airstream said:
Nibali agreed with defeat at once. He even didnt raise head up after Contador's attack. Scarponi tried, but it's not an explosive climber, working on extremely big gears, disable to handle himself well sometimes.
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Nibali actually tried to go one on one with Contador on Zoncolan.
But the point was that neither of them could stay with him. Nibali didnt try because his tactic has always been to stay with his domestiques and let them tempo him up the climb.
He did the same when Mosquera attacked on Alto de Cotobello.
And it was windy so it was the right choice, especially from 7k out. Trying to stay with Contador like Scarponi did was not the right choice. At least if your in a group theres a 1% chance Contador cracks in the next 7k on his own.
All the rest MTF Contador seemed to attack in a lazy manner in comparison to how he goes ahead on the TdF...

I dont assure Schleck would kill them too, I just dont exclude that may happen.
Sorry for English, hopefully you got my idea
Contador didnt crush Nibali and Scarponi literally, he broke them mentally on the Etna
Contador dropped Nibali on every mountain stage and Scarponi on all but 1 mountain stage.
Etna, Grossglockner he dropped both with one far out acceleration.
Zoncolan Scarponi couldnt keep up and Contador toyed with Nibali like a killer whale with a seal it has caught. Dropped him near the end.
Nibali was dropped on Giau, then made it back on the descent, then dropped again. Scarponi was dropped when Contador said "**** this" 5k out on Gardeccia.
Macagnuga Contador dropped both inside the last km to help Tiralongo.
Only Finnestre remains where Nibali was dropped and Contador came in with Scarponi.
Ok and Montevergine if that is a mountain stage.
What am i getting at with this, well first of all shows that Contador broke Nibaliu and Scarponi more than just mentally. By Grossglocknber they were facing eachother so were going 100% and he rode away easily.
Secondly I think that is something that Schleck just could not do. The guy has dropped heads of state less times in his career then Contador did in that Giro. You think Andrew can ride away from guys of that caliber at will, so many times in 2 weeks?
Finaly we look at the time trial. If Contadors dominance was mental, then Scarponi and Nibali could hide from that on Nevgal. Its just them against the clock. And they put in good times. But Contador came in 20 seconds down into the mountain and ended up 35 seconds ahead by the top.
The dominance was much more than mental. It was total.