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TdF 2017 Stage 13
TdF 2017 Stage 13
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You laid him off to me then, but still a loss on Barguil.
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uran much bigger winner but he's left his effort too late
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No giving up hope on Landa for the win.
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i thought Landa looked very comfortable leading out Froome y'day
had he been left to his own devices must surely have gone close to nicking that stage |
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Indefatigable...
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Barguil!
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funny isn't it how some guys can sprint
and others can't boy done good |
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Well, first loss for the race, only took 13 stages -- unlucky 13.
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Could have covered him, but short odds don't interest me when it's so speculative. Reverse it tomorrow, hopefully, only one stage in the race numbered 13.
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u know ur stuff SP
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Took my eye off the ball today though, I wasn't monitoring the gap to Barguil and didn't respect his climbing even though he put the writing on the wall on stage 9 when just not handling that little rise after the descent when Bardet closed on him, however if Kwaitkowski was dropped from that Barguil group after doing no work it should have suggested that Barguil, who was behind Quintana doing most of the work, was going on with a fair pace.
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for me these Grand Tours have way too much team tactics
Froome..yeah,he's a good rider but in the best team with super domestiques who do 99% of the work for him and only has to assert himself in the ITTs a m8 i grew up with loves boxing and cycling and swears nobody holds a candle to Eddy Merckx |
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A deserved win For warren ,And Nairo a Tremendous Ride now 2 minutes off the Pace
 Could be very Squeaky Bum Time if he Took off in the alps for those who laid 1000 1000 £109  |
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Froome isn't a team player whatever you say. Landa wouldve now been in yellow if that was the case
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Bull, for me team tactics is what makes GTs so interesting, amongst other things.
If you go back to 2012 and Froome was a domestique when he was arguably riding better than designated principal Wiggins, so no one was working for him when he was jumping out of his skin to attack and win. Froome is obviously not a Worlds-quality TT rider, but the best GT winners are exceptional in the ITT discipline, so that is how it should be. I mean, a GT winner should be a complete rider and whilst he is a strong TT rider he is a brilliant climber, and has now added expert descender to his arsenal of weapons. I don't think it's possible to compare riders from different eras, but The Cannibal got his moniker for a reason. |