Tirreno-Adriatico 2014 *SPOILERS*

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  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    Has WIggo finished :lol: yet
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    I think he stopped for a cup of tea.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    frenchfighter wrote:
    I think he stopped for a cup of tea.

    :lol:
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Why the obsession with Wiggins on here? Do people think he went there as anything other than a domestique? No one seems to be laughing at Evans (or Nibali in P-N). As a domestique you do your job and then save your energy for the next day. It's a long season.

    Also, good to see hypocrisy on here from someone who usually demands that 'questions must be asked' and yet is creaming himself at Bertie's ride. Showing his true agenda I believe.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    He is a former TdF winner and paid a ton of money. You do not come to the races to be a domestique. Unless you ride for Sky and dont have to worry about racing hard to prove your worth and salary.

    Evans was mentioned earlier a couple of times.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Photos so far are great. Looking forward to the rest.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    Pross wrote:
    Why the obsession with Wiggins on here? Do people think he went there as anything other than a domestique? No one seems to be laughing at Evans (or Nibali in P-N). As a domestique you do your job and then save your energy for the next day. It's a long season.

    Also, good to see hypocrisy on here from someone who usually demands that 'questions must be asked' and yet is creaming himself at Bertie's ride. Showing his true agenda I believe.


    You accused me of having an agenda on another thread.

    Chill out , enjoy the racing.

    It's just a bit of Fun.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    frenchfighter wrote:
    He is a former TdF winner and paid a ton of money. You do not come to the races to be a domestique. Unless you ride for Sky and dont have to worry about racing hard to prove your worth and salary.

    Evans was mentioned earlier a couple of times.

    You do if that's what the team has instructed you to do. If he didn't he'd be getting slated for not being a team player (again).

    That said, I don't think his heart is in it anymore and the honourable thing to do would have been retire at the end of last season unless he really is going to do his bit for the team.
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Storming by Contador today, honourable mention must go to Geschke (Must have missed this guy before, not familiar with him) and Sagan. Sagan seems to be getting better and better at climbing.

    This Wiggins business does deserve a mention. I know before someone said he was on a specific training regime but when exactly IS he going to start performing? What are his goals for this year? It just looks like he's lost all motivation. Evans too not looking great either but it is early days.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Stage 5 Results
    ESP 1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO) 4:54:42
    GER 2 GESCHKE, Simon (GIANT-SHIMANO) + 6
    USA 3 KING, Benjamin (GARMIN SHARP) + 45
    AUS 4 HANSEN, Adam (LOTTO BELISOL) + 1:01
    FRA 5 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 1:25
    ITA 6 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA) + 1:39
    CZE 7 KREUZIGER, Roman (TINKOFF-SAXO) + 1:42
    ITA 8 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)
    COL 9 ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian David (TREK FACTORY RACING)
    ITA 10 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE)

    General Classification after Stage 5
    ESP 1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TINKOFF-SAXO) 21:01:30
    COL 2 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR) + 2:08
    CZE 3 KREUZIGER, Roman (TINKOFF-SAXO) + 2:15
    COL 4 ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian David (TREK FACTORY RACING) + 2:39
    FRA 5 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 2:40
    ESP 6 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 2:50
    ESP 7 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) + 2:51
    ITA 8 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 2:56
    ITA 9 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA) + 2:58
    CRO 10 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (TREK FACTORY RACING) + 3:06
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Paul 8v wrote:
    Storming by Contador today, honourable mention must go to Geschke (Must have missed this guy before, not familiar with him) and Sagan. Sagan seems to be getting better and better at climbing.

    This Wiggins business does deserve a mention. I know before someone said he was on a specific training regime but when exactly IS he going to start performing? What are his goals for this year? It just looks like he's lost all motivation. Evans too not looking great either but it is early days.

    I think Evans will concentrate on one dayers until he retires now. He was in the mix at Strade Bianchi
  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    edited March 2014
    Paul 8v wrote:
    Storming by Contador today, honourable mention must go to Geschke (Must have missed this guy before, not familiar with him) and Sagan. Sagan seems to be getting better and better at climbing.

    This Wiggins business does deserve a mention. I know before someone said he was on a specific training regime but when exactly IS he going to start performing? What are his goals for this year? It just looks like he's lost all motivation. Evans too not looking great either but it is early days.


    Evans is having a torrid time. He picked up a virus and since his tour winning year has not looked the same rider.
    The thing is , some of the other BMC riders have not looked the same as well. Thor had a virus and he's not back to his best, same for Gilbert. I wonder if it is a lot more serious than has been let on. None of BMC's top riders have been the same since.

    :D
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    We should agree that spoiler thread should be free of doping chat


    Let's just enjoy the racing.
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  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    I got carried away :lol:
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    rayjay wrote:
    I got carried away :lol:

    Easy done.
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  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    TailWindHome wrote:
    rayjay wrote:
    I got carried away :lol:

    Easy done.

    I did an edit

    peace and love :wink:
  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    Has Wiggo finished yet :lol:
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    He's in the broom wagon with Abandy Schleck, possibly :-)
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  • feltkuota
    feltkuota Posts: 333
    One of The best rides I've seen in a long while,even if it was from Contador.
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    Watched this earlier but couldn't join in the fun here as broadband is goosed ...

    Brilliant stuff ... Especially from King and the dude with the beard for trying to make some sort of race out of the finale ...

    Also good to see Hansen enjoying his performance ...

    Horner doing a decent job for someone just back into the peleton after a very disrupted winter and no team training camp etc ... Looking forward to him being in the mix for the Giro ...

    Quick thought about SKY ... Does anyone else think that Froome and belatedly Porte got pulled from this before they took a pasting? Better to keep the peleton (and even the riders themselves) guessing rather than blow the mystique of dominance ...
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    Crankbrother wrote:
    Quick thought about SKY ... Does anyone else think that Froome and belatedly Porte got pulled from this before they took a pasting? Better to keep the peloton (and even the riders themselves) guessing rather than blow the mystique of dominance ...


    Nah! I think Froome had a niggle in his back and Porte got ill.
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  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    Crankbrother wrote:
    Watched this earlier but couldn't join in the fun here as broadband is goosed ...

    Brilliant stuff ... Especially from King and the dude with the beard for trying to make some sort of race out of the finale ...

    Also good to see Hansen enjoying his performance ...

    Horner doing a decent job for someone just back into the peloton after a very disrupted winter and no team training camp etc ... Looking forward to him being in the mix for the Giro ...

    Quick thought about SKY ... Does anyone else think that Froome and belatedly Porte got pulled from this before they took a pasting? Better to keep the peloton (and even the riders themselves) guessing rather than blow the mystique of dominance ...



    He would have got a good thrashing form Contador today and that can play on your mind in a big race and you can tighten up so maybe Sky pulled him.

    They want to keep his head in a good space for the race's to come.
  • tailwindhome
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  • ad_snow
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    rayjay wrote:
    Has Wiggo finished yet :lol:
    17:04 back. Came in with Mori, Iglinskiy, Stannard, Capecchi, Sergent and Martin
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  • frenchfighter
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    ad_snow wrote:
    rayjay wrote:
    Has Wiggo finished yet :lol:
    17:04 back. Came in with Mori, Iglinskiy, Stannard, Capecchi, Sergent and Martin

    Slow start for Martin. Lets hope he is firing on all cylinders come the Giro which he is targeting.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    TailWindHome wrote:
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    Nice. Top marks for trying. Attacked from km 0. Worth noting that the peloton gave them 12 mins circa km 60 before Saxo started riding. 200km race though - was a decent number in the breakaway and Ges actually sucked his wheel 90% of the time. Would have been a worthy winner behind Contador.
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  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    No one said it yet? Only one word needed for that ride... Heavy weight.
    Starting to like Valverde and contador, what is going on? Beginning to get embarrassed for sky, I know they are all about the tdf, but surely they can look competitive at a few other races at least?
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Mad_Malx wrote:
    But where's the line between a tough climb and a circus? Used sparingly, a short brutal wall adds to the variety and my enjoyment, as long as it doesn't screw the overall competition (much like a mid-length TT really).

    This is the line. The line between my way and the highway....

    More responsibly, if wall-of-death handling skills are required, that skill should feature more often.
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  • Macaloon
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    mulletmaster wrote:
    Beginning to get embarrassed for sky, I know they are all about the tdf, but surely they can look competitive at a few other races at least?

    Tough crowd.
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