What are Valverde his intents?

[Miburo]

There are five or six riders who can battle for the podium, but I can’t just sit tight and accept finishing third in Paris

Is he really gonna do something?

 

[karlboss]

Is he really gonna do something?

Hang on and hang on, and come 3rd. He won't risk anything.

 

[Red Rick]

Polls

I can't read his mind, but if he ever had a chance he should take it. I think he realises that. Today I don't see him going high risk though

 

[hrotha]

Everybody is happy with their current standing, so most of them will just save up energy for the ITT and hope a few guys ahead of them collapse.

 

[Alcanelo]

Valverde and Porte have no balls to do anything...they realise they'll never get a podium chance again. Next year you'll have Froome, Contador, Nibali and Quintana almost certain to make up the top 4 so this is their only chance.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

He will do something in the last week, but its way too late.
This Tour required riders to be in top form from day one.

Nibali got it right.

 

[Frosty]

Valverde and Porte have no balls to do anything...they realise they'll never get a podium chance again. Next year you'll have Froome, Contador, Nibali and Quintana almost certain to make up the top 4 so this is their only chance.

Yeah, with Porte being a good TT'er i am concerned that Team Sky could end up chasing down attacks from other teams rather than letting Astana worry about them. Not a fan of his but hopefully Porte can put some time into Nibali today to spice things up - can't see it happening though.

 

[classicomano]

There are five or six riders who can battle for the podium, but I can’t just sit tight and accept finishing third in Paris

Hah right! Not falling for that one again.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Yes, great poll options! This thread is going to be epic

"He's going for 2nd" of course

 

[masking_agent]

valverde is an "also ran" , he follows moves, instead of creating them, similar to teejay. He won't amount to anything in this tour.

 

[GThere2]

'Doing something' will consist of trying to hang on to Nibalis wheel and hope Porte blows.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

If his form improves a lot he'll follow moves from other riders on the MTFs, and then counter attack when he thinks they are vulnerable

If his form is still mediocre: suck wheels almost all the way up the climb and then outsprint whoever he can outsprint.

 

[karlboss]

valverde is an "also ran" , he follows moves, instead of creating them, similar to teejay. He won't amount to anything in this tour.

I don't really follow teejay, but i do recall a small break last year up alpe d'huez, in 2012 he attacked with Evans in tow. He was in the stage 8 break at CD. I have more hope in Teejay than Valverde.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Of course Valverde is going for the win.

 

[ILovecycling]

one of the best polls ever

 

[Escarabajo]

He will do something in the last week, but its way too late.
This Tour required riders to be in top form from day one.

Nibali got it right.

Valverde will attack in the stage to Paris!

 

[Afrank]

He's on the verge of his first ever podium in the Tour, no way he's going to put that chance in danger.

The only moments of accelerating away from any GC's we'll see from him is if the GC's all come into the finish together and he sprints for the win.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Valverde will attack in the stage to Paris!

lol,

seriously I think the tour team is on a similar model as the Giro team. Time will tell.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Can I change my vote to the Vino option please

 

[kingjr]

The only moments of accelerating away from any GC's we'll see from him is if the GC's all come into the finish together and he sprints for the win.

Oops.

______

 

[hfer07]

Valverde's only intention from now on is to stick to Pinot's wheel, so he can somehow secure a podium spot


very disappointing to watch a man once I liked to be turned into a Leipheimer

 

[jens_attacks]

hey he made the move today at least, it was a nice attack

of course he's not at nibali's level but maybe he gets better in the pyrenees. i think he will still try but all in vain

 

[Forunculo]

Ah, that magical moment when a race depends of Valverde's agression

 

[Fzotrlool]

To be fair, his attack was pretty gutsy and spiced things up. But he should have cooperated with Point in order to take more time for other rivals. They could have taken at least a minute on Tejay and Bardet.

For 9k they raced against each other, it was not until the last 2k that they started working together.

He certainly was not wheelsucker of the day, however. That title went to Rafal who used Leopold as his personal lift for almost the whole climb.

 

[fantomas]

He said post-stage that he and Pinot simply had different interests. What? So, Pinot's interest was to go a bloc, while Valverde's was to... Yeah, what? According to Pinot Valverde said he he couldn't go faster and then attacked. Valverde is such a d-bag.