...fascinating, risk/reward or safety first. Be interesting how Pooley is doing at the first split.
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...fascinating, risk/reward or safety first. Be interesting how Pooley is doing at the first split.
Nibali crashed because he always has the bottle to go for it, proper racer is nibali, my favourite tdf winner of the last decade, Froome held back because he got scared, fair play to thomas on that score as well as a few others who showed real guts, Froomes descending problems are in athat weird shaped head of his, cobbles, rain or harsh corners, he will hold back
30 seconds down at the first check, but in 2nd place. The Canadian girl looks to have done a great ride thus far, although the favourites still to come.
Froome was out of the running before the descent so probably saw little point in pushing hard. Thomas was in the group with the eventual winner so it made sense for him to go harder, but not Froome who was out of it. I mean Porte, Nibali, Henao all have broken bones so that's their season done. No Vuelta, no world championships, and of course, no Olympic TT. The Risk and reward wasn't worth it for Froome.
it never is unless he has the strongest team around him to drag him through, thought had changed his tune with some gutsier displays in the tour this year, but it appears to be the same old same old, hope he proves me wrong today
I refer the honourable gentlemen to stage 9 of the 2013 Tour where Froome lost his entire team very early in the stage and was attacked by Garmin, Tinkoff and Movistar all day, but hung with them to maintain his lead. It is a shame that GC riders these days don't do more of the classics etc., but it's been like that since Hinault and LeMond's days really.
I think the men's TT is really open today. The course suits Dumuilin, but I can't see him enjoying the conditions given his hand injury. You'd imagine it's too hilly for Cancellara and Martin. Wide open.
like I said I was more impressed with this tour win than any other of froomes, but he needs to win a few things in GB colours for me, seen him flap winnable races at the sight of cobbles or rain too much, given the brutality of team sky as the financial power (i realise the free market aspect will only endure him to you), it just makes him hard to warm to, whereas thomas, nibali etc are a bit more dashing
Britain have been pretty dire at the world championships for a while really, bar the Copenhagen win for Cavendish. I do quite like Nibali, but you get the sense that he'd sell his grandma for the win. The tow he took at last year's Vuelta was quite something to behold
Aly Raisman's floor routine in particular was breathtaking.
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Righteous ride from Kristin Armstrong - 43 years old.
Rough conditions on parts of the course, but reckon Froome will be OK. He's skilled anyhow but it's easier to keep your head together in a test. It's not like being at the front of a race, taking on a hair-raising descent whilst havng ten different things to think about.
Rough conditions on parts of the course, but reckon Froome will be OK. He's skilled anyhow but it's easier to keep your head together in a test. It's not like being at the front of a race, taking on a hair-raising descent whilst havng ten different things to think about.
Nice to see Konig doing well. He's had a pretty poor year, but hopefully he'll get a ride at the Vuelta. Fair to say his move to Sky hasn't worked out.
....good luck to Thomas and Froome.
Say what you like about Britain, but the support on the road in 2012 was in another league to the one man and his dog we're seeing here.
...Froome already a fair bit behind, surprising really.
He is renowned for riding negative splits, but a lot of time to make up.
...not looking good for him or Thomas.
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