Slick Mongoose Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Speaking of "steak incidents", Astana again finish with three riders in the top ten. Three in the top five overall. I don't see how Porte gains time in the mountains, he's not explosive enough to drop the other top riders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 Speaking of "steak incidents", Astana again finish with three riders in the top ten. Three in the top five overall. I don't see how Porte gains time in the mountains, he's not explosive enough to drop the other top riders.He has to hope to put time into aru (defo) and bertie (possibly) in the tt. But uran probably puts proper time in them all. Awesome first week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Just watched an amazing stage of the Tour of California, Alaphilippe destroyed Henao up a very tough climb. And Sagan finished 5th. :eek: What the hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmanion Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Sagan is just an absolute monster, the guy can do almost anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Uran Uran loses more time today. This is not going to be his tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Sagan just won the Tour of California by half an inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 astana really are a bunch of cheaty juicy fucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmanion Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Have to say the performance of astana is looking suspicious as fuck atm especially after the positives at the end of last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedles Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 You would have to question the judgement of any clean rider who chose to sign up with them at the moment. Obviously they could all be clean but their reputation stinks like week old fish. Why would you link your name with theirs if you had options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 First few mountain stages have shown that the top 3 can't lose each other yet, it needs to be tougher and longer. Porte has performed above expectation for me but I still see him lose time uphill in the bigger stages. Of course he can really hand out punishment in that 59km TT. Uran has disappointed and is already gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Wouldn't surprise me at all if Contador was the strongest in the TT as well as on the climbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 The battle I am most interested in is the Tour, I have to say. Specifically I want to see how Quintana will hold his own when a fit Contador floors it. And to see how good Froome is without injuries and with good preparation. And Nibali, such an overwhelming winner last year, can he keep pace with very best going uphill? He might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaddin Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 This will only be my third tour watching, Quintana got my eye in the first and then I loved watching him crush everyone and win the Giro on a single really brutal mountain stage. I'm looking forward to seeing him in that same situation, and hoping he crushes Contador too. I'd love to see him take the tour with the full field still in and fit, so it's not diminished in any way. Cobblestone stage is in again, after last year I've got questionmarks over how Froome will go if that is wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedles Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Yay. Sean Kelly is back on british eurosport after a week of sitting on his sofa (per Co commentator). I have great love for him.Any comments on Aru issuing legal proceedings against Henderson. Feel its a bit of a distraction myself. Glad to see pros speak as they see personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 The parcours for the next week isn't that interesting. Good chance for a breather before carnage from the time trial to the penultimate stage. Cant fucking wait for the motirolo and finestre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 poor richie, hasn't dropped a single second himself, but still finds himself over a minute down, needs to destroy the TT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Make that over 3 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 Make that over 3 minutes. harsh as fuck, but you really should know the fucking rules. i reckon vino and olga paid someone a pretty penny for that fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Go Uran I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlfrommonday Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 This will only be my third tour watching, Quintana got my eye in the first and then I loved watching him crush everyone and win the Giro on a single really brutal mountain stage. I hope you don't mean this part neutralized but not really stage. He was clearly the best in last year Giro but this left bitter taste in my mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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