#LAVUELTA: THE SHOW IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN PODIUM IN CONTADOR THOUGHT

#LAVUELTA: THE SHOW IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN PODIUM IN CONTADOR THOUGHT

“The most important thing is that people have appreciated the fact that, in stages where nothing would normally have happened, I attack and gave a show during this Vuelta. For the fans and for me this was more important than the podium or of the final victory “. Alberto Contador say goodbye to the great cycling and obscures for one day the most spectacular man of this season, Chris Froome who place the double Tour-Vuelta, the same as Bernard Hinault. Contador end his career with a last tour as attacker, a finale that even in a movie we could not imagine. The Spaniard start bad in this Vuelta, loses 2 minutes right away at the first […]

#LAVUELTA: ANGLIRU THE MOUNTAIN THAT DEFEAT PANTANI AND FROOME

#LAVUELTA: ANGLIRU THE MOUNTAIN THAT DEFEAT PANTANI AND FROOME

Vuelta Espana arrives in Alto de Angliru in Asturias, a Spanish region famous for the city of Oviedo. The stage is short but hard. The Angliru is a fearless mountain, 12 km terrorizing the group and bringing to mind so many emotional memories. This is the preferred climb of “El Chava” Josè Maria Jimenez, one of the greatest Iberian climbers in recent years. A pure talent, psychologically fragile, prematurely disappeared. Here won Alberto Contador and Gilberto Simoni but lost Chris Froome. Even the great British athlete received a great defeat on this ascent, most notably by a meteor like Juan Cobo, an unsettled athlete, but in that year, 2011, he could arrive before the 2 team Sky […]

#LAVUELTA: LET’S SAVE CANNONDALE-DRAPAC WITH INDIEGOGO

#LAVUELTA: LET’S SAVE CANNONDALE-DRAPAC WITH INDIEGOGO

Alto Santo Toridio de Liebana (SPA): Froome increase his lead from Nibali by a few seconds, just 20″, but still earns and it’s a big sprint to the victory of the red shirt. Now there is only the fearsome stage of the Angliru on Saturday to separate him from his historic double Tour-Vuelta. Angliru, for those who did not know it is the Spanish climb twin with Mortirolo for its hardness. If the runners’ nights at Vuelta are upset by the climbs, Cannondale Drapac team athletes are tormented by the risk of team closure next year. A situation that is not easy to handle since one hundred people are working for the US team. […]

#LAVUELTA: BIENVENIDO AL DUO CONTADOR-NIBALI

#LAVUELTA: BIENVENIDO AL DUO CONTADOR-NIBALI

LOS MACHUCOS: Tras el contrarreloj que ha coronado aún más el Chris Froome, la 17ª etapa del #VueltaEspana, de 180 km de longitud, saldrá desde Villadiego hasta Los Machucos. Faltan 5 etapas al final, pero estas 4 pueden ser decisivas. Una vez más es hora de que el “squalo dello stretto”, Vincenzo Nibali, ataque a los británicos ya que su diferencia es ahora de 1′: 58″. En la etapa de hoy hay muchos ganadores potenciales, el más importante de ellos se llama Alberto Contador. El madrileño, estando en su último Gran Tour de su carrera, no quiere pasar los próximos 5 días en el anonimato. Todo el mundo recuerda sus […]

#LAVUELTA: STEEP DESCENTS, HEAVY CLIMBS. WELCOME THE DUO CONTADOR-NIBALI

#LAVUELTA: STEEP DESCENTS, HEAVY CLIMBS. WELCOME THE DUO CONTADOR-NIBALI

LOS MACHUCOS: After the time-trial that has further crowned Chris Froome’s dominant role, the 17th stage of #VueltaEspana, 180km long, will start from Villadiego to Los Machucos. There are 5 stages missing at the end but these 4 can be decisive. Once again is time for the “squalo dello stretto”, Vincenzo Nibali, to attack the British as his gap is now 1′: 58″. In today stage there are many potential winner, the most important of these is called Alberto Contador. The one from Madrid, being at his last Gran Tour in his career, does not want to spend next 5 days in anonymity. Everyone remembers his attacks to Purito Rodriguez, which allowed him to conquer his 3rd Vuelta in 2012. Vincenzo therefore can […]

#LAVUELTA: EL FANTASMA DEL MOTOR DE FROOM

#LAVUELTA: EL FANTASMA DEL MOTOR DE FROOM

En estos días un video de Chris Froome muestra que los británicos habrían montado un pequeño motor dentro de su bicicleta. El video se puede encontrar en este enlace https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=66&v=_UNHibTi1wA y en pocas horas ha tenido miles de opiniones que provocan las reacciones más distintas. De hecho, hay un par de consideraciones que deben hacerse. El recorrido en el que se realiza el video es descendente y por lo tanto es normal que el atleta tome velocidad. En el segundo 26 del mismo video se nota que incluso un knit runner de Cannondale se mueve en el mismo punto y sin pedalear. Un corredor como Froome que ha construido una […]

#LAVUELTA: THE PHANTOM OF FROOM ENGINE

#LAVUELTA: THE PHANTOM OF FROOM ENGINE

These days a video of Chris Froome show that the British would have mounted a small engine inside his bicycle. The video can be found at this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=66&v=_UNHibTi1wA and within a few hours it has had hundreds of thousands of views that trigger the most disparate reactions. In fact, there are a couple of considerations that need to be made. The stretch in which the shot is taken is downhill and therefore it is normal for the athlete to take speed. At the second 26 of the same video it can be noticed that even a Cannondale knit runner moves in the same thrown spot and without pedaling. A runner like Froome who […]

#LAVUELTA: THE PHANTOM OF FROOM ENGINE

#LAVUELTA: THE PHANTOM OF FROOM ENGINE

These days a video of Chris Froome show that the British would have mounted a small engine inside his bicycle. The video can be found at this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=66&v=_UNHibTi1wA and within a few hours it has had hundreds of thousands of views that trigger the most disparate reactions. In fact, there are a couple of considerations that need to be made. The stretch in which the shot is taken is downhill and therefore it is normal for the athlete to take speed. At the second 26 of the same video it can be noticed that even a Cannondale knit runner moves in the same thrown spot and without pedaling. A runner like Froome who […]

#LAVUELTA: THE PHANTOM OF FROOM ENGINE

#LAVUELTA: THE PHANTOM OF FROOM ENGINE

These days a video of Chris Froome show that the British would have mounted a small engine inside his bicycle. The video can be found at this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=66&v=_UNHibTi1wA and within a few hours it has had hundreds of thousands of views that trigger the most disparate reactions. In fact, there are a couple of considerations that need to be made. The stretch in which the shot is taken is downhill and therefore it is normal for the athlete to take speed. At the second 26 of the same video it can be noticed that even a Cannondale knit runner moves in the same thrown spot and without pedaling. A runner like Froome who […]

#LAVUELTA: 2 PENALIDAD SIN ARQUERO… PERO TAMBIÉN HAY SUPLEMENTARIOS

#LAVUELTA: 2 PENALIDAD SIN ARQUERO… PERO TAMBIÉN HAY SUPLEMENTARIOS

SIERRA NEVADA (SPA): 2 penaltis para Chris Froome en esta Vuelta Española. Esta metáfora futbolística nos permite entender mejor la oportunidad que se le presenta. Comienza hoy con la llegada a Sierra Nevada, que tiene una subida apta para las características británicas y continúa el martes con los 41 km de contrarreloj. Las ocasiones más calurosas para contrarrestar la ventaja en la clasificación general que hoy en día es de sólo 55′. Ayer Vincenzo Nibali, gracias al 3er lugar, consiguió recuperar 4′. Ciertamente pocos, pero algo bueno para la moral. Si hoy todavía no pasa nada, el martes se celebrará el contrarreloj para hacer más ajustes a la prueba española. […]