Well Sky seemed to get the gearing all wrong in 2011 for the angliru, leaving the well known hot favourite, Cobo to ride away from Froome and Wiggins
La Vuelta 2017 **SPOILERS**
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Fight.The.Power
Well-Known Member
Crikey interesting odds but seem completely removed from reality. Froome favourite ??? Contador third favourite ????
Think I would lay Froome win, lay Contador place.
Back Froome place, Back Zakarin win.
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
Why wouldn't they make Froome favourite?
400bhp
Guru
Absolutely. It's not about who they think will win, it's about who they think people will lay the most money on.
SWSteve
Guru
- Location
- Bristol...ish
They're a bookies, they want you to see favourable odds on Froome and lay a bet, so when he doesn't win they keep your cash
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
Yessss!
SWSteve
Guru
- Location
- Bristol...ish
Bad news fans of riders who hate training but love carrying bottles, Adam Hanson will not be riding la Vuelta.
Fun fact, he makes his own carbon shoes, and also created the database teams use to track items and travel plans for race day.
Fun fact, he makes his own carbon shoes, and also created the database teams use to track items and travel plans for race day.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Oh no! I suppose it had to happen sooner or later though. What is it, 18 consecutive grand tours? That's a record that's going to stand for a long time.
brommers
Years beyond my wisdom
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea
That's a shame.
SWSteve
Guru
- Location
- Bristol...ish
Yes, le Tour was his 18th GT, and la Vuelta would have been his 19th. Saddle sore had been a contributed, but this is supposedly behind him...
andrew_s
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gloucester
A couple of uphill cattle grids (or pasos canadiense as the sign says) should be a new experience for some
https://goo.gl/maps/Cp2JsAhjYjJ2
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
There's a climb around here with a stretch of similar gradient, and more importantly, the same rutted concrete surface. Mercifully it's only a few hundred metres. I can just about keep going. Will be interesting to see how the pros handle the real thing
Adam4868
Guru
http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/r...book&utm_medium=social&utm_term=cyclingweekly
Piece of p..........
Piece of p..........
sleaver
Veteran
Is that the best the organizers could come up with, even I would fancy my chances..........
.........they are going down and not up right
