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

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  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    Sky having a bit of a laugh at Quick Steps expense here :D
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    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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  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    Froome being dull and boring again ;)
  • silvergrenade
    silvergrenade Posts: 79
    Lol Froome!
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Rolf Sørensen on DK TV having trouble with the maths in the point competition :-D
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    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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  • silvergrenade
    silvergrenade Posts: 79
    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: 27,262
    silvergrenade 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
    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
    silvergrenade 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 .
  • silvergrenade
    silvergrenade Posts: 79
    tim000 wrote:
    silvergrenade 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: 27,262
    edited September 2017
    silvergrenade wrote:
    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: 5,788
    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.
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  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    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: 5,788
    I think that he knows well that you have to loose the odd battle in order to win the war.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Think Froome just slipped in!
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  • Korhag
    Korhag Posts: 77
    Froome 11th
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    edited September 2017
    Surprised to see him mixing it in the sprint tbh
  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    He's got it :)
  • dabber
    dabber Posts: 1,982
    That Froome is so boring..... NOT!
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Ha! Froome did it.

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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Cheeky devil.
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  • B3rnieMac
    B3rnieMac Posts: 384
    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!

    Arise Sir Froomedog!
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  • silvergrenade
    silvergrenade Posts: 79
    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: 5,788
    silvergrenade wrote:
    Looks like Contador slips to 5th behind Wilco
    How did this happen? Contador dropped?
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    inseine wrote:
    silvergrenade 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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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    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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