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Team Sky: Where did it all go wrong?
Team Sky: Where did it all go wrong?
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There is always the chance that Movistar and Saxo have hit the tour aiming for that 3rd week and if they get it right this race is far from over.I have always felt that Skys tactics can be pretty poor when things aren`t going to plan and i can see them put to the test in the Alps.I don`t see Contador losing much time in next weeks time trial due to it being a lot tougher than this weeks.Roll on next Thurs/Fri/Sat and lets hope for an epic 3 days.
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Sky's tactics are never great for a team that is supposedly meticulous about every minute detail, they seem to only be able to race one way. Stare at the power meter and don't allow rivals to break.
I am not convinced about today tho, I think Froome has to look human/fallible again after his mutant performances. He was able to cope on his own for 60km on stage 9, so isolation alone will not be enough if he is as strong as he has been in the mountains previously. I would be surprised to see him badly dropped in the mountains. |
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If Froome was going well he would have been able to jump across a 6 second gap.To me he is now in big trouble,his team has collapsed and plan A is falling apart and there is no plan B.
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yes it's true the team aren't performing as they would have liked at the start, but i think there is 2 things to remember here -
1. They have lost 2 team members and have one carrying an injury so are effectively a 6 man team. 2. Not a criticism of Froome as a rider because he is pure quality, but he is just not a natural team leader like Wiggins is or Evans is,and that makes a hell of difference in galvanizing a big team effort. However despite this I don't really think it will effect Froome too much because he is such strong rider, in such great form, and if anything thrives doing his own thing. And he won't be the first rider to win the tour when his team hasnt performed to it's best. |
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Chris looked a very worried man at the end of today
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Well a minute plus taken out of Froome on a flat stage, bodes well for my wishes of a close race as they head towards the Alps. Nice to see this race is far from over.
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And sky certainly are vulnerable, no doubt.
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Yes Budd but i think the gap will be quite a bit bigger before we get to the alps, as we have ventoux and a TT before then. And i expect Froome to pick up more time on both of them.
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Yeh,of course that's possible,but their are a few climbers that could well work together tmrw that could upset Froome,and the TT is a climbers TT and possible that it wont affect the times too much, especially if Froome has been without teammates on Ventoux which certainly looks likely.
Also,will Froome go for it that much tmrw, knowing what is ahead towards the end of the week?? I do take yer point though Happyb. |
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still game over guys
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I couldn`t have been more wrong
 ....Brilliant ride Chris |
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Yeh,looks that way Geoff,but still some tough stages ahead, and it could still change. but the way Froome is riding its hard to see that happening.
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To be honest it looks more likely that he will increase his lead!!
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