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Vuelta a España 2017 - Preview/Week 1
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 21-08-2017 21:19
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Chaves is UP FOR THIS ONE WOOHOOO VAMOS VENGA VENGA VENGA
Nice to see Nibbles doing well too. Less nice to see Bertie failing a bit, hope he can grab a couple of stages or go for a long-range attack to get himself back in it 
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 21-08-2017 22:28
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Horrible Alberto, just horrible.
Really miss Purito and Alejandro in this race, but oh well. Chaves seems to back on his usual level and Nibali can still put in a good fight, Aru is on a very good level. Its decent, but I just wish the likes of Adam Yates, Louis Meintjens etc. woulda skipped the race so I could have enjoyed it more. More conservative than Levi Leipheimer without a time trial, god bless. |
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| LuckyLukas |
Posted on 21-08-2017 22:37
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I just wish the likes of Adam Yates, Louis Meintjens etc. woulda skipped the race so I could have enjoyed it more
Don't you think that the Yates brothers will light up the race to put Froome under pressure? I hope Pozzovivo will do the same. There are some really interesting team dynamics possible this year. |
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 21-08-2017 22:50
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LuckyLukas wrote:
I just wish the likes of Adam Yates, Louis Meintjens etc. woulda skipped the race so I could have enjoyed it more
Don't you think that the Yates brothers will light up the race to put Froome under pressure? I hope Pozzovivo will do the same. There are some really interesting team dynamics possible this year.
No, riding GTs apparantly mean to ride as conservative as humanly possible for 3 weeks for Adam Yates. Same for Meintjens. |
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| Paul23 |
Posted on 21-08-2017 22:57
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Shonak wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
Guido Mukk wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
It wasn't exactly a good reaction while Avin was mocking Contador's fanboys 
Wrong again. I never had been Bertie fan. I did just told that is't that hard to show some respect against classy rider who is ending he's complicated career.
Answer was just doper screaming and desperate will to stone him to death
Wrong again? When else was I wrong?
Read more carefully what I said. I didn't call you a Contador fan. And I'd argue telling someone to drop dead is more than telling him to show some respect to a rider.
I think he was refering to Contador. Drop dead means that Contador was empty and dropped like a stone.
I also think it wasn't directed at Contador, tho.
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 21-08-2017 23:02
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Seems like Conta made the right decision tho, there really isn't more left in the GTs. Could still be very competitive in one week races and hunt stages.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 21-08-2017 23:35
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Yes, spanish cycling won't be the same ever again when Balaverde decides to retire, too. Hope this day is far, far distant in the future.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Forever the Best |
Posted on 21-08-2017 23:44
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Riis123 wrote:
LuckyLukas wrote:
I just wish the likes of Adam Yates, Louis Meintjens etc. woulda skipped the race so I could have enjoyed it more
Don't you think that the Yates brothers will light up the race to put Froome under pressure? I hope Pozzovivo will do the same. There are some really interesting team dynamics possible this year.
No, riding GTs apparantly mean to ride as conservative as humanly possible for 3 weeks for Adam Yates. Same for Meintjens. This.
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Gracias Alberto.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 22-08-2017 10:45
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The end of world is near, when people think that maturity is being shown on the internet forum. 
Btw. i was just mocking back, on people who were implying that i know shit about cycling when i rated Contador to "random" 21st place at this years Vuelta...i was being too generous with that rating, now i see that.
Back to racing...i think we have a great race ahead of us, with SKY train not being obviously on TDF determination and quality level, Froome will have to do it largely himself against Nibbles, Chavito and others. Looking forward to next battles.
For today? I would say Modolo.
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 22-08-2017 15:43
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Btw. i was just mocking back, on people who were implying that i know shit about cycling when i rated Contador to "random" 21st place at this years Vuelta...i was being too generous with that rating, now i see that.
You don't know shit about cycling..you also predicted Majka inside top 5
..and if you think Bertie is done. You will know probably even less. If you cycling knowledge tells that Contador limit at this Vuelta is GC 21th.
Edited by Guido Mukk on 22-08-2017 15:50
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| Selwink |
Posted on 22-08-2017 16:21
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The most predictable event of the Vuelta happened: Kelderman crashed
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 22-08-2017 16:39
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Pozzo down. |
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| roturn |
Posted on 22-08-2017 16:40
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200m ahead of the safe zone. This sucks. |
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 22-08-2017 16:46
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Trentin has now won a stage in all 3 GTs.
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 22-08-2017 16:50
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Easy win for Trentin. Lobato just led-out him
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| Shonak |
Posted on 22-08-2017 16:55
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I love how Quick Step superdoms are always performing in Vuelta and Giro.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 22-08-2017 20:33
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Shonak wrote:
I love how Quick Step superdoms are always performing in Vuelta and Giro.
this comment made me realise that Quickstep and Sky are basically the same team, the only difference is that Sky focuses on climbing and QS on sprints and that QS non-tour riders can preform in the non-tours while Sky can't
I also don't like either so that also checks out
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| Yellow Jersey |
Posted on 22-08-2017 20:39
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Shit feeling knowing Pozzo crashed. He is one of the most underestimated climbers there are and a clear contender for top 10
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 23-08-2017 11:46
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Guido Mukk wrote:
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Btw. i was just mocking back, on people who were implying that i know shit about cycling when i rated Contador to "random" 21st place at this years Vuelta...i was being too generous with that rating, now i see that.
You don't know shit about cycling..you also predicted Majka inside top 5
..and if you think Bertie is done. You will know probably even less. If you cycling knowledge tells that Contador limit at this Vuelta is GC 21th.
https://www.cyclin...tarragona/
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| Kalach |
Posted on 23-08-2017 12:10
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Guido Mukk wrote:
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Btw. i was just mocking back, on people who were implying that i know shit about cycling when i rated Contador to "random" 21st place at this years Vuelta...i was being too generous with that rating, now i see that.
You don't know shit about cycling..you also predicted Majka inside top 5
..and if you think Bertie is done. You will know probably even less. If you cycling knowledge tells that Contador limit at this Vuelta is GC 21th.
https://www.cyclin...tarragona/
Avin: Contador has been suffering from stomach issues as well. And well I doubt that it is an excuse. He could barely hold on Stetina`s wheel on last climb at stage 3.
Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.
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