Vuelta 2017:Stage 21: Arroyomolinos - Madrid 117.6KM *Spoilers*

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  • Sky having a bit of a laugh at Quick Steps expense here :D
  • Fark me. He sprinted for the intermediate :-D :-D :-D

    And they've ridden on :-D

    He thinks he's Merckx :-D
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  • Froome being dull and boring again ;)
  • Lol Froome!
  • Rolf Sørensen on DK TV having trouble with the maths in the point competition :-D
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,153
    If Trentin wins the stage, Froome needs to come 12th or better to win the jersey - which isn't inconceivable in a race with no sprinters.
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  • RichN95 wrote:
    If Trentin wins the stage, Froome needs to come 12th or better to win the jersey - which isn't inconceivable in a race with no sprinters.
    But really, why??
    Green to Froomey means so little, and to Trentin so much...
    He should enjoy this day and come with his teammates across the line as one. :D
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,153
    RichN95 wrote:
    If Trentin wins the stage, Froome needs to come 12th or better to win the jersey - which isn't inconceivable in a race with no sprinters.
    But really, why??
    Green to Froomey means so little, and to Trentin so much...
    He should enjoy this day and come with his teammates across the line as one. :D
    Well he's the man in possession of the jersey. I don't see why he shouldn't defend it. (Remember Trentin still has win the stage to win it)
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  • tim000
    tim000 Posts: 718
    RichN95 wrote:
    If Trentin wins the stage, Froome needs to come 12th or better to win the jersey - which isn't inconceivable in a race with no sprinters.
    But really, why??
    Green to Froomey means so little, and to Trentin so much...
    He should enjoy this day and come with his teammates across the line as one. :D
    means less if the opposition lets you win . if trentin wants it he should expect to earn it .
  • tim000 wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    If Trentin wins the stage, Froome needs to come 12th or better to win the jersey - which isn't inconceivable in a race with no sprinters.
    But really, why??
    Green to Froomey means so little, and to Trentin so much...
    He should enjoy this day and come with his teammates across the line as one. :D
    means less if the opposition lets you win . if trentin wants it he should expect to earn it .
    Well....QS boys seem to be quite pissed off...
    Agreed that its a competition and nice of froome to honour that. I think it's commendable. But it might not be super intelligent. Mixing in with the sprinters can be bad..
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,153
    edited September 2017
    Well....QS boys seem to be quite pissed off...
    And I imagine some riders won't have been pleased at Enric Mas riding for Contador yesterday

    I'd laugh if Adam Blythe won with Ian Stannard working as his lead out man
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    I'm surprised SKY are mixing it with QS. I actually wondered if they'd ensured Froome was 3rd yesterday so they didn't spoil it for QS.
  • Froome is a professional sportsman at the very top of his game. Of course he wants it, he wouldn't be where is is now if he didn't want to win everything he possibly could.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    I think that he knows well that you have to loose the odd battle in order to win the war.
  • Think Froome just slipped in!
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  • Froome 11th
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    edited September 2017
    Surprised to see him mixing it in the sprint tbh
  • He's got it :)
  • dabber
    dabber Posts: 1,926
    That Froome is so boring..... NOT!
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,153
    Ha! Froome did it.

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  • True Racer :lol::lol::lol:
  • hypster
    hypster Posts: 1,229
    Oh that was so predictable of him!! And the whole Sky train led him out too...
  • Agent57
    Agent57 Posts: 2,300
    FROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME! Love it!

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  • Looks like Contador slips to 5th behind Wilco
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Mugged him off. Chapeau Froome.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Good to see Contador getting a nice send off
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Looks like Contador slips to 5th behind Wilco
    How did this happen? Contador dropped?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,153
    inseine wrote:
    Looks like Contador slips to 5th behind Wilco
    How did this happen? Contador dropped?
    Split in the peloton after 24th position (costing seven seconds). Contador was 26th, Kelderman 16th.
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  • Kirby: "Football: A sport where people are paid too much to kick a pig's bladder into an onion bag." :)

    Alaphillipe screws Berto and Froome screws Trentin.
    Hardly surprising as it seems hardly anybody could be arsed to muster a sprint.
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