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Tour de France, Stage 17 - Thursday, Bagnères-de-Luchon - Peyragudes
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:16
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CountArach wrote:
Wiggins is far from the best climber in this year's race and Froome is showing that now. He has raced with no panache at all and the parcours meant that it was possible to win that way. Total bullshit.
Well it's clear Wiggins is stronger climber than any of other GC contenders except Froome...
2nd strongest rider won the Tour. But cycling it's a team effort and at the end Sky did what they came here to do.
Edited by Alakagom on 19-07-2012 16:17
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:16
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Guido Mukk wrote:
TVG is monster
What is Froome according to your scale then |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:16
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Vanendert should shave that moustache. Filthy.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:17
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Unfortunately the EPO specialist wins the stage  |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:17
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Froome needs to grow a bit of backbone and ride for himself for once.
CountArach wrote:
Wiggins is far from the best climber in this year's race and Froome is showing that now. He has raced with no panache at all and the parcours meant that it was possible to win that way. Total bullshit.
Can you really say anybody other than Froome outclimbed Wiggins though?
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| emre99 |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:17
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I think wiggins will crash in 53 km TT and froome get the yellow jersey 
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| jph27 |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:18
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Would love Froome to beat Wiggins in the TT now. |
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| kgarvey |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:18
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As bad as it is for Froome, Wiggins is a much bigger name in British cycling therefore for this year at least there is no way Sky weren't going to make sure Wiggo was there main man.
Next year maybe Froome will get his chance and if he keeps up like this he will probably win even against Contador.
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| johannes-w |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:19
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Alakagom wrote:
CountArach wrote:
Wiggins is far from the best climber in this year's race and Froome is showing that now. He has raced with no panache at all and the parcours meant that it was possible to win that way. Total bullshit.
Well it's clear Wiggins is stronger climber than any of other GC contenders except Froome...
2nd strongest rider won the Tour. But cycling it's a team effort and at the end Sky did what they came here to do.
Yes clearly they have the two strongest riders, but you have to admit it looked a bit ... weird how froome always had to wait |
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| Alastairhufc |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:19
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roturn wrote:
Valverde must thank Wiggins for his win today
Not really as Wiggins didn't want Froome to wait for him,Wiggins was telling him to go on the last desent |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:19
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Alakagom wrote:
CountArach wrote:
Wiggins is far from the best climber in this year's race and Froome is showing that now. He has raced with no panache at all and the parcours meant that it was possible to win that way. Total bullshit.
Well it's clear Wiggins is stronger climber than any of other GC contenders except Froome...
2nd strongest rider won the Tour. But cycling it's a team effort and at the end Sky did what they came here to do.
Other people attacked. Pinot/Rolland/VDB and even Nibali at times, I would argue, were better climbers than Wiggins. It is just that Wiggins did not have to expend an ounce of energy for the entire race except the TT. But yes, it is a team sport, and this is entirely fair enough, but it is just disappointing to see. It doesn't reduce the legitimacy of his win at all.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:19
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If it wasn't for Wiggins, Froome would have pulled an Armstrong - dominating the mountains, dominating the time - trials
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:19
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sutty68 wrote:
Unfortunately the EPO specialist wins the stage
Hypocrit
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:20
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baseballlover312 wrote:
sutty68 wrote:
Unfortunately the EPO specialist wins the stage
Hypocrit
You're the one to talk
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:20
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Finally the stage win for Valverde, with a great deal of mockery done by Sky. |
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| Kami |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:20
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alexkr00 wrote:
If it wasn't for Wiggins, Froome would have pulled an Armstrong - dominating the mountains, dominating the time - trials
I like how this has a double meaning for the mountains and the time trials .
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| CountArach |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:21
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baseballlover312 wrote:
sutty68 wrote:
Unfortunately the EPO specialist wins the stage
Hypocrit
It's spelt hermatocrit.
EDIT: Sigh, can't type today.
Edited by CountArach on 19-07-2012 16:21
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| Montolivo |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:21
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Nibali said he had muscolar problems today. He was very happy to only lose 10-11 seconds to Van den Broeck because of the problems. |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:21
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Alakagom wrote:
CountArach wrote:
Wiggins is far from the best climber in this year's race and Froome is showing that now. He has raced with no panache at all and the parcours meant that it was possible to win that way. Total bullshit.
Well it's clear Wiggins is stronger climber than any of other GC contenders except Froome...
2nd strongest rider won the Tour. But cycling it's a team effort and at the end Sky did what they came here to do.
This. You might not like how it's happened but it's happened and they were the 2 strongest today. It seemed before the last section of the climb that Wiggins gave Froome some freedom and Froome chose a display of loyalty over (another) stage win. No reason for him to wait otherwise as all the GC rivals were behind them. |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 19-07-2012 16:23
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TJVG top 5 for the tour.
Horner put in a great ride.. Fuglsang would have been good too, but Horner performed amazingly. I know I'm a fanboy, but it's true.
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