and that sets up the counter attacks. Without a teammate I don't think he had much choice but to wait for the road to ramp up before making his move

One of the most enjoyable stages I have ever watched
 
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