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Community Question: What first drew you to pro cycling?
- Feb 20, 2010
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I forgot 2019 Vuelta lol. It was as good as 2016 and 2012. ( I would rate them as 2016, 2019, 2012 but very close )
Heal: 2019 Vuelta
Hurt: 2019 Tour
Heal: 2019 Vuelta
Hurt: 2019 Tour
- Aug 6, 2010
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OKAY!!!
2016 Vuelta, I get it, Formigal was GREAT. Possibly the best Grand Tour stage in this century (maybe we could have another vote game to decide that) but otherwise, it really doesn't seem like an excellent race.
I have to admit that it's a race I for some reason remember very poorly but I just went through the results of all the stages, and it doesn't seem appealing at all. SO many lame break wins (Frank, Lagutin (WTF), Geniez (on Mirador de Ézaro where Rubén Fernández suddenly was a better puncheur than Valverde down in the peloton for second place), Calmejane, de la Cruz, Gesink, Latour (okay, that was pretty cool how he played it) and especially that Conti stage where Valverde lead the peloton in, 35 minutes after the winner (!!!)), sprint wins from Meersman (x2), Cort (x2), Drucker, Keukeleire and freaking Vangenechten. That does not by any stretch of the imagination consitute a good Grand Tour, it has to have some quality as well.
I'm sure Froome did some entertaining yoyo-ing but it seems like Formigal has made everybody forget how daft this race was in general. It was excellently played by Quintana but after Formigal there wasn't anything interesting going on, either.
It just isn't a top 5 of the decade Grand Tour.
2016 Vuelta, I get it, Formigal was GREAT. Possibly the best Grand Tour stage in this century (maybe we could have another vote game to decide that) but otherwise, it really doesn't seem like an excellent race.
I have to admit that it's a race I for some reason remember very poorly but I just went through the results of all the stages, and it doesn't seem appealing at all. SO many lame break wins (Frank, Lagutin (WTF), Geniez (on Mirador de Ézaro where Rubén Fernández suddenly was a better puncheur than Valverde down in the peloton for second place), Calmejane, de la Cruz, Gesink, Latour (okay, that was pretty cool how he played it) and especially that Conti stage where Valverde lead the peloton in, 35 minutes after the winner (!!!)), sprint wins from Meersman (x2), Cort (x2), Drucker, Keukeleire and freaking Vangenechten. That does not by any stretch of the imagination consitute a good Grand Tour, it has to have some quality as well.
I'm sure Froome did some entertaining yoyo-ing but it seems like Formigal has made everybody forget how daft this race was in general. It was excellently played by Quintana but after Formigal there wasn't anything interesting going on, either.
It just isn't a top 5 of the decade Grand Tour.
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No that was horrible because it was the one day in his career where Valverde randomly decided not to for GC, thus not getting the three top 10s in one year
I don't remember much else from that day, I have to admit. It set things nicely up for the subsequent stage, though.
Also, I liked very much that the favourites fought for so many stages in 2012. But I think it's obvious that that isn't something everybody in this thread values to the same extent as me.
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Vuelta '14 is 12, not 9 at the time of your entry. It should be down to 10 though
Heal: 2012 Vuelta
Hurt: 2014 Vuelta
- Apr 15, 2016
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Current standings:
42 - 2010 Giro
38 - 2015 Giro
30 - 2016 Giro
26 - 2016 Vuelta
25 - 2011 Giro
23 - 2018 Giro
23 - 2010 Tour
22 - 2019 Vuelta
21 - 2012 Vuelta
10 - 2014 Vuelta
05 - 2019 Tour
05 - 2017 Giro
42 - 2010 Giro
38 - 2015 Giro
30 - 2016 Giro
26 - 2016 Vuelta
25 - 2011 Giro
23 - 2018 Giro
23 - 2010 Tour
22 - 2019 Vuelta
21 - 2012 Vuelta
10 - 2014 Vuelta
05 - 2019 Tour
05 - 2017 Giro
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