Tirreno-Adriatico 2014 *SPOILERS*

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Quintana and Contador have attacked. 35kms out. Seriously.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    Macaloon wrote:
    rayjay wrote:
    Sky don't give a sh%% about these races .

    Staggering collapse, from the most dominant stage race squad since the invention of Rapha, to not giving one. Maybe both positions are a touch extreme?

    By the way, 's should be shunned like the Van Halen end of your guitar.


    VAN HALEN ,,,,Eruption :lol:
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Kwiatek specifically said he wasn't following accelerations rather he would continue at his pace.

    Quintana and Contador are talking like they are on a Sunday ride.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Rai Live late
    All kicked off.
    Contador seen to be trying to buy Quintana to be his B*tch
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Cadel Evans is smoked. He is struggling to stay on Fabu's wheel.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Peraud is bridging.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    35.7kms to go. break at 3.57" as luck would have it.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    OPQS train only 100 metres behind the Contador group
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Poels doing the work at the moment. For some reason the three at the front are just soft pedalling. They have basically sat up now.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Bertie back to the bunch
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    So there we go, pressure at the bottom has broken the peloton to pieces. Now there are 30 riders or so left. All together there.

    King (who attacked first at km 0) is ahead with Geschke.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    So Contador and Quintana are going to wait till the last ramp and then attack by the looks of things. Lightweights.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    That is very annoying. They were not even trying and got a gap. I'm guessing Contador must have said it was pointless with the descent. I hope not. Not sure what the point of that little flurry was other than blowing all but the best out the back.

    no more than 20 riders in a single file. Anton leads the bunch.

    As previously stated Wiggins gave up about 20mins ago.

    Nieve, the basque, is sitting comfortably in the bunch.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    This climb is amazing.

    Contador is floating on air like he used to.

    Nieve - the heavyweight - takes up the front.

    Kwiatek is all by himself. Uran fail.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Here we go, Nieve opens the passion and makes a gap. You have Contador now drilling the front very easy. Quintana on the wheel. Peraud there.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Gap is 3mins. King making most of the work. Geschke huge ugly beard is slowing him down.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Contador goes HARD. Quintana cant follow. El pistelero is still not even trying.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    2.30 gap.

    Contador 50m to Quintana, 50m to Nieve, Peraud and three others.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Quintana didn't follow, not couldn't.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Contador is waiting for Quintana. Two heavyweight riders to join and try and force the advantage.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Arrendondo I think with Peraud and Nieve.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    It's pretty ridiculous that they can't collectively dispense with Kwiato on a 12km climb.

    Well Alberto is trying now with 3km to the top.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Riders all over the place. No train sweeping things up. Beautiful.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Macaloon wrote:
    It's pretty ridiculous that they can't collectively dispense with Kwiato on a 12km climb.

    Well Alberto is trying now with 3km to the top.

    Have you watched this from the base?
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Mac9
    Mac9 Posts: 134
    Looking back to his Mount Etna form from 2011, visually at least.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    I think it is Moreno with Nieve.

    1.40 is the gap to Contador to the front.

    Horner is with Kwiatek and Kreuziger is also with them.

    Contador cant wait any longer for Quintana so has opened up the gas and the gap shoots up.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Sram boys can use the WI FI. Contador has been riding the Wi Fi for a while.

    They have internet connection on their bikes, didn't know that.

    It's WiFLi :wink:
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    De la Cruz is now with King and G. King is still leading.

    Gap 1.30 with 30ks.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Berto has dropped Quintana like a stone.
    Tinkoff's magic formula is working.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Macaloon wrote:
    It's pretty ridiculous that they can't collectively dispense with Kwiato on a 12km climb.

    Well Alberto is trying now with 3km to the top.

    Have you watched this from the base?

    Yes. They're going to need a fair buffer against Kwiato's TT. Why play the waiting game when you can demoralise early? Having said that Alberto's giving it the beans now. Quintana can't get there.
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