Tirreno-Adriatico 2013 *SPOILERS*

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  • garyhoop1
    garyhoop1 Posts: 44
    Watch videos from Tirreno - Adriatico including todays final Stage - http://bit.ly/W5Mgmo
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    It gives me a warm feeling inside seeing climbers ride poor TTs. It's how it should be.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Carlton stretching the Shark metaphors to the extreme today....
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Well, if the much vaunted unbeatable boring Sky Train had performed better in the TTT........

    That's a downside of having a team with a lot of strong mountain domestiques - expect to see 100km TTTs in future GTs. :lol:
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Pross wrote:
    Well, if the much vaunted unbeatable boring Sky Train had performed better in the TTT........

    That's a downside of having a team with a lot of strong mountain domestiques - expect to see 100km TTTs in future GTs. :lol:


    Uphill ones too...
  • petemadoc
    petemadoc Posts: 2,331
    ddraver wrote:
    Fair Play to Spaghetti Man Mr Nibbles!

    Forza Italia and all that...

    Yep, chapeau Mr Nibali

    Fantastic viewing, one of the best stage races for a while, lets hope the fun and games continue through the summer.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    So glad Nibali won and glad he is close to the top of like list.

    Skin and bone Froome and shattered from yesterday still TTs better than best of the GC riders :roll:
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    well, yeah, given that he's the best TTer of the GC riders....
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Come on FF- bit unnecessary that. Hardly a surprise that Froome can do a decent TT and surely all the GC riders are knackered from yesterday.

    Agree re Nibali. Deserved winner and a great ride yesterday.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    smithy21 wrote:

    Agree re Nibali. Deserved winner and a great ride yesterday.

    Agree that it was a deserved win & does make for an entertaining show down for the rest of the season. If we can get Bert & Cadel up there as well in terms of fitness I can see this year being a cracker for the bigger races.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Watching Froome crush the other GC riders who have a long and consistent palmares reminds me of Rasmussen.

    Courage wins the GC.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited March 2013
    Stage result:
    1 Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:10:25
    2 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:10:31
    3 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team 0:10:35
    4 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack Leopard 0:10:37
    5 Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team 0:10:39
    6 Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:10:40
    7 Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack Leopard 0:10:45
    8 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:10:46
    9 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling 0:10:48
    10 Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team 0:10:48
    11 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 0:10:49
    12 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:10:51
    15 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:10:55
    33 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha 0:11:08

    General classification:
    1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 28:08:17
    2 Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:00:23
    3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:00:52
    4 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:00:53
    5 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha 0:00:54
    6 Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack Leopard 0:01:21
    7 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 0:02:03
    8 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team 0:02:42
    9 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida 0:03:19
    10 Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:03:35
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Watching Froome crush the other GC riders who have a long and consistent palmares reminds me of Rasmussen.

    Courage wins the GC.

    So are you saying that all of Berties early wins were doped then?

    oh actually...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Watching Froome crush the other GC riders who have a long and consistent palmares reminds me of Rasmussen.

    Courage wins the GC.

    Yes, Froome took a whopping 28 seconds out of that king of TTers Rodriguez!
  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    frenchfighter wrote:
    So glad Nibali won and glad he is close to the top of like list.

    Skin and bone Froome and shattered from yesterday still TTs better than best of the GC riders :roll:


    and the rest of the field wasn't shattered from yesterday? Contador must eaten all his steak last night if that's the case.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    iainf72 wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    Not sure why people keep underrating Nibali. He can win just about any race on the calendar.

    Whatever happened with this

    viewtopic.php?f=40002&t=12641384

    You're living in the past, man.

    I don't know, it's just too hard to keep up with it all.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    [troll mode]Nibs moves to Astana and suddenly starts beating Bertie[/troll mode] :wink:
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Eurosport commentary: Nibali must be confident ahead of the Giro, all of the main GC guys are here except Wiggins.

    *cough* think the defending Giro champ might have good reason to be a bit hacked off by that comment
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Eurosport commentary: Nibali must be confident ahead of the Giro, all of the main GC guys are here except Wiggins.

    *cough* think the defending Giro champ might have good reason to be a bit hacked off by that comment

    It took me a good 8 seconds to remember who the Giro champ is. Sorry, Ryder.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    edited March 2013
    ddraver wrote:
    well, yeah, given that he's the best TTer of the GC riders....


    Or how easily someone else overlooks the fact that Froome was runner-up to Wiggins in both TTs at the Tour, and won bronze at the Olys
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Turfle wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Eurosport commentary: Nibali must be confident ahead of the Giro, all of the main GC guys are here except Wiggins.

    *cough* think the defending Giro champ might have good reason to be a bit hacked off by that comment

    It took me a good 8 seconds to remember who the Giro champ is. Sorry, Ryder.


    Hmm, well...the lesser-spotted Ryder is coming out of hibernation and will be seen in public next week at Catalunya
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    well, yeah, given that he's the best TTer of the GC riders....


    Or how easily someone overlooks the fact that Froome was runner-up to Wiggins in both TTs at the Tour, and won bronze at the Olys


    TBF Frenchie wasn't implying that Froome suddenly started cheating to beat the other GC men in this race.

    He is implying that he started cheating to achieve the results you mention too.
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    edited March 2013
    Turfle wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Eurosport commentary: Nibali must be confident ahead of the Giro, all of the main GC guys are here except Wiggins.

    *cough* think the defending Giro champ might have good reason to be a bit hacked off by that comment

    It took me a good 8 seconds to remember who the Giro champ is. Sorry, Ryder.

    Took me longer to google it. See what he has to offer next week I guess.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Perhaps more shocking is that Contador went from legendary battles with Rasmussen, to not even being able to beat Chris Froome, and barely holding off Michal Kwiatkowski. What changed??
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Eurosport commentary: Nibali must be confident ahead of the Giro, all of the main GC guys are here except Wiggins.

    *cough* think the defending Giro champ might have good reason to be a bit hacked off by that comment

    It took me a good 8 seconds to remember who the Giro champ is. Sorry, Ryder.


    Hmm, well...the lesser-spotted Ryder is coming out of hibernation and will be seen in public next week at Catalunya

    That wasn't meant as a slight against Ryder, more a slight against my brain. I full expect Ryder to be pretty darn close to the top again.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    well, yeah, given that he's the best TTer of the GC riders....


    Or how easily someone overlooks the fact that Froome was runner-up to Wiggins in both TTs at the Tour, and won bronze at the Olys


    TBF Frenchie wasn't implying that Froome suddenly started cheating to beat the other GC men in this race.

    He is implying that he started cheating to achieve the results you mention too.


    The scoundrel
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Turfle wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Eurosport commentary: Nibali must be confident ahead of the Giro, all of the main GC guys are here except Wiggins.

    *cough* think the defending Giro champ might have good reason to be a bit hacked off by that comment

    It took me a good 8 seconds to remember who the Giro champ is. Sorry, Ryder.


    Hmm, well...the lesser-spotted Ryder is coming out of hibernation and will be seen in public next week at Catalunya

    That wasn't meant as a slight against Ryder, more a slight against my brain. I full expect Ryder to be pretty darn close to the top again.


    That hmmm wasnt aimed at you. More of a reflection that you probably couldnt have a GT winner more under the radar than him.
  • cal_stewart
    cal_stewart Posts: 1,840
    loving the comments about closeness of the times, IT WAS 9KM FFS.
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  • powerbookboy
    powerbookboy Posts: 241
    Cal_Stewart wrote:
    loving the comments about closeness of the times, IT WAS 9KM FFS.

    Extrapolate that out to the Tour and I've got Froome 1.5 to 2mins ahead from TTs alone. Going to take a very ballsy rider to burn that time off him on the climbs.

    Alliances, crashes or weather look like the only way Froome will be beaten. Which makes me wonder if Wiggins is going to hang on for grim death on the climbs and out TT Froome once again.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    powerbookboy wrote:
    Cal_Stewart wrote:
    loving the comments about closeness of the times, IT WAS 9KM FFS.

    Extrapolate that out to the Tour and I've got Froome 1.5 to 2mins ahead from TTs alone. Going to take a very ballsy rider to burn that time off him on the climbs.

    Alliances, crashes or weather look like the only way Froome will be beaten. Which makes me wonder if Wiggins is going to hang on for grim death on the climbs and out TT Froome once again.

    Check.
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