Team Ineos (Formerly the Sky thread)

[Wallace and Gromit]

It's easy to justify. The justification is in the part of my post you didn't quote.

Imagine if Porte had ridden his two major gt efforts the other way round. Ie he rode to plus 81 mins supporting a Tour winner and two years later rode to plus 19 minutes as a supported rider.

How many people would be saying the plus 81 performance was better? Not many, I suggest.

 

[Escarabajo]

Porte gain 12 minutes in the break. Take this out and he drops fron 7th @ +7 mins to 20th @ + 19 minutes.

Porte was 34th @ + 81 minutes in last year's Tour.

I don't think it too much of a stretch to say that his 2010 Giro performance with the benefit of the break removed is a superior effort to his Tour performance last year. He certainly hasn't acquired amazing gt powers since joining Sky.

Porte is the least suspicious by far of the "4 Amigos".

If we compare how he supported Contador as to how he has supported Wiggins the difference is from here to the moon.

 

[maltiv]

Porte gain 12 minutes in the break. Take this out and he drops fron 7th @ +7 mins to 20th @ + 19 minutes.

If you take away time from everyone who was in the break, Porte remains in the top 10. Taking out only Porte makes no sense.

 

[will10]

If you take away time from everyone who was in the break, Porte remains in the top 10. Taking out only Porte makes no sense.

And yet:
http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=17390
http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=17391
http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=17395
http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=17396

 

[Benotti69]

Porte gain 12 minutes in the break. Take this out and he drops fron 7th @ +7 mins to 20th @ + 19 minutes.

Porte was 34th @ + 81 minutes in last year's Tour.

I don't think it too much of a stretch to say that his 2010 Giro performance with the benefit of the break removed is a superior effort to his Tour performance last year. He certainly hasn't acquired amazing gt powers since joining Sky.

Porte is the least suspicious by far of the "4 Amigos".

no need for me to respond. others have.

His dom work for Contador was nothing to compared to efforts he has done at Sky

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

If we compare how he supported Contador as to how he has supported Wiggins the difference is from here to the moon.

Well, that was because he was unhappy at Bjarne, keep track please

 

[Escarabajo]

Well, that was because he was unhappy at Bjarne, keep track please

Of course he wasn't happy, he wasn't performing.

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

Of course he wasn't happy, he wasn't performing.

His TT's were. That's the deal. He is just a nice little TT'er. Not a climber.

 

[thehog]

Skyborgs at it again today. They've dropped the field.

Awesome!

 

[Bala Verde]

Sideways Froomedawg is the topdog. Pwning Contador like a boss. He accelerates faster than Rasmussen in 2007 on the Peyresourde.

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Skyborgs at it again today. They've dropped the field.

Awesome!

There is a rumor circulating that the Sky PN squad are going straight down to Italy to start the TTT of Tirreno, they should catch up with the race Monday to make the finish a bit more exciting.

 

[mastersracer]

Sideways Froomedawg is the topdog. Pwning Contador like a boss. He accelerates faster than Rasmussen in 2007 on the Peyresourde.

keep watching....

 

[the sceptic]

I want to see Froome go full speed on a climb. Seems like we still havent seen a full blown Froome dawg attack yet

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Sky's contribution to Froomba's career is that they taught him to ride in a straight line. He didn't know that before joining Sky.

Marginal gains.

 

[Bala Verde]

keep watching....

I did. 3 years ago he was zigzagging up hills he now pwned Contador on.

lol.

That. and he TT as good as "specialist" Wiggins.

 

[sublimit]

Froome distanced the great Mauro Santambrogio by a whole 6 seconds.. How impresssive.

 

[the sceptic]

I did. 3 years ago he was zigzagging up hills he now pwned Contador on.

lol.

But according to sky science he hasnt increased his power.

 

[Ferminal]

Froome distanced the great Mauro Santambrogio by a whole 6 seconds.. How impresssive.

At least provide the full picture:

1) The great Mauro Santambrogio who had a better career to 25 than Chris Froome.

2) The great Mauro Santambrogio who is performing better than he was when involved in a systematic doping program.

 

[Bala Verde]

But according to sky science he hasnt increased his power.

By that standard, then stage winner Simon Gerrans should be killing every race he enters.

 

[Semper Fidelis]

There is a rumor circulating that the Sky PN squad are going straight down to Italy to start the TTT of Tirreno, they should catch up with the race Monday to make the finish a bit more exciting.

Awsome Post!

I have never really agreed with theHog and you on anything. But in regards to SKY and the recent racing it is like watching a red white and blue team from the past.

 

[Orvieto]

Stage race strategy is so simple. Sky has it figured out. You have your domestiques ride at the front the race until all the other team's leaders crack, then your team leader continues to the line. All it requires is 4 or 5 guys who are better than everybody else. It's so obvious I don't know why everyone doesn't do it.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Stage race strategy is so simple. Sky has it figured out. You have your domestiques ride at the front the race until all the other team's leaders crack, then your team leader continues to the line. All it requires is 4 or 5 guys who are better than everybody else. It's so obvious I don't know why everyone doesn't do it.

Sky was the only team smart enough to pick up on that brilliant US Postal strategy from years ago.

 

[Semper Fidelis]

Sky's contribution to Froomba's career is that they taught him to ride in a straight line. He didn't know that before joining Sky.

Marginal gains.

Straight lines is a new concept. Shortest distance from point A to B etc.

I'm glad sky can work out Froomba's problems with straight lines. As a child in Elementary school his grades in coloring was terrible due to his inability to keep it within the lines. Now sky has cured it all.

 

[the sceptic]

lol. Porte destroying everyone. Shocker

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

lol. Porte destroying everyone. Shocker

No, the rest of the peloton is sick, not dedicated.