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| ventoux |
Posted on 21-08-2012 15:59
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Anton in 2nd group. |
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Posted on 21-08-2012 15:59
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This would have been very exciting, and a good move if not for the crash  Now it's just stupid... |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 21-08-2012 16:00
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Tour de France crash THEN Movistar up the pace. Vuelta Sky up the pace THEN Movistar get caught and crash. Whether it's right or wrong due to the order is totally debatable but guess what goes around comes around. Big shame the splits involved a crash though 
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| gotlandrules |
Posted on 21-08-2012 16:00
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kumazan wrote:
Wilier wrote:
kumazan wrote:
Wilier wrote:
kumazan wrote:
ianrussell wrote:
It was AFTER Sky upped the pace probably in crosswinds. Whether they choose to stop now is another matter 
Exactly.
Yeah, they just started pacing for 5 seconds.
So?
It's not like their pacing for minutes, it'll be more difficult to stop, then.
The thing is that there's no reason they should stop.
Fair play is a good reason. But no shock that dopers don't have any fair play. |
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| Wilier |
Posted on 21-08-2012 16:00
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kumazan wrote:
Wilier wrote:
kumazan wrote:
Wilier wrote:
kumazan wrote:
ianrussell wrote:
It was AFTER Sky upped the pace probably in crosswinds. Whether they choose to stop now is another matter
Exactly.
Yeah, they just started pacing for 5 seconds.
So?
It's not like their pacing for minutes, it'll be more difficult to stop, then.
The thing is that there's no reason they should stop.
Yes, there is. The race leader crashed. Whether they stop or not is their choice. But I've never seen this before. |
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| lukaas |
Posted on 21-08-2012 16:00
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Mate for leader jersey? |
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 21-08-2012 16:00
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kumazan wrote:
Wilier wrote:
kumazan wrote:
Wilier wrote:
kumazan wrote:
ianrussell wrote:
It was AFTER Sky upped the pace probably in crosswinds. Whether they choose to stop now is another matter
Exactly.
Yeah, they just started pacing for 5 seconds.
So?
It's not like their pacing for minutes, it'll be more difficult to stop, then.
The thing is that there's no reason they should stop.
I'd rather be 2nd in a sporty manner than winning by capitalising from others misfortune. Maybe thats just me.... |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 21-08-2012 16:01
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Wilier wrote:
kumazan wrote:
Wilier wrote:
kumazan wrote:
Wilier wrote:
kumazan wrote:
ianrussell wrote:
It was AFTER Sky upped the pace probably in crosswinds. Whether they choose to stop now is another matter
Exactly.
Yeah, they just started pacing for 5 seconds.
So?
It's not like their pacing for minutes, it'll be more difficult to stop, then.
The thing is that there's no reason they should stop.
Yes, there is. The race leader crashed. Whether they stop or not is their choice. But I've never seen this before.
That's not a good reason. Tough luck for Piti.
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| lukaas |
Posted on 21-08-2012 16:02
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Did Liquigas lose Capecchi? |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 21-08-2012 16:02
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Valverde is gaining fans here
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 21-08-2012 16:03
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Also whether it's right or wrong Movistar took their eye off the ball there... |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 21-08-2012 16:03
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lukaas wrote:
Did Liquigas lose Capecchi?
With Valverde.
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| Wilier |
Posted on 21-08-2012 16:03
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kumazan wrote:
Wilier wrote:
kumazan wrote:
Wilier wrote:
kumazan wrote:
Wilier wrote:
kumazan wrote:
ianrussell wrote:
It was AFTER Sky upped the pace probably in crosswinds. Whether they choose to stop now is another matter
Exactly.
Yeah, they just started pacing for 5 seconds.
So?
It's not like their pacing for minutes, it'll be more difficult to stop, then.
The thing is that there's no reason they should stop.
Yes, there is. The race leader crashed. Whether they stop or not is their choice. But I've never seen this before.
That's not a good reason. Tough luck for Piti.
I never said it was a good reason. But normally you'd expect that to happen due to 'sportmanship'. |
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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 21-08-2012 16:03
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kumazan wrote:
Wilier wrote:
kumazan wrote:
Wilier wrote:
kumazan wrote:
Wilier wrote:
kumazan wrote:
ianrussell wrote:
It was AFTER Sky upped the pace probably in crosswinds. Whether they choose to stop now is another matter
Exactly.
Yeah, they just started pacing for 5 seconds.
So?
It's not like their pacing for minutes, it'll be more difficult to stop, then.
The thing is that there's no reason they should stop.
Yes, there is. The race leader crashed. Whether they stop or not is their choice. But I've never seen this before.
That's not a good reason. Tough luck for Piti.
Didn't expect something so low from you. |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 21-08-2012 16:03
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Cobo still at the front discussing with Flecha.
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 21-08-2012 16:04
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Sky are slowing down now. Valverde's group is coming back.
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| madzdaman |
Posted on 21-08-2012 16:04
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gotlandrules wrote:
kumazan wrote:
Wilier wrote:
kumazan wrote:
Wilier wrote:
kumazan wrote:
ianrussell wrote:
It was AFTER Sky upped the pace probably in crosswinds. Whether they choose to stop now is another matter
Exactly.
Yeah, they just started pacing for 5 seconds.
So?
It's not like their pacing for minutes, it'll be more difficult to stop, then.
The thing is that there's no reason they should stop.
Fair play is a good reason. But no shock that dopers don't have any fair play.
Valverde was banned for doping offences, and sky have not, so there is no logic to that argument and Movistar did it in the tour AFTER the crash, so isnt that worse? what goes around comes around. if sky and katusha slowed down and waited, then it would be a boring part of the race, where there was the opportunity of echelons(which proved to be true) |
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| ventoux |
Posted on 21-08-2012 16:04
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Anton again in the first group.Good news for him. |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 21-08-2012 16:05
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The second group has given up. Valverde catches it now.
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| kumazan |
Posted on 21-08-2012 16:06
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I_Mayo wrote:
Didn't expect something so low from you.
I don't think it's "low", but anyway, you should have expected it, because I've always been consistent with this - if there's a crash, the race must go on, whoever goes down.
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