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I probably doice&fire said:
I probably doice&fire said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOd95jpnaEAArredondo said:Like i said, he can't handle bad weather.
It's more the coldness to be precisely. He has proven multiple times that he can perform well in (heavy) rain conditions, like in Liege last year, the WC race in Florence and Romandie 2010 for example.Arredondo said:Like i said, he can't handle bad weather.
Bad excuse, didnt have the legs. Valverde doesnt mess up like that if he has something, he was struggling. But encouraging words from him regardless IMO.Moviestar said:"It was sad today because I thought that the cobblestones wouldn't be decisive, and afterwards, it was too late to get back into the winning sprint. And, well, conditions were probably harder than in Castilla y León, but I didn't struggle as much as I did last week. Confidence on my legs before the Giro remains there after Wednesday; now we'll take some days' rest and start thinking about the big challenge now ahead."
Tactical mistake ? At that point only a fatigued Betancur was at the front, Ion and Valverde were further behind when the attacks began.
I'm struggling to see how a great performance in a flat 10km prologue is an indication that Amador will be as good as last year in the mountains. Movistar has a good team here, but to suggest that Amador could be used as a "long range attack"-threat against Landa and, more worringly, an even stronger Astana-squad is stretching it, in my opinion.Mr.White said:Good ride by Bala, only Nibali ahead but that was more or less expected. Not bad from Bananito also. And particulary good thing is that Amador rode so well and finish so high in the standings. That gives much more opportunities for the team, tactics wise. Amador could take maglia rosa in one of the first Italian stages, depends on his and Dumoulin climbing form
I'm just saying it's good tactical weapon to have a teammate high in the standings. Didn't say a word about his climbing form. He might be as good as last year, or maybe not... Let's seeCance > TheRest said:I'm struggling to see how a great performance in a flat 10km prologue is an indication that Amador will be as good as last year in the mountains. Movistar has a good team here, but to suggest that Amador could be used as a "long range attack"-threat against Landa and, more worringly, an even stronger Astana-squad is stretching it, in my opinion.Mr.White said:Good ride by Bala, only Nibali ahead but that was more or less expected. Not bad from Bananito also. And particulary good thing is that Amador rode so well and finish so high in the standings. That gives much more opportunities for the team, tactics wise. Amador could take maglia rosa in one of the first Italian stages, depends on his and Dumoulin climbing form
Agree he could of pinched bonus seconds if he wasn't cut out, oh and i'm pretty sure it was Mezgec and not EwanMr.White said:Looked sharp again, too bad Ewan or somebody else from Orica closed him and ruined his chances. He would be pretty close to bonus I think...
Funny, I tried to watch him closely and it seemed to me that he didn't have the kick on those slopes, when did he get closed?Mr.White said:Looked sharp again, too bad Ewan or somebody else from Orica closed him and ruined his chances. He would be pretty close to bonus I think...
3-5 seconds before Greipel went...Valv.Piti said:Funny, I tried to watch him closely and it seemed to me that he didn't have the kick on those slopes, when did he get closed?Mr.White said:Looked sharp again, too bad Ewan or somebody else from Orica closed him and ruined his chances. He would be pretty close to bonus I think...
Thanks.Mr.White said:3-5 seconds before Greipel went...Valv.Piti said:Funny, I tried to watch him closely and it seemed to me that he didn't have the kick on those slopes, when did he get closed?Mr.White said:Looked sharp again, too bad Ewan or somebody else from Orica closed him and ruined his chances. He would be pretty close to bonus I think...
He's one of the biggest favorites, that's certain. But his team must step up this time. They need to keep things under control on that last climb and that will not be an easy task, especially because they will need to work earlier in the stage and they didn't showed much strength in 4th stage. Not going to be easy, that's for sureValv.Piti said:Thanks.Mr.White said:3-5 seconds before Greipel went...Valv.Piti said:Funny, I tried to watch him closely and it seemed to me that he didn't have the kick on those slopes, when did he get closed?Mr.White said:Looked sharp again, too bad Ewan or somebody else from Orica closed him and ruined his chances. He would be pretty close to bonus I think...
If the break isn't allowed tomorrow, I can't see no other than Valverde and maybe Ulissi winning this one. He needs this early stage win to get some confidence and relax a bit!!
Yes, I think he would value such a stage win higher than the WC-stripes and on par with a TdF-podium. Only his treble at L-B-L and his Vuelta victory is of bigger significance, but once he finally gets this out his way, he can happily retire on stage 7.SeriousSam said:Valverde should really go for the stage win to get that Giro stage win he's still missing out of the way.
I don't really think he was. He would've eaten the likes of Majka, Chaves and Urán on such a finish and he seemed to go deep there. The rain, the cold weather might have had an impact, but as I said earlier, its a fine result.. the Giro won't be decided here.Geraint Too Fast said:I think he was stronger than this result suggested. He only seemed interested in Nibali and Landa at the end and followed them for too long.