Tour of Murcia - 4th to 6th March

[Escarabajo]

I honestly don't know, what race was that and what year??

I'll dig it up. I read it somewhere but don't remember where. The thing is that when he said it I told my wife and we both laugh. But it stuck in my mind.

 

[hfer07]

if you think by now it has anything to do with that you have no idea. hti is clearly something psychological. hope he finds a good psychologiust or knows how to turn the tides. but I'm loosing faith.

I'm with you- this is beyond cycling skills- he's either lost the edge due to nervousness or is inside his head this pattern to get easily distracted-lacks the proper concentration and become unaware of his surroundings while riding.
very sad indeed, since the talent is there, but means nothing if he can't even cross the line uninjured...

 

[jens_attacks]

it seems that soler together with landa and plaza were right behind the first five when the crash happened.probably juan mauricio went down first...

 

[hrotha]

Re-report: Plaza has apparently broken his leg near the ankle, will undergo surgery.

I've read he's broken both his tibia and his fibula and that he'll likely miss the whole season.

 

[Escarabajo]

I've read he's broken both his tibia and his fibula and that he'll likely miss the whole season.

What about Soler? how is he, apart form his leg scratches?

 

[hrotha]

What about Soler? how is he, apart form his leg scratches?

I think he's fine. Probably shell-shocked though.

 

[c&cfan]

so..

how is tomorrow's tt? flat? hilly?

does contador have the shape to handle menchov in a tt?

 

[Ryaguas]

holy shiit that's so bad.feel sorry for him...

is soler ok?he fell more often than my niece...and she's one year old.

Soler is fine...

so..

how is tomorrow's tt? flat? hilly?

does contador have the shape to handle menchov in a tt?

Flat tho... is too short for Menchov and Alberto will be right in the top 5

 

[jens_attacks]

before the crash,soler attacked.i hope there will be some good highlights.

 

[Squire]

He was 7th on the stage and 13th on GC since he lost time yesterday when the peloton split because of a crash.

CQRanking has Froome in 7th, which sounds more likely. Even though Nordhaug is actually a half-decent climber.

 

[roundabout]

CQ has the results from the biciciclismo ticker. Froome lost 8 minutes today

 

[Squire]

In that case, I am mightily impressed by Nordhaug!

 

[Jamsque]

Nordhaug was used really poorly by Sky last year so its hard to gauge how talented he really is. He never got a chance to do anything except carry water bottles, even when he was outperforming his team-mates. I hope he gets some more freedom this season.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Incredibly Contador-centric mini news report here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pu0GAUA8vU

shame they showed no mountains being climbed

 

[roundabout]

Not sure about the plate, but that's a pretty nice cup for just winning a stage.

 

[The Hitch]

Wow. That meant a lot to him. Hes shouting out of joy as he crosses the line. Forgot to do the pistol even. Or is that the old contador?

 

[ingsve]

Nordhaug was used really poorly by Sky last year so its hard to gauge how talented he really is. He never got a chance to do anything except carry water bottles, even when he was outperforming his team-mates. I hope he gets some more freedom this season.

Ya, and that was the case now as well. I don't know about this stage but yesterday he worked hard all day to bring back the break so it's not like he has had hte opportunity to ride as a protected rider. If he keeps showing rides like this however I hope he'll get his chance sooner or later.

 

[luckyboy]

Sucks for Soler

 

[yetanothergreenworld]

This was a fun stage. And it's starting to look like Coppel might be the real deal after all. He's scored two bronze medals in past U23 ITT world championships; we'll see how he does tomorrow.

 

[icefire]

Highlights streaming now here:
http://proyectos.laverdad.es/laverdadtv/

 

[El Pistolero]

This was a fun stage. And it's starting to look like Coppel might be the real deal after all. He's scored two bronze medals in past U23 ITT world championships; we'll see how he does tomorrow.

Yeah, but he's French.

 

[Ryaguas]

Wow. That meant a lot to him. Hes shouting out of joy as he crosses the line. Forgot to do the pistol even. Or is that the old contador?

Ye I was going to post the same... mmmm In many interview he has said the same "I can't be the same anymore"... maybe that involves his triumph salute?

This was a fun stage. And it's starting to look like Coppel might be the real deal after all. He's scored two bronze medals in past U23 ITT world championships; we'll see how he does tomorrow.

Well last year He finished always behind Alberto... but He seems to have a good form...

Yeah, but he's French.

Touché mon ami...

Here the video from Marca... nothing special but if you want to hear his words after the finish... BTW is in spanish...

 

[maltiv]

Ya, and that was the case now as well. I don't know about this stage but yesterday he worked hard all day to bring back the break so it's not like he has had hte opportunity to ride as a protected rider. If he keeps showing rides like this however I hope he'll get his chance sooner or later.

I couldn't understand why they were using him so early yesterday when there was a big mountain stage today where he could go well. Silly Sky tactics...

Interesting interview with him on procycling.no, where he reveals that he tried to follow the attacks of Contador but cracked a bit in the end. He could very well be a late-bloomer (like Hesjedal), considering he lost a year to injury and also used to focus on mountain biking.

 

[hrotha]

Ye I was going to post the same... mmmm In many interview he has said the same "I can't be the same anymore"... maybe that involves his triumph salute?

Regardless of our opinions about the Contador Case, I think we'll all agree something good came out of it.

 

[red_flanders]

Whatever Contador's faults, it's nice to see the biggest rider in the world racing to win all season. It's been way too long. Bravo!