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he accelerates AGAIN! NAIRO! VA! VA!
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He's showing some pain now.
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Jul 24, 2015 16:47
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maybe the drain cover will defeat froome
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Jul 24, 2015 16:49
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34 seconds gained on Froome. Not enough. 
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Jul 24, 2015 16:52
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BabyFur Denny posted:34 seconds gained on Froome. Not enough. Could take minutes on him tomorrow?
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Jul 24, 2015 16:52
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He needs like 2 and a half to make a difference.
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Jul 24, 2015 16:53
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serious gaylord posted:Could take minutes on him tomorrow? Someone said earlier that Froome's been adamant about how much he wants to win on L'Alpe, so this could be losing time now to gain some tomorrow
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Jul 24, 2015 16:54
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Pocket posted:He needs like 2 and a half to make a difference. If someone goes up the road early and kills his team it could happen.
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Jul 24, 2015 16:55
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Battle for podium spots tomorrow could be mint.
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Jul 24, 2015 17:00
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Great ride from Nibali Some spectator spat in Froome's face apparently
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Haha Vino talking about loyalty and respect, it's going exactly how you'd think. "We didn't know Froome had a problem, we don't have eyes on the back of our head" All the while there is split screen of them showing Nibali watching Froome slow down and then he looks back to see Froome going backwards in the group and launches his attack.
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Pocket posted:Haha Vino talking about loyalty and respect, it's going exactly how you'd think. "We didn't know Froome had a problem, we don't have eyes on the back of our head" All the while there is split screen of them showing Nibali watching Froome slow down and then he looks back to see Froome going backwards in the group and launches his attack. I doubt Nibali knew the nature of Froome's difficulty based on glancing back, but: 
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Pocket posted:Haha Vino talking about loyalty and respect, it's going exactly how you'd think. "We didn't know Froome had a problem, we don't have eyes on the back of our head" All the while there is split screen of them showing Nibali watching Froome slow down and then he looks back to see Froome going backwards in the group and launches his attack. There's a great shot from the front of the group where another Astana rider points at Froome and talks to Nibali and then he looks back and immediately attacks.
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Jul 24, 2015 17:39
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peanut- posted:Great ride from Nibali https://twitter.com/TV2SPORTdk/status/624612734663921665 Now with video!
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Jul 24, 2015 18:52
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Paul Kimmage says he was dropped from BBC Newsnight last night at the last minute as they claimed another story was on instead. They actually ran the piece but with a guy from the Times lmao
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Jul 24, 2015 18:55
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Thassa pathetic human being.
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Valverde is retarded
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Xabi posted:Thassa pathetic human being. I agree, Froome is pathetic
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Parody Threads posted:I agree, Froome is pathetic he said human
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Hegay posted:he said human Well yeah but his post makes no sense otherwise so I let it slide
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Ha, the itv highlights have shown multiple replays of nibbles looking directly at froome mixed in with him denying it all Status: salty
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Skarsnik posted:Ha, the itv highlights have shown multiple replays of nibbles looking directly at froome mixed in with him denying it all Thank you  I hope it happens again tomorrow. I injured my knee so I won't be on Alpe D'Huez tomorrow. Cycling gods taketh as easily as they giveth
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Personally, I think it's a dick move Part of the attraction of cycling is all the gentleman's agreements that go on, and I like that However the drama and scandal it creates does rather make up for it all Skarsnik fucked around with this message at 21:09 on Jul 24, 2015 |
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I am laughing at Froome being furious about someone down by 8 minutes attacking the potential podium finishers who were in his group when Froome had a momentary problem that took almost no effort to recover from. Froome would probably burst into tears on live TV if anyone dared attack him when his power meter inevitably overloads from too much input.
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Jul 24, 2015 22:02
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I can't even begin to imagine the rage from this thread if it was froome attacking Bert or Nibbles with a mechanical
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Jul 24, 2015 22:05
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There was a lot of butt hurt with Contador and Schleck but that was a fairly different situation. Back when everyone here, myself included, was cheering for Andy Schleck. Hah!
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Jul 24, 2015 22:21
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Dutch corner is apparently getting some police to make sure no-one punches froome off his bike.
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dema posted:There was a lot of butt hurt with Contador and Schleck but that was a fairly different situation. The good old days of supporting the bros in the anyone but Contador Tour. So much of cycling is supporting whoever can beat the riders you don't like.
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Jul 24, 2015 22:38
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What happened, was Froome's inhaler malfunctioning?
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julian assflange posted:Paul Kimmage says he was dropped from BBC Newsnight last night at the last minute as they claimed another story was on instead. They actually ran the piece but with a guy from the Times lmao yeah that was a poo poo segment, basically boiled down to "those frenchies are just jealous the british are winning! sky released full data and they still aren't happy!"
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Parody Threads posted:Well yeah but his post makes no sense otherwise so I let it slide It's been a poo poo tour IMO and I blame it all on Movistar actually.
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Pocket posted:The good old days of supporting the bros in the anyone but Contador Tour. Schleck on the Galabier solo breakaway was pretty badass
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The Schlecks and co were at least exciting to watch. You'd get to see attacks and dramatic blowups among isolated leaders on the big climbs instead of a spin to the top at Froome's most comfortable power output. Half of the enjoyment came from watching a handful of leaders looking at each other, arguing over who should chase down an attack. The blame isn't all on Sky, the other teams (Movistar, I'm looking at you) really should have made a better tactical effort counter the Skytrain instead of riding conservatively until they're dropped.
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If Quintana hadn't lost so much time in the first week tomorrow would actually be exciting. As it is I'm just hoping Froome doesn't win on the Alpe. Also I'm not sure what more Movistar could do here; Froome has been obviously the strongest since the first mountain stage, hanging on and waiting for a potential collapse by him/and or his team might not be the most exciting thing but it did give them a chance, whereas a long range attack would have likely just meant throwing away any opportunity for victory(no matter how slight).
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*edit* Nevermind. Nibali's lie was silly since the video proves him wrong, but the attack really wasn't relevant for the yellow jersey.
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I don't know that Movistar is really to blame. It's pretty clear that none of the teams could beat the Skytrain if they ~just worked a little harder~, it'd be more exciting if they just dedicated themselves to preventing Froome from winning but that's a weird thing to expect from a team. Doping or not I don't remember Contador or Astana being nearly as much stronger than their competitors as Froome/Sky. Also it'd be nice if the NBC commentators commented on the race instead of spending half an hour talking about how awful Nibali is for attacking the ordained winner, unwritten rule or no.
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It's clear to everyone that just pushing the pedals a little harder isn't how anyone expects the Skytrain to be countered. Aggressive tactics don't necessarily mean long-range doomed attacks. Froome is strongest when he's surrounded by his minions, organised attempts to isolate him or at least reduce his entourage weren't seen enough earlier in the race in my opinion. Movistar gets the honourable mention for having two riders in a great position overall and instead of capitalising on this tactical advantage, they seem reluctant to risk a podium place for a shot at winning. Nibali did a reasonable job here, I think his tactics have been solid this year (if controversial) but it's a shame about his legs. His GC move on the cobbles last year really endeared him to me and is a perfect example of the kind of tactics that make these bike races interesting to me.
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James Garfield posted:I don't know that Movistar is really to blame. It's pretty clear that none of the teams could beat the Skytrain if they ~just worked a little harder~ i dunno. the skytrain (or froome himself) has not looked anywhere near as strong as usual this year imo. look what happened the last days when teams started pushing - a lot of the domestiques dropped pretty fast. i think with some well timed attacks from movistar/tinkoff-saxo/astana froome could've been isolated (or left with maybe one guy) several times. also would be helpful if valverde went for it instead of pursuing his weird vendetta against contador of course Bjarne Riis isn't exactly a glowing tv personality, and given the lastest doping reveals I think having him on tv isn't really something you should do in the first place, but listening to him essentially calling tinkoff-saxo for tactical morons and movistar cowards is pretty funny. guy's got an axe to grind...
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L. Ron Mexico posted:i dunno. the skytrain (or froome himself) has not looked anywhere near as strong as usual this year imo. look what happened the last days when teams started pushing - a lot of the domestiques dropped pretty fast. i think with some well timed attacks from movistar/tinkoff-saxo/astana froome could've been isolated (or left with maybe one guy) several times. It still seems a bit like wishful thinking for all the other GC teams to club together just to beat Froome though. If Contador or Nibali aren't going to win I doubt they give a gently caress about killing themselves to tee up Quintana. I hope we get some big attacks right at the start of the Croix de Fer today though. If Sky are in a position to regroup between the climbs it'll probably be hopeless.
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