deptfordmarmoset
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Enough to make you lose your meaux jault!
Tour de France *Spoilers*
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OP
OP
Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
He was in the top 10 in the Romandie TT earlier this year, and beat Nibali in doing so.
He also rode a good TT in 2012 Tour to hold off Roche (11th) and Kreuziger (12th) (edit: it was Kloden, not Kreuziger) - I think it was Kreuziger - to retain his top 10 Tour position. (Edit again: Nibali beat him by about 2 minutes in the final TT of the 2012 Tour, which was a similar distance to this years TT)
He's not the best but not crap, put it that way.
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Have you considered googling before you post a load of unedited cobblers?
OP
OP
Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
At least I edit my cobblers, unlike some who think it's a requirement to post cobblers.
OP
OP
Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
He'll definitely do better than Froome and Dirty Bertie.
SWSteve
Guru
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Maybe he's just a fan of Former a Liverpool footballer Luis Garcia?
smutchin
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I'd like to see Pinot win, or Bardet or Tejay. I can't muster the enthusiasm to cheer for Porte or Nibali, for some reason.
But as long as Valverde is nowhere near the podium, I'll be happy.
But as long as Valverde is nowhere near the podium, I'll be happy.
Personally don't have any problem with Nibali. He absolutely dominated the 2013 Giro (and gave it his all in the Vuelta and World Champs), he hasn't come out of nowhere, but has slowly gotten better, he's level-headed (during and after races) and gives polite and smart answers in his interviews.
Of course, as most people, I am bummed that - most likely - there isn't going to be much of a fight for 1st place.
Valverde will need to create quite a buffer between him and and the other podium candidates (to cover his very probable time loss in the flat TT). However, it wouldn't surprise me that the more the race goes to the higher climbs, the more others (Pinot, Porte, Bardet,...) will have a bad day and he should get stronger
Seems as though Contador was taking big risks on the descent, as is his wont.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-crashed-twice-on-one-descent
Porte and Froome accused him of the same thing last year.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-crashed-twice-on-one-descent
Porte and Froome accused him of the same thing last year.
OP
OP
Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
And before we move too far on, just a quick "chapeau" to Gallopin who did the yellow jersey proud in yesterday's stage - a suitcase of pain, etc...
In the post race interview he exclaimed,Pinot for GC!!!
It could happen.
" Zut Alors marmers it was Bastille day and I knew you would be watching ! but can you stop building up my part now as that's it for this tour."
That was how I translated it anyway.
Thumbs up.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
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I like him, I think he's probably clean, I just can't get excited by the thought of him winning without Contador or Froome there to really test him.
