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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jul 22, 2015 - 10:45am PT
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Fare thee well TJ . . . you gave it a great effort.
So many variables.
Sagan is the best "all arounder" in the sport. He has incredible abilities.
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shady
Trad climber
hasbeen
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Jul 24, 2015 - 07:44am PT
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Another one showing huge amounts of heart is Vincenzo Nibli.
It's so rare these days to see a rider in his position continue to attack.
Deliberate or unintended heat?
I've heard both Phil and Paul make direct comparisons this year between Froome and the infamous LA. Where as in the last few years they may have referred to the Postal team, but not the verboten one.
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Jul 24, 2015 - 09:07am PT
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I noticed that also, someone actually mentioning Lance. The first time Paul did it there was an uncomfortable silence. :)
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jul 24, 2015 - 09:13am PT
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Good to see Nibbles fighting and on the attack.
Not sure where Phil and Paul were going with that comparison....hmmm.
Edit:
Quintana picking up time on Froome was also intersting
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Gazelle
climber
The couch
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Jul 24, 2015 - 07:47pm PT
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It seems that Nibali's timing for his attack was unfortunate as it looks from the pics and video that he chose to launch just when Froome was having a mechanical.
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shady
Trad climber
hasbeen
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Jul 24, 2015 - 09:04pm PT
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I don't really have a problem with Nibali's attack.
If it were a wreck, or fan interference then yeah sure. But this is a race, a competition, it doesn't need to come to a halt just because the leader needs to fart, or fumbles with his water bottle. (ala Menchov/Di Luca) or can't figure out how to shift his bike properly. (ala Contador/schleck) Luck is a fickle thing, good or bad.
And you gotta admit, it sure spiced up the monotone drone this race had become.
I also know you experienced cycling fans saw the fuse was lit on Quintana's attack.
While Phil and Paul were writing him, Valverde and Contador off, you could see Valverde, Contador and Froome were uncomfortable, constantly in and out of their saddles, while Quintana was calmly spinning in his.
Now, who's up for a relaxing ride up Alpe D'huez?
Edit:
A question for my roadie/racing friends:
While descending, why don't more road cyclists adopt the "ass behind the seat" braking style of mountain bikers that was so wonderfuly demonstrated by Peter Sagan?
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Spiny Norman
Social climber
Boring, Oregon
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Jul 24, 2015 - 09:48pm PT
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Totally agreed, Shady. Nibali did exactly what he should have done.
Froome was full of sh#t, pissed off because he got caught with his pants down today, and is going to actually have to work on Alpe d'Huez tomorrow. What a f*#king whiner.
Can you imagine Hinault or LeMond or Hampsten whining like that?
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10b4me
Social climber
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Jul 24, 2015 - 10:30pm PT
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A question for my roadie/racing friends:
While descending, why don't more road cyclists adopt the "ass behind the seat" breaking style of mountain bikers that was so wonderfuly demonstrated by Peter Sagan?Quote Here
The ass behind the seat is designed keep the weight over the rear wheel, and in the case of hard tails, keep that rear for bouncing all over the place.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jul 25, 2015 - 07:09am PT
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Go Quintana!!!!
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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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Jul 25, 2015 - 07:14am PT
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Ain't gonna happen. I think Froome will hang on...but what a stage!
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jul 25, 2015 - 07:24am PT
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Q is going all in
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jul 25, 2015 - 08:49am PT
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That was tremendous! Every bit as good as I had hoped.
I think some of the fans had been drinking. Imagine racing a bike up-hill through a ten-mile-long open-air insane asylum, where booze is served for breakfast.
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Mtbphoto
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, Ca
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Jul 25, 2015 - 12:12pm PT
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That was a dam good last climb! Anyone else hear everyone in that one corner booing Froome? After watching every stage, I am glad to say I haven't switched to DirecTV even after watching 500 of those commercials.
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The Call Of K2 Lou
Mountain climber
North Shore, BC
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Jul 25, 2015 - 01:04pm PT
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It would've been damn cool to see Ryder's name inscribed on one of the hairpins. Maybe next year!
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Jul 25, 2015 - 01:17pm PT
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After watching every stage, I am glad to say I haven't switched to DirecTV even after watching 500 of those commercials.
Wouldn't have helped, you still would have seen the same 500 commercials
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jul 25, 2015 - 02:12pm PT
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They weren't booing. They were shouting "Froooooome!"
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shady
Trad climber
hasbeen
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Jul 25, 2015 - 09:54pm PT
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Quintana's ride was truly inspirational.
So many times I've watched as competitors in his position were content to safely suck the rear wheel of the yellow jersey for fear they might crack and lose their position on the podium.
¡Viva, El Torito bravo!
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Craig Fry
Trad climber
So Cal.
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Aug 12, 2015 - 08:54am PT
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Well this thread was a bust
I wouldn't tune during the tour because someone would post the results at 6 in the morning
Besides whining about the past ... I do have a comment
Was Froome using smaller crank arms?
He seemed to be spinning smaller circles, any one else notice that.
I guess I could Google it, if no one else knows
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Aug 12, 2015 - 09:07am PT
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wondering why he came into the corner at the speed he did... :S
He was way inside on the shoulder hit a bump and is actually airborne before he hit the corner. (brakes don't work too good if the wheels aren't on the ground.)
The bigger question is why did the bonehead on the motorcycle stop mid turn and cause the second crash.
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