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Jokes that Nibali has voodoo power........ Silly IMO but all in good fun.
starlord said:
Jokes that Nibali has voodoo power........ Silly IMO but all in good fun.
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Froome only lost a couple of seconds on stage 19 in the Tour that year, Nibali finished more than a minute ahead, despite having been in the attack on his own for a much longer period of time than Froome. He was just stronger that day. A shame he had a flat tire the following stage or he'd have been on the podium as well.
silvergrenade said:
Froome only lost a couple of seconds on stage 19 in the Tour that year, Nibali finished more than a minute ahead, despite having been in the attack on his own for a much longer period of time than Froome. He was just stronger that day. A shame he had a flat tire the following stage or he'd have been on the podium as well.
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Got it. So Nibali's now using his special power to put out of action his friend who was not really going to be a podium contender. Okay.
Ataraxus said:
Got it. So Nibali's now using his special power to put out of action his friend who was not really going to be a podium contender. Okay.
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Vuelta 2010, giro 2011 (if he was smarter he would have won after contador's ban). :surprised:Ataraxus said:
Today Orica set the benchmark in how to ride mountain days to try to stop the dominance of Sky at the TDF - Ride hard on the flat for 40 or 50 kms before the climbs to weaken the teams that are top heavy with climbers - Do this and you will reduce the tempo Sky can set on the mountains.
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That's quite a stretch. He'd have had to finish within 5 seconds of Quintana on Alpe d'Huez to reach the podium. Possible, perhaps, but far from likely.El Pistolero said:
You are talking about Pistolero who is doing everything in his might to denigrate and diminish Valverde....
On topic, he won the Giro fair and square 2013. He woulda pooped on Wiggins if he continued and was fresh. He had some luck in the other GTs.
On topic, he won the Giro fair and square 2013. He woulda pooped on Wiggins if he continued and was fresh. He had some luck in the other GTs.
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As I said earlier it's getting out of hands, the voodoo has a mind of its own. It's so powerful it might take even Nibali out.
starlord said:
As I said earlier it's getting out of hands, the voodoo has a mind of its own. It's so powerful it might take even Nibali out.
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It is a race and they are pros. Paid to win. Morals or ethics does not come into it. That is most professional sports people for you.
To be looking to professional cycling for morals and ethics is LOL.
Dekker_Tifosi said:
It is a race and they are pros. Paid to win. Morals or ethics does not come into it. That is most professional sports people for you.
To be looking to professional cycling for morals and ethics is LOL.
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It was I believe a reference to Quintana (and Thomas) crash, not Kangert's...starlord said:
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If he's leading then I think he probably would slow down, especially for a small gap. If he's behind them he wouldn't slow down.Dekker_Tifosi said:
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And also burn yourself out in the process, without getting any reward for it. Hardly a benchmark. Still it was worth a go, rest day tomorrow.
yaco said:
And also burn yourself out in the process, without getting any reward for it. Hardly a benchmark. Still it was worth a go, rest day tomorrow.
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A broken elbow actually is a tricky injury. Mine was broken as a kid and the joint grew together wrong. The doctor said back in 2014 I should be happy that I'm able to move and stop lamenting about the skew arm! So Kangert seriously needs slow and professional surgery so nothing goes wrong.Stilletto said:
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Voodoos sometimes do work in mysterious ways. Maybe this was just a spark for a big meteoric one planned to come in third week.
starlord said:
Voodoos sometimes do work in mysterious ways. Maybe this was just a spark for a big meteoric one planned to come in third week.
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Very sad for him. A great Giro was shaping up for Tanel, hope he gets back stronger.Stilletto said:
This is the last time in the next couple of years, we'll see Rui Costa leading a WT team on a Grand Tour again.
Hopefully, He will learn this time without having an "illness" or "working for someone else" type of excuse, that he must focus in what it's best.
1 week hilly stage races and classics, where he's world's top-10.
Hopefully, He will learn this time without having an "illness" or "working for someone else" type of excuse, that he must focus in what it's best.
1 week hilly stage races and classics, where he's world's top-10.
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First, Bahrain did smash it on the climb. Movistar could've had they wanted to. Sunweb wasn't there because they were weak. Rowe, Kiryenka, Thomas, Poels and Co aren't going to be all that worse for wear.
Second, who might be worse for wear? Nairo Quintana, the only active rider than can consistently take time off Froome up those climbs. Someone drills it like that onto a climb and Sky will send them a gift basket. Onto every climb in the tour? Everyone on that team should be getting a new car.
Now, if Dumoulin does turn out to be the second coming of Miguelon? Maybe that would work, if he can find a stronger team. The point would be to blunt Sky's edge and dissuade attacks, though.
Yep.Tank Engine said:yaco said:
And also burn yourself out in the process, without getting any reward for it. Hardly a benchmark. Still it was worth a go, rest day tomorrow.
First, Bahrain did smash it on the climb. Movistar could've had they wanted to. Sunweb wasn't there because they were weak. Rowe, Kiryenka, Thomas, Poels and Co aren't going to be all that worse for wear.
Second, who might be worse for wear? Nairo Quintana, the only active rider than can consistently take time off Froome up those climbs. Someone drills it like that onto a climb and Sky will send them a gift basket. Onto every climb in the tour? Everyone on that team should be getting a new car.
Now, if Dumoulin does turn out to be the second coming of Miguelon? Maybe that would work, if he can find a stronger team. The point would be to blunt Sky's edge and dissuade attacks, though.
Rui Costa is the kinda rider that will sit around top 15-20 and hope for a miracle break Òscar Pereiro-style (or just Arroyo and Porte-style) to get a good overall placing. I hate to break that to Rui but chances of that happening are super slim.
I don't get why he continuously is wasting energy trying to limit his losses day after day. Just realise you are a mediocre climber when the best riders are turning up for a race really focused to win that event! He has been in one break where he only was beat by an otherworldly Omar Fraile who could do just about anything that day, including making peace between Israel and Palestine!
He is born to win stages in GT's from the break.
I don't get why he continuously is wasting energy trying to limit his losses day after day. Just realise you are a mediocre climber when the best riders are turning up for a race really focused to win that event! He has been in one break where he only was beat by an otherworldly Omar Fraile who could do just about anything that day, including making peace between Israel and Palestine!
He is born to win stages in GT's from the break.
I feel bad for Kangert...yikes, what a tumble. I'll be rooting for him to top-10 his next GC.
Pierre Rolland is long overdue. He keeps trying.
Jungels was the strongest today, big bravo! I hear a lot of voices criticizing Quintana for taking bonus seconds after the MR group waited for him. Maybe that gentlemen's rule should just be discarded: how many gentlemen have we seen as of late in cycling? Too few to keep that rule/tradition alive IMO. Hats off to Tom Dumoulin for showing that he's a gentleman. Respect.
But now here comes the 3rd week, and I have the feeling that it's going to be crazy. I believe that Dumourain can win, I wonder if Quintana/Movistar can anihilate him. And for the podium, I hope that Tibopino will be strong, he took a few seconds on Nibali today, but the Shark will bite. The question is: how hard? So far, his moves have backfired. Zakarin is an enigma. He will have one or more days off, I believe.
Great stage today and more to come.
Pierre Rolland is long overdue. He keeps trying.
Jungels was the strongest today, big bravo! I hear a lot of voices criticizing Quintana for taking bonus seconds after the MR group waited for him. Maybe that gentlemen's rule should just be discarded: how many gentlemen have we seen as of late in cycling? Too few to keep that rule/tradition alive IMO. Hats off to Tom Dumoulin for showing that he's a gentleman. Respect.
But now here comes the 3rd week, and I have the feeling that it's going to be crazy. I believe that Dumourain can win, I wonder if Quintana/Movistar can anihilate him. And for the podium, I hope that Tibopino will be strong, he took a few seconds on Nibali today, but the Shark will bite. The question is: how hard? So far, his moves have backfired. Zakarin is an enigma. He will have one or more days off, I believe.
Great stage today and more to come.
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Yeah I went over my handlebars age 21 and ended up with a 'Y' fracture meaning the humerus split in 3:
and also broke the end off my ulna. First thing I was told before surgery was I would never fully straighten my arm again, which turned out to be accurate. I had about 7-8 months of physio and two operations (the second was to take out a screw that was sticking out that I'd occasionally hit against doors etc - I don't need to tell you how sore that was). I was able to cycle again within a few weeks - they put in screws and plates to hold everything together.
The lucky thing for me was I fell 2km away from the best orthopaedic hospital in the country, so they did a good job putting me back together.
staubsauger said:
Yeah I went over my handlebars age 21 and ended up with a 'Y' fracture meaning the humerus split in 3:
and also broke the end off my ulna. First thing I was told before surgery was I would never fully straighten my arm again, which turned out to be accurate. I had about 7-8 months of physio and two operations (the second was to take out a screw that was sticking out that I'd occasionally hit against doors etc - I don't need to tell you how sore that was). I was able to cycle again within a few weeks - they put in screws and plates to hold everything together.
The lucky thing for me was I fell 2km away from the best orthopaedic hospital in the country, so they did a good job putting me back together.
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