Finally, I couldn't watch this stage on-line.
But it was so incredible to acknowledge how away is Froome from the other contenders...
But it was so incredible to acknowledge how away is Froome from the other contenders...
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So why go to such great lengths to prevent Contador from taking 1 measly second? That's MaxRockatansky's point.rick james said:Max Rockatansky said:rick james said:isn't that a good thing that they want to fight for everything and give the fans a race?Max Rockatansky said:These Sky guys are completely obsessed with thic race. We need someone to go for one second so that nobody else takes away ONE second from our leader.
What fight? Froome is three minutes ahead of his biggest rival. There is no fight.
Bertie isn't his biggest rival......Right now
I watched the last Olympics in Germany on public TV. Events not featuring Germans were, with one or two exceptions, completely ignored. Didn't bother me in the slightest.Electress said:LaFlorecita said:That's what I've been trying for 5 years but you have to admit they're a bit hard to ignore.HelloDolly said:Also one could ignore SKY and look at the race for second ? Its an idea
Totally impossible if watching on a UK channel. Because it's pretty much wall to wall proctology from start to finish. I get a certain amount of nationalism from a UK broadcaster (although why Sky continue to be equated with the UK beats me) but I do resent everything being framed through a Sky lens. Just commentate on the race, rather than analyse every incident from Sky's perspective. I'd quite like to hear about what options they believe other GC contenders have from here, or even who's doing what for other jerseys. But I watched the highlights the other day and they didn't even bother to mention or summarise who was in the other jerseys. And that was ITV. ES is literally intolerable.
bob.a.feet said:TBH I think Froome's celebration needs a lot of work
HelloDolly said:But everyone please bear in mind that there are still 2 weeks to go and anything can still happen
Also one could ignore SKY and look at the race for second ? Its an idea
Brullnux said:He is lucky he isn't black, otherwise he'd be completely ignored.
It took a lot of the British public until 2016 to fully accept Farah as one of their own, and he was raised for most of his life in inner city London.Journey Man said:Brullnux said:He is lucky he isn't black, otherwise he'd be completely ignored.
Can you explain what you are trying to say by this sentence?
back this up with facts.Brullnux said:It took a lot of the British public until 2016 to fully accept Farah as one of their own, and he was raised for most of his life in inner city London.Journey Man said:Brullnux said:He is lucky he isn't black, otherwise he'd be completely ignored.
Can you explain what you are trying to say by this sentence?
Brullnux said:He is lucky he isn't black, otherwise he'd be completely ignored.
Brullnux said:It is true that Brits have a much colder attitude towards Froome than any other important cyclist, or even most sportspeople. His upbringing isn't as easy a sell to the british public than Wiggins' working-class, single-mother, north london, rags-to-riches story. Cavendish is also much more well-liked, as is Chris Hoy. Perhaps it is Froome's lack of Olympic gold, although the fact that his first time on British soil was the 2012 Olympics is more likely (this is often thrown around, not sure if it is true but you get the jist). He is lucky he isn't black, otherwise he'd be completely ignored.
The plethora of tabloid articles about him. How did you miss the storm over how British he was?Singer01 said:back this up with facts.Brullnux said:It took a lot of the British public until 2016 to fully accept Farah as one of their own, and he was raised for most of his life in inner city London.Journey Man said:Brullnux said:He is lucky he isn't black, otherwise he'd be completely ignored.
Can you explain what you are trying to say by this sentence?
JetSet said:[quote="Brullnux":xc4ism8v] He is lucky he isn't black, otherwise he'd be completely ignored.
Journey Man said:HelloDolly said:But everyone please bear in mind that there are still 2 weeks to go and anything can still happen
Also one could ignore SKY and look at the race for second ? Its an idea
That's what the commentators have to say to keep people interested. "Still along way to go... anything could happen!"
Whenever Sky show up with Froome, it's a boa constrictor trudge to the end. Chapeau, he's the most dominant rider of his era. At least a duopoly would bring some form of competition.
Second place? Who cares about second. I'm with Contador on this. I bet he had one of those posters on his wall as a kid saying, "Second place is first loser!"
LaFlorecita said:So why go to such great lengths to prevent Contador from taking 1 measly second? That's MaxRockatansky's point.rick james said:Max Rockatansky said:rick james said:isn't that a good thing that they want to fight for everything and give the fans a race?Max Rockatansky said:These Sky guys are completely obsessed with thic race. We need someone to go for one second so that nobody else takes away ONE second from our leader.
What fight? Froome is three minutes ahead of his biggest rival. There is no fight.
Bertie isn't his biggest rival......Right now
I don't see why he would. 2nd place is not a win and he is guaranteed to be on the podium in Madrid as long as he finishes the race. Of course he'll try to finish as high as possible, but I don't think he's desperate to be 2nd or 3rd. If he had to choose between 2nd and 10th with a stage win, he'd choose the latter without a doubt.Tonton said:For his last race, Bertie would like nothing more than being on the final podium.
Tonton thinks contador is pinot... I had low expectations in the beginning of this vuelta, I just hope contador can give us a great showLaFlorecita said:I don't see why he would. 2nd place is not a win and he is guaranteed to be on the podium in Madrid as long as he finishes the race. Of course he'll try to finish as high as possible, but I don't think he's desperate to be 2nd or 3rd. If he had to choose between 2nd and 10th with a stage win, he'd choose the latter without a doubt.Tonton said:For his last race, Bertie would like nothing more than being on the final podium.
Journey Man said:HelloDolly said:But everyone please bear in mind that there are still 2 weeks to go and anything can still happen
Also one could ignore SKY and look at the race for second ? Its an idea
That's what the commentators have to say to keep people interested. "Still along way to go... anything could happen!"
Whenever Sky show up with Froome, it's a boa constrictor trudge to the end. Chapeau, he's the most dominant rider of his era. At least a duopoly would bring some form of competition.
Second place? Who cares about second. I'm with Contador on this. I bet he had one of those posters on his wall as a kid saying, "Second place is first loser!"
Thats why he was super angry with Movistar after they didn't close Chaves down on stage 20 in last year's Vuelta...Blanco said:Journey Man said:HelloDolly said:But everyone please bear in mind that there are still 2 weeks to go and anything can still happen
Also one could ignore SKY and look at the race for second ? Its an idea
That's what the commentators have to say to keep people interested. "Still along way to go... anything could happen!"
Whenever Sky show up with Froome, it's a boa constrictor trudge to the end. Chapeau, he's the most dominant rider of his era. At least a duopoly would bring some form of competition.
Second place? Who cares about second. I'm with Contador on this. I bet he had one of those posters on his wall as a kid saying, "Second place is first loser!"
You're right, it's a kid's view!
bigcog said:LaFlorecita said:It's not odd; that's how all fanboys/girls think.TMP402 said:Red Rick said:Biggest problem with Froome riding like this is that there's like 0 anticipation for the GC fight.
Maybe I'm odd but sometimes I just think "it's his turn". I don't mind a boring Vuelta if Froome finally wins.
Oh come on, if Contador was whooping *** it would be no different would it.
LaFlorecita said:I don't see why he would. 2nd place is not a win and he is guaranteed to be on the podium in Madrid as long as he finishes the race. Of course he'll try to finish as high as possible, but I don't think he's desperate to be 2nd or 3rd. If he had to choose between 2nd and 10th with a stage win, he'd choose the latter without a doubt.Tonton said:For his last race, Bertie would like nothing more than being on the final podium.