Vuelta ao Algarve 2014 *SPOILERS*

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    1. Contador 2. Costa 3. Kwiatkowski 4. Prades 5. Machado 6. Horner 7. Pinto 8. Bilbao 9. Geniez 10. Firsanov
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Full results:
    http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vol ... o_do_Malho
    This is how you get it done Tour of Oman

    Tomorrow's stage:
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Any chance for Cav tomorrow do you think?
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    If he can get over the climb OK, looks like a few circuits after that so a possibility. What other sprinters are racing this?

    Good to see Costa attempting to do the arc an ciel some justice. Didn't realise Horner was riding this, shame there is no coverage.
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  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Demare, Modolo and Coquard would appear to be the main competition.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,142
    He so needs a new victory salute.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,917
    frenchfighter wrote:
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    Might be the picture and the tighter jerseys, but there it looks like he's got a few kilos to lose.
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  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Cav wins!
  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    andyp wrote:
    He so needs a new victory salute.
    It's not great but he's stuck with it now. Part of the Contador brand.
  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    Video of Cav on the finish line:
    https://vine.co/v/Mmn6JXWqH7A
    Kwiato takes the overall.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
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    Might be the picture and the tighter jerseys, but there it looks like he's got a few kilos to lose.

    He does look big there. But these races are meaningless season starts next week.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Nice work Kwiatek - superb racing. Good one Contador and keep shooting that pistol. Good job Cav (decent top ten)...about time you opened the account given how much you are paid.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Yay for Cav for the stage and yay for the Little Flower for the overall :D
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,172
    So who is winning GC. Is it Froome, Contador or Valverde? I'm so confused.

    #preseasonfriendlies
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Brief highlights of today, complete with railway crossing action

    http://www.cyclingfever.com/stage.html? ... &_ap=video
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    RichN95 wrote:
    So who is winning GC. Is it Froome, Contador or Valverde? I'm so confused.

    #preseasonfriendlies


    Bert only won a stage - no leaders jersey - gotta push him down the #preseasonfriendlies pecking order

    :P
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,864
    Not sure what surprised me the most catching up on this - Contador winning or finding out Frenchie is married (had him down as a young professional, living life to the full like our very own Wolf of Wall Street!).

    It certainly looks like a promising season ahead - Froome, Kwiatowski, Quintana, Valverde, Contador, Nibali. Hopefully we won't end up disappointed. Also, looking forward to what the Classics have to give.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,956
    Art Vandelay wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    He so needs a new victory salute.
    It's not great but he's stuck with it now. Part of the Contador brand.

    Not like it's been over exposed in the last year or so :wink:
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    The FDJ DS said his biggest frustration was the fourth stage summit finish on the Malhao. Speaking to Geniez after Contador had won the stage, he asked his rider if he had had the means to follow the Spaniard. “He replied to me as if it was the most normal thing in the world: ‘Yes, I could have.’ It’s a real shame, even a waste. He didn’t do so because he was afraid of getting into difficulty. But it is only by trying that he would have known what would have happened.”

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fdj-wan ... er-algarve

    Watch out for him this year.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    ^ Albert and Kwiato doing 'The Horner'
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,956
    frenchfighter wrote:
    kamil1891 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    kamil1891 wrote:
    He is also called Flowerman as "Kwiat" means in Polish "flower". "Kwia" and "King Kwia" are definitely not the best nicknames I (or any Polish person) would have thought of :-D

    Kwiato & Flowerman are the correct and most commonly used ones.

    Kwiat means flower yes but adding the 'o' removes that sense. Kwiat in slang also means something not so nice. However Kwiato is nice...Kwiatek is also very nice and actually suits Michal (it means little flower).


    No need here to teach me Polish, its my first language. "Kwiat" doesn't mean anything bad too :-)

    And yes, kwiatek means little/nice flower and is also used as his nickname.

    Kwiato is best though, the additon of "o" makes it somewhat cute in our language :-)

    I admire your interest in all the foreign stuff. Keep it up :-)

    Haha I didnt mean it like that - I like the language and I like Poland...my wife is Polish : )

    Google "Kwiat slang" - although maybe not the best idea as its not nice...I'm pretty sure its some obscure slang though.

    Im happy to see a Polish rider making it rain.


    I think Inner Ring's "Quickowski" may stick :D
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!

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