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Vuelta a España - Week 1
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 21-08-2012 22:48
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TheManxMissile wrote:
Bookie wrote:
Yes, Adam Hansen will lie about the cause of the crash.
Twenty riders do not fall for no reason. The fact that Sky goes full throttle afterwards and then claim they knew nothing is just BS. Also, at the time of Evans crash, the riders in front didn't know there was sabotage - so your point is moot.
are you saying that sky caused the crash just to gain time and take out important riders?
No. That Sky accidentally caused the crash and tried to get the best out of it by gaining time and taking out (of contention for final G.C. win) important riders, yes.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 21-08-2012 22:52
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there was meant to be an or....
i kind of understand why people are angry about that (mostly cause it was sky) as it was bad sportsmanship
but with out breaking any rules its kind of just hating on people
i love good sportsmanship, and im not saying waht sky did was right, but frankly its pointless yelling about it (and yes that includes me) as fuck all will come of it other than people getting angry and clogging a forum about racing not sportsmanship (and if this continues ill open another sky arguement thread)
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| litllemagnum |
Posted on 21-08-2012 23:00
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Contador will destroy Froome anyway so it won't matter in three weeks time 
Pozzato sucks!
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 21-08-2012 23:02
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litllemagnum wrote:
Contador will destroy Froome anyway so it won't matter in three weeks time
But Valverde is out of contention now...
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 21-08-2012 23:06
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Spilak23 wrote:
litllemagnum wrote:
Contador will destroy Froome anyway so it won't matter in three weeks time
But Valverde is out of contention now...
not necessarily, i hear there are many steaks left in the kitchen
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| kumazan |
Posted on 21-08-2012 23:06
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He like 36" back in GC. So no, he's not out of contention. 
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| litllemagnum |
Posted on 21-08-2012 23:10
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He kinda is cause i don't see him gaining time on the others. He'd need to attack to do that. And tbh i never saw Valverde as a potential winner of the Vuelta.
Pozzato sucks!
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 21-08-2012 23:13
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kumazan wrote:
He like 36" back in GC. So no, he's not out of contention.
But he lost time he wouldn't have lost...
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 21-08-2012 23:16
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Spilak23 wrote:
kumazan wrote:
He like 36" back in GC. So no, he's not out of contention.
But he lost time he wouldn't have lost...
oh come on
when was the last time someone lost a GT by around 35-40" beacuse someone broke the unwritten rules of cycling, ie dont attack the leader after a crash or mechanical
.... oh wait
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| kumazan |
Posted on 21-08-2012 23:17
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Spilak23 wrote:
kumazan wrote:
He like 36" back in GC. So no, he's not out of contention.
But he lost time he wouldn't have lost...
Bad luck, shit happens.
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 21-08-2012 23:24
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Spilak23 wrote:
litllemagnum wrote:
Contador will destroy Froome anyway so it won't matter in three weeks time
But Valverde is out of contention now...
not yet.
Logic that Sky eas already pushing at the front and should not wait race leader who has just crashed is dumb.
yes they have all the rights to not wait no one..but peloton and same riders riing closely together years. You wont get friends or help if you act like this.
This will be all spain against Froome situation..and this is much stronger team then Sky Vuelta line up. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 21-08-2012 23:26
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Meanwhile, Valverde corroborates Adam Hansen's version that the crash was caused by a Sky rider
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 21-08-2012 23:29
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issoisso wrote:
Meanwhile, Valverde corroborates Adam Hansen's version that the crash was caused by a Sky rider
did you hear, the uk agreed with the usa that there were wmd's in iraq!
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| issoisso |
Posted on 21-08-2012 23:35
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So you're saying the british are untrustworthy? Gotcha.
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| kumazan |
Posted on 21-08-2012 23:35
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issoisso wrote:
Meanwhile, Valverde corroborates Adam Hansen's version that the crash was caused by a Sky rider
Not what the video shows, it looks like a SBTB and a Liqui rider crashing into each other.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 21-08-2012 23:36
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kumazan wrote:
issoisso wrote:
Meanwhile, Valverde corroborates Adam Hansen's version that the crash was caused by a Sky rider
Not what the video shows, it looks like a SBTB and a Liqui rider crashing into each other.
I don't have a dog in that race, just posting more info
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 21-08-2012 23:41
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Don't think Movistar have too much to complain about. Pretty certain I've seen them more blatantly attack due to bad fortune at least twice this season.
Probably why BMC were on the front driving it along for......who? |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 21-08-2012 23:42
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 21-08-2012 23:44
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fenian_1234 wrote:
Don't think Movistar have too much to complain about. Pretty certain I've seen them more blatantly attack due to bad fortune at least twice this season.
Probably why BMC were on the front driving it along for......who?
Sky.
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| pcm2009fan |
Posted on 22-08-2012 00:13
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Personally, I'm in shock - I'd thought that Sky were only allowed take "marginal gains" on the field, not 60 crash-induced seconds away from a GC hopeful?
Well these things happen time again over a 3000km race - sometimes teams chose to take advantage of them, other times not (co-incidentally those who don't push on tend not to have much to lose, do they?)
As for Sky, they're getting the stick they deserve, and if events come back to haunt them later in the race, all the better in my mind. Well... as long as it doesn't affect Spidey  |
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