Respect for the leaders jersey is gone forever, never mind that Contador did the same thing to Schleck. This is now the status quo.TommyGun said:sunnyIce said:ay ay ay ... cringe worthy.
“It was a really beautiful day for me, maybe even more than the last one,” Landa said. “We saw that Contador had a problem and Katusha rode the group full gas and we collaborated with them.
Jeez, this guy has no soul!
willbick said:I wonder if the same people who criticized Wiggins for winning a GT with time-trialling superiority despite not being the strongest climber will now turn their guns on Contador lol
willbick said:I wonder if the same people who criticized Wiggins for winning a GT with time-trialling superiority despite not being the strongest climber will now turn their guns on Contador lol
willbick said:I wonder if the same people who criticized Wiggins for winning a GT with time-trialling superiority despite not being the strongest climber will now turn their guns on Contador lol
willbick said:I wonder if the same people who criticized Wiggins for winning a GT with time-trialling superiority despite not being the strongest climber will now turn their guns on Contador lol
You can look for the rules on the UCI website, in the same place as 2014shalgo said:So what are the rules on getting bottles from the team car in the last 20 km? I can't find this year's rules, but in the 2014 rules, that was forbidden. Landa took a bottle from the team car on the last climb.
willbick said:I wonder if the same people who criticized Wiggins for winning a GT with time-trialling superiority despite not being the strongest climber will now turn their guns on Contador lol
You get a fine, probably 200 CHF.shalgo said:So what are the rules on getting bottles from the team car in the last 20 km? I can't find this year's rules, but in the 2014 rules, that was forbidden. Landa took a bottle from the team car on the last climb.
I've said this before, but Contador is a very good time trialist who when he's going well rockets up to the very best. Treviso was not a surprise to those who say him shatter the field at Annecy in 2009 and Urbino in 2008.willbick said:I wonder if the same people who criticized Wiggins for winning a GT with time-trialling superiority despite not being the strongest climber will now turn their guns on Contador lol
staubsauger said:With this climbing shape he should "easily" win the mountains jersey on Finestre! Even if he's losing it on the way to Cervina.ILovecycling said:True, what a ride! I hope he has enough power to finish it.Dekker_Tifosi said:So sad Kruijswijk did not win. Man of the stage.![]()
The upcoming mountains stages normally favor a climber who could stay with the big guns over an escapee like Intxausti.
Kruijswijk might as well go in the offense on Finestre, tough. Contador won't chase him and Astana may be happy with the current standings as well.
Miburo said:Stop saying landa was the strongest in this giro. He lost more than 4 min in the ITT.
And he wheelsucked a contador who was 50 sec behind on mortirolo in this stage.
If you compare wiggins climbing to Contadors (which is one of the best climbers of all time, if not the best) if you compare Wiggins climbing to his well then I just wish you all the best manwillbick said:I wonder if the same people who criticized Wiggins for winning a GT with time-trialling superiority despite not being the strongest climber will now turn their guns on Contador lol
staubsauger said:With this climbing shape he should "easily" win the mountains jersey on Finestre! Even if he's losing it on the way to Cervina.ILovecycling said:True, what a ride! I hope he has enough power to finish it.Dekker_Tifosi said:So sad Kruijswijk did not win. Man of the stage.![]()
The upcoming mountains stages normally favor a climber who could stay with the big guns over an escapee like Intxausti.
Kruijswijk might as well go in the offense on Finestre, tough. Contador won't chase him and Astana may be happy with the current standings as well.
JRanton said:IamIronMan said:LOL Landa looks like he just went out for an easy 1 hour spin.
He could have won the Giro today. So sad when the strongest man in a GT doesn't win the GC.![]()
Sasquatch said:staubsauger said:With this climbing shape he should "easily" win the mountains jersey on Finestre! Even if he's losing it on the way to Cervina.ILovecycling said:True, what a ride! I hope he has enough power to finish it.Dekker_Tifosi said:So sad Kruijswijk did not win. Man of the stage.![]()
The upcoming mountains stages normally favor a climber who could stay with the big guns over an escapee like Intxausti.
Kruijswijk might as well go in the offense on Finestre, tough. Contador won't chase him and Astana may be happy with the current standings as well.
The difference between these stages is that Finestre doesn't have climbs before it so the break will get a handy margin because Astana won't drill it and Saxo won't be riding a high tempo so Contador can keep his troops fresh for the climb. Therefore the break could have 10 minutes at the base of the climb. I don't think Kruijswijk cares about the jersey. He cares more about finishing high up. So unless his team drills it on that stage and keeps the break within a couple of minutes, he's going to find it hard to reel in Intxausti or Betancur whom will both be in the break and everyone will want a rider up the road on that stage so the break could feature 20 odd riders.
sunnyIce said:ay ay ay ... cringe worthy.
“It was a really beautiful day for me, maybe even more than the last one,” Landa said. “We saw that Contador had a problem and Katusha rode the group full gas and we collaborated with them.
Carols said:sunnyIce said:ay ay ay ... cringe worthy.
“It was a really beautiful day for me, maybe even more than the last one,” Landa said. “We saw that Contador had a problem and Katusha rode the group full gas and we collaborated with them.
LOL at least he's not hiding behind excuses! I've always said it's a bike race not a tea party. It simply made the Champ show them what he has and he's the Boss of this race. They may take stage wins but Pink will not be theirs.
Contador started the stage 2:35 ahead, now he is 4:02. Astana Fail no matter how you look at it.
willbick said:I wonder if the same people who criticized Wiggins for winning a GT with time-trialling superiority despite not being the strongest climber will now turn their guns on Contador lol