Vuelta Stage 8 ***SPOILER***

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  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Very sorry Contador didn't get that.
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    frenchfighter wrote:
    WANKERS

    Who?

    Contador definitely not at his best.

    Froome showing a bit of naivety there, in my opinion.
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Turfle wrote:
    Very happy Contador didn't get that.
    He's playing stalking horse for Valverde.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Le Commentateur wrote:
    There's only two real teams in this race: Sky and Spain.
    Indeed, Froome got a bit of a working over by the Spaniards today.
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  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    Valverde looking comfortable crossing the line. J-Rod sandbaggin earlier. Feel sorry for Bert - though still coming into form I think, good signs. Froome toast.
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Froome showing a bit of naivety there, in my opinion.
    He got worked over by the locals a bit, didn't he?
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Even though I had him on PTP I'm glad Contador didn't win that. Shame Valverde did. Neither deserved it with their blatant wheel sucking.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Le Commentateur wrote:
    There's only two real teams in this race: Sky and Spain.
    The final meters show that that's not quite true: plenty of rivalry between the Spaniards, and no presents
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Ok Contador, not bad. Next time hit these punks with 5km to go minimum. Easily the best, just don't let these sprinters take the win and bonus seconds with 5m to go.

    Next mountains are 7 days away. Contador well and truly in the racing swing by then.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • oldwelshman
    oldwelshman Posts: 4,733
    edited August 2012
    FF the WANKER is Bertie steak man noy Valverde and J-Rod, at least they both attacked.
    bertie had the chance to drop the other two with froome but chose not to, they would have rode away easily. So I am glad the valverde and J-Rod passed him and took the time bonuses.
    Froome should not have done so many bursts he paid for that on this type of climb.
    Think he may learn from this stage but the will do better in others now he realises he is not that much faster than others.
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  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    Nice to see Roche still up there in GC, giving the Vuelta a good crack.
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  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    PuttyKnees wrote:
    Big mistake by Froome to play around and reduce the pace.
    To be fair he didn't want to drag Contador to the finish, if Contador had worked the stage might have finished differently.
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  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    AC 7 seconds behind Froome on GC.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Got to hand it to Valverde. Thought he was done with about 2km to go. That was a classic case of Froome getting way ahead of himself. He's got thousands of hard miles already in his legs, he should be measuring his effort through this Vuelta not trying to blaze up every climb like there's no tomorrow. Makes the rest of the race hard to predict.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Good stage. All 4 riders very much still in contention for the overall. Nice climb, too, like a rampy Alpe d'Huez. Did no-one notice that there's more than one mountain in Andorra until now?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited August 2012
    oldwelshman wrote:
    FF the rubber is Bertie steak man noy Valverde and J-Rod, at least they both attacked.
    bertie had the chance to drop the other two with froome but chose not to, they would have rode away easily. So I am glad the valverde and J-Rod passed him and took the time bonuses.
    Froome should not have done so many bursts he paid for that on this type of climb.
    Think he may learn from this stage but the will do better in others now he realises he is not that much faster than others.

    Welshman I suggest you STFU when replying to me...cpl more posts and I will add you to the list of people who when I see their name/avatar just skip on by without reading.

    Re what you post above...it is not worth a response.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Sgt_Pepper
    Sgt_Pepper Posts: 172
    Hopefully contador will crash out before the next mountains. :|
  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    This middle week looks a bit of a snoozefest though which is a shame, just look at the stage profiles for next Saturday onwards however and they are just insain.
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  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Reckon Froome will get a bit of a talking to about how he played that. No need to attack where he did when it's 3 against 1 and he paid for it. Looked shagged finishing.

    Valverde played that very well. Contador looked like he was going backwards as they approached the line.

    Still very tight and enjoying the vuelta. No-one standing out as a class above. Come on J Rod my Ptp beauty.
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    TV coverage nowhere near as comprehensive as at TdF. Hardly any different camera angles, too many pointless overhead shots of stage finish and not what's happening on the road etc. etc.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Sgt_Pepper wrote:
    Hopefully contador will crash out before the next mountains. :|

    Feel free not to like him, but hoping any rider crashes is pretty weak.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Could almost hear Wiggo shouting at his telly at Froome to hold something back on that climb like Wiggo did on Planche des Belles Filles. I had been starting to feel that finally Froome had learned to pace his efforts, but today's thrown that up in the air..
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Could almost hear Wiggo shouting at his telly at Froome to hold something back on that climb like Wiggo did on Planche des Belles Filles. I had been starting to feel that finally Froome had learned to pace his efforts, but today's thrown that up in the air..
    I think a fresher Froome might have got away with it, it's starting to look like he has too many miles in his legs.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yeah but you don't win races by riding wheels. You also don't win fans that way. At least he has balls to attack however much I dislike him.

    Think Contador didn't want to work with him as he fears him the most given his TT. He needs to put time into Froome more than J-Rod and Valverde.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    GC looks very interesting. Next big test is the TT, and considering TT abilities, the whole top 5, including Gesink even, could be extremely close together until next Saturday
  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Yeah but you don't win races by riding wheels. You also don't win fans that way. At least he has balls to attack however much I dislike him.

    Think Contador didn't want to work with him as he fears him the most given his TT. He needs to put time into Froome more than J-Rod and Valverde.

    Got a feeling the GC will look sightly different Wednesday night and then J-Rod and Valverde might not be such a worry for Froome and Bert.
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  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Could almost hear Wiggo shouting at his telly at Froome to hold something back on that climb like Wiggo did on Planche des Belles Filles. I had been starting to feel that finally Froome had learned to pace his efforts, but today's thrown that up in the air..

    At least he is still in contention. Lesson to be learned and move on. Sky B team maybe took control a touch early too.

    Wiggins probably also shouting at the telly that he would destroy this lot. :wink:

    *runs*
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    thegibdog wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Could almost hear Wiggo shouting at his telly at Froome to hold something back on that climb like Wiggo did on Planche des Belles Filles. I had been starting to feel that finally Froome had learned to pace his efforts, but today's thrown that up in the air..
    I think a fresher Froome might have got away with it, it's starting to look like he has too many miles in his legs.


    You might be right but there was I think there is naivety that's plain to see in his race tactics. Not sure about Portal as lead DS for Sky for this Vuelta - pretty inexperienced for lead DS at a GT IMO - but a bit of Sean Yates in his ear tonight wouldnt go amiss
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Ridiculously good cycling this race has given us.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Lesson to be learned for Froome: stop letting Contador wheelsuck you for 5k. How he achieves that I do not know.

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