I watched stage 8 last night. Even knowing the results, I found it to be very entertaining.
On the climb up the Col de Pailhères, I kept hearing in my head, "F**king Quintana. That creep can roll."
I'm sure we've all seen the movie, "The Big Lebowski". And if you haven't you best get on it! The Dude has the line, "F**king Quintana. That creep can roll." When talking about John Tuturro's character, Jesus Quintana.
Except for the "creep" part, this quote could totally refer to Nario Quintana. He just rolled off the front of the peloton on the Col de Pailhères. Rolled right up on Tomas Voeckler and kept going. Then rolled right up on Christophe Riblon and offered him his wheel. A nice gesture, but he wasn't slowing down.
"F**king Quintana. That creep can roll."
I couldn't tell if he gassed out on the Ax 3 Domaines or if Sky set a mean tempo and reeled him back. He was / is a danger to the G.C., so they had to bring him back. He's got an awesome poker face. Reminds me of Lucho Hererra from back in the day.
Going home to watch stage 9 soon. I've successfully avoided knowing the results and can't wait to watch that sawtooth profile.
Happy riding.
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