Schlecks Depreciation Thread

[jobiwan]

The only way Andy will ever win a Tour is retroactively.

For goodness sake, HE'S 26! (Acts like he's 3, but that's another story )

He's got 6-7 years left. He'll grow up (I think) and win a Tour outright.

 

[mastersracer]

seriously, the losers are race fans who can't understand that some riders are just better than others. Who has beaten AC in a grand tour?

 

[Ruudz0r]

Plateau de Beille aint hard enough for Andy, Col de Manse is!

 

[thehog]

The way Andy got dropped was great to see tho. One LONG attack by Contador, Andy countering, Andy having to sit down, Andy leaving a gap, bye bye Andy. My favorite moment of the Tour so far, because it shows how you do a proper attack.

The funniest part is Andy was telling us Alberto had to attack so he could follow. So Alberto attacks. Andy can’t follow. You don’t get many opportunities in the Tour to take time. You take it when you can. Andy should have put Contador away a week ago. He gave him time to recover. Schoolboy error. Worst still both Shlecks look stupid. They were beaten more psychologically than physically today. I don’t think they will ever recover from this.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I agree with your sentiment... but c'mon you don't really mean that.

It's getting closer to those feelings tho .

 

[sultanofhyd]

Plateau de Beille aint hard enough for Andy, Col de Manse is!

Col de ***

 

[luckyboy]

For goodness sake, HE'S 26! (Acts like he's 3, but that's another story )

He's got 6-7 years left. He'll grow up (I think) and win a Tour outright.

I will mail you $10 if this happens.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

These are actual quotes from an interview Andy just gave for ITV4..

"[The time lost] It doesn't mean anything. I am still in good shape... The parcours is really badly chosen, a finish like this shouldn't be allowed."

What? A Cat 2 climb where he is dropped shouldn't be allowed?

Ok, so next year only HC cols because Andy can't handle cat 2 climbs... poor Andy.

 

[roundabout]

Andy should be a bit more realistic. The descent was crappy but he was bad on the climb. Very bad for a Tour contender. When there are 15 or so riders coming back and a couple attacking from the group means that the pace he was going at was slow.

 

[Thomsena]

These are actual quotes from an interview Andy just gave for ITV4..

"[The time lost] It doesn't mean anything. I am still in good shape... The parcours is really badly chosen, a finish like this shouldn't be allowed."

And Frank just said that the climb didn't fit them...

 

[Grayguard]

EDIT: Oh, and regarding Contador; I'm not saying it's easy to put him "in the red"... But I think they missed their best chance at doing so by now. And it might very well come back and bite them in the a**.
"If you want to win it all, you got to be willing to risk it all"

They had been warned

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

And Frank just said that the climb didn't fit them...

Plateau de Beille wasn't hard enough. And now a cat 2 climb doesn't fit them?

They'd better ask Preudhomme to make the Tour so next year that there's only 15km climbs at 10%.
Or is that too steep?

 

[Spaniard]

He can't sprint
He can't TT
He can't descending
He can't shifting
Uphill doesn't suit him, Soft climbs neither
He just peak 4 weeks a year

And he is the 2nd stage racer in the world? come on¡¡

 

[hrotha]

Plateau de Beille wasn't hard enough. And now a cat 2 climb doesn't fit them?

They'd better ask Preudhomme to make the Tour so next year that there's only 15km climbs at 10%.
Or is that too steep?

Too step. They need their climbs to be exactly 7.9% on average. Plateau de Beille was 0.1% too easy and therefore it didn't suit them.

 

[jobiwan]

Too step. They need their climbs to be exactly 7.9% on average. Plateau de Beille was 0.1% too easy and therefore it didn't suit them.

Yeah! Alpe is 7.9% right?

EDIT: YES IT IS!! They're gonna win!

 

[this_is_edie]

Schlecklet needs to shut up and let his legs do the talking - if they can that is.

Wait, wait, he needs to keep on talking just for the entertainment value.

Makes me wonder who's running the PR over at le-OH-pard

 

[jobiwan]

Schlecklet needs to shut up and let his legs do the talking - if they can that is.

Wait, wait, he needs to keep on talking just for the entertainment value.

Makes me wonder who's running the PR over at le-OH-pard

Bjarne Riis, probably. All of this only makes him look better!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

He can't sprint
He can't TT
He can't descending
He can't shifting
Uphill doesn't suit him, Soft climbs neither
He just peak 4 weeks a year

And he is the 2nd stage racer in the world? come on¡¡

well said

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[Parrulo]

He can't sprint
He can't TT
He can't descending
He can't shifting
Uphill doesn't suit him, Soft climbs neither
He just peak 4 weeks a year

And he is the 2nd stage racer in the world? come on¡¡

quoted for truth

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

What a pathetic loser Andy is. Frank i don't really mind, and actually feel bad that he often gets as much hate here. But boy oh boy Andy sucks. At this point i think I'd rather see Evans win .

I'm almost shifting that way as well. evans shows at least determination and the will to win

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Plateau de Beille wasn't hard enough. And now a cat 2 climb doesn't fit them?

They'd better ask Preudhomme to make the Tour so next year that there's only 15km climbs at 10%.
Or is that too steep?

It would still be in France. Looks like they just don´t like French roads.

 

[Thomsena]

Just watched Andy's interview. Pathetic.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Schlecklet needs to shut up and let his legs do the talking - if they can that is.

Wait, wait, he needs to keep on talking just for the entertainment value.

Makes me wonder who's running the PR over at le-OH-pard

The horror! Don't you know you have to pronounce it as LAY-oh-pard??

 

[cineteq]

This thread is gaining momentum!!!

 

[mr. tibbs]

Nice new avatar, Jobiwan. Getting ready for a snowy Galibier?