Eugene Oppelt Posted July 13, 2017 Posted July 13, 2017 I am really quite chuffed Bardet took the stage and Aru is in Yellow, both are young, have their own outspoken personalities and are unafraid to attack and take a chance, the optimism of youth,.... theres nothing like it.!Touchè, GOG ????????
Jakkals. Posted July 13, 2017 Posted July 13, 2017 Landa looked super solid going up that mountain. kudos... The young guns...well done for blazing!! Mick...go you beauty(or not), but go!!! You know you can ride a TT better than most! Froome, keep fighting #varkhart...this is le tour.
Stretch Posted July 13, 2017 Posted July 13, 2017 Not sure what he should have done?....it was short and Froome was going out the back, nothing he could do in my opinion,.....but Froome got off lightly today in all respects, had Aru not been following his wheel when he checked out the drinks table at the camper van Vinokourov would have been hollering into Aru's earpiece to attack, Vino would never miss that move, and Froome would not have seen him again till the podium. Personally I think Uran and Bardet missed a golden opportunity to take time on both Froome and Aru. On ITV they were saying that even if they had attacked it would have been a stupid move because sky (still 4 strong at that stage) would have just reeled them in with 5 odd km's to go at that stage...so it was not that they didnt want to attack because of the yellow...but that tactically it would have been a bad decision
Patchelicious Posted July 13, 2017 Posted July 13, 2017 On ITV they were saying that even if they had attacked it would have been a stupid move because sky (still 4 strong at that stage) would have just reeled them in with 5 odd km's to go at that stage...so it was not that they didnt want to attack because of the yellow...but that tactically it would have been a bad decisionGood point. Guys aren't "intimidated" by Sky's train, they are finding it useful.
TALUS Posted July 13, 2017 Posted July 13, 2017 Good point.Guys aren't "intimidated" by Sky's train, they are finding it useful.Exactly. Wait for and use the train. They were always going to haul to the last. Landa did everything he could to nurse Froome up the wall, including keeping a steady but manageable pace for as long as possible. At the end he was going to try and steal bonus seconds back because NOTHING else could be done anymore. The commentators were wrong.
Pah Bear Posted July 13, 2017 Posted July 13, 2017 Landa's actions were always going to cause some comment. Should he have stayed to pull CF, was the option of trying to "steal" bonus sec's away from the opposition the correct move? Both valid arguments. So not to be on the the fence ... I think you support your leader and stay with him. That's your job. I don't think any of those guys would have taken time out of CF had they attacked earlier. That hill was brutal and the Sky train was strong throughout. I think Aru (and Bardet) can probably thank their lucky stars they weren't able to/didn't attack when CF went off. They would have died on that hill and the result, as much as some wish it would have been more dramatic, I think would have been more to CF and Sky's favour. Commentators make sense when they say that hill was meant for the pure climber. CF is not. Time lost is not significant. Sky will get it back. CF still in the pound seats.
s14phoenix Posted July 13, 2017 Posted July 13, 2017 CF Now gets to wheelsuck Astana who is going to need to put in some work now. takes a bit of responsibity off Sky and CF as the shoe is now on the other foot and CF only needs to maybe match Aru for a day or so. I suspect however Astana not having the depth in the team to control the race and may burn all their matches leaving Aru exposed. 2c GO Froomey!!!
T-Bob Posted July 13, 2017 Posted July 13, 2017 Landa coping some from Portal out side the bus... Fair play he was stronger and it was every man for himself and he's out of contract this year an looking for a new home and better pay day. Apparently Aru is shopping himself about for between €4 - €8M (the upper level because of his national title and the stage win), he failed to notice that Froome has won a few more TdF's and is on €4. Yes they are both less than a markets dream but at least Froome is more sellable. http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2015/05/26/2/bettiniphoto_0210651_1_full_670.jpg
T-Bob Posted July 13, 2017 Posted July 13, 2017 Uh oh the jury strike again with the commissaries penalising Rigoberto Urán (Cannondale-Drapac) and George Bennett (LottoNL-Jumbo) for illegally taking a feed on stage 12 but pardoning Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) of the same offense. Both Urán and Bennett were slapped with 20 second penalties for breaking UCI rules, while Bardet, who won the stage and closed in on yellow, escaped any punishment. All three riders grabbed bottles from the roadside inside the closing kilometres of the climb, contravening rule 2.3.027, which states that riders are not allowed to take on feeds inside the final 20 kilometres of racing. “Marien has made an either incompetent or biased decision in this matter. They’re making it up as they go along, and it’s completely incompetent officiating. If they’re going to be fair, be fair,” Vaughters added. Your new standings 1 ARU FABIO 52H 51' 49'' 2 FROOME CHRISTOPHER + 00' 06'' 3 BARDET ROMAIN + 00' 25'' 4 URAN RIGOBERTO + 00' 55'' 5 MARTIN DANIEL + 01' 41'' 6 YATES SIMON + 02' 13'' 7 LANDA MIKEL + 02' 55'' 8 QUINTANA NAIRO + 04' 01'' 9 BENNETT GEORGE + 04' 24'' 10 MEINTJES LOUIS + 04' 51'' with Aru looking to tap into some UAE gold in the transfer season it seems Doug Ryder has inked a deal to get Lil’ Louis back to Team DD before he become a side show in the gulf.
T-Bob Posted July 13, 2017 Posted July 13, 2017 "I'd run out of water and took a bottle of water from a fan on the side of the road. I took one and Uran took one and so did a couple of other guys but they were French but they didn't even get penalties," Bennett said. He described the penalty as "absolute bull-s...." Kiwi Bennett.
Eugene Oppelt Posted July 14, 2017 Posted July 14, 2017 The race jury's incompetence have tainted this Grand TourOr is it politics Whatever...Firstly, impacting the race for the maillot vertNow impacting the race for yellow ???? Uncool
Zatopek Posted July 14, 2017 Posted July 14, 2017 "I'd run out of water and took a bottle of water from a fan on the side of the road. I took one and Uran took one and so did a couple of other guys but they were French but they didn't even get penalties," Bennett said. He described the penalty as "absolute bull-s...." Kiwi Bennett. Agree with him
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