What will Saxo Bank Do In the next 3 Mountain Stages?

[Gugashwill]

Kreuziger will try to keep his position in the GC, and Contador will try to create an opportunity to get as close as it's possible to Froome.
Can it be enough for Tinkoff victory? I'm not sure.

 

[Rollthedice]

I think a lot of you are going to end up disappointed. They will try but it will be depressing. I think they'll be better off riding for stage wins (particularly Contador).

Pretty much this. Everybody knows the yellow is taken, maybe deep down Alberto still hopes but he's the only one I guess. MOV will fight only for Quintana podium and maybe stage win Valverde. They don't care about Saxo. Purito is the same. So unless Froome does a "Floyd" stage 16 TDF 2006 when he lost 8 minutes, Contador has to do himself a "Floyd" a la stage 17 from the same tour.

 

[Publicus]

Crack and lose 20'

 

[therhodeo]

In my mind if Contadors points don't count anyway there is no reason to not go for broke. Whatever he chances losing in placing he only gains in popularity and legend with fans.

 

[T-Nielsen]

Probably try and isolate Froome on the first climb up Alpe D'huez, test him on the descend and then the old "one-two" on the last time up.

 

[burning]

I hope to see something like that:
http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=14598&page=11
(Replace 11 with 44 for users with 10 posts per page)

 

[spalco]

[x] Try to isolate Froome by attacking and then watch Froome's bottom disappear into the sunset in front of them.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Try and hang on for dear life to Porte's wheel.

 

[Cimber]

Riis more than indicates that we will have fireworks tomorrow and sounds as if they will use the descent from the Alpe. Showtime

 

[Carols]

Try to preserve Roman's WT points and let Berto go wild. He has nothing to lose....2nd or 10th it doesn't matter!

 

[silverrocket]

Big, long distance attack on Glandon, will get a sizeable gap and everyone will be going ga-ga, only to see it steadily reeled in. I DO think they will pull of a stage win, but the time gap will be less than 20 seconds and won't matter at all in the big scheme of things.

Phil and Paul will also say "trying to salvage their tour" a lot.

 

[sjb2371]

Riis more than indicates that we will have fireworks tomorrow and sounds as if they will use the descent from the Alpe. Showtime

With Froome about 10 meters back all the way down the descent.

If they do something amazing tomorrow it will be the biggest shock in sports (not really, but you know what i mean )

It's not going to happen kids. they may nip 30 seconds here and there these last few stages, but it will be all for naught.

 

[Cimber]

With Froome about 10 meters back all the way down the descent.

If they do something amazing tomorrow it will be the biggest shock in sports (not really, but you know what i mean )

It's not going to happen kids. they may nip 30 seconds here and there these last few stages, but it will be all for naught.

It will be amazing if they just take 10 secs on Froome. I think they will just try to put on a good show and see what happens (you know moon and starts might align, but only if you go look for it), and maybe hope for a stage win.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Try and hang on for dear life to Porte's wheel.

I do think it will be relatively easy for the top teams to get Sky down to Froome/Porte on at least two of the stages.

And I think Porte will likely go down in the history as one of the best support riders of all time.