Don't believe in long range attacks and it's succes

[Miburo]

I know some still think teams will attemp a longe attack on froome (maybe not lol)

Yea won't work. I hope i'm wrong but let's look at the facts.

First of all will they even work together? Remember when froome was completely isolated in the tour of 2013 with more than 100km to go? Nothing happened...

Sky's team is way way better than 2013, it's almost impossible to isolate froome. Richie will pull out a richie of course but there's still so many other guys in the team.

Now imagine in an ideal situation. I'm talking here about the very best. Nibali, contador and piti go, they've a teammate with them and somehow froome doesn't follow them. In a descent i guess.

K? Sky will chase, duh. Tj and gesink only care about placements which is their right so their teams will chase. Yea they've a weak team but still. Other teams might too (barguil and gallopin).

Then we also have to hope they've the legs to ride, they got destroyed today and even if they gain let's say 3 minutes tomorrow. Super unlikely of course. Then the dawg destroys them on the plateau and the alpe and so on....

Sad to say but this tour is completely over unless he crashes in the descents which would be pathetic to hope or wish for.

 

[Netserk]

 

[LaFlorecita]

Long range attacks won't work because the only two riders who could pull it off - Nibali and Contador - are way down and in poor shape.

 

[Miburo]

No one cared about rasmussen, they all thought he would crack in the ITT...

 

[Dog]

The Skytrain laughs at anyone's attempt at a long range attack.

 

[SafeBet]

Re:

Long range attacks won't work because the only two riders who could pull it off - Nibali and Contador - are way down and in poor shape.

True.
Plus both of their teams don't look strong enough to support this kind of moves.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

The French will do long range attacks, but nothing will disrupt the Sky/Froome train GC wise.

 

[Eagle]

I dont think anyone really thinks its likely to happen and certainly not likely to succeed, more what people hope will happen

 

[deValtos]

You'll all be eating your words when Rolland pulls back over 2 minutes and enters the top 20.

 

[Pantani Attacks]

Tommy V to pull back over 10 minutes tomorrow

 

[May0maniac]

Re:

So you think we need another Danish hero to save the day once again?

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

Rolland might be able to getaway with a long range attack, Hesjedal has a record of trying them as well. They will only be able to do it because they are not a real threat. Anyone close to the podium tries and they will either be reeled back in quickly or perhaps left hanging out front and then swept up and spat out the back in the finale of the stage.
Nibali might get away on a descent but given his lack of form even that is highly doubtful because he probably will not be in the leading group when descents might be significant.

 

[42x16ss]

Has everyone already forgotten Hesjedal, Rolland and Quintana at last years Giro

 

[Escarabajo]

In today's age they don't work because the Sky team will put a pace at threshold. Very difficult to disrupt if you ask me.

The closest that I have ever seen to disrupt the Sky train was Quintana at the 2012 Dauphine. And he could manage just some seconds.

 

[Escarabajo]

Re:

Has everyone already forgotten Hesjedal, Rolland and Quintana at last years Giro

It doesn't snow in July in France.

 

[IndianCyclist]

The only team which can try that is Movistar with Valverde and Quintana. they are close in GC

 

[cellardoor]

There will be at least one stage where the Sky train shows weakness, probably at the end of a 3 day block.