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Posted on 09-09-2016 16:59
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Btw. If tommorow becomes a GT clash for the stage win as well, Quintana might take the points jersey from Valverde 
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Posted on 09-09-2016 17:02
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Kiserlovski01 wrote:
Hearing all the compliments for this Kirby guy I have never heard I'm really happy so many races are broadcasted at Belgian channels 
With Michel ''Sean Yates'' Wuyts? Oh well, at least it's better than José Been
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Posted on 09-09-2016 17:07
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Wuyts also sounded like Froome had won the Vuelta today tbf
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Posted on 09-09-2016 17:08
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All tv reporter have favorite, in Denmark it is all Contador and Tinkoff , for some obscure reason they think it is a Danish team, even if it has not been for Years.
Today reporter said Contador was riding to win the Vuelta 
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Posted on 09-09-2016 17:11
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Tamijo wrote:
All tv reporter have favorite, in Denmark it is all Contador and Tinkoff , for some obscure reason they think it is a Danish team, even if it has not been for Years.
Today reporter said Contador was riding to win the Vuelta
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Posted on 09-09-2016 17:29
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Posted on 09-09-2016 19:11
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Selwink wrote:
Kiserlovski01 wrote:
Hearing all the compliments for this Kirby guy I have never heard I'm really happy so many races are broadcasted at Belgian channels
With Michel ''Sean Yates'' Wuyts? Oh well, at least it's better than José Been
you say that like that's an achievement
watched sporza for the stage gesink won commentary was good, watched Been/Traksel? the next day. holy shit that was terrible "please go to the front, we want to see Gesink" while Quintana tries to break Froome. apperantly that's not important at all |
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Posted on 09-09-2016 20:41
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Did Froome put 2 minutes into Quintana. Just like I've been saying for the last 3 weeks 
Edited by ringo182 on 09-09-2016 20:58
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Posted on 09-09-2016 22:34
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SSJ2Luigi wrote:
Selwink wrote:
Kiserlovski01 wrote:
Hearing all the compliments for this Kirby guy I have never heard I'm really happy so many races are broadcasted at Belgian channels
With Michel ''Sean Yates'' Wuyts? Oh well, at least it's better than José Been
you say that like that's an achievement
watched sporza for the stage gesink won commentary was good, watched Been/Traksel? the next day. holy shit that was terrible "please go to the front, we want to see Gesink" while Quintana tries to break Froome. apperantly that's not important at all
That Been / Traksel combo from the Dutch Eurosport? Yes, I definitely prefer Wuyts / De Cauwer over them every single time. Their chauvinism is so damn annoying, it comes close to the guys from the French Eurosport. Too bad Wuyts is a big Froome fan as well
@Selwink 'Sean Yates'?? Enlighten me please
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Posted on 09-09-2016 22:41
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Samu won't start tomorrow's stages. He has a dislocated shoulder
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 09-09-2016 23:16
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ringo182 wrote:
Did Froome put 2 minutes into Quintana. Just like I've been saying for the last 3 weeks
Froome was exceptional today, no one had really expected this kind off performance, apart from you I guess. Quintana was on par, Contador slightly below par, but Froome's performance was otherworldly and honestly makes you wonder. |
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Posted on 09-09-2016 23:31
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Riis123 wrote:
ringo182 wrote:
Did Froome put 2 minutes into Quintana. Just like I've been saying for the last 3 weeks
Froome was exceptional today, no one had really expected this kind off performance, apart from you I guess. Quintana was on par, Contador slightly below par, but Froome's performance was otherworldly and honestly makes you wonder.
Wonder what? The same thing we've all been wondering since 2011? That perhaps it was a pretty medicore TT field and Froome was the favorite anyway?
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Posted on 09-09-2016 23:38
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TheManxMissile wrote:
Riis123 wrote:
ringo182 wrote:
Did Froome put 2 minutes into Quintana. Just like I've been saying for the last 3 weeks
Froome was exceptional today, no one had really expected this kind off performance, apart from you I guess. Quintana was on par, Contador slightly below par, but Froome's performance was otherworldly and honestly makes you wonder.
Wonder what? The same thing we've all been wondering since 2011? That perhaps it was a pretty medicore TT field and Froome was the favorite anyway?
Wonder that he definitely didn't look good on stage 15 and his form seemed to have hit a plateau, yet, he was able to pull this off. Did you expect this Indurain-esque performance? It was remarkable, all things considered (Tour, Olympics etc). Definitely one of the best performances of this entire year, yet, it won't be perceived as strong or 'mutant' if you'd like as some of his other performances such as Ax-3 2013, MV 2013 or PSM 2015. |
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Posted on 09-09-2016 23:44
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Indurain-esque? Really? He only gained a few more seconds over Quintana than he did in the Tour's first ITT. Yes i did expect a Froome win, because he's a pretty damn great time trialist in pretty good form (you don't ride 2nd in a GT like this one without being in shape) and against mediocre competition. Nothing at all out of the ordinary today and even his season is far from monsterous compared to several riders recent seasons.
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Posted on 09-09-2016 23:52
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TheManxMissile wrote:
Indurain-esque? Really? He only gained a few more seconds over Quintana than he did in the Tour's first ITT. Yes i did expect a Froome win, because he's a pretty damn great time trialist in pretty good form (you don't ride 2nd in a GT like this one without being in shape) and against mediocre competition. Nothing at all out of the ordinary today and even his season is far from monsterous compared to several riders recent seasons.
Yeah, Indurain-esque all things considered - gotta put things into perspective. He did almost put 2 minutes into his his closest GC-rival (Talansky, 1.54 and Contador, 1.57) after winning the Tour comfortably, riding the Olympics, then presumably coming into the Vuelta 'undercooked' on JUST 37 km. This isn't 70 km in Luxembourg in absolute peak, Froome 2013 Saint-Michel style, but a rather underwhelming version of Froome compared to what we see in July.
We also got to appreciate that the level of form was hugely different in TdF between Quintana and Froome. Quintana was absolute lacklustre throughout and still 'only' lost 2 minutes - this Vuelta, Quintana has had the upper hand, yet, lost the same despite doing a reasonably good ITT.
I still maintain this is one of the absolute best performances this year and definitely Froome's best performance (again, considering everything). |
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Posted on 10-09-2016 00:52
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Wow Froome put a couple of minutes into Quintana, no massive surprise in that but in the end it doesn't change the end result and Quintana still wins this Vuelta......
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Posted on 10-09-2016 01:10
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Quintana will still hold easily. Contador will have to hope not to crack tomorrow but I think he has enough time for the podium.
And yes! Talansky put in another great ride today and slips into the top 5. I bet most people didn't see that coming. I really hope he can hold it to Yates tomorrow.
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Posted on 10-09-2016 01:39
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Quintana will still hold easily. Contador will have to hope not to crack tomorrow but I think he has enough time for the podium.
Contador himself probably couldn't care less about podiuming yet another GT, if he has the legs he'll go all in full stop.
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Posted on 10-09-2016 01:50
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matt17br wrote:
Quintana will still hold easily. Contador will have to hope not to crack tomorrow but I think he has enough time for the podium.
Contador himself probably couldn't care less about podiuming yet another GT, if he has the legs he'll go all in full stop.
Probably true but everyone can see he has no chance at that.
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Posted on 10-09-2016 09:17
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matt17br wrote:
Quintana will still hold easily. Contador will have to hope not to crack tomorrow but I think he has enough time for the podium.
Contador himself probably couldn't care less about podiuming yet another GT, if he has the legs he'll go all in full stop.
Yeah, like he did in Tour de France 2013.
I think we are glorifying him too much here. If what many say are true, that he does not care about a GT podium, then you would expect NOTHING less than an all out attack before Aitana on Sky/Movistar. I really, really doubt we will see that. Chances are it will be somewhat half-arsed once he realises chances are pretty low, but can say he at least tried which many of his die hard fans will cling on to. |
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