La Vuelta 2015 S#1 - Puerto Banús / Marbella **SPOILERS**
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Stage 3 also looks a bit dodgy
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Stage 4 is ok though0
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La Vuelta p/b Cirque du Soleil0
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Stage 3 also looks a bit dodgy
That'll stir the disc brake pot some more.Correlation is not causation.0 -
is it this Sat for the TTT ? Can't really call it stage one anymore0
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Chris Froome, head down getting on with practice.0 -
Here's a good one - who gets to wear the Maillot Rojo on Sunday? First across the line from the "winning" team tomorrow or no-one at all?0
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Here's a good one - who gets to wear the Maillot Rojo on Sunday? First across the line from the "winning" team tomorrow or no-one at all?
Me. I get to wear it. Red is not my colour mind but I'll make the sacrifice this once.Correlation is not causation.0 -
Oleg Tinkov @olegtinkov · 22m22 minutes ago Lucca, Toscana
Podium at @lavuelta after 3 weeks:
1.Froome
2.Majka
3.Aru
and i don't give a fuck about your stupid opinion, by the way, dudes“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
Joe Dombrowski's dad on a windup...Joe Dombrowski @JoeDombro 5h5 hours ago
My Dad seems to think tomorrow's opening TTT on the beach is pretty funny...
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Ridiculous first stage along sand and a twisty 'boarwalk' ffs. I'm all for cobbles and novelty but now just seems they've wasted a stage given its going to neutralised. I'm sure they could found a nice 'road' along the coast there to make it a nice spectacle.0
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Froome looking a tad heavier than his Skeletor self at the team presentation last night
Those lucrative post-Tour crits bring in the bunce but they take their toll
A fact which I'm sure won't have passed the notice of the likes of Nairo & Valverde0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19685108#p19685108]Richmond Racer 2[/url] wrote:Froome looking a tad heavier than his Skeletor self at the team presentation last night
Those lucrative post-Tour crits bring in the bunce but they take their toll
A fact which I'm sure won't have passed the notice of the likes of Nairo & Valverde
Yeah I'm not that surprised to be honest. He has done a solid block of training though including focussing on the TT. Have a feeling that Aru and Quintana with Landa sticking his ore in will be the ones to watch. If Froome is there or thereabouts come the TT though, he may be in with a shout. The final week could've been much worse which gives him a sliver of a chance but he may well be out of it by then.0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19685108#p19685108]Richmond Racer 2[/url] wrote:Froome looking a tad heavier than his Skeletor self at the team presentation last night
Those lucrative post-Tour crits bring in the bunce but they take their toll
A fact which I'm sure won't have passed the notice of the likes of Nairo & Valverde
Yeah I'm not that surprised to be honest. He has done a solid block of training though including focussing on the TT. Have a feeling that Aru and Quintana with Landa sticking his ore in will be the ones to watch. If Froome is there or thereabouts come the TT though, he may be in with a shout. The final week could've been much worse which gives him a sliver of a chance but he may well be out of it by then.
I'd certainly be saving my Benjamins rather than sticking any on him
Those extra kgs (and yeah, course it's all relative) are gonna tell, I think0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19685115#p19685115]Richmond Racer 2[/url] wrote:[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19685108#p19685108]Richmond Racer 2[/url] wrote:Froome looking a tad heavier than his Skeletor self at the team presentation last night
Those lucrative post-Tour crits bring in the bunce but they take their toll
A fact which I'm sure won't have passed the notice of the likes of Nairo & Valverde
Yeah I'm not that surprised to be honest. He has done a solid block of training though including focussing on the TT. Have a feeling that Aru and Quintana with Landa sticking his ore in will be the ones to watch. If Froome is there or thereabouts come the TT though, he may be in with a shout. The final week could've been much worse which gives him a sliver of a chance but he may well be out of it by then.
I'd certainly be saving my Benjamins rather than sticking any on him
Those extra kgs (and yeah, course it's all relative) are gonna tell, I think
Seems Sky as Brailsford has stated, see riding the Vuelta as basically training for next years tour to go into the offseason with miles in the bank. I don't doubt Froome is going to win but he clearly enjoys riding the Vuelta where there's less scrutiny/aggro compared to the tour so if he doesn't win I can't imagine it being seen as a huge failure. It'll be a bonus.0 -
Ballet class finished, TT next...0 -
Ballet class finished, TT next...
My eyes! My eyes!0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19685148#p19685148]Richmond Racer 2[/url] wrote:
Ballet class finished, TT next...
My eyes! My eyes!
I've got to say he looks incredibly fat. At this rate he'll be on half-ton hospital by the end of the month, being moved out of his armchair with a crane.0 -
Do wonder with Froome if his goals for this season have been met, looks like a very competitive Vuelta - wonder if Sky, for the sake of team dynamics, will let Henao or Nieve have a crack or even just target a number of stage wins.0
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Well I am fully expecting Froome not to win. I will be very surprised if he does. Given his sole talent relies on peaking once a year, having 0% body fat and total team support racing he should get pounded. After all, he is no natural GT rider like Contador or Quintana.Contador is the Greatest0
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So, his 'sole talent' is actually three things?Well I am fully expecting Froome not to win. I will be very surprised if he does. Given his sole talent relies on peaking once a year, having 0% body fat and total team support racing he should get pounded. After all, he is no natural GT rider like Contador or Quintana.
I'd say he's pretty good. Wins Dauphine, Crit international and Romandie without even peaking.
You said he'd get pounded at the Tour. By Contador.0 -
So, his 'sole talent' is actually three things?Well I am fully expecting Froome not to win. I will be very surprised if he does. Given his sole talent relies on peaking once a year, having 0% body fat and total team support racing he should get pounded. After all, he is no natural GT rider like Contador or Quintana.
I'd say he's pretty good. Wins Dauphine, Crit international and Romandie without even peaking.
You said he'd get pounded at the Tour. By Contador.
He got pounded at last year's Vuelta when he dropped out of the Tour early doors and his main competitor was recovering from a broken leg. Fully expect his performances to be significantly below those of the Tour.Contador is the Greatest0 -
You may well be right on that. Just good to see the rematch of the Tour so soon. Hopefully they all come and and play.
So, his 'sole talent' is actually three things?Well I am fully expecting Froome not to win. I will be very surprised if he does. Given his sole talent relies on peaking once a year, having 0% body fat and total team support racing he should get pounded. After all, he is no natural GT rider like Contador or Quintana.
I'd say he's pretty good. Wins Dauphine, Crit international and Romandie without even peaking.
You said he'd get pounded at the Tour. By Contador.
He got pounded at last year's Vuelta when he dropped out of the Tour early doors and his main competitor was recovering from a broken leg. Fully expect his performances to be significantly below those of the Tour.0 -
Well I can say I'm really excited about the prospect of The Greatest Stage Race of His Generation schooling 'Posh Boy' Chris 'Zero to Hero' Froome and his Legion of Cyclobots on Pure Racing and bringing joy to Cycling Fans Globally.........wait....this just in.....CONTADOR ISN'T RACING!!!!!“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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He got "pounded" all the way down into 2nd place, only 70s behind Contador... you can't really call that a bad performance! I'd be surprised if he manages a podium spot this year though, the Tour must have taken a lot out of him mentally and physically.
So, his 'sole talent' is actually three things?Well I am fully expecting Froome not to win. I will be very surprised if he does. Given his sole talent relies on peaking once a year, having 0% body fat and total team support racing he should get pounded. After all, he is no natural GT rider like Contador or Quintana.
I'd say he's pretty good. Wins Dauphine, Crit international and Romandie without even peaking.
You said he'd get pounded at the Tour. By Contador.
He got pounded at last year's Vuelta when he dropped out of the Tour early doors and his main competitor was recovering from a broken leg. Fully expect his performances to be significantly below those of the Tour.0 -
For me the Podium will be: Froome, Landa, Quintana. I fancied Vavlverde but I think he will hold something back for the WC.0
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So, his 'sole talent' is actually three things?Well I am fully expecting Froome not to win. I will be very surprised if he does. Given his sole talent relies on peaking once a year, having 0% body fat and total team support racing he should get pounded. After all, he is no natural GT rider like Contador or Quintana.
I'd say he's pretty good. Wins Dauphine, Crit international and Romandie without even peaking.
You said he'd get pounded at the Tour. By Contador.
He got pounded at last year's Vuelta when he dropped out of the Tour early doors and his main competitor was recovering from a broken leg. Fully expect his performances to be significantly below those of the Tour.
It's true Froome isn't a stage racing talent. He's only won 2 Tours, 3 GT 2nd places and a 4th. Not to mention a couple of Dauphines and Romandies as well as a host of others. I think your sole talent is being deluded that a post-ban Contador is a better racer.0 -
I'm amazed Frenchie hasn't accepted yet that 2009 will be Contadors last TdF win
I think Froome will do well in this one. Will be interesting to see how Quintana reacts. It's interesting having him, Froome and Nibs all there with the Tour in their legs.Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0 -
A couple of Valverde Vuelta stats:
Valverde has never finished outside the top 5 in the Vuelta (8 finishes + 1 DNF)
Valverde has finished both the Tour and Vuelta on four different occasions. In each case he finished higher on GC in the Vuelta.
Interesting. What an athelete.Contador is the Greatest0
