kingjr said:whut
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kingjr said:whut
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zeamonkey said:Sorry, broadcasts in asia are delayed by several minuts....
kingjr said:I'm more wondering whether you were actually thinking he could close that gap just like that on his own.
hrotha said:Feel free to start a Movistar thread. I doubt you'll get anything but "Yep", "Duh" and "Of course".
zeamonkey said:I have absolutely no doubt that he could...but got told to back off, to make things look more believable.... (he was just a minute down at the time)
zeamonkey said:I have absolutely no doubt that he could...but got told to back off, to make things look more believable.... (he was just a minute down at the time)
Ferminal said:Nice race fixing going on with Sky getting Movistar to do their work for today. Portal, Zandio, Uran, Kiryienka and DLG all Abarca alumni...hmm.
lemoogle said:Well honestly, if we're going for that theory and he was told to back off it was at the beginning, not while attempting to bridge. He cant bridge over 3 climbs on his own.
zeamonkey said:You have a better explanation for him being 3 min behind at this stage after yesterdays display?
Cerberus said:well I realize this is going to sound crazy, but could he be tired after yeasterdays display? I've heard that happens sometimes when you work really hard.
Cerberus said:well I realize this is going to sound crazy, but could he be tired after yesterdays display? I've heard that happens sometimes when you work really hard.
I'm suggesting that the rest might have kept something in reserve in defference to this being a 3 week race, or have better recovery, or some other non-conspiracy related explanation..zeamonkey said:You suggesting the rest didnt work really hard yesterday?
Cerberus said:I'm suggesting that the rest might have kept something in reserve in defference to this being a 3 week race, or have better recovery, or some other non-conspiracy related explanation..
zeamonkey said:Sorry, I find it hard to believe anyone was holding something back in yesterdays stage.
zeamonkey said:Sorry, I find it hard to believe anyone was holding something back in yesterdays stage.
True in Purito's case I guess.Cerberus said:Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
Yes tragically i dont believe in miracles either......and for that im sorry LOLCerberus said:You find it hard to believe that anyone would not sacrifice some seconds yesterday to keep from losing minutes today?
You likewise find it hard to believe that Richie Portes recubative abilities could possibly be inferior to that of (other) Tour favorites.
Presumably you also find it hard to believe that he's simpy having an off day?
That he could be sick?
that he, (if you insist on attributing every up and down to the race to doping related stuff) got a bad blood bag?
You find quite a number of things hard to believe don't you?
Just to be clear, I don't think Sky is clean, I just think the level of conspiracy theorizing that you sometimes see on the forum is ridicilous. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, and sometimes an off day is just an off day - not proof of a doping related conspiracy.
thehog said:If I was the other teams I'd stage a go slow protest. Just ride at 20km p/h. Let Sky ride away and win every stage. Let them fill the top 8 positions in every category. They will show ASO!
Ferminal said:Nice race fixing going on with Sky getting Movistar to do their work for today. Portal, Zandio, Uran, Kiryienka and DLG all Abarca alumni...hmm.