Giro 16 - Stage 19 ***Spoilers***

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Fairly sure he was on the attack in the most recent Tour.

    He won the ruta del sol attacking.

    He attacked this giro on the Alpi di Poti.

    Fairly sure he won his first Tour MTF on a solo attack after Armatrong bridged.

    Fairly sure his 2012 Tour stage win was from an early attack too.

    List goes on.

    Now Wiggins or Indurain. THEY don't attack.
    _
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    If he wasn't so fast in a sprint then his tactics would be completely different. But he is.

    You can't knock him for that, it's intelligent racing. He's not called Bala for nothing.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    edited May 2016
    Rick Chasey wrote:

    Fairly sure he won his first Tour MTF on a solo attack after Armatrong bridged.
    .

    He was cockier as a young lad riding on super petrol! It would be interesting to see what the other riders think of him... nice guy? Twat?
    left the forum March 2023
  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Fairly sure he was on the attack in the most recent Tour.

    He won the ruta del sol attacking.

    He attacked this giro on the Alpi di Poti.

    Fairly sure he won his first Tour MTF on a solo attack after Armatrong bridged.

    Fairly sure his 2012 Tour stage win was from an early attack too.

    List goes on.

    Now Wiggins or Indurain. THEY don't attack.

    How many times did Indurain come second in a tour stage? You really think he was the one wheelsucking and not the guy who came off his wheel in the final 100m (Bruyneel, Bugno, Chiappucci, Dufaux etc etc)? Wiggins couldn't attack usually, lacked the kick, although there were times when he managed it (him and Froome in the Vuelta, British RR win, that epic solo fail in the tour).
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Point is if you put together all of Valverde's wins from an attack you'd say he had a decent palmares.

    Just he's won a shitload more doing it in a more tactical way. And more fool everyone else for letting him.

    You don't see many other riders who so regularly makes any selection who can turn in a fast sprint.

    You lot just want the equivalent of the Triathlete on the club run.
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  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Point is if you put together all of Valverde's wins from an attack you'd say he had a decent palmares.

    Just he's won a shitload more doing it in a more tactical way. And more fool everyone else for letting him.

    You don't see many other riders who so regularly makes any selection who can turn in a fast sprint.

    You lot just want the equivalent of the Triathlete on the club run.

    Knee socks? Tri-bars in the bunch? Gels gaffer taped to the top tube?!
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    That and just trying to ride everyone off his wheel constantly.
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  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    Valverde is class in my opinion (doping aside).
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    According to Slongo, Nibali has put all his eggs in the Olympic basket, with the Giro as a wild card... I don't understand how you can focus a season on a one day race, where anything can happen
    left the forum March 2023
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Anyway the break is on the Agnello and Scarponi has just attacked.
  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    Attack ,Attack
  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    Offt Chaves puts his team to work and blows the group apart
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Ulissi & Scarponi tearing it on.

    Scarponi ahead of ulissi, ahead of the big break.
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  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    Good on Orica for taking a risk.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    nom nom nom.

    Good on ya orica.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Eurosport calmly carry on with an interview, as Chaves blows up everybody but Valverde and Kruisjwijk. :oops:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    Looks cold but atmospheric in the cloud.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    no arm warmers for scarponi.
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  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    edited May 2016
    i thought Majka got dropped but he is back on with a teammate
  • manic_esso
    manic_esso Posts: 92
    Nibs gone already
  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    Pink jersey group is getting bigger, can't be a fast pace from them
  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    manic_esso wrote:
    Nibs gone already
    he is back on..that group isn't going that fast
  • manic_esso
    manic_esso Posts: 92
    Topper harley wrote:
    Pink jersey group is getting bigger, can't be a fast pace from them
    Are you watching on a delayed feed ?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Something about the alps that makes you feel you're at home with a GT.... (as a viewer anyway).
    _
  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    manic_esso wrote:
    Topper harley wrote:
    Pink jersey group is getting bigger, can't be a fast pace from them
    Are you watching on a delayed feed ?
    eurosport
  • manic_esso
    manic_esso Posts: 92
    manic_esso wrote:
    Topper harley wrote:
    Pink jersey group is getting bigger, can't be a fast pace from them
    Are you watching on a delayed feed ?

    Ha - maybe I am !
  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    Valverde goes pop
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Oh dear Valverde
  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    Nibali doing ok to hang in there
  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    Nibali feeling strong now

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