Well, yes. But he can lose 2 minutes there and still finish in the top-10 overall.Dekker_Tifosi said:
I'm happy for Meersman. Before Paris - Nice he said in press, he's going for a stage win and stages #3 and #4 suit him best. I even thought, hey, it'll be hard to beat Valverde on these stages, but nevertheless Gianni has got this win, great!
LaFlorecita said:
Right...
LaF, you should put a copy of this over in the "Caption This" thread.
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LaFlorecita said:
Right...
I'd have thought you would have approved of Wiggins covering his face...
FRank Schleck waiting for tomorrow i assume at 54 seconds down. Still 13 from stage 2's break who havent lost time since then. We'll see tomorrow who really has the legs.
goggalor said:
Its a sport thing. Its called warming down.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooling_down
The theory is on the short sharp climbs at the finish, lactic acid builds up. By warming down you disperse it otherwise recover is affected.
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El Pistolero said:
I don't agree with you often, but this time I do
Too much fuss about nothing.goggalor said:
Yesterday when warming down someone kept on trying to interview him. I expect the towel is his way of avoiding being disturbed.
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Dangerous final kilometres wasn't it.
Gerrans wouldn't have won that anyway. Too far behind when he crashed.
Gerrans wouldn't have won that anyway. Too far behind when he crashed.
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Lexman said:
I didn't see much of the stage, but I would guess to just stay out of trouble, given the echelons, road furniture, and crashes that have affected the race so far.
Velo_vicar said:
Plus, as race leader, his various obligations (podium, media, dope control) mean that he'll get his massage a lot later than the average rider, so this helps in the interim.
Has anyone read the Cyclingnews report on todays stage by Daniel Benson, apparently Wiggins is showing his class whilst Valverde is struggling to return to his old form
Sometimes journalists are so biased its unreal, I dont mind him bigging up Wiggins but to suggest a rider who has 4 victories to his name already and won yesterday, is struggling to match his previous form is a bit much. I dont ever recall Valverde dominating Paris-Nice and winning every stage in the past.
He then claims today wasnt anti-climatic even though it turned out to be nowhere near as difficult as yesterday and almost 60 riders finished together. I seriuosly think anyone can do race reports these days.
Sometimes journalists are so biased its unreal, I dont mind him bigging up Wiggins but to suggest a rider who has 4 victories to his name already and won yesterday, is struggling to match his previous form is a bit much. I dont ever recall Valverde dominating Paris-Nice and winning every stage in the past.
He then claims today wasnt anti-climatic even though it turned out to be nowhere near as difficult as yesterday and almost 60 riders finished together. I seriuosly think anyone can do race reports these days.
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