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Because he was strong enough to had a significant gap? Lopez vs. Woods, come on, we all know who is the strongest between those two.slosada said:How come would Uran help Bardet? He had Woods ahead and with a faster sprint
Uran hadn't GC classification in mind. Van Garderen had.slosada said:Then we get into TJ vs Atapuma sort of scenario in Suisse.
Criticism because he attacked against his teammate or, well, the same, because he didn't...
Come on. You need to ride with your teammates, not your bravado. He played his cards perfectly, but if the leaders stayed away you have to trust your teammate in that group. If Cannondale had no faith in Woods they'd had told him to stay on Lopez' wheel, or even wait for Rigoberto. That clearly wasn't the case. Woods has a pretty good kick, too. He might have had a shot had he waited it out.Alexandre B. said:Because he was strong enough to had a significant gap? Lopez vs. Woods, come on, we all know who is the strongest between those two.slosada said:How come would Uran help Bardet? He had Woods ahead and with a faster sprint
He rode to lose. He lost.
carton said:Come on. You need to ride with your teammates, not your bravado. He played his cards perfectly, but if the leaders stayed away you have to trust your teammate in that group. If Cannondale had no faith in Woods they'd had told him to stay on Lopez' wheel, or even wait for Rigoberto. That clearly wasn't the case. Woods has a pretty good kick, too.Alexandre B. said:Because he was strong enough to had a significant gap? Lopez vs. Woods, come on, we all know who is the strongest between those two.slosada said:How come would Uran help Bardet? He had Woods ahead and with a faster sprint
He rode to lose. He lost.
Besides, Uran's got bigger fish to fry. He can't attack behind his teammates in a race like this and then expect their full support when it matters.
Great win by Superman.
I don't entirely disagree with your premise, but this isn't the best example. Landa's had issue after issue this season. He's had a better go of it than Kwiato, but not by much. A Sunday ride compared to Kennaugh & Intxausti seasons from hell, though. Henao was done in by injuries and Thomas and Froome are regrouping for 2017. Konig is onto his next team. Poels won a monument in April and absolutely bossed it in July. And if he surprises on Saturday he might have a case for a more successful end-to-end season than even Valverde. You'll definitely be hearing the peanut gallery chime in then.HelloDolly said:What about SKY ? Where were they Poels and more importantly Landa . Afterall on here these guys are ear marked to win every race
I agree. Landa's a wildcard, he showed good form early in the Giro and in a couple of other races but has fallen ill at the worst times, and has therefore struggled with his consistency.Taxus4a said:Landa at least pass the forst climb and went onto the break in the flat.. he showed he is not bad. He get the shape very quicky, he could do well on satuday., or very bad, but you cant rule out yet.
Well put.Taxus4a said:And to do a hard race Wood is important