re Uran..I think many are overestimating him
I was wrong
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I was wrong
andrew_s
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Full RAI video coverage is available at http://www.raisport.rai.it
Ciclismo --> Giro 2014 on the top bar, pick the stage on the right, then select "Rivedi la tappa con la funzione highlights" at the right of the main stage photo.
The video is present from not long after the stage finish.
Ciclismo --> Giro 2014 on the top bar, pick the stage on the right, then select "Rivedi la tappa con la funzione highlights" at the right of the main stage photo.
The video is present from not long after the stage finish.
tug benson
Survived the Tour O the borders 2013
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would love to see him do it!..
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Guru
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thom
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Not so sure - I think the chances are if he's not taking big time off the likes of Uran in the TTs then he'll find it very tough when it come to the higher mountains. OPQS' strength in depth was notable yesterday too - they've not done much work on the sharp end yet so could turn out to be very able to protect Uran.
Well... I just had to bring this one back up
Although to be fair I only got 33% correct, both Pozzovivo and Kelderman lost versus Evans... but only very little
Uhm... I wouldn't say so, considering that there hasn't been a serious mountain stage yet and all of them are ahead, anything can happen. Personally I still believe in Quintana especially with that stage 19 mountain TT
Hont
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It's godawful
. He was out of the saddle on some flat sections, his head sticks up like a meercat and he wobbles from side to side almost with each pedal stroke. Plus he was on a modified road bike.On a flat TT, with that style, given how small he is, he should be losing 4-5 minutes on the specialists.
Hont
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Well Quintana has a cold and is 3:29 down, so his odds have slipped...Uhm... I wouldn't say so, considering that there hasn't been a serious mountain stage yet and all of them are ahead, anything can happen. Personally I still believe in Quintana especially with that stage 19 mountain TT
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/quintana-the-problem-was-with-my-breathing-not-with-my-legs
Uran has to be favourite but, as you say, anything can happen.
Hont
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Or to put it another way, you were 66.6% incorrectWell... I just had to bring this one back up
Although to be fair I only got 33% correct, both Pozzovivo and Kelderman lost versus Evans... but only very little
Flying_Monkey
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I think it's Uran's to lose now. He's ridden a really canny race so far and until the TT, it was unspectacular and kept him out of the limelight. Now he's got to extend, not just defend, but he doesn't need to go crazy. I don't think he'll have a problem with Evans, who I don't rate as any better in the high mountains than Uran and most of the more explosive climbers are too far behind to be a huge problem. Uran's problem is that he doesn't have a real mountain team, but he will be tactically astute enough (and will have learnt much from his time with Sky) to know whose wheel to follow and when to try to take a few more seconds here and there. The problem for the race is that so far this had not been a particularly memorable Giro (so far) and it's gone back a few years in terms of the calibre of the main contenders.
