mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
The bus is worse IMO.
La Vuelta 2017 **SPOILERS**
- Thread starter rich p
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smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Having seen how steep the final climb is on today's stage, I think I may have got my punditry predictions wrong.
Oh well, CBA to change them now.
Oh well, CBA to change them now.
roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
the man is a first class, prize bell end..................................Kirby,...... not chaves
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Haven't really been paying attention to the race, but just had a look and was surprised to see the gap still out at over 6mins with 24km to go. Looks like the break might get to have their fun today.
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
It's all going to kick off tomorrow on the final climb. Overall it's 9.3km @ 5.1%, but if you take a closer look, the middle section looks really steep.
By the way, Carlton Kirby has got to be careful with what he says on the approach to the finish.
By the way, Carlton Kirby has got to be careful with what he says on the approach to the finish.
SWSteve
Guru
- Location
- Bristol...ish
Lutschenko seems to have gone for the Betancur method of being a cyclist 'I didn't weight played such a big factor'
themosquitoking
Guru
- Location
- Spain
Immediately i had about four ways he could get that wrong that would need bleeps in the highlights. Cudos to one of the Yates twins in their interview for getting bleeped too.It's all going to kick off tomorrow on the final climb. Overall it's 9.3km @ 5.1%, but if you take a closer look, the middle section looks really steep.
By the way, Carlton Kirby has got to be careful with what he says on the approach to the finish.
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400bhp
Guru
You could probably say that about any race.
Froomes competition is embarrassingly bad so I can only assume he is the only one who is desperate to perform.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Yeah, Chaves looks like he's at least on Froome's level at the moment. Will be interesting to see how they compare when they get to the big mountains. The time trial is likely to be Chaves' undoing though.
No one else looks anywhere close to Froome at the moment - except perhaps Tejay, surprisingly.
No one else looks anywhere close to Froome at the moment - except perhaps Tejay, surprisingly.
It's still early days yet but I'm surprised at people like Barguil who doesn't look prepared for this. Also Nibali, who surely has prepared for this. he might come good later and Froome start to fade with a GT already in his legs but he's approaching this like he knows that and is trying to get the gaps early maybe with a view to holding on in the third week.
Adam4868
Guru
It's the team around Froome aswell.There a pretty hard nut to crack so to speak.Once they get a grip at the head of a stage it's hard,cycling by numbers so to speak.That's not taking anything away from Froome,who I think is in top form.Guess I'm biased cause I'm a big Froome fan ! The rest of the GC are going to have to have a go sooner rather than later I think,I wouldn't write off any of them yet.Except maybe poor old Bertie......
