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Dan Martin won;t be dropped early and mayeb not at all from the main contenders ...the guy can climb
Secondly Contador needs ot go early because he needs to ensure he drops SKY ....can not be sure he willunless he hammers home his advantage and also cannot be sure he will dismiss Martin so easily
rm7 said:
Dan Martin won;t be dropped early and mayeb not at all from the main contenders ...the guy can climb
Secondly Contador needs ot go early because he needs to ensure he drops SKY ....can not be sure he willunless he hammers home his advantage and also cannot be sure he will dismiss Martin so easily
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I'll need to watch it again once the highlights come out, but I think AC was on Froome's wheel when Martin attacked. He obviously thought (and rightly so) that Froome was the man to follow. I think he stayed on Froome's wheel for to long.
I don't think Froome was as bad as some think. He was right up there - No not as strong as he will be in July, but neither are the others. He could still do something tomorrow.
I don't think Froome was as bad as some think. He was right up there - No not as strong as he will be in July, but neither are the others. He could still do something tomorrow.
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Martin can't climb
Contador doesn't need to go early
He doesn't need to ensure he drops Sky
The best way of hammering his advantage home is to follow wheels and twist the knife if the situation presents itself
He can dismiss Martin easily on a climb.
HelloDolly said:
Martin can't climb
Contador doesn't need to go early
He doesn't need to ensure he drops Sky
The best way of hammering his advantage home is to follow wheels and twist the knife if the situation presents itself
He can dismiss Martin easily on a climb.
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We will see tomorrow how good Dan Martin is on the climbs ....but to say he can't climb is rubbish...
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For everyone who speaks German:
http://sport.orf.at/#/stories/2248345/
Sometimes I wonder how stupid some sport journalists are. The headline of the text means "Contador wins a stage in Catalunya" and then in the article itself they even write that Dan Martin won
http://sport.orf.at/#/stories/2248345/
Sometimes I wonder how stupid some sport journalists are. The headline of the text means "Contador wins a stage in Catalunya" and then in the article itself they even write that Dan Martin won
Martin shouldn't be a big deal. The guy is a puncheur.
And Contador doesn't need to attack. If he feels really great, he can attack in the second to last kilometre.
And Contador doesn't need to attack. If he feels really great, he can attack in the second to last kilometre.
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You need to have the legs to come out swinging. Sure, he might go better tomorrow but Contador looked significantly stronger and today's finish wasn't exactly great for him either.
Still, I'm not too concerned by Froome's form. He said he wanted a quieter build up and he hasn't been to Teide yet. The biggest concern is that Contador might well have his 2014 legs and that spells trouble for July.
HelloDolly said:
You need to have the legs to come out swinging. Sure, he might go better tomorrow but Contador looked significantly stronger and today's finish wasn't exactly great for him either.
Still, I'm not too concerned by Froome's form. He said he wanted a quieter build up and he hasn't been to Teide yet. The biggest concern is that Contador might well have his 2014 legs and that spells trouble for July.
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I'm not sure if Contador goes early is a wise choice either. Time and time has been proven that if sky still has their mountain goat upfront and drilling a high pace, they will catch Contador. It was proof already on PN, even with G almost hanging by the thread. Most of the time, Contador is the one that's lost. I think, he should use sky train to get ride of most of his opponent. Tomorrow is a proper mountain, so there won't be a lot of rider. Unless he did exactly like PN. But his team is weaker than the PN team.
HelloDolly said:
I'm not sure if Contador goes early is a wise choice either. Time and time has been proven that if sky still has their mountain goat upfront and drilling a high pace, they will catch Contador. It was proof already on PN, even with G almost hanging by the thread. Most of the time, Contador is the one that's lost. I think, he should use sky train to get ride of most of his opponent. Tomorrow is a proper mountain, so there won't be a lot of rider. Unless he did exactly like PN. But his team is weaker than the PN team.
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The site I use is
http://procyclingstats.com/race/Volta_Ciclista_a_Catalunya_2016_Stage_3
At the moment they only have the top 11. I'm not sure if another site has the full result.
Breh said:
The site I use is
http://procyclingstats.com/race/Volta_Ciclista_a_Catalunya_2016_Stage_3
At the moment they only have the top 11. I'm not sure if another site has the full result.
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BTW what I mean by early for Contador is with 4km to go
rather than SKY who usually wait for the 2km point
rather than SKY who usually wait for the 2km point
Of course Martin can climb very well. He's just not one of the top three climbers in the world and Contador is. So all things being roughly equal in terms of form, which they probably are as both seem good without being at a peak, Contador should be very confident that he can get rid of him on a 20 km long climb. Just as Martin should be very confident that he can drop Contador on any puncheur type charge.
The only rider Contador will be wary of is Froome.
The only rider Contador will be wary of is Froome.
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This. Martin is a 2nd tier climber, who only wins harder mountain stages, if the group of favourites let him win. He's very explosive and that is the only reason he kept off Alberto today. Tomorrow he will be 8th or 10th on Port Aine.WheelofGear said:
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1MARTINDanielEtixx - Quick Step660505:00:27
2CONTADORAlbertoTinkoff425300:02
3BARDETRomainAG2R La Mondiale21018,,
4VAN GARDERENTejayBMC Racing Team1 13,,
5PORTERichieBMC Racing Team1 100:09
6QUINTANANairoMovistar Team 7,,
7FORMOLODavideCannondale Pro Cycling Team 40:11
8ZAKARINIlnurTeam Katusha 30:12
9FROOMEChristopherTeam Sky 2,,
10CARTHYHughCaja Rural - Seguros RGA 10:18
11URANRigobertoCannondale Pro Cycling Team ,,
12VERONACarlosEtixx - Quick Step ,,
13THOMASGeraintTeam Sky ,,
14NIEVEMikelTeam Sky ,,
15NAVARRODanielCofidis, Solutions Crédits ,,
16RODRÍGUEZJoaquimTeam Katusha ,,
17POELSWoutTeam Sky 0:22
18DEGANDThomasWanty - Groupe Gobert ,,
19PANTANOJarlinsonIAM Cycling ,,
20KUDUSMerhawiDimension Data ,,
21WOODSMichaelCannondale Pro Cycling Team ,,
22KRUIJSWIJKStevenTeam LottoNL - Jumbo ,,
23ARUFabioAstana Pro Team ,,
24DE CLERCQBartLotto Soudal ,,
25WARBASSELarryIAM Cycling 0:28
26ROGLIČPrimožTeam LottoNL - Jumbo ,,
27ATAPUMAJohn DarwinBMC Racing Team ,,
28FRANKMathiasIAM Cycling ,,
29CHAVESJohan EstebanOrica GreenEDGE ,,
30POZZOVIVODomenicoAG2R La Mondiale ,,
2CONTADORAlbertoTinkoff425300:02
3BARDETRomainAG2R La Mondiale21018,,
4VAN GARDERENTejayBMC Racing Team1 13,,
5PORTERichieBMC Racing Team1 100:09
6QUINTANANairoMovistar Team 7,,
7FORMOLODavideCannondale Pro Cycling Team 40:11
8ZAKARINIlnurTeam Katusha 30:12
9FROOMEChristopherTeam Sky 2,,
10CARTHYHughCaja Rural - Seguros RGA 10:18
11URANRigobertoCannondale Pro Cycling Team ,,
12VERONACarlosEtixx - Quick Step ,,
13THOMASGeraintTeam Sky ,,
14NIEVEMikelTeam Sky ,,
15NAVARRODanielCofidis, Solutions Crédits ,,
16RODRÍGUEZJoaquimTeam Katusha ,,
17POELSWoutTeam Sky 0:22
18DEGANDThomasWanty - Groupe Gobert ,,
19PANTANOJarlinsonIAM Cycling ,,
20KUDUSMerhawiDimension Data ,,
21WOODSMichaelCannondale Pro Cycling Team ,,
22KRUIJSWIJKStevenTeam LottoNL - Jumbo ,,
23ARUFabioAstana Pro Team ,,
24DE CLERCQBartLotto Soudal ,,
25WARBASSELarryIAM Cycling 0:28
26ROGLIČPrimožTeam LottoNL - Jumbo ,,
27ATAPUMAJohn DarwinBMC Racing Team ,,
28FRANKMathiasIAM Cycling ,,
29CHAVESJohan EstebanOrica GreenEDGE ,,
30POZZOVIVODomenicoAG2R La Mondiale ,,
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