Yeah, and people are criticizing Nibali's choice for attaching the group at that time. I have never raced anything in my life, but am fond of the idea of the technical trial described by Jan Heine in the past. I feel like the pro-bicycle race should have a much stronger element of "technical trial"--kind of like formula one racing, where bicycle design and setup should be a big component of the competition. A mechanical or crash is a testament of a rider or a team's choice--most of the time at least, and that should be part of the whole package. I was disappointed that none of the other big favorites went with Nibali when Froome had the slight mechanical. If they had gone with him, it would have been much harder for Froome to latch back on since he only had one teammate left, and the rest of them can collaborate for the rest of the way to eek out a big advantage, perhaps even unseating froome. That would have been so much more exciting! Franklyn
On Friday, July 24, 2015 at 10:51:01 AM UTC-7, Esteban wrote: > > I was in the UK when TdF began, so I became accustomed to watching it > live in the afternoon. When we returned nearly 2 weeks ago, I bought the > NBC app and have been enjoying the Tour. I'm not a big racing fan, but I > like Froome and especially Nario Quintana and am rooting for a Latin > American champion. Quintana certainly looks more like a healthy human being > than the other riders. > > Anyway, for those watching today (no spoiler on the outcome here), you may > have seen Froome stop and get off the bike for a mechanical problem at a > critical point. Here's the report from today's Telegraph: "...launched > his attack after Froome suffered from a mechanical problem, whereby a stone > became caught up in his wheel." > > Heh, the proverbial pebble caught in tight clearances!? Here's to plenty > of clearances and Grant's wisdom :) > -Esteban > San Diego, Calif. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
