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Nacer's revenge?Alexandre B. said:He lost one of his chickens to a fox. I suppose it took its toll out of him.
Tonton said:Nacer's revenge?Alexandre B. said:He lost one of his chickens to a fox. I suppose it took its toll out of him.
Nacer dislikes FDJ...the Tour was very close to Melisey...was a bike with bent handlebars spotted anywhere near the scene of the crime?RedheadDane said:Tonton said:Nacer's revenge?Alexandre B. said:He lost one of his chickens to a fox. I suppose it took its toll out of him.
Nacer gets revenge on Pinot, because he dislikes Demare?
That would be a bit mean...
Tonton said:Nacer dislikes FDJ...the Tour was very close to Melisey...was a bike with bent handlebars spotted anywhere near the scene of the crime?RedheadDane said:Tonton said:Nacer's revenge?Alexandre B. said:He lost one of his chickens to a fox. I suppose it took its toll out of him.
Nacer gets revenge on Pinot, because he dislikes Demare?
That would be a bit mean...
Oh boy...Netserk said:Just not in the league of true climbers like Majka. He really shouldn't have been outclimbed on a HC mountain by a sprinter.
Easier said than done ...Netserk said:Unfortunately, yes. Hopefully he'll be able to recover from his injuries and contend for the win in the Vuelta. He should still be able to have better GT results this season than Pinot.
portugal11 said:He is another john gadret. His 2014 podium was the best he could achieved in the tour.
Way better than him. He can't even go to the breakcarolina said:portugal11 said:He is another john gadret. His 2014 podium was the best he could achieved in the tour.
... because all the other riders that rode the Giro for GC are doing so well...
Hard giro? The first week was a walk in the park until blockhaus. The second week only the time trial was really hard. Oropa was a 15 min effort.carolina said:Please, Quintana is also struggling and below the expectations. It was a hard giro, that's normal. Maybe next week he'll try again.
Talking about 2014 is ridiculous, since he clearly showed in the Giro he can do really well.
I will write the same in forumciclismocarolina said:No, today Pinot showed he can't do back to back GTs.
Clearly the Giro was very hard. Almost everyone who did it is exhausted - I mean it didn't take a genius to work that out, in the final week everyone was dead on their feet.portugal11 said:Hard giro? The first week was a walk in the park until blockhaus. The second week only the time trial was really hard. Oropa was a 15 min effort.carolina said:Please, Quintana is also struggling and below the expectations. It was a hard giro, that's normal. Maybe next week he'll try again.
Talking about 2014 is ridiculous, since he clearly showed in the Giro he can do really well.
Today pinot showed he can't compete in the tour. Pathetic performance, he can't even follow a peloton with 50 riders in the hogh mountains
"Poor form" is not "sick"Tonton said:The proof is in the pudding: see Quintana. Tough and hot Giro, no way to recover. Pinot's bet was to save energy and have a chance when others reserves get depleted. It made some sense. But then, why even come. Thibaut was clearly not recovered...People who hint that he was racing this Tour at his true level are clueless.
@alexandre: not "always" in poor form in July: see '12, '14, and even '15 where bad luck struck on stage 3, 4, 5...