Strathlubnaig
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Good finish by Contador, strong attack that.
Vuelta 2014, **el sp-olé-rs**
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themosquitoking
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As he's looking at the moment Froome is going to need a minute or more over Quintana after the tt to have a chance.
400bhp
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Not sure how you work that out from being just 20s down on the first major test in week 1. The tt will provide a helpful clue, albeit i
cant see much of a gap between froome & contador.
themosquitoking
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Once it gets hillier as he looks, to me, right now, Quintana will just take more and more time from Froome. Contador looks like Quintanas biggest threat at the moment, again to me.
For full disclosure, Quintana is my favourite.
MisterStan
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It looked to me like Bertie struck while Froome was stuck at the back of the pack. I'd say he still sees Froome as his biggest threat and have to say that was a cracking move.
tug benson
Survived the Tour O the borders 2013
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I have a feeling froome is saving himself a bit..he knows they ave many more hard days
If Froome is bluffing it's a good bluff. When Dan Martin attacked, he dragged everyone forward and Froome went to the back. Prior to that, Sky had not been setting a huge pace but as a team they've looked strong. Contador has got to be the biggest surprise. The question is how much has he done on the bike and will he start to fade as the race progresses. Quintana seems to be riding himself in but he always looks vulnerable on the flat stages, luckily there aren't too many and Rodriguez looks strong too
themosquitoking
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Even Kennaugh was pulling away from him and had to keep slowing down.
uclown2002
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Bluffing my arse!
400bhp
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No way. He was blowing from his arse on the first mountain top finish, viewed from my own eyes 2km out.
400bhp
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That's exactly what he said in an interview,
RobNewcastle
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Froome wasn't bluffing he was struggling there just as Quintana was slightly off pace on Friday. Froome isn't in tip top form but as he's said he'll try and ride into form and try and limit losses first week. The surprise is Contador going on the attack and not just hanging on. I saw a video clip where he said he'd had 16 days without training.........lol Question is as someone else said above can he stick the pace going deep into the 3rd week of the race or will he just get stronger? Quintana looks like he'll be bang on form for the big climbs. There'll be plenty of twists in this race yet.
Froome needs to recover and lay it down on the TT, make a statement. If he can't gain an advantage on tues then you'd have to say it's leaning towards Quintana or dirty Bertie.
Froome needs to recover and lay it down on the TT, make a statement. If he can't gain an advantage on tues then you'd have to say it's leaning towards Quintana or dirty Bertie.
cd365
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My wife asked me today who the GC boys were after explaining she said I thought there was a new team, I tried so hard not to laugh 
400bhp
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Rubbish. It's the most clinical.
