Pro Cycling 2015 thread: Le Tour, Giro, Vuelta, etc. - Page 29 - Sporting Events and Fantasy Sports

swighey · 07-25-2015, 10:12 AM

Froome struggling or conserving energy behind his team mates until boom boom boom?

swighey · 07-25-2015, 10:12 AM

I'll go for struggling.

mw828 · 07-25-2015, 10:16 AM

it's over if froome doesn't wilt fast

Cinarocket · 07-25-2015, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Cinarocket

need a few more colombians up front

got one

07-25-2015, 10:20 AM

Crowd is mental.

Looks a fantastic place to be today.

stevie_larson · 07-25-2015, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by bundy5

Ok but you will admit that was his tour when he lost that time given the strength of the field for the Giro.

Sure, but I'm not convinced he would have been in contention during that difficult final week without the penalty.

kevin21 · 07-25-2015, 10:22 AM

Feel so bad for Nibali

kevin21 · 07-25-2015, 10:23 AM

Quintana need to ditch the teammate and go on his own for the stage win

mw828 · 07-25-2015, 10:23 AM

there goes quintana. he's flying.

kevin21 · 07-25-2015, 10:26 AM

I think he followed his teammate to long there. Once he ditched him he opened the gap to almost a minute on Froome.

mw828 · 07-25-2015, 10:26 AM

quintana needs another 5k

1:02 made up pretty quick there

**Yeti** · 07-25-2015, 10:27 AM

this would have been really really awesome if froome had no teammates around

kevin21 · 07-25-2015, 10:27 AM

Is he even sweating???? Lol madness

kevin21 · 07-25-2015, 10:30 AM

I wouldn't mind seeing Pinot hold on here

efra · 07-25-2015, 10:31 AM

vamos Nairo!

mw828 · 07-25-2015, 10:32 AM

gg

gusmahler · 07-25-2015, 10:32 AM

Quintana might actually do it (but probably won't)

The announcer keeps talking about a 10 second bonus. I thought those ended at the end of week 1?

kevin21 · 07-25-2015, 10:34 AM

Bah, Froome is gonna win the Tour by less than a minute

kevin21 · 07-25-2015, 10:34 AM

Valverde needs to take Froome out

mw828 · 07-25-2015, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by kevin21

Valverde needs to take Froome out

was about to post this

gusmahler · 07-25-2015, 10:38 AM

Oh well. Congrats to Froome.

Cinarocket · 07-25-2015, 10:41 AM

Great stage. Can't forget quintana got trapped by the wind in stage 2 (?) i think and lost a minute there. Also adamant he should have attacked earlier yesterday. Oh well. Gg froome

Bobber · 07-25-2015, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Cinarocket

Great stage. Can't forget quintana got trapped by the wind in stage 2 (?) i think and lost a minute there. Also adamant he should have attacked earlier yesterday. Oh well. Gg froome

Yeah, he lost 1.28 in stage 2, got caught in the wind/behind a crash or something like that. Bad positioning probably cost him the tour.

florentinopeces · 07-25-2015, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by kevin21

Valverde needs to take Froome out

Valverde cares only about Valverde. He'd have taken Quintana out to stay on the podium.

dtrii · 07-25-2015, 11:04 AM

To be honest Nairo will always be chasing when looking to win a GT. This time it was the winds, could've been cobbles or a TT. Don't think there was much doubt who was the strongest over three weeks. Looked to me Froome was just playing it safe today and not really getting into any sort of a race on the last climb. He had the advantage and only way he was going to lose was by completely cracking. Now he rode a steady pace for the last climb with team mates and ends up winning the yellow and polka dots. Pretty good day for him.

Quintana should give Valverde the 2nd. Would suit him much better. Funny enough anyway that after all these years he finally found his way to the podium. After last year really never would've thought I'd see the day.