Teams & Riders Nairo Quintana discussion thread

[hrotha]

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Great racing instinct quintana, what a ride!

Amazing attack, really put the pressure on Froome for 5 seconds.

 

[Red Rick]

Dont think he expected that. I doubt it will be a problem if Nairo proves to be the best climber

 

[Pantani Attacks]

Tomorrow he'll strike

 

[hrotha]

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Tomorrow he'll strike

Can't jeopardize Valverde's podium.

 

[Miburo]

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Great racing instinct quintana, what a ride!

Amazing attack, really put the pressure on Froome for 5 seconds.

Don't go too far, that was a good 3 seconds but don't worry now quintana has another excuse.

"I lost the tour in the descent, bad luck"

 

[Isaak-Gabriel]

IMO Lopez will win the TdF before Quintana

 

[PremierAndrew]

Well Quintana was ready for anything that Froome's done in the past, but the moment Froome throws something new at him, he f*cks up big time

 

[Netserk]

Quintana the new Andy Schleck? The eternal bridesmaid.

 

[DFA123]

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Quintana the new Andy Schleck? The eternal bridesmaid.

Tour de France and monument winner Andy Schleck?

 

[PremierAndrew]

Now Quintana will have pressure on him to attack tomorrow, and if he's not strong enough to drop Froome, he'll get countered and lose even more time. If he's smart, he'll play to his strengths, and just defend until the last week

 

[Cervelo77]

Quintana really needs to keep his cool tomorrow. This race is still far from over with all the climbing to come and the TTs.

 

[BigMac]

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Quintana the new Andy Schleck? The eternal bridesmaid.

Even Andy was more charismatic. Y'know, easier to cheer for. This when Quintana's biggest rival is the most hated rider on the peloton and Schleck's was Contador. Says a lot.

 

[hrotha]

Schleck didn't attack often, but he attacked properly.

 

[AlexNYC]

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Great racing instinct quintana, what a ride!

I guess it's getting a bit boring in the Contador thread

 

[movingtarget]

Not much cooperation in the chase group it seemed but if Valverde and Quintana were good enough they should have caught Froome.A small time gap but it could be an important one.

 

[burning]

Where are the Colombians that defends his great racing style at every single race, I guess they are all gone in the descent as well

 

[BigMac]

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Where are the Colombians that defends his great racing style at every single race, I guess they are all gone in the descent as well

To be fair, most of his bandwagon here consists of Euros. Unless you mean fake Colombians.

 

[AlexNYC]

Quintana got out-smarted today, but he did look strong. Even if he can only avoid losing more time tomorrow, he will still be in good shape; but if he's feeling good, he needs to go on the attack.

 

[Miburo]

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Great racing instinct quintana, what a ride!

I guess it's getting a bit boring in the Contador thread

Shitting on quintana is even better than the contador thread. You should try it!

 

[AlexNYC]

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Where are the Colombians that defends his great racing style at every single race, I guess they are all gone in the descent as well

What the hell are you talking about? He got out-maneuvered today, but it took a really great move by Froome. Quintana's racing style is very efficient most of the time; it doesn't mean he can't lose a race.

 

[RattaKuningas]

Well Froome attack today basically guarantees that tomorrow there will be attack by Quintana. Even Froome said that he might have spent too much on the descent and imagine how much much lighter Quintana would've been required to invest his energy to chase Froomedown. Quintana did right thing today and it is just 23 seconds.

 

[movingtarget]

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Contenders who have lost time in the first week:
Contador (crashes)
Porte (puncture) (if a contender at all)
Pinot (puncheur finish, not really any sort of typical "first-week business")

I don't think Quintana's first week is an indication of anything. Unlike last year, there's hardly been any opportunity to lose time on terrain where he was at a disadvantage.

But he hasn't lost Froome's wheel once, so it's definitely been a major improvement

Big improvement. He loses Froome's wheel on descents now.

 

[Matteo.]

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Not much cooperation in the chase group it seemed but if Valverde and Quintana were good enough they should have caught Froome.A small time gap but it could be an important one.

In the Route du Sud 2015, Quintana was much better of Contador on Bales...but at the end, in the lat sections Quintana could not close the gap , despite the best legs

 

[sir fly]

Well... He was quicker than Froome to respond on uphill accelerations, but we all know Froome has that delay time and there was Henao with him, as well. Regarding the tempo ride, I believe they both were in comfort.

 

[RattaKuningas]

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Well... He was quicker than Froome to respond on uphill accelerations, but we all know Froome has that delay time and there was Henao with him, as well. Regarding the tempo ride, I believe they both were in comfort.

Then all he has to do is ride away with Henao. Doesn't matter if Henao follows him when Froome loses the wheel of Henao.