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Cance > TheRest said:The camera work was awful though with its focus on GVA, when we were much more interested in what was going on right behind Quintana.
That seems indeed quick for early season. On the other hand tactics did slow down the climb last year. Contador was the first of the main contenders to finish, the rest was s.t. so I think Froome and Quintana may have held back a bit then.pastronef said:today just 9 seconds slower than Vuelta 2016 (Contador Quintana Froome Chaves)
That is an incredibly good question. Although none of them are known for being good at the start of the season, this performance is particularly anonymous. I guess this race was always going to be just a training ride for them.Valv.Piti said:By the way, where are the Yates?
I don't know what is so weird about it. Last year was basically his first pro year, a learning year. He was supposed to be a good climber and he showed a couple of nice performances (nothing exceptional). It was also his first time putting some serious work in TT training so he discovered his talent there (if I remember correctly I've mentioned in his thread that he has shown talent for TT before, but he didn't even have a TT bike in Adria back then). The time loss in the TTT came as a surprise I agree, but it was his first race of the season. I guess he just had a bad day. He still is a good climber as he has shown in the 2 hilly stages. I am optimistic about his season. I expect him to take a step forward as a climber and if he retained his TT ability, he should fight for some top placings in short stage races.Maaaaaaaarten said:Rogla is such a weird guy. Used to be a climber, than he randomly became a TTer last year and now he gets dropped unexpectedly soon in the TTT loses 8 minutes, but shows up in the climbing stages again. I just have no clue at all what type of a rider he is supposed to be or how good he is.
Or, perhaps, De Gendt.GenericBoonenFan said:He could just turn out to be like Wellens, he'll disappoint one day and than the next day he'll put down a performance you would've never expected.
Ricco' said:Last stage shortened because of strong winds. Only do 5 laps of the final circuit.
EWP activated because yeah, it's the middle of the winter in Europe, were they expecting sunshine and 30º all days?
Dumb.Ricco' said:Last stage shortened because of strong winds. Only do 5 laps of the final circuit.
EWP activated because yeah, it's the middle of the winter in Europe, were they expecting sunshine and 30º all days?