Any questions? Yes – since the first summit finish has on the one hand given clear answers, but in addition also loads of created new material for discussion
But one thing is clear: The Tour 2015 is not yet decided, no matter how dominant the double victory of Sky on. the 10.Etappe was
The big question is how to Froomes can be explained almost unbelievable performance, comes the moment for resubmission -. I want yet to see the other two Pyrenean stages and a few expert advice. It is a first positive step that the yellow-carrier has now announced to take up after the tour independent performance tests to explain his borderline good climbing.
special case in a double
As for the pure distances to many other top riders, these are only extreme in many cases snapshots. Clear, Vincenzo Nibali is not in shape and has now also admitted. But is for many strong climbers apply, from what has been warned in advance: The stage after the rest day is always tricky – and if then at the same time also brings the first mountaintop finish, it is really disgusting. This has the finals to La-Pierre-Saint-Martin impressively demonstrated.
How different cope: [story 4803086 story.aspx None] driver with this challenge could be seen not only in a negative way: Besides the debacles there some surprisingly strong performances, most notably Robert Gesink. But Adam Yates and Tony Gallopin were reflected most significantly, as Warren Barguil considering his fall.
The result of the Col de Soudet is therefore a snapshot. The aim of the Sky-two victory not be trivialized, but you have to start pricing in the above circumstances already. And no, I do not believe in a massive form slump in Froome – but proclaim a tour as completed, which has only seen one of seven major mountain stages, is simply premature
domination and Drama in 2013.
Serve with the memory of the first brace of Froome & amp; Porte two years ago: At the time, won the Brit in Ax 3Domaines also with about a minute ahead of his Australian team-mate, as this time followed by Movistar captain (then Alejandro Valverde) and the best Dutch (then Bauke Mollema) on the next places. ” / p>
But how did it continue? While not written by a Sky-two finish in Paris (like 2012 Bradley Wiggins and Froome), the team experienced on the following day a debacle: Froome was quickly completely isolated in the competition attacks, Porte lost 18 minutes and a helper fell from waiting period. [Story 4743430 story.aspx None]
Therefore, we should wait and see if in addition to one-time dominance this time also constancy is proved first.
The load the race is now on Sky and I have kept the troupe as a whole not as strong as about 2012. Until Paris not a single stage is more on the program, in which the team of Leaders could breathe because the sprinters teams take over the pace work .
The fact that the Kenyan-born may also weaken, he has shown towards his Tour victory two years ago: Suspended on the windward edge, bonking easier to Alpe d’Huez and “only” third in the last summit finish – Froome is not a machine, although it often acts on the wheel. Yes, he has that tour 2013, won, but va because of two long individual time trial. In the mountains it an opponent was there a total par – Nairo Quintana. And mountains come in 2015 still in intermediate bulk containers, the time trial, however, are over. [Story 4806452 story.aspx None]
Quintana is yet
So danger threatens again particularly which showed the 10th stage, from Quintana. Yes, the Colombians lost a minute and was overtaken in the final of the shallower final climb by Porte. But he seemed in contrast to many other Assen neither desperate nor doggedly, but drove liquid his style, with the shortfall hold so on more than six kilometers’ distance duel “in bounds.
has While Froome already reached its peak condition, seems the 25s still air to be upward, as the comparison with the Route du Sud shows. Write off him from the Alps would be a big mistake
Conclusion:. Sky used the customized opening pitch at the inaugural arrival in Pyrenean village perfectly. But so after script is not run each leg, the opponent will berappeln and raise the stakes. Whether Froome overall victory while still loses, is open. That the Tour is not decided yet and we expect great stages, is safe
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