2012 Vuelta a España - Tour of Spain

He's out the saddle for 60 seconds or something gritting his teeth not drilling it for 5 mins whilst breathing through his nose.

True

Froome looked comfortable just spinning up to me.

Yes, well, perhaps you're not strong enough to drop him, after all. :)

froome just chugged up the mountain
contadors attacks looked a bit toothless after the initial charge
i think i only saw froome get out of the saddle once or twice and put in a kick
he did say stage three wasn't the time or the place to be pushing for time gaps and the Vuelta win
i think he's saving himself

Yes, well, perhaps you're not strong enough to drop him, after all. :)

I wondered why I wasn't moving, then I realised I was watching on a turbo.

Doping aside i wish Contador had have been in this years tour, he made for great viewing last night.

^^ Im not sure that Froome can get out of the saddle for more than a few seconds, with those skinny arms....

Anyway good racing from all of them i enjoyed it and it looks like theres more of this to come.

Doping aside i wish Contador had have been in this years tour, he made for great viewing last night.

^^ Im not sure that Froome can get out of the saddle for more than a few seconds, with those skinny arms....

Anyway good racing from all of them i enjoyed it and it looks like theres more of this to come.

imagine if contador had beaten wiggo
the country would not be in the feel good place it is in right now
peoples happiness would be down 34%
we may never have won any gold medals at the olympics

imagine that !

imagine if contador had beaten wiggo
the country would not be in the feel good place it is in right now
peoples happiness would be down 34%

No it wouldn't, the majority of the population would just still have no idea what the tour de france is

^Incorrect

No doubt wiggo would have still won and maintained uk happiness levels. Although brads happyness levels may have been pushed a little harder during the tour.

Anyway I hope there's some more tuff racing in Spain.

froome just chugged up the mountain
contadors attacks looked a bit toothless after the initial charge
i think i only saw froome get out of the saddle once or twice and put in a kick
he did say stage three wasn't the time or the place to be pushing for time gaps and the Vuelta win
i think he's saving himself

This totally.

Contadors attacks were exciting to watch but they just took him over limit and couldn't sustain enough power to maintain the gap.

Froome was right though. Not a big stage. Not a long tough climb. 3rd day into the toughest grand tour is not a day to put big time in to rivals..

No it wouldn't, the majority of the population would just still have no idea what the tour de france is

Everyone knows of the TDF. Now they've also heard of a fella in Yellow called Wiggins.

They've no idea who olympic bronze medalist Christopher Froomey Froomedog is though.

They've no idea who olympic bronze medalist Christopher Froomey Froomedog is though.

Isn't he the South African who lives in Monaco?

No he's a Kenyan born brit who lives in Monaco.

Boyfriend of 1 annoying tweeter, 2-time grand tour runner up, full time bilharzia fighter, part time Brit - FROOMDOG!

^^

Froome is a Brit in the same way that Contador is has and always will be clean – we must believe.

C'mon Tim!

+1

Froome = Rusedski

come on you big serving, big chinned cunt.

^Incorrect

this

No doubt wiggo would have still won and maintained uk happiness levels. Although brads happyness levels may have been pushed a little harder during the tour.

Anyway I hope there's some more tuff racing in Spain.

really
don't you feel empathy with them as they push till their legs are at the very limits .. as their legs scream NO MORE
haven't you been there .. why would you wish that on anybody ?
i hope for some nice friendly racing with no one being in pain and a british winner !

Valverde is over a minute down after a pile up involving most of the movistar team and quite a few from leaky gas.

Sky have put the hammer down on the front as well.

Loving the echelons in the wind on these open roads.

C'mon Zola Budd!

Bam!

really
don't you feel empathy with them as they push till their legs are at the very limits .. as their legs scream NO MORE
haven't you been there .. why would you wish that on anybody ?
i hope for some nice friendly racing with no one being in pain and a british winner !

We do it because we're all a little odd. They get paid.