Shuggie_Murray7 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Froome will have close to 2 minutes on Contador by the finish here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shengus Khan Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 (edited) Well that's this years Tour won then. Yip. Sky 1 - 2 until Paris. Edit - Great to see Cadel get dropped quite easily. Cannae stand him for some reason. Edited July 6, 2013 by Shengus Khan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_S_A_R Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 armstrongesque 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 What a joke 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggie_Murray7 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 1:46 on Contador and Quintana. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggie_Murray7 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Excellent effort from Mollema. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_S_A_R Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 kennaugh is apparently a world class climber now as well. his sprint at the end of his massive turn was loltastic 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_S_A_R Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 going by twitter froome only missed armstrong's 2001 time by 15 seconds? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggie_Murray7 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 What a horrendous hairline. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_S_A_R Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 froome went up faster than ulrich in 2003. clean new era, it's going to be difficult for the british press to spin this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggie_Murray7 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Third fastest climb of Ax 3 Domaines in history. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McLean's Ghost Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 That was complete domination by Sky, when they turned up the pace in the last two climbs it was stunning. Kennaugh riding at the front with such pace well into the final climb is more than a little suspicious. If Brailsford's found to be some sort of drug kingpin it will be bigger than Armstrong since he has been involved in 3 Olympics, one a British clean sweep and his sudden appearance on the road makes his team more dominant than any team in recent history. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_S_A_R Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 the french are going to mental about this. this is from the science of sport preview In terms of a prediction, I mentioned that the pVAM method predicts a 24:17. I expect it will be faster than that, because we're only in the first week of the Tour so riders are fresh, it's the first mountain finish so motivation will be higher, and the model prediction is based on three GC riders anyway - the best will be faster. If I had to gaze into my crystal ball, I'd predict a time between 23:40 and 23:50, corresponding to between 6.2 and 6.3 W/kg. so froome did roughly 6.4 to 6.5 on the final climb 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McLean's Ghost Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 the french are going to mental about this. this is from the science of sport preview so froome did roughly 6.4 to 6.5 on the final climb It wasn't like they rolled onto the final climb either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkboy Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 That was complete domination by Sky, when they turned up the pace in the last two climbs it was stunning. Kennaugh riding at the front with such pace well into the final climb is more than a little suspicious. If Brailsford's found to be some sort of drug kingpin it will be bigger than Armstrong since he has been involved in 3 Olympics, one a British clean sweep and his sudden appearance on the road makes his team more dominant than any team in recent history. Do WADA or whomever does the tests keep hold of samples so that they can be tested in the future for previously undetectable things? I ask because I'm far from an expert on doping, but presumably Sky can't have been riding like this the past 2 years on EPO because they'd have been caught. So if they are doping then they are using some sort of new & currently undetectable drug, or at least a new masking agent, you'd presume. So will it be possible to detect such things in the future from older samples? I haven't a clue how long the authorities hold on to samples. Or of course they aren't doping at all, though I grant you that that does seem an outside bet at the moment. Though I do wonder if they would risk doing it considering the inevitability of being caught down the line, as it would totally taint the achievements of British Cycling over the past 2 decades due to how closely they are linked to the Sky team. They haven't been anywhere near as transparent as they claimed they would be when they started up,. & obviously they look light years ahead of their rivals at times, so I do understand the scepticism about them (& share it to some extent, though less passionately than most I think). It's just after seeing Armstrong's house of cards crumble, & other top riders like Contador & Schleck (perhaps I'm stretching the definition of "top riders" here with Frank) test positive & have their achievements stripped, I have to ask myself "if I was in Sky's position would I really risk it?" And it just seems to me like the damage that could be done with a positive test for a guy like Wiggins, Froome or Porte would not be worth the short term rewards from winning a couple of Tour's & some other things along the way. But then I'm not really much of a gambler, maybe Brailsford & co are. Anyway, exciting stage I thought. Enjoyed it. Contador really doesn't look near up to speed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_S_A_R Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 the argument that wouldn't cheat because they have too to lose is stupid. It's more likely that the track dominance is ped fuelled as well. 15 secs slower than lance. Faster than a doped to the gills ullrich. He is either a cheat or the greatest cyclist of all time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 I actually think the track side of it is a far cleaner game. Track cycling can be broken right down to find improvements as there aren't really that many variables. You don't have the French attacking non stop for the sake of it on a Velodrome. Also, this Tour is won now. I was really hoping for a competition, too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBud Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Could be 10min win for Froomedog. Would like not to be sucked in by the cynical whispers but we have been let down before. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printer Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 kennaugh is apparently a world class climber now as well. Am I right in thinking Kennaugh was originally a sprinter? Or have I made that up? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printer Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Also, this Tour is won now. I was really hoping for a competition, too. Yep, disappointing. It's like when Armstrong dominated, you knew who was going to win before that start. Oh, wait...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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