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I did wonder why Quintana didn't attack more as he did on Alp de'Huez. If another one of those had succeded earlier on he'd have been within seconds of Froome.
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Probably couldn't. Intensity of the whole race was pretty high; he was only able to properly make his attacks stick once Froome and the rest of Sky were significantly fatigued/ill - as in the final two mountain stages. He did attack Froome on the first Pyrenean stage, but if you remember Sky reeled that in pretty smartly and Froome launched a counter move that Quintana couldn't follow.
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You're right. He should have ridden faster and then he'd have won. Lazy Nairo.
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miro_o
what happened? Give us a blow by blow
Anyone else think Movistar fucked their chances of winning overall to make sure Valverde was on the podium? They rode a pretty conservative pace, perhaps scared of Sky too much, and backed Valverde too much rather than going all in for Quintana