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Le Tour 09: Stage 7: Barcelone - Andorre Arcalis
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| mrlol |
Posted on 09-07-2009 16:41
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So, on to the first mountains. A mountaintop finish rigth away, plus with 224km its a long stage as well. Will Contador be able to takeover the lead? Or will he be caugth in teamtactics?
Rang Coureur Dossard Équipe Temps Écarts
1. CANCELLARA Fabian 33 TEAM SAXO BANK 19h 29' 22"
2. ARMSTRONG Lance 22 ASTANA 19h 29' 22" + 00' 00"
3. CONTADOR Alberto 21 ASTANA 19h 29' 41" + 00' 19"
4. KLÖDEN Andréas 23 ASTANA 19h 29' 45" + 00' 23"
5. LEIPHEIMER Levi 24 ASTANA 19h 29' 53" + 00' 31"
6. WIGGINS Bradley 58 GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM 19h 30' 00" + 00' 38"
7. MARTIN Tony 76 TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC 19h 30' 14" + 00' 52"
8. VANDE VELDE Christian 51 GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM 19h 30' 38" + 01' 16"
9. LARSSON Gustav 34 TEAM SAXO BANK 19h 30' 44" + 01' 22"
10. MONFORT Maxime 77 TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC 19h 30' 51" + 01' 29"
Stage 7: Barcelone - Andorre Arcalis, 224km, mountaintop finish
Contador to take control?
Here we go: the first mountain stage of this year's Tour de France. For all 224 kilometres of today's ride, the roads will be uphill - save for the descent of the first of the two climbs, the Port d'Oliana, a 7.7km-mountain averaging 7.1 percent gradient. Afterwards, it will be a long drag up to the tiny Principality of Andorra and its ski station, the first of three mountain top finishes of this year's Tour.
The last time the Tour came to Arcalis, in 1997, Jan Ullrich broke away solo on the final stretch to the summit (10.6km at 7.1 percent) and lay the foundations for his later overall win. Today, the GC favourites should come out of their hiding places in the pack and put their climbing legs to the test. Spanish climbers will be especially motivated to score the victory in a bid for the polkadot - or the yellow jersey.
Source: www.cyclingnews.com
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Edited by CrueTrue on 10-07-2009 14:29
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| Roman |
Posted on 09-07-2009 16:44
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Cancellara in yellow for the last time tomorrow? 
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| Biathlon |
Posted on 09-07-2009 16:50
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It's written Astana all over it
Words to live by
"What would Lance do?"
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 09-07-2009 16:56
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Contador all the way |
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| unnamed |
Posted on 09-07-2009 16:57
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Biathlon wrote:
It's written Astana all over it
Yeah. Astana are favourites, but don't forget the Schleck brothers. Still, hope Alberto Contador will win it and take the GC lead
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Posted on 09-07-2009 17:03
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I going to say igor anton as it is near spain and he might be let go if not a breakaway win |
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 09-07-2009 17:25
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Anton might try something from the bottom, and I predict that Contador is gonna show Armstrong who's the boss.
BenBarnes wrote:
Thor wears a live rattlesnake as a condom.
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| viking90 |
Posted on 09-07-2009 17:30
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i hope astarloza will hang on with the best and start to climb to top 10 in gc  and that garmin with Vande velde in front will make a good result, and with wiggins hangin on quite good as in some stage in the giro. |
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| matt493 |
Posted on 09-07-2009 17:30
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I predict armstrong is gonna show contador who's the boss.
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| Macquet |
Posted on 09-07-2009 17:30
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Don't know that they will win the stage, but someone from Astana will be in Yellow after tomorrow, that is unless they "let" someone else take it so they don't have to work for two weeks....My feeling is they want Lance in the Yellow until the Alps (for publicity) then Alberto will take over. |
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| knasen |
Posted on 09-07-2009 17:37
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Gustav Larsson 9 now and was 14 at the Giro last year. Then we count "clean" Ricco and 3 CSF Group-Navigare riders. So he has been top 10 before in a Grand Tour and if he get free hands he can doit again. But he will work his ass off for the Schlecks. |
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| BenBarnes |
Posted on 09-07-2009 17:45
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Roman wrote:
Cancellara in yellow for the last time tomorrow?
Today on cyclingnews' commentary they said that many pundits think Cance can win the Tour. I don't know if they meant eventually or this year, but either way I'd like to meet those pudits.
And SLAP them in the face. |
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 09-07-2009 18:02
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Pundits... Never heard that word before, does it mean idiot?
THE THOMAS VOECKLER PROPHET OF PCM DAILY
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| matt493 |
Posted on 09-07-2009 18:04
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they probably think that because he won the tour de suisse and that had mountain stages.
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 09-07-2009 18:14
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knasen wrote:
Gustav Larsson 9 now and was 14 at the Giro last year. Then we count "clean" Ricco and 3 CSF Group-Navigare riders. So he has been top 10 before in a Grand Tour and if he get free hands he can doit again. But he will work his ass off for the Schlecks.
wait..tomorrow the situation will start to change.. |
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| pangare |
Posted on 09-07-2009 18:48
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Armstrong will set a furious pace at the beggining of the climb and will look behind and he will see only Contador on his wheel. He will then accelerate and win the stage, with the rest of the guys 3 minutes back  |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 09-07-2009 18:51
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pangare wrote:
Armstrong will set a furious pace at the beggining of the climb and will look behind and he will see only Contador on his wheel. He will then accelerate and win the stage, with the rest of the guys 3 minutes back
..and then I wake-up |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 09-07-2009 18:54
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BenBarnes wrote:
Roman wrote:
Cancellara in yellow for the last time tomorrow?
Today on cyclingnews' commentary they said that many pundits think Cance can win the Tour. I don't know if they meant eventually or this year, but either way I'd like to meet those pudits.
And SLAP them in the face.
Well, Danish media is obsessed with this idea. Riis says 'no' this year, because Canc needs to lose some weight - but isn't denying that it may happen in the future. |
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 09-07-2009 18:59
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Cancellara to hold onto yellow. I think he might surprise us all and win the Tour. |
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| Kami |
Posted on 09-07-2009 19:04
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CrueTrue wrote:
BenBarnes wrote:
Roman wrote:
Cancellara in yellow for the last time tomorrow?
Today on cyclingnews' commentary they said that many pundits think Cance can win the Tour. I don't know if they meant eventually or this year, but either way I'd like to meet those pudits.
And SLAP them in the face.
Well, Danish media is obsessed with this idea. Riis says 'no' this year, because Canc needs to lose some weight - but isn't denying that it may happen in the future.
If Canc indeed loses som weight (but not to much that it has influence on his TT), he can indeed win the tour.
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