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TdF'13 Stage 13 - Tours to Saint-Amand-Montrond (July 12)
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 12-07-2013 19:50
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Guys, guys why are we discussing Belkin's tactics when we all know Costa & Piti's Tour is over because of Castroviejo's bladder? 
issoisso wrote:
Costa fans should be happy.
Before he was going to try to hang on and finish somewhere in the top20
Now he might actually win a stage
Yeah, as an admirer I think I'd rather have him go for a stage-win than riding à la Machado all the way to Paris. |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 12-07-2013 19:53
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Castroviejo was great indeed
Though one has to wonder if he should have helped Valverde get the wheel in and push him
Edited by Spilak23 on 12-07-2013 19:54
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| Denny |
Posted on 12-07-2013 20:02
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Why's everybody hating on Belkin while Movistar did the exact same thing to them last Vuelta. |
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| ruben |
Posted on 12-07-2013 20:12
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/care. This forum is hilarious anyway |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 12-07-2013 20:20
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valverde321 wrote:
Spilak23 wrote:
Valverde: "Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. I'm not dissapointed in the other teams, I just don't understand why Europcar were racing. Luckily we still have Quintana in the top 10"
Did anyone ask him if he'll just focus on the Vuelta now, and stage wins etc. here now?
I reckon he has a good shot for the Vuelta.
Will try to get a stage win here then prepare for the Vuelta. Where he will race for the win I suppose, can't see him preparing for the worlds
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| SweatyViking |
Posted on 12-07-2013 20:20
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Kirchen_75 wrote:
SweatyViking wrote:
Froome will crash out, Mollema will win, and this forum will be filled with even more Dutch fanboys. That's my bet.
Bertie will pick up the form in the alps
He just has to find a butcher's shop. |
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 12-07-2013 20:26
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I just hope Mollema gets flat tommorow on Mont Ventoux , at the moment when favourites are attacking and when Froome can't keep up anymore. Oh my God , how happy wouild i get. Just started to like Belkin, but after this today , i just don't have anything to say. That wasn't fair.
At least not by "unwritten sport rules".
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 12-07-2013 20:27
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admirschleck wrote:
I just hope Mollema gets flat tommorow on Mont Ventoux , at the moment when favourites are attacking and when Froome can't keep up anymore. Oh my God , how happy wouild i get. Just started to like Belkin, but after this today , i just don't have anything to say. That wasn't fair.
At least not by "unwritten sport rules".
Mont Ventoux is Sunday
Edited by baseballlover312 on 12-07-2013 20:29
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 12-07-2013 20:29
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Shit. Got me.
Okay, so hope he'll do everything i said , on Sunday.
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 12-07-2013 20:32
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admirschleck wrote:
At least not by "unwritten sport rules".
unwritten sport rules = rules that are in effect when the races don't mean shit
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| ruben |
Posted on 12-07-2013 20:50
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when sky/movistar rode when mollema flatted in suisse nobody tyhought it was unfair here. So that's why i think you guys are being total hypocrits. It's also one of the few places I've read that people hate Belkin for doing what every team does nowadays |
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 12-07-2013 20:54
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ruben wrote:
when sky/movistar rode when mollema flatted in suisse nobody tyhought it was unfair here. So that's why i think you guys are being total hypocrits. It's also one of the few places I've read that people hate Belkin for doing what every team does nowadays
Wasn't almost everyone insulting Leopard?
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 12-07-2013 20:57
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Belkin doing to good so far. It worries me. So many blind fans making come back. We realy need agressive Movistar now on. |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 12-07-2013 20:57
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That was Leopard for Fuglsang.
Edited by Spilak23 on 12-07-2013 20:58
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| issoisso |
Posted on 12-07-2013 21:05
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Spilak23 wrote:
That was Leopard for Fuglsang.
He was already explained that several times, he just won't admit because it doesn't jive with what he wants to believe.
The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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| Stromeon |
Posted on 12-07-2013 21:07
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Just caught up with the stage today on the highlights having opted not to watch it earlier due to the fact that I thought it would be a boring flat stage 
This stage clearly highlighted the difference in attitude towards racing between Contador and Froome. Contador is always alert, attacking when you least expect him to (Vuelta) and marshalling his team around him to great effect, always reacting to the situation. Froome on the other hand has to check via the radio to seek advice on a potential course of [re]action; and strikes me [overall] as someone who cares more about his wattage than what's going on around him.
i.e. in PCM terms Froome uses the dot and Contador manages his effort before attacking
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| Cossack |
Posted on 12-07-2013 21:10
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Plus Froome only cares about the dot and pulse to maintain his rythm while Contador quickly changes pace according to the situation  |
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 12-07-2013 21:12
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ruben wrote:
when sky/movistar rode when mollema flatted in suisse nobody tyhought it was unfair here. So that's why i think you guys are being total hypocrits. It's also one of the few places I've read that people hate Belkin for doing what every team does nowadays
Completely agree, a bunch of idiots blind by anger and jealousy here. |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 12-07-2013 21:13
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TimoCycling wrote:
ruben wrote:
when sky/movistar rode when mollema flatted in suisse nobody tyhought it was unfair here. So that's why i think you guys are being total hypocrits. It's also one of the few places I've read that people hate Belkin for doing what every team does nowadays
Completely agree, a bunch of idiots blind by anger and jealousy here.
You're really not the right person to call people "blind".
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| dienblad |
Posted on 12-07-2013 21:15
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Okay, 3 days ago everyone insulted Cav. Today, everyone insults Belkin, the entire Tour, everyone insults Froome.
So when Valverde knocks of Froome/Mollema/Contador/Kreuziger/or whoever off his bike and attacks and wins a stage, everyone insults him.
DOn't know what has happened, but most people act like football hooligans here: shout at the opponents, insulting everybody, and being negative about every achievement by any rider. It's hilarious, but also ridiculous.
If I were a Belkin-rider, I'd have done the same. And if I were a Movistar-rider, I would have questioned why it took so long before Valverde got back on his bike after the mechanical.
And if somebody throws urine over the Belkin-riders tomorrow, I know some guys at this forum who are suspects!!
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