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08-09-2017, 12:36 PM
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Vuelta starts in 10 days...
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08-09-2017, 01:03 PM
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I'm pulling for the same guy I was pulling for at the Tour, even though I know his chances of winning are only slightly better at about 1% (vs. .1% for the Tour) - Contador.
Here's hoping the Vuelta is more exciting than this past edition of the Tour, which was probably the least compelling one I have ever seen.
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08-09-2017, 01:11 PM
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That would be fun to see. Quintana's ill-conceived Giro-Tour double was allegedly* born out of Movistar seeing something in Valverde's training data last year (he rode the tour and vuelta) and then trying to apply it to the Colombian.
Trying to apply stuff you see in a 37 year old to a 27 year old turned out not to be so good of an idea. Still, the double grand tour may suit Contador (being older) more, so we can hope for good things. *Yes, it could also have simply been that Movistar thought their chances were better in the Giro, than putting all eggs in Tour basket against Froome.
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08-09-2017, 01:32 PM
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Fabio Aru and Bardet will be there. As will Chris froome. Quintana is not listed.
"Quintana's ill-conceived Giro-Tour double was allegedly* born out of Movistar seeing something in Valverde's training data last year (he rode the tour and vuelta)" No, it was born out of defeating Chris Froome last year at the Vuelta by over a minute. Chris became beatable.
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08-09-2017, 03:11 PM
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Looking forward to it!
Does anyone know if it will be televised on the U.S. BEIN Sports carried the Giro and NBC Sports had the Tour...but I haven't heard of either of them picking up the Vuelta.
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08-09-2017, 03:57 PM
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There will be daily coverage of the Vuelta on the NBC Sports Gold streaming, and on Olympics Channel cable channel (owned by NBC Sports):
http://www.nbcsports.com/cycling-schedule The coverage NBC Sports Gold coverage seems likely to be live coverage in the morning, and the Olympics Channel will have a 1 or 2 hour recap each evening.
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08-09-2017, 05:03 PM
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08-10-2017, 12:09 AM
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Hahaha...
Will be an interesting vuelta, valverde is not there just to start. Froome cant ride the spanish climbs too well, are too steep for him, but who knows. Nibali is back... well could be contador's... my top 2.. nibali and contador... Quote:
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08-10-2017, 07:03 AM
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I don't know the parcours for this year and how it suits them, but I really want to see Contador win a stage, and Bardet win the GC.
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#14
08-10-2017, 09:33 AM
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Quote:
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08-10-2017, 09:44 AM
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Might be a weak team, but Froome could certainly decline to ride the Vuelta. He has the power to do that, and simply go back to training. I've heard the arguments that he rides the Vuelta as training for next year's tour. That could be a big motivation, but the guy is still trying to win it. Even if he's there for the training, the prerequisite is that he's pushing himself to win in a way that racing allows that simple training does not.
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