Vetseun Posted July 7, 2013 Share I believe Movistar were on the limits too.Valverde tested him on the second last climb and he rode with them. Quintana was only playing with him. If they had the capacity to get valverde to gain time they would have. I think that is the reason that only Quintana hit him a few times. If Valverde had tank in the gas it would've been more of ye ole one two.In my humble opinion: I dont think the stage was ideal for an escape by Quintana. If he got Froome on the mountain Froome would have chased him down on the 30km run in to the finish. He really looked like he was testing him. All in all Froome withstood all that they threw at him. How hard was it ? Dunno, Cadel, Andy and Berto werent dropped. A few riders came back on the final climb. Gonna be a very interesting 2 weeks. Gavmeister 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted July 7, 2013 Share Where do you dig up these nice pictures ?I wonder. There are some magic images! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted July 7, 2013 Share Tough day at those office with multiple attacks, with eventual stage victory success. Incredible image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted July 7, 2013 Share Cadel fighting.BMC looking rather impotent in week 1. Cool pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 7, 2013 Share Rest day is reputable for agents to try and lure PROs to their teams for the 2014 season.Let's see... Edited July 7, 2013 by ' Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted July 7, 2013 Share Rest day is reputable for agents to try and lure PROs to their teams for the 2014 season.Let's see... Post the pic of Cavendish going off at he's bike mechanic. A perfect tjop moment!!! Bwahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted July 7, 2013 Share Where do you dig up these nice pictures ? Yes 'dale please fess up, I would like to see more of those great pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cav' Posted July 7, 2013 Share Week 1 recap: So as we approach the midway point of the Tour we have been treated to quite a feast, with the bulk of the climbing still ahead of us we nevertheless got to see all the contenders and their relative strengths over the past two stages. Sky showed they are immense but not impenetrable, in fact if today's stage was any indication of how things will progress they will surely be worrying and wondering how they will be able to control the 3 stages in the Alps which come all in a row. And with Kiriyenka gone, Thomas injured, Stannard also bearing bruises, Lopez looking poor and Kennaugh crashing today (though he looked fine chasing for Porte) there is more than cause to concern. Movistar have been super impressive but they don't have a climber to rival Froome. Castro, Amador, Plaza, Nairo, Piti, Costa they all featured today and with that kind of strength in depth they would be hoping to put Sky to the sword in future stages. It is after all all they can do in the hope they can eventually cause Froome to crack. Saxo with mixed feelings, they looked pretty strong but their leader didn't show on A3D the potential to win the Tour. Kreuziger meanwhile looked terrific and Contador needs to step up quickly with a good ITT and hope he can perform as only he can on Ventoux.  Sprinters have been a mixed bag. Effectively all the big guns have got a stage and that is even considering Gerrans and Bakelants' steals. Sagan has effectively sealed the green and Cav would be aiming to win 2 of the 3 sprint stages after the ITT if not even more. But the quality he is up against is really incredibly high and so it will be quite a battle.  All in all we have seen amazing action on the big climbs, full out racing from the very beginning of stages, epic sprints, breakaway riders stealing the sprints from right under the nose of the sprinters and OGRE's bus getting stuck.. Edited July 8, 2013 by Cav' Zook 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavmeister Posted July 7, 2013 Share Interesting read on Darryl's experience of wearing the yellow and defending it. http://www.bicycling.co.za/race-news/tour-de-france/rider-diaries/daryls-tdf-blog-i-went-as-deep-as-i-could/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chro Mo Posted July 7, 2013 Share I owe Andy an apology.He does have swingers after all.He's looking good for the Alps-getting stronger by the day He will be in contention for the win next year, maybe top 10 this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted July 8, 2013 Share Tired Dawg I reckon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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