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221322.26 in reply to 221322.25
Date: 7/10/2012 6:07:22 PM
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I actually think the TT has set the race up really well for the Pyrenees and the Alps. Van Den Brock, Nibaldi, Menchov etc are all far enough back that they are going to have to throw caution to the wind and have a dip and taking back massive time on some of the climbs. Wiggo's form in the Vuelta last year shows he can be susceptible in this area.

You can take 2- minutes off someone if they blow up on a big climb. You just need to look at the year Cadel came 2nd to Sastre in 2008.

Carlos blew everyone one away on Alp De Huez and snuck into the yellow then rode the TT of his life to hold on and get the win. If and it is still a big if Wiggo cracks on one of the climbs in the next 2 weeks the race will be turned on it's head.




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221322.27 in reply to 221322.26
Date: 7/11/2012 4:56:52 AM
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I expect to see a tonne of attacks on tonights stage. Any time the road goes up hill from here on out you will see attack after attack to try and break the Sky rhythm... I would expect Cadel to launch an attack on the penultimate climb of the day, and try and gain some time on the descent as he is crazy down those hills, and capitalize on the final climb/descent...

I think it will be difficult for a home grown breakaway win like the other nite, it should be 1 hell of a days racing if nothing else.

The 2008 tour is the tour always with the asterix next to it.. so many riders not there.. The whole Astana team not invited, which included Contador, Kloden and Vino who was suspended after the 2007 tour.. No Lance.. It is the 1 Cadel should have won, but got away from him, and led to his criticisms that he was a boring non attacking, reactive not pro-active rider..

The 2007 tour NEARLY turned me off cycling forever..

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221322.28 in reply to 221322.27
Date: 7/15/2012 6:40:32 PM
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How are people allowed to throw tacks on the road without getting caught? lol

Whats next, oil on the road?

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221322.29 in reply to 221322.28
Date: 7/16/2012 4:59:45 AM
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Very poor form! surely someone would have seen them doing it, how did they get away with it?

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221322.30 in reply to 221322.29
Date: 7/16/2012 5:39:05 AM
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I was initially absolutely devastated seeing Cadel get left behind, thinking genuinely had a flat...
But once everyone figured out what happened, I thought it was pretty solid that everyone held up when they could (LOL at Rolland).

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221322.31 in reply to 221322.30
Date: 7/16/2012 5:52:19 AM
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yeah it is a sad state of affairs when this shit happens.. you can guarantee there are prolly 5-6 guys sitting somewhere in france thinkin how clever they are... dipshits....

tonite should be a boring stage... i would expect the peleton to let the break away finish the stage, whilst they rest their legs for the pyrenees starting tomorrow. as long as noone challenging for overall or the green gets in the breakaway, the peleton will let them fight it out.

expect maybe to see Daryl Impey from Greenedge in the breakaway and maybe fight for the stage... Liquigas wont let goss go, so it is up to someone else from the team to get in the break.

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221322.32 in reply to 221322.31
Date: 7/17/2012 3:49:15 AM
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i seriously do not understand greenedge.. last nite was the perfect stage for Impey to get in the break, and he would have outsptrinted those guys..

all i can think, is that they are desperate for an aussie to be their first stage winner...

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221322.33 in reply to 221322.32
Date: 7/17/2012 4:24:34 AM
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yeh greenedge have been disappointing, they only ever seem to think about Goss and his sprints

Garrie Addison (18085302). The G-Adder striking blows since season 15
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221322.34 in reply to 221322.33
Date: 7/17/2012 6:52:37 AM
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Goss has been good... But Griepel, Cav, Sagan have just been unbelievable...

Gerrans got banged up early, going into the barbed wire fence early. so is prolly struggling some what...

not sure if there is anyone else on the team still in the race :P

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221322.35 in reply to 221322.34
Date: 7/17/2012 5:36:00 PM
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hot damn! frank schleck returns a urine sample with an anomoly for a banned diuretic taken on Friday and has withdrawn from the tour..

why is it, that more action seems to happen on rest days, than on race days??

Schleck whilst never having recorded a positive b4, has been suspended by his team for making large payments to a doctor linked to operation puerto and systematic doping of cyclists..

Lets wait and see what the excuses are... I am guessing it wont be contaminated meat, but some over the counter drug he bought...

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221322.36 in reply to 221322.35
Date: 7/25/2012 11:30:46 PM
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Anyone reckon Wiggo or Cavendish can back it up with a win in the time trail and road race at the Olympics?

Last edited by RazorSharp at 7/25/2012 11:41:22 PM

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