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Tour de France: Prologue - Rotterdam
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 02-07-2010 16:35
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As per last year there'll be one thread for every stage, and with less than 24 hours to go it is time for the Stage 1 topic.
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Cycling Weekly have posted the starting times for a number of riders, and with rain forecast, it makes for interesting reading. The three likely favourites for the stage are Cancellara, Contador and Wiggins, and while Cancellara and Contador will be the final two riders, Wiggins will be going early on.
The times (local):
16.15 Iban Mayoz (Footon-Servetto)
16.27 Jeremy Hunt (Cervélo)
16.33 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky)
16.53 David Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions)
16.55 Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky)
17.11 Daniel Lloyd (Cervélo)
17.32 Charly Wegelius (Omega Pharma)
17.39 Geraint Thomas (Team Sky)
18.29 Lars Boom (Rabobank)
18.37 Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia)
18.43 David Millar (Garmin-Transitions)
18.47 Frank Schleck (Saxo Bank)
19.07 Steve Cummings (Team Sky)
19.09 Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank)
19.20 Cadel Evans (BMC Racing)
19.21 Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia)
19.23 Thor Hushovd (Cervélo)
19.24 Nicolas Roche (AG2R)
19.28 Ivan Basso (Liquigas)
19.29 Juan Antonio Flecha (Team Sky)
19.30 Lance Armstrong (Radioshack)
19.31 Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank)
19.32 Alberto Contador (Astana)
Edited by SportingNonsense on 02-07-2010 17:42
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| kumazan |
Posted on 02-07-2010 16:40
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The climb to the Erasmusbrug will decide the stage.  |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 02-07-2010 17:06
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kumazan wrote:
The climb to the Erasmusbrug will decide the stage.
Clearly Contador is going to go on a solo attack there.
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 02-07-2010 17:20
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gah, someone change the thread title to edit out Stage 1.
This is not stage 1.
Anyway, looking forward to this, the Erasmus Bridge is a pivotal point in this years race.
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| jph27 |
Posted on 02-07-2010 17:23
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doddy13 wrote:
gah, someone change the thread title to edit out Stage 1.
This is not stage 1.
Anyway, looking forward to this, the Erasmus Bridge is a pivotal point in this years race.
You could do it, couldn't you? |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 02-07-2010 17:27
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jph27 wrote:
doddy13 wrote:
gah, someone change the thread title to edit out Stage 1.
This is not stage 1.
Anyway, looking forward to this, the Erasmus Bridge is a pivotal point in this years race.
You could do it, couldn't you?
Touché. |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 02-07-2010 17:30
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Do not count out Tony Martin at 16.25  |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 02-07-2010 17:31
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jph27 wrote:
doddy13 wrote:
gah, someone change the thread title to edit out Stage 1.
This is not stage 1.
Anyway, looking forward to this, the Erasmus Bridge is a pivotal point in this years race.
You could do it, couldn't you?
Fine, done.
And added a map in case anyone gets lost.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 02-07-2010 17:34
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Im thinking Gutierrez could win or LL Sanchez, Cancellara of course but maybe Contador.
Whats with all the brits near the end?
Edit: Nevermind just miss-read it.
Edited by valverde321 on 02-07-2010 17:36
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| Droppedmyhead |
Posted on 02-07-2010 17:44
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I think Cancellara is doing it 
butI hope that someone else than el pistolero is winning the prologue and the whole race |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 02-07-2010 17:45
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Yeah Cancellara is very good but I think he's a little out of form. Well have to wait and see.
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| roturn |
Posted on 02-07-2010 17:49
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1.Cancellara
2.Wiggins
3. Martin
My favourites. Can`t imagine that a guy like Cancellara will be out of form for Le Tour.
Martin will probably beat him on the long tt but this is always quite late so we have to see who is still quite strong then except of Contador  |
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| golance123 |
Posted on 02-07-2010 18:06
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I'm going with Cancellara. I don't think I could bet against him. |
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| arthon |
Posted on 02-07-2010 20:43
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1. Cancellara
2. Boom
3. Martin
Should be easy as pie for Cancellara. |
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| Roman |
Posted on 02-07-2010 20:54
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Cancellara
Contador
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and then rest
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| Crommy |
Posted on 02-07-2010 20:58
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This course suits Yukiya Arashiro down to the ground. No doubts in my mind that he will win, and by quite a lot of time too
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 02-07-2010 21:08
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Cancellare should take the win, but there are a lot of riders for the following places, such as Martin, Wiggins, Contador.
Hushovd could finish top ten, too.
Arashiro? I wouldn´t even think about him if i made a list with riders finish in the top 20
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| Grobar |
Posted on 02-07-2010 21:17
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is andy schleck available for the white jersey this year? |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 02-07-2010 21:22
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Yes. |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 02-07-2010 21:27
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Cancellara should win if the mighty Erasmusbrug isn't too hard for him, so:
1- Cancellara
2- Wiggins
3- Kreuziger |
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