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Tour of the Alps
Postby fat and old » Thu Apr 19, 2018 7:33 am
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Re: Tour of the Alps
Postby MichaelB » Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:41 am
Aru not doing as well as he should be, but Pinot seems to be doing well.
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Re: Tour of the Alps
Postby RonK » Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:30 am
I have been watching. If that rider is the one I think you mean, he isn't going that well at all.MichaelB wrote:Not watching, but checking the results and hoping a certain rider doesn't figure too prominently, but sadly he looks strong.
Aru not doing as well as he should be, but Pinot seems to be doing well.
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Re: Tour of the Alps
Postby cyclotaur » Thu Apr 19, 2018 11:23 am
My old blog - A bit of fun
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Re: Tour of the Alps
Postby biker jk » Thu Apr 19, 2018 11:37 am
He may have run out of puff.RonK wrote:I have been watching. If that rider is the one I think you mean, he isn't going that well at all.MichaelB wrote:Not watching, but checking the results and hoping a certain rider doesn't figure too prominently, but sadly he looks strong.
Aru not doing as well as he should be, but Pinot seems to be doing well.
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Re: Tour of the Alps
Postby g-boaf » Thu Apr 19, 2018 12:25 pm
I haven't been watching, but now I see where the tour finishes, I've ridden almost all of that complete stage, absolutely awesome place. So I will be watching from now if I get the time.fat and old wrote:Anyone else watching? I've been keeping an eye on Ben O'Conner since his ride on St. 1 and the young fellas not disappointing! Up to 8th now, with a stage win last night.
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Re: Tour of the Alps
Postby MichaelB » Thu Apr 19, 2018 1:22 pm
That happened in the Vuelta too, but next day he was fine .....biker jk wrote:He may have run out of puff.RonK wrote:I have been watching. If that rider is the one I think you mean, he isn't going that well at all.MichaelB wrote:Not watching, but checking the results and hoping a certain rider doesn't figure too prominently, but sadly he looks strong.
Aru not doing as well as he should be, but Pinot seems to be doing well.
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Re: Tour of the Alps
Postby fat and old » Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:01 pm
I'm not so sure about that.....i reckon it's as good as it gets for Aru. His Vuelta win was an aberration; he beat Dumoulin and Purito and an overcooked Quintana....and he was riding for Vino.....MichaelB wrote:
Aru not doing as well as he should be
I'm reminded of TJVG and a host of other "men to watch"....and quite possibly Richie Porte.
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Re: Tour of the Alps
Postby find_bruce » Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:18 pm
That's a bit harsh - as well as winning the Vuelta in 2015 & 5th in 2014 Aru was 3rd & 2nd in the Giro & 5th in the Tour, only outside the top 10 once in each grand tour.fat and old wrote:I'm not so sure about that.....i reckon it's as good as it gets for Aru. His Vuelta win was an aberration; he beat Dumoulin and Purito and an overcooked Quintana....and he was riding for Vino.....
I'm reminded of TJVG and a host of other "men to watch"....and quite possibly Richie Porte.
TJVG has been 5th in the Tour twice & sfa the other 8 attempts at a grand tour.
Porte has a 5th in the Tour & 7th in the Giro but sfa in his other 9 grand tours
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Re: Tour of the Alps
Postby RonK » Thu Apr 19, 2018 3:38 pm
Listening to the Eurosport commentary (Kirby/Backstedt) - they were adamant the he was in the race to win it, and had the form to do it.MichaelB wrote:That happened in the Vuelta too, but next day he was fine .....biker jk wrote:He may have run out of puff.RonK wrote: I have been watching. If that rider is the one I think you mean, he isn't going that well at all.
In three stages so far he has tried to impose himself - and failed.
But probably in good enough form this far out from the Giro.
Ellisonde is the only Sky rider to impress so far.
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Re: Tour of the Alps
Postby fat and old » Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:00 pm
Yeah, the stats say otherwise, but I'm not convinced post Astana. I do like his style, and his pain facefind_bruce wrote:That's a bit harsh - as well as winning the Vuelta in 2015 & 5th in 2014 Aru was 3rd & 2nd in the Giro & 5th in the Tour, only outside the top 10 once in each grand tour.fat and old wrote:I'm not so sure about that.....i reckon it's as good as it gets for Aru. His Vuelta win was an aberration; he beat Dumoulin and Purito and an overcooked Quintana....and he was riding for Vino.....
I'm reminded of TJVG and a host of other "men to watch"....and quite possibly Richie Porte.
TJVG has been 5th in the Tour twice & sfa the other 8 attempts at a grand tour.
Porte has a 5th in the Tour & 7th in the Giro but sfa in his other 9 grand tours
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Re: Tour of the Alps
Postby MichaelB » Fri Apr 20, 2018 8:39 am
Bit of a purple patch (or is it light blue) for them. Must be making Vino happy !!
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Postby fat and old » Fri Apr 20, 2018 9:17 am
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Postby fat and old » Sat Apr 21, 2018 2:54 pm
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Re: Tour of the Alps
Postby fat and old » Sat May 26, 2018 3:06 pm
Still feeling the optimism there Bruce?find_bruce wrote:That's a bit harsh - as well as winning the Vuelta in 2015 & 5th in 2014 Aru was 3rd & 2nd in the Giro & 5th in the Tour, only outside the top 10 once in each grand tour.fat and old wrote:I'm not so sure about that.....i reckon it's as good as it gets for Aru. His Vuelta win was an aberration; he beat Dumoulin and Purito and an overcooked Quintana....and he was riding for Vino.....
I'm reminded of TJVG and a host of other "men to watch"....and quite possibly Richie Porte.
TJVG has been 5th in the Tour twice & sfa the other 8 attempts at a grand tour.
Porte has a 5th in the Tour & 7th in the Giro but sfa in his other 9 grand tours
Since when does the tricolour abandon the Giro????
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Re: Tour of the Alps
Postby find_bruce » Sat May 26, 2018 3:44 pm
Some days you gotta know when to quitfat and old wrote:Still feeling the optimism there Bruce?
Since when does the tricolour abandon the Giro????
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