Start and Stop attacks may actually work.
What froome will have to do is attack himself if he's bothered by them.
What froome will have to do is attack himself if he's bothered by them.
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spalco said:Shouldn't Froome just let Quintana go?
Bye Bye Bicycle said:Exactly my thoughts. Quintana is no GC threat.
The Hitch said:Excuse me i never said anything needs to be the best ever. I said this stage was boring. And it has. Im hardly the only person who thinks that. Nothing has happened for over 100km despite the fact that there have been 4 climbs in that period.
Of course i must hate cycling for make that observation. Watching 40 riders do nothing for 3 hours isnt the reason most people watch the sport. Maybe you do though.
They did that 100km ago.
What have they done since?
And isolating him from his teammates only works for todays stage. After the final 34k of this stage are done, Porte will be free to start with froome on every stage and protect him all over again.
spalco said:Shouldn't Froome just let Quintana go?
A N D Y Yeah!akrogirl said:Never thought I'd be cheering for Andy to do something, lol.
No gifts! Froome wants the KOM points ;-)spalco said:Shouldn't Froome just let Quintana go?