TDF 15

[TwistingMyMelon]

"ohhhhhh its like squeezing out a nearly dry sponge"

[johnxjsc1985]

Sky will really have to perform tomorrw short stage Iconic climb its still open if Quintana has a great climb in him

[johnxjsc1985]

nibali is a little st attacking when Froome stopped.Naughty

[TwistingMyMelon]

johnxjsc1985 said:

nibali is a little st attacking when Froome stopped.Naughty

Don't blame him, its a race not a charity, not as if Froome would stop and wait if it was vice versa

[S10GTA]

johnxjsc1985 said:

nibali is a little st attacking when Froome stopped.Naughty

No it's not. It's racing. Would Froome have stopped his attack if he'd been planning to go. No.

fk him.

[Joey Ramone]

johnxjsc1985 said:

nibali is a little st attacking when Froome stopped.Naughty

Boardman and Miller unanimous that it was an entirely legitimate move.

[johnxjsc1985]

TwistingMyMelon said:

Don't blame him, its a race not a charity, not as if Froome would stop and wait if it was vice versa

You dont attack like that when a rider has a puincture you dont stop and wait but you dont look to gain an advantage on the yellow jersey.
From a previous TDF
And yet there is massive outrage and heated debate when a competitor takes advantage of a big rival having a mechanical problem, as happened on Monday when Alberto Contador, favourite to win the Tour, pressed on after Andy Schleck, the biggest threat to him, unshipped his chain at a key moment. Contador is held to have broken an unwritten law: you don't attack your rival when he has crashed or had a mechanical.

[Rolls]

Same as the whole tack debacle 3 years back when Wiggo slowed everyone up no?

[johnxjsc1985]

So we are to have a duel on Alpe D'huez. Thomas had a bad day I wonder if he was told to save himself for tomorrow and help Froome.

[johnxjsc1985]

Rolls said:

Same as the whole tack debacle 3 years back when Wiggo slowed everyone up no?

If he had attacked not knowing then fair play but he waited until Froome stopped to remove the stone then looked and attacked.

[johnxjsc1985]

Quintana looke dawesome today wonder why he has left it so long.

[johnxjsc1985]

Joey Ramone said:

Boardman and Miller unanimous that it was an entirely legitimate move.

not so sure now though are they after he lied about not seeing it when he looked back two or three times .
Its irrelavent to the GC fortunately

[johnxjsc1985]

Feel for Thomas he looks absolutely fked,

[Joey Ramone]

johnxjsc1985 said:

not so sure now though are they after he lied about not seeing it when he looked back two or three times .
Its irrelavent to the GC fortunately

Rubbish. Both said he was a knob for claiming that he didn't see Froome was in difficulties, but both admitted that it was legitimate for him to do what he did.

[Joey Ramone]

Particularly as he's not contesting the race lead. Nibali's racing Valverde, not Froome.

[anonymous-user]

johnxjsc1985 said:

If he had attacked not knowing then fair play but he waited until Froome stopped to remove the stone then looked and attacked.

Totally agree, the point is nibbles used the good will of the others who did slow for the maillot jeune to his advantage, it wasn't an attack on froome per se.

[johnxjsc1985]

Joey Ramone said:

Rubbish. Both said he was a knob for claiming that he didn't see Froome was in difficulties, but both admitted that it was legitimate for him to do what he did.

dont start writing crap to start an argument Millar clearly changed his mind.He was out of order you can dress it up anyway you want but he did the dirty on Froome oris Froome wrong in what he said too.

[mcelliott]

johnxjsc1985 said:

Joey Ramone said:

Rubbish. Both said he was a knob for claiming that he didn't see Froome was in difficulties, but both admitted that it was legitimate for him to do what he did.

dont start writing crap to start an argument Millar clearly changed his mind.He was out of order you can dress it up anyway you want but he did the dirty on Froome oris Froome wrong in what he said too.

I know it's professional racing but I think it was poor of Nibali (and I'm a big fan of his) to attack whilst Froome was having a mechanical. However the rest of his ride - top drawer. Really hoping for an aggressive start for tomorrow's stage - I'm half way up Alpe d'huez hoping to watch an awesome finale. Moreover, I think Froome has more than enough time in hand over Quintana.

[Leithen]

pablo said:

Totally agree, the point is nibbles used the good will of the others who did slow for the maillot jeune to his advantage, it wasn't an attack on froome per se.

Yes, it will interesting to hear Contador's view on this (although he has previous with Schleck.....).

[spikeyhead]

Should be a great end to the yellow jersey race tomorrow.

I can't see Quintana winning, I also think that Sky was keeping a lot of powder dry today.