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Beyond stinky, the dawg is going to have to up his programme.Netserk said:Porte smells of 2004 to me...
Wow, in romandie I really saw shadows of armstrong on porte's performanceNetserk said:Porte smells of 2004 to me...
More like Berzin, similar size.SeriousSam said:He's always been a strong time trialler. And did you see him ride today? So elegant and efficient. Reminded me of Sir Bradley
mFelice Gimondi said:Nice performance of Porte today. To sad it's premature. Come TdF and Porte will do as usual.
At the same time, Valverde flying on ITT is a mockery for anti doping. Better now allegedly clean than on 06, Cycling is a complete farce.
Cookster15 said:mFelice Gimondi said:Nice performance of Porte today. To sad it's premature. Come TdF and Porte will do as usual.
At the same time, Valverde flying on ITT is a mockery for anti doping. Better now allegedly clean than on 06, Cycling is a complete farce.
We didn't see Porte's "usual" bad day in last year's Tour. The way he is riding this season a bad day is looking even less likely. He is kind of thin so maybe his biggest risk is getting sick in the 3rd week of the Tour.
Mayo.Alexandre B. said:Tyler Hamilton?Netserk said:Porte smells of 2004 to me...
A phone call will be enough!GraftPunk said:Beyond stinky, the dawg is going to have to up his programme.Netserk said:Porte smells of 2004 to me...
my thoughts tooBenotti69 said:Does the ASO prefer another antipodean winner of Le Tour?
ASO might find Sky too toxic at present.
Could be LRPs year.
TourOfSardinia said:my thoughts tooBenotti69 said:Does the ASO prefer another antipodean winner of Le Tour?
ASO might find Sky too toxic at present.
Could be LRPs year.
but LPR is holding form for 6 months now
so something may misfire on the way to the Champs-Élysées
Netserk said:Evans, really? He wasn't dominant in any race that year, unlike Porte. Surreal if you think this is comparable to what Porte is showing this week:
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And remember, Porte has been flying since *January*.
Lol, he was supersonic there. He flew away from the others and made YUUUUGE gaps on quite small climbs. Out of this world.Cookster15 said:Netserk said:Evans, really? He wasn't dominant in any race that year, unlike Porte. Surreal if you think this is comparable to what Porte is showing this week:
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And remember, Porte has been flying since *January*.
Nobody is top form at TDU in January so that doesn't count for much. I was thinking of TA (March) and Romandie (April) that Evans won. Yes at the Dauphine Evans was a little lower. Who knows maybe Porte has burnt his candles too early. But I agree Evans was not "dominant" like we see now. Porte logically would be better this season with uninterrupted prep and more confidence after how he rode in last years Tour. There is also Wiggins in 2012 I thought he would fall over in the Tour never happened. We will soon see.
Netserk said:Lol, he was supersonic there. He flew away from the others and made YUUUUGE gaps on quite small climbs. Out of this world.Cookster15 said:Netserk said:Evans, really? He wasn't dominant in any race that year, unlike Porte. Surreal if you think this is comparable to what Porte is showing this week:
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And remember, Porte has been flying since *January*.
Nobody is top form at TDU in January so that doesn't count for much. I was thinking of TA (March) and Romandie (April) that Evans won. Yes at the Dauphine Evans was a little lower. Who knows maybe Porte has burnt his candles too early. But I agree Evans was not "dominant" like we see now. Porte logically would be better this season with uninterrupted prep and more confidence after how he rode in last years Tour. There is also Wiggins in 2012 I thought he would fall over in the Tour never happened. We will soon see.
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