+27:07 to Landa. Wow, he really fell apart the past couple days. I'm sure he'll be firing up the motorhome and pointing it towards Monaco tonight.
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irondan said:+27:07 to Landa. Wow, he really fell apart the past couple days. I'm sure he'll be firing up the motorhome and pointing it towards Monaco tonight.
Carols said:Stick a fork in Lil' Richie, he's done.
Konig looks like the real deal though!! I like him even if he is on Sky. I hope they don't ruin him.
That's some marginal gains with the motorhome. You can go home anytime. Save hotel billsargyllflyer said:irondan said:+27:07 to Landa. Wow, he really fell apart the past couple days. I'm sure he'll be firing up the motorhome and pointing it towards Monaco tonight.
At least there's no hotel bookings to cancel.
JRanton said:Carols said:Stick a fork in Lil' Richie, he's done.
Konig looks like the real deal though!! I like him even if he is on Sky. I hope they don't ruin him.
Meh. Konig has been ok but he loses time every time the top guys start attacking.
Carols said:JRanton said:Carols said:Stick a fork in Lil' Richie, he's done.
Konig looks like the real deal though!! I like him even if he is on Sky. I hope they don't ruin him.
Meh. Konig has been ok but he loses time every time the top guys start attacking.
Yeah he is 27 already, I thought he was younger.....
irondan said:+27:07 to Landa. Wow, he really fell apart the past couple days. I'm sure he'll be firing up the motorhome and pointing it towards Monaco tonight.
Mongolian Mayhem said:irondan said:+27:07 to Landa. Wow, he really fell apart the past couple days. I'm sure he'll be firing up the motorhome and pointing it towards Monaco tonight.
Yep...he'll call up Froomie, drink away the sorrows with some mint juleps, prance around to some boy band music and try to forget about May...
TMP402 said:I hope nobody begrudges him withdrawing now that he's more than half an hour down on Contador.
SeriousSam said:HelloDolly said:Being the best domestique in SKY does not necessarily make you the best bet for GC in a GT
It amazes me how people think because you can climb & TT you can lead and win a GT....
Climbing and TTing are 2 out of the 3 attributes you need to do well in GTs. Porte was really unlucky this Giro. Depending on what exactly caused him to have such a poor time trial, he might still be a terrific time triallist. I mean, why are people praising Aru so much? Up to the TT, Aru was weaker than Porte.
spanky wanderlust said:we can officially stop discussing rp as a potential future gc contender.
still a great rider... over 10 days, tops.
and a great domestique for an elite gc guy.
Jelantik said:SeriousSam said:HelloDolly said:Being the best domestique in SKY does not necessarily make you the best bet for GC in a GT
It amazes me how people think because you can climb & TT you can lead and win a GT....
Climbing and TTing are 2 out of the 3 attributes you need to do well in GTs. Porte was really unlucky this Giro. Depending on what exactly caused him to have such a poor time trial, he might still be a terrific time triallist. I mean, why are people praising Aru so much? Up to the TT, Aru was weaker than Porte.
To be fair, he wasn't the only one who's unlucky though. Contador dislocated his shoulder and injured his leg. He crashed twice already and lost all his lead advantage. He suffered injury but he is still fighting. Uran has been sick since the start of the Giro, he is still fighting. Richie's puncture got worse because none of his team was around him to give him the wheel (sky made the bad luck from bad to worse w/ how the team supported him). As soon as, he was down 5 minutes, he crashed with Contador, instead of getting bike from his team mate, he just fiddled w/ his bike. So clearly, at that stage, he has already given up.
Up until now, none of the contender this year has the advantage of being spare from bad luck (except Aru). And ironically, none of them has nothing to do with their leg either. But how you deal with your bad luck is determined how strong you are mentally. Cadel Evan is an good example. Was he holding the yellow jersey then he crashed and fractured his elbow or something (can't remember)? And he finally finished outside podium? All years, we saw riders overcome bad luck and set back in GT. But if you are GC contender, don't you think you should at least try to finish it or improve his position. Sure it means nothing probably, but that fighting back spirit might teach him something about himself.
JRanton said:Jelantik said:SeriousSam said:HelloDolly said:Being the best domestique in SKY does not necessarily make you the best bet for GC in a GT
It amazes me how people think because you can climb & TT you can lead and win a GT....
Climbing and TTing are 2 out of the 3 attributes you need to do well in GTs. Porte was really unlucky this Giro. Depending on what exactly caused him to have such a poor time trial, he might still be a terrific time triallist. I mean, why are people praising Aru so much? Up to the TT, Aru was weaker than Porte.
To be fair, he wasn't the only one who's unlucky though. Contador dislocated his shoulder and injured his leg. He crashed twice already and lost all his lead advantage. He suffered injury but he is still fighting. Uran has been sick since the start of the Giro, he is still fighting. Richie's puncture got worse because none of his team was around him to give him the wheel (sky made the bad luck from bad to worse w/ how the team supported him). As soon as, he was down 5 minutes, he crashed with Contador, instead of getting bike from his team mate, he just fiddled w/ his bike. So clearly, at that stage, he has already given up.
Up until now, none of the contender this year has the advantage of being spare from bad luck (except Aru). And ironically, none of them has nothing to do with their leg either. But how you deal with your bad luck is determined how strong you are mentally. Cadel Evan is an good example. Was he holding the yellow jersey then he crashed and fractured his elbow or something (can't remember)? And he finally finished outside podium? All years, we saw riders overcome bad luck and set back in GT. But if you are GC contender, don't you think you should at least try to finish it or improve his position. Sure it means nothing probably, but that fighting back spirit might teach him something about himself.
If we mention these mental weaknesses then we must also say that he crashed in Paris-Nice on the penultimate day, which could have cost him the win, only to pick himself up and win the race the next day.
BigMac said:
JRanton said:spanky wanderlust said:we can officially stop discussing rp as a potential future gc contender.
still a great rider... over 10 days, tops.
and a great domestique for an elite gc guy.
I'm 90% in agreement. There's still that little bit of doubt due to the crash and the injuries sustained from it.
BigMac said:
Geraint Too Fast said:BigMac said:
If Porte starts tomorrow then he really has lost it.