Teams & Riders Fabio Aru discussion thread

[Matteo.]

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Stupid as fu##. He lost the tour here

Are you just able to insult people? Ridicoluos.

Anyway, i don't understand why he was so back. Ok He was alone, but He bad to be more careful.
Maybe a mechanical?

 

[Forever The Best]

Aaaand it's over. (Since Landa won't go with the possible Contador-Quintana attack on CdF which means that Landa will chase them instead of Froome which means that Froome will be fresh which means that Aru/Bardet/Uran's gains won't be enough for the TT.)

 

[Matteo.]

It was his fault, he has just said.

 

[deValtos]

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It was his fault, he has just said.

What did he say? Did he say it's bad legs or was just bad positioning?

 

[jsem94]

He might have squandered his podium place too. Damn.

 

[Matteo.]

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It was his fault, he has just said.

What did he say? Did he say it's bad legs or was just bad positioning?

Bad positioning. And in these cases you pay the bill. He did a terrible mistake and gave 25s away

 

[Gigs_98]

Ouch. Ofc he had a disadvantage compared to froome with an incredibly weak team but that must not be an excuse for losing 25 seconds. Even contador who nowadays is horrible on finishes like this finished in front of him and he doesn't even care about gc that much anymore

 

[cantpedal]

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It was his fault, he has just said.

What did he say? Did he say it's bad legs or was just bad positioning?

Bad positioning. And in these cases you pay the bill. He did a terrible mistake and gave 25s away

Valgren in a TV interview (US) stating he tried to pull him to the front but Aru couldn't hold his wheel. When told Aru had lost the Jersey his response was "Good".

 

[Poursuivant]

Valgren on twitter


Sorry if people misunderstood my post race interview. Sad to loose the jersey but don't think it is bad for us.

 

[Brullnux]

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It was his fault, he has just said.

What did he say? Did he say it's bad legs or was just bad positioning?

Bad positioning. And in these cases you pay the bill. He did a terrible mistake and gave 25s away

Valgren in a TV interview (US) stating he tried to pull him to the front but Aru couldn't hold his wheel. When told Aru had lost the Jersey his response was "Good".

He has a point. If he were two to five seconds behind it would be perfect, although 18 is a bit too much.

 

[DanielSong39]

Maybe the simplest explanation is the right one. He just didn't have the legs today.

Hey, it happens.

 

[Red Rick]

It's all gonna come down with the Croix de Fer. I'm convinced Sky can control the Telegraphe/Galibier combo and the Izoard stage is total garbage.

 

[DanielSong39]

Vino better get BMC on the phone because Aru may need more help on this stage.

 

[Valv.Piti]

This is just sooooo bad for the race....... I have suddenly lost faith in this Tour again. I very much fear Sky will suck the life out of the race like Peyragudes and people will be scared to death to actually try something.

 

[DanielSong39]

Sky's basic strategy doesn't really change. I guess the only real difference is that Froome gets his time-outs back.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Sky's basic strategy doesn't really change. I guess the only real difference is that Froome gets his time-outs back.

I don't see Landa going up the road and I see Sky sitting on the front again, unfortunately.

 

[DanielSong39]

If Quintana and Contador decide to go up the road again I think Landa may be sent to mark them, instead of having Kwiatkowski chase.

Then again I could be wrong.

 

[SafeBet]

I don't think it's a case of bad legs. Aru's never been very good in positioning and you can easily lose 20 seconds when you start the last wall 100 meters behind. All GC riders who struggle with positioning lost time yesterday, can't be a coincidence.

I do believe it's better not to have the jersey. Let Sky control the race, Landa will be on a short leash from now on, and Aru doesn't have to worry about other riders attacking. If he's better than Froome uphill these 20 seconds won't matter much.

 

[Vasilis]

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I don't think it's a case of bad legs. Aru's never been very good in positioning and you can easily lose 20 seconds when you start the last wall 100 meters behind. All GC riders who struggle with positioning lost time yesterday, can't be a coincidence.

I do believe it's better not to have the jersey. Let Sky control the race, Landa will be on a short leash from now on, and Aru doesn't have to worry about other riders attacking. If he's better than Froome uphill these 20 seconds won't matter much.

Except there's still a time trial to come and his buffer should be as big as possible, at least a minute IMO. I agree that it's good for them that they don't have to control the race, but losing 24 seconds is just a waste.

 

[Matteo.]

Without surprises today, on the galibier you have to attack convinced.
He and bardet must try (allowing legs) because they need 1.30 to stay safe.And it's not a little
about uran I have no great claims: he can rightly be content with a prestigious podium after 3 years of oblivion. Reasoning that does not apply to the other two: one has already won a GT (plus other podiums) the other is already finished second in class last year.
Because a fact is now clear and accurate: froome is the strongest and most complete, but uphill does not make the difference as it once was, looking ''normal''. we had already seen last year.
And with these premise these two must try, and if it does end there is no shame.

 

[Rollthedice]

I think today we'll see if it was just bad positioning or if something is wrong.

 

[toolittle]

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Froome must say thanks to Aru.
He just use up his own energy to chase Bardet and let Froome rest.

But Uran and Bardet will say xuck to him.

 

[markene2]

Hope Aru can bounce back tomorrow, he never gives up!

 

[Matteo.]

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I think today we'll see if it was just bad positioning or if something is wrong.

As you have anticipated, he is fading.
For me, he got into shape too early, at dauphine he was already too strong. Perhaps the fact of having skipped the Giro has ruined the plans for the form peaks

 

[bob.a.feet]

Aru can still podium but it is clear he is fading. His climbing form was pretty good early on in the race so for sure he can win the Giro or Vuelta if he decides to target them next year. Hope he does better tomorrow.