Giro Stage 8 **Spoiler**

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Impressive (and unexpected) stuff from Contador.
  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    only 55 seconds between the top 16. cant wait for tomorrow.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Praying that the volcano stays quiet tomorrow so I can see the whole stage.

    I'd get leathered if my wife knew I called her that.
  • camerone
    camerone Posts: 1,232
    cougie wrote:
    What's with Cornoymade ? Every other comment involves Cavendish.
    It's like primary school where you keep teasing the girl you fancy.

    Just man up and declare your secret love for him, and move on. It's pitiful to see.


    What's with him? He's a pathetic pr1ck clearly.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Indeed, just looked through his post history. Definitely sounds like schoolboy rantings, mostly against Cavendish (or Cavy as he likes to call him)...
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Impressive (and unexpected) stuff from Contador.

    Very Clever riding..
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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Nice tricky finish too today. So much for ES calling it as one for the sprinters.
    Tomorrow should be good.
  • shinyhelmut
    shinyhelmut Posts: 1,364
    cougie wrote:
    What's with Cornoymade ? Every other comment involves Cavendish.
    It's like primary school where you keep teasing the girl you fancy.

    Just man up and declare your secret love for him, and move on. It's pitiful to see.

    Tusher has competition :wink:
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    No sign of Frenchie....must have spontaneously combusted when Contador jumped!

    Seriously though, good win from Gatto and a very clever move from Contador, imagine all the GC guys were expecting each other to try and save their legs for tomorrow. 17 seconds could be crucial.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Chapeau Contador for dropping the panache and adopting the tres sneaky.
    Caught them all cold.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I managed to offend Robbie Hunter on twitter by saying that it's exciting when the 'sprint' stages aren't guaranteed in ending in a sprint. He said 'we may as well just go home for you' and said I was silly :) see, he does know me!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Ah good for Contador.
    _
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Haha, you see El Pistelero : )

    Last 5km.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... LdMURv__y8

    Stage 8 results
    1 Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini) 4:59:45
    2 Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank)
    3 Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) + 0:05
    4 Alexander Kristoff (BMC Racing Team)
    5 Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli)
    6 Davide Appollonio (Sky Procycling)
    7 Francisco Ventoso (Movistar)

    Tomorrow we see who has the legs.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Btw his custom bike:

    http://yfrog.com/hsqlsxrcj
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    NapoleonD wrote:
    I managed to offend Robbie Hunter on twitter by saying that it's exciting when the 'sprint' stages aren't guaranteed in ending in a sprint. He said 'we may as well just go home for you' and said I was silly :) see, he does know me!

    He, he. Nice one. Robbie Hunter may as well just go home anyway.
  • benjboy
    benjboy Posts: 258
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Chapeau Contador for dropping the panache and adopting the tres sneaky.
    Caught them all cold.
    Yeah 4 legs are always better than 2 (MOOOO).
    Keep the chain tight all the way.
  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,920
    Good question Graham Watson said on Twitter.

    Do you think Contador was showing his strength today? Or do you think he is not in form and attacked to gain seconds today fearing he might lose them tomorrow?
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  • jibberjim
    jibberjim Posts: 2,810
    I think Contador was keeping himself in a good position at the front of the bunch to make sure he didn't lose time. And then when no-one started chasing Catto he realised there were no teams up there to pull Catto back and decided to go for it himself too.

    I think it was purely opportunistic from a strong positive racer. The bigger question is why there were no teams pulling Catto back.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    jibberjim wrote:
    I think it was purely opportunistic from a strong positive racer.

    Well put. Easily this makes sense. Will know soon enough when he is quoted.

    He is definitely talking a good game for tomorrow, expecting big gaps.

    Stage 7, TDF 09. Arcalis - Contador takes 21secs from the GC group in the last few km.
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  • pitchshifter
    pitchshifter Posts: 1,476
    I am warming to Contador after todays dig. Very sharp.

    I hope it was instinct and not Riis shouting over the radio..
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    rozzer32 wrote:
    Do you think Contador was showing his strength today? Or do you think he is not in form and attacked to gain seconds today fearing he might lose them tomorrow?
    frenchfighter wrote:
    jibberjim wrote:
    I think it was purely opportunistic from a strong positive racer.
    Well put. Easily this makes sense. Will know soon enough when he is quoted.
    He said after the stage "It was important to me to minimise the deficit to other favourites".
  • jerry3571
    jerry3571 Posts: 1,532
    Looking back to the 90s in the Tour de france, I remember lemond and breukink attacked in the first few stages and got some time to then be blown away in the montains.
    Also at the Tour in the 90s, Indurain attacked on a stage near Liege where he dragged bruyneel with him for the next day to win the TT and the Tour so Contador attacking is tricky.

    The question of AC not quite being up with the pace yesterday could be a bluff or was it today that was the bluff. I don't know; which is of course the best bit!!

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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Garry H wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    I managed to offend Robbie Hunter on twitter by saying that it's exciting when the 'sprint' stages aren't guaranteed in ending in a sprint. He said 'we may as well just go home for you' and said I was silly :) see, he does know me!

    He, he. Nice one. Robbie Hunter may as well just go home anyway.

    When he tweeted about the Peta/Cav incident I asked him 'how could you see from that far back?' :lol:
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  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,920
    I think dirty bertie is scared that he isn't in form.

    If you were in good form and an excellent climber like Contador is then why would you feel the need to go and attack to gain seconds? Surely you would know you could make it up in the mountains?

    He did the same thing last year in the TdF. When Schleck went up the road and he couldn't catch him I think it worried Bertie, hence why he attacked a mechanical to gain seconds.

    Obviously we will see this afternoon and Contador could blow everyone away.

    I'm sure FF will be along soon to tell me I'm wrong but the proof will come this afternoon.

    (I hope Contador is in form as he is my GC PTP pick)
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  • cal_stewart
    cal_stewart Posts: 1,840
    jibberjim wrote:
    I think Contador was keeping himself in a good position at the front of the bunch to make sure he didn't lose time. And then when no-one started chasing Catto he realised there were no teams up there to pull Catto back and decided to go for it himself too.

    I think it was purely opportunistic from a strong positive racer. The bigger question is why there were no teams pulling Catto back.

    +1

    we've know what his forms like in a few hours.

    hope its bad
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  • cornoyemade
    cornoyemade Posts: 180
    jibberjim wrote:
    I think Contador was keeping himself in a good position at the front of the bunch to make sure he didn't lose time. The bigger question is why there were no teams pulling Catto back.

    Good question. as far as HTC, they were babysiting Cavy, and were not allowed to race.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,207
    My PTP is getting messed up by stage finishes that are tougher than the profile and descriptions suggest on the website!

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