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Valv.Piti said:
Galic Ho, can I please again remind you that most of us don't read your long posts and waste 10 minutes of our lives every time. Its fine, we get it, you don't like Quintana and think he is overrated, he won't win etc. Would very much appreciate if you a) cut down on your unbearable long posts or b) stopped trashing him constantly all together. Its soooooo tiring.
Anyways, confirmed that he rides the Vuelta and obviously skips Olympics. Will be there and cheering!
Of course you can.
Constant trashing? It was for 2 days and granted, I have had to listen to a lot of talk personally about how bad he is...and that negativity did to a degree rub off, HOWEVER my perspective did change. Challenge your thoughts...I do a lot. Sometimes it's just me expressing a temporary setback and I'm learning a lesson.
How did it change? Take the Porte thread. I said until he got past his stage 10-12 bonk, I wouldn't consider him capable of a top 10. Once he made it past there, the belief to see him making Paris in strong fashion was there.
Nairo is different. He's been there, done that and of course, there was a historical evidence he'd get STRONGER, in the last two to three days.
By the final ITT, that was not present.
And to sum it all up, if you read my post, my tone shifted. A lot. I realised during stage 20, that if Valverde could look so thrilled at salvaging third, then based on who he is, his belief alone is good enough for me to change what I was thinking and cut Quintana some slack. Still don't believe the allergy idea...and I'm not angry about Ventoux. I laugh at cyclings silly stuff now (including Clinic nonsense).
Am I around here often? I was between 2009 and 2012. So my 'long posts' haven't been here for 3-4 years.
Free tip, if you want to enjoy cycling, hating a cyclist will destroy that. I have a relative who refused to watch the finale into Paris because of how Quintana rode. I'm really not a hater...you just don't hear that often.
And why would you? This is a first. It can be corrected. But, there are some things to improve upon. Being a Movistar fan and Valverde fan, they can do that. They have the talent...which is why, unlike the Tejay van Garderen thread, I actually posted in during the end of the Tour - do you get that? Until the last week, Quintana could avoid criticism based on the presumption he'd 'come good.' Well he didn't...which is what it is. Still a good result, but is it what he really wants?
Now compare with Tejay and BMC! That's what SHOULD be avoided. Nobody wants to end up like Andy Schleck. At all...sure I said some good things, but his story has some sad parts to it. That's not good for a person or cycling, IF it can be avoided.
And to those saying they like reading posts...cheers. Can't promise I'll be around here.
Honestly, living in the Clinic for years was such a drain...not a good place to be. You just end up angry and hating cycling. Which is ironic...I use to dislike Sky, Froome & Porte...was cheering for them now!!
And its not hard to do...you cut people some slack, forgive and ignore the bad things. Yet, sometimes, an occasional remark about fixing a problem would actually help CORRECT and COVER a rider for the better. I honestly don't see a lot of people do this in life; correcting those they care about. And yes, there is a line between kindness and going towards being mean & nasty.
Also, Red Rick; simple stuff. I don't believe in censorship. So I don't block. At all if I can help it.
It dilutes what you read and see. So yes, that means exercising some self control and ignoring things WHEN you can...not that we're all perfect and do this. I know I don't.
For what it's worth, if next years Tour has a TTT in it, Movistar are the one team who have matched Sky in recent editions in that department. Nairo's ITT has improved. He recovers well. I believe he should and can successfully attack and drop Froome. Thought it in 2015 when every second comment I'd read in the articles and DISQUS section of this website, were accusing Movistar of zip...I thought they'd attack. And they did. Take 2012 and 2016...last mountain stage, when they needed a stage win, Movistar successfully converted.
It's never been about talent, or that silly 'money' argument. It's been about believing they could. Well, they can and should attack! After all, they've got Valverde, the best cyclist of this generation riding for them!! And just one thing...would it not help Quintana's self confidence to attack, and perhaps fail? He'd know he had the courage and belief in himself. That's all he needs...plus some timing. Swing for the fence, he'll connect sooner rather than later.
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